Tim McGraw

Hailed as the prime successor to Garth Brooks in the new millennium -- both for his rousing, Southern-fried #92;honky tonk tunes and his laid-back countrypolitan #92;ballads -- #92;country and western performer Tim McGraw shot to fame on the basis of his sophomore recording, the 1994 Curb release Not a Moment Too Soon, which sold over five million copies and heralded the arrival of a major new superstar. Each additional album confirmed this status, and McGraw peaked critically and commercially with the 2004 Live Like You Were Dying. He gained additional acclaim from his high-profile marriage to Southern belle Faith Hill, also a chart-topping #92;country singer; the two often headlined concerts and tackled interviews together. Coincident with Dying's release, McGraw opted to branch out from #92;music videos into dramatic turns. He was particularly effective as an obnoxious, abusive, narrow-minded father in the Billy Bob Thornton-headlined #92;sports drama Friday Night Lights (2004), and as a loving, supporting dad in the 2006 family-oriented #92;drama Flicka (2006). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

• Also Credited As:
  Samuel Timothy Smith
• Born:
  Samuel Timothy Smith on May 1, 1967 in Delhi, Louisiana, USA
• Job Titles:
  Singer, Actor

Family

• Daughter: Audrey Caroline McGraw. Born in December 2001; mother, Faith Hill
• Daughter: Gracie Katherine McGraw. Born in May 1997; mother, Faith Hill
• Daughter: Maggie Elizabeth McGraw. Born in August 1998; mother, Faith Hill
• Father: Frank Edwin McGraw, Jr. Pitcher for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies; did not meet his son until years later and denied being the boys father for years until he acknowledged paternity when Tim was 18 years old; remained close to his son until his death in 2004
• Mother: Elizabeth Ann D Agostino. Met Frank McGraw when he was living in an apartment above her family; she was only a teenager when she got pregnant with their son; later married Horace Smith, who helped raise Tim
• Step-father: Horace Hoss Smith. Raised believing that Horace was his father until he discovered the truth at age eleven

Significant Others

• Wife: Faith Hill. Met when they toured together in 1996 and she quickly broke off her engagement to her former producer Scott Hendricks; married Oct. 6, 1996

Milestones

• 1990 Signed with Curb Records
• 1992 Had his first minor hit with Welcome to the Club, off his self-titled debut album
• 1994 Released second album, Not a Moment Too Soon
• 1995 First acting appearance was in an episode of The Jeff Foxworthy Show, where he played Foxworthy s rival
• 1997 Released the album, Everywhere
• 1999 Collaborated with wife Faith Hill for the song Let s Make Love, off her album, Breathe
• 2001 Released seventh album, Set This Circus Down
• 2004 Played a sheriff in Rick Schroder s independent release, Black Cloud
• 2004 Played the overbearing father of a running back in the Texas high school football drama, Friday Night Lights ; directed by Peter Berg
• 2004 Released the album, Live Like You Were Dying ; the title track was dedicated to his father Tug McGraw who died of a brain tumor
• 2006 First lead role in a film, Flicka
• 2006 Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• 2006 Toured with wife Hill in the 55 city tour, Soul2Soul II
• 2007 Had a small part in the Peter Berg-directed, The Kingdom
• 2008 Played Vince Vaughn’s brother in Four Christmases
• 2009 Portrayed Sean Tuohy in the film adaptation of The Blind Side ; based on the 2006 book by Michael Lewis
• 2009 Released twelfth studio album, Southern Voice