True Detective star Matthew McConaughey says Woody Harrelson could be his half-brother
Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has said Woody Harrelson could actually be his brother.
The revelation came as the Academy Award winner and author of Greenlights spoke on Kelly Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast, about his “bromance” with his True Detective co-star.
McConaughey revealed on the show how his mother possibly knew Harrelson’s father.
Referring to the bond he shares with Harrelson, the actor said: “You know, where I start and where he ends, and where he starts and I end, has always been a murky line and that’s part of the bromance right?”
McConaughey said his friendship with Harrelson has also brought their families together.
“My kids call him uncle Woody, his kids call me uncle Matthew… and you see pictures of us and my family thinks a lot of pictures of him are me and my family thinks a lot of pictures of me are him,” he said.
‘Woody, I knew your dad’
McConaughey said his mother dropped heavy hints regarding a genetic link to Harrelson on a trip to Greece some years ago.
He said: “We’re sitting around talking about how close we are and our families. And my mum is there, and she says ‘Woody, I knew your dad.’
“Everyone was aware of the ellipses that my mom left after ‘knew’. It was a loaded K-N-E-W,” he joked.
After his mother’s comment McConaughey said he began to do the “math”.
“We went on to unpack what this ‘knew’ meant, and did some math and found out that [Harrelson’s] dad was on furlough at the same time my mum and dad were in their second divorce,” he added.
The Oscar winner said there may also be possible receipts and places where there “might have been a gathering or a meeting or a ‘knew’ moment.”
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The DNA test
When asked if the actor has taken a DNA test to check if Harrelson was really his half-brother, McConaughey responded: “It’s a little easier for Woods to say ‘Come on let’s do it!’ [DNA test] What’s the skin in it for him?
“It’s a little harder for me because he’s asking me to take the chance to go ‘Wait a minute, you’re trying to tell me my dad may not be my dad after 53 years of believing that?’ I got more skin in the game.”
Pic: AP
The pair are set to star in a comedy series called Brother From Another Mother on Apple TV+.
The series is “based on truth,” McConaughey said and explores the bond between the two actors and their families.
The comedy created by Emmy Award winner David West Read is a “heartfelt odd couple love story” based around the “strange and beautiful bond” between McConaughey and Harrelson, the Apple TV+ press release said.
“Matthew and Woody’s friendship is tested when their combined families attempt to live together on Matthew’s ranch in Texas,” it added.
Maybe Happy Ending, a romantic-comedy about a pair of androids falling in love, has won six Tony Awards, including best new musical.
The story charts the relationship between two decommissioned robots, becoming a commentary on human themes and the passage of time.
Starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen, Maybe Happy Ending enjoyed huge success at the 78th annual ceremony held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York on Sunday.
The acclaimed Broadway production’s awards also included Criss winning best leading actor in a musical, alongside prizes for best direction of a musical, best original theatre score, best book of a musical, and best scenic design of a musical.
In other awards, Purpose, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing room drama about an accomplished black family exposing hypocrisy and pressures during a snowed-in gathering, won best new play.
Darren Criss and Helen J Shen perform a number from Maybe Happy Ending at the Tony Awards. Pic: Reuters
Jacobs-Jenkins becomes the first black playwright to win the award since August Wilson took home the accolade in 1987 for Fences.
It underlines a triumphant year for Jacobs-Jenkins after scooping the Pulitzer Prize for Purpose – and winning back-to-back Tonys after his Appropriate won best play revival in 2024.
Kara Young – the first black female actor to be nominated for a Tony in four consecutive years – became the first black person to win two awards consecutively, picking up the trophy for featured actress in a play for her work in Purpose.
Kara Young made history at the ceremony in New York. Pic: Reuters
Sunset Blvd won best musical revival, handing composer Andrew Lloyd Webber his first competitive Tony since 1995, when the original show won.
The current version is a stripped-down, minimalist production.
Sarah Snook took home the trophy for leading actress in a play for her tireless work in The Picture Of Dorian Gray, where she plays all 26 roles.
“I don’t feel alone any night that I do this show,” Snook said, dismissing the idea of her play as a one-woman show.
“There are so many people onstage making it work and behind the stage making it work.”
Oh Mary! saw Sam Pinkleton win best director and Cole Escola landing best actor in a play.
A delighted Sam Pinkleton after winning an award at the Tonys. Pic: Reuters
Francis Jue won best actor in a featured role in a play for his work in a revival of Yellow Face.
Jak Malone won best actor in a featured role in a musical for the British import, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical.
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Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector’s social satire about well-meaning liberals debating a school’s vaccine policy, won the best play revival trophy.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow – based on the 12-time Emmy-winning Netflix hit sci-fi series, won best scenic design, lighting design and sound design of a play.
The production, which has been running in London’s West End, also picked up a special award for its illusions and technical effects.
Snoop Dogg says he hopes to set up a burger van at Celtic’s stadium and wants to serve fans himself.
The US rapper, 53, has described the football club’s supporters as “special” and the best fans in European football.
And Snoop, who played Glasgow‘s OVO Hydro arena in 2023, has also said he strongly identifies with the club’s mascot Hoopy the Hound.
He said a fast-food van at Celtic Park would become a foodie “Paradise” which is a nickname for the ground in the Parkhead area of the city.
Celtic Park. Pic: AP
Snoop told the Sunday Mail: “I would love to bring a pop-up burger [van] to a sports stadium to show fans that food at stadiums can be good.
“It’s got to be Celtic Park, man. The secret to a good burger is the love in the preparation. The ground beef has got to be mixed with some secret spices, then add a good quality cheese and some maple-cured bacon.
“The Celtic fans are gonna love it, and to make sure they are just right, Snoop is going to be serving them himself.”
But he said he would not be taking his culinary ventures to Rangers – Celtic’s Old Firm rivals at Ibrox.
The Drop It Like It’s Hot star told the paper: “Am I going to bring my burgers to Rangers as well? Nah, I think we will give that a miss.”
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The musician has previously spoken of investing in Celtic, similar to Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds’s involvement with Wrexham FC.
Snoop has already published a cookbook and claims to have spoken to chef Gordon Ramsay about a possible venture in Glasgow together.
The keen sports fan worked as a correspondent for NBC at the Paris Olympics last year, and has launched two youth football leagues, as well as being a vocal advocate for pay equality for female athletes.
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