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Tim McGraw More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth
1 May 1967, Delhi, Louisiana, USA

Birth Name
Samuel Timothy Smith

Height
6' (1.83 m)

Mini Biography

Three-time Grammy Award winner Tim McGraw, the son of former major league reliever Tug McGraw, is a country music superstar who has sold over 40 million albums. Eleven of his album have debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard country album chart and he has had 21 hit No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country 100 chart. He and his wife Faith Hill won Grammy Awards in 2001 and 2006 for their duos "Let's Make Love" and "Like We Never Loved At All".

An aspiring actor, McGraw has appeared in eight movies between 2004 and 2011.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Jon C. Hopwood

Spouse
Faith Hill (6 October 1996 - present) 3 children

Trivia

Has produced albums for singer Jo Dee Messina.

He was salutatorian of his high school class in 1985.

Didn't know who his father was until he found his birth certificate which listed him, Frank McGraw, professional baseball player. Took McGraw's surname subsequently.

Is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

Has 2 sisters

As a boy Samuel Timothy Mcgraw idolized pitcher Tug McGraw, and he had his baseball card taped to his bedroom wall. When he was 11, he learned that Tug was in fact his biological father.

Three daughters with Faith Hill, Gracie Katherine (b. 1997), Maggie Elizabeth (b. 1998) and Audrey Caroline (b. 2001)

His song "Live Like You Were Dying" is a tribute to his late father Tug McGraw who passed away in January 2004

His song "Live Like You Were Dying" won both Single of the Year and Song of the Year at the 2004 CMA Awards.

His mother is Italian-Irish and his father is Scottish-Irish.

Was added to the Italian-American Hall of Fame in June, 2004.

Tim and his wife, Faith Hill, are friends of Martina McBride and John McBride.

Half-brother of Mark McGraw.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $37 million.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Distant cousin of Lori Moegling.


Personal Quotes

You never feel like you are doing everything right as a parent- especially when you have daughters. I dread the first broken heart.


Where Are They Now

(March 2006) Filming a music video on Moonshine Hill in Crivitz, Wisconsin.

(October 2006) Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

(2009) Debut of his cologne, "McGraw".



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