MATTHEW McConaughey has given his son an alright present for his birthday.
The Oscar winning actor and his wife have welcomed the teen to the world of social media.
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To celebrate his 15th birthday, Matthew, 53, and wife Camila Alves, 41, signed son Levi up for an Instagram account.
And in a video the proud parents shared to their own accounts, they encouraged others to follow him – even if they are a little scared by the social realm.
“Hey buddy, your mom is a little nervous today about one of the gifts we are giving you,” Matthew said in the short clip.
Camila interrupted him, confessing: “I am, I’m a little nervous.”
The Magic Mike star continued: “Yes, we are allowing you, Levi, today on your 15th birthday, to join the social media universe.”
Matthew explained that it wasn’t an easy decision, and something that he and Camila had wrestled with for the past three years – even as all of Levi’s friends were getting their own accounts.
But they expressed confidence in their son’s ability to tackle the responsibility.
“He knows who he is, and he knows where he’s going. I think he can handle it,” Matthew added. “He’s got a great story to tell and share.”
Once more, Camila cut in, agreeing: “He sure does.”
Then the would-be Texas governor turned his attention to fans and followers.
“I want to let all y’all know, you’re getting a very cool and respectful young man in Levi McConaughey coming at you, and I hope y’all can do your best to treat him the same way.”
Finally, he addressed his birthday boy one last time: “Levi, enjoy the adventure, enjoy sharing your story, expressing yourself and what you put out there and the exchange you get with people out there. We love you. Happy birthday.”
The teen didn’t wait long to post his first ‘gram – an introduction video to himself and his life.
“Hi, I’m Levi,” he said ahead of a montage of clips of him surfing, hanging with friends, working hard and even cliff diving.
As the clips rolled by, Levi added a voice over from his father’s famous role as David Wooderson offering life advice in the movie Dazed and Confused:
“Let me tell you this, the older you do get the more rules they’re gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin’ man, L-I-V-I-N.”
Levi captioned his first post by saying simply: “Happy to be here.”
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THE WEDDING PLANNER
Matthew McConaughey has been married to model Camila Alves since 2012.
The couple had their first child, Levi, 12, in 2008 and two years later they welcomed their daughter, Vida, 11.
Two years later, on December 28, 2012, their son Livingston McConaughey, 8, was born.
The family resides in Matthew’s home state of Texas.
Camila hails from Brazil and lives in Austin, Texas.
She first traveled to the US when she was 15-years-old to visit her aunt and decided to make Los Angeles her permanent home at the time.
Camila relocated to New York City at age 19 to pursue a career in modeling.
In 2010 she landed a gig hosting the third season of the Bravo series Shear Genius.
Two years later she was signed as the new face for Macy’s clothing line I.N.C. International Concepts.
Aside from owning her own lifestyle website, Alves is also the co-owner of the organic food company, Yummy Spoonfuls.
The company launched its product line for babies and toddlers in Target’s frozen food section in 2016.
HOW TO GAIN A GUY
Matthew and Camila met in 2006 at Joan’s club in California.
The two hit it off and he invited Camila to have drinks with him and his pals at a table.
Camila impressed Matthew when she spoke Portuguese, to which he replied as he was fluent.
He later reminisced that he was impressed with her, and liked her from the moment he spotted her at the club.
“We went out on our first date three nights later and I knew then that the next night I wanted to go on another date.
“And I’ve been wanting to go on a date with her for the last nine years.” he told People magazine. “And not with anybody else.”
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