Matthew McConaughey Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance with Wife and Children
The 55-year-old A-list actor, Matthew McConaughey, made a rare red carpet appearance with his entire family at the 2025 Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala in Austin, Texas, according to a report by the Daily Mail. McConaughey was joined by his wife, Camila Alves, 42, and their three kids, Levi, 16, Vida, 15, and Livingston, 12.
The annual gala is a joint fundraising effort between McConaughey, country singer Jack Ingram, and legendary football coach Mack Brown. The event, which celebrated its 13th year, offers music, golf, and fashion, benefiting select non-profit organizations that reflect the MJ&M goal to empower kids. According to the Daily Mail, MJ&M has donated over $61 million to children’s charities since its inception in 2012.
McConaughey looked happy to have Camila and their children by his side as he celebrated the event. The family posed for photos together on the red carpet ahead of the festivities held at ACL Live. McConaughey and Camila, who have been married since 2012, stood in the middle as Levi, Vida, and Livingston posed beside them. McConaughey was dressed in a chic cream suit, while Camila looked radiant in a black and white high-low floral dress.
Vida, 15, looked like the spitting image of her model mom in a strapless white gown. The teenager, who celebrated her birthday in January, also appeared in photos with just her father. In one shot, McConaughey plants a kiss on Vida’s forehead while wrapping one arm around her shoulders. Livingston beamed for shutterbugs in a gray velvet suit styled with a white T-shirt and a silver chain necklace. Levi, rocking a head of curly hair, highly resembled McConaughey as he flashed a smile for shutterbugs while wearing a gray suit and white dress shirt.
As reported by the Daily Mail, McConaughey moved back to his home state of Texas with his family in 2014, partially born out of his desperation to no longer be Hollywood’s ‘rom-com dude.’ He ‘stopped’ taking roles and relocated to a ranch in Austin. In an interview, McConaughey revealed that he made a pact with his wife, saying, "I’m not going back to work unless I get offered roles I want to do."
The move eventually paid off, and McConaughey won his first Academy Award for Dallas Buyers Club in 2014. McConaughey’s Texas relocation was also necessary for his family life with wife Camila. The couple exchanged vows at their home in Austin, Texas, on June 9, 2012, and officially moved back there two years later.
In an interview with TODAY, McConaughey shared that life in Austin offers his family a sense of ‘security’ and that he always intended to return to Texas once he welcomed children with Alves. He explained, "This has always been home… There’s multiple reasons for [the move]. I mean, this is where I have a great relationship with time – meaning 60 seconds feels like a minute, a mile feels like a mile."
The Daily Mail reports that McConaughey added that his family is based out of Texas, including his mother, 92, and brothers who live in Houston and Midland. "Our family unit is here – we have resources and a backbone of security here," The Lincoln Lawyer actor added.
McConaughey remains an ardent fan of the University of Texas at Austin’s football team, the Texas Longhorns, often appearing on sidelines at games. As quoted by the Daily Mail, he said, "The rule in Austin is ‘Be You’ – that’s always been the rule in this city – and we should make sure that that remains the rule – just ‘Be You.’"
In a joint interview for Southern Living earlier this year, McConaughey and Alves shared that although they were living a ‘happy life’ in Malibu, Texas offered them a lifestyle with no ‘drama’ and more ‘hospitality.’ Alves said that she knew deep down that McConaughey wanted to move back to Texas after she witnessed firsthand how ‘peaceful’ he was while he was there. McConaughey said that living in Texas has brought ‘ritual’ back to their family life.
As per the Daily Mail, McConaughey explained, "Ritual came back, whether that was Sunday church, sports, dinner together as a family every night, or staying up after that telling stories in the kitchen, sitting at the island pouring drinks and nibbling while retelling them all in different ways than we told them before." The 2025 Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala is a testament to McConaughey’s commitment to his family and his Texas roots.
