Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw mini-bio: Tim McGraw (born Samuel Timothy McGraw) is an American country music singer who has achieved many number one hits on the country singles and album charts, with total sales in excess of 25 million units. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of baseball player Tug McGraw. His trademark hit songs include "Indian Outlaw", "Don't Take the Girl", "Down on the Farm", "I Like It, I Love It", "It's Your Love" (featuring his wife, Faith Hill), and "Live Like You Were Dying".

McGraw first started his acting career in a 1995 episode of The Jeff Foxworthy Show playing Foxworthy's rival. In 2004 McGraw first began appearing as an actor in movies with Black Cloud. He played a sheriff in Rick Schroder's independent release Black Cloud. Then in the same year, McGraw received good notices as the overbearing father of a running back in the major studio Texas high school football drama Friday Night Lights (for example, the Dallas Observer said the role was played with "played with unexpected ferocity by country singer Tim McGraw" [2]). The movie went on to gross over $60 million dollars worldwide. Most recently it was named one of the top 50 high school movies of all time (number 37) by Entertainment Weekly.

McGraw's first lead role is in the current Fox 2000 film Flicka, which was released in theatres October 20 2006. He plays the father Rob in the remake of the classic book "My Friend Flicka," and costars Alison Lohman and Maria Bello. The movie debuted in the top 10 list and has grossed over 21 Million dollars at the box office. The movie is a family drama and again McGraw has achieved critical acclaim for his acting. In addition, he serves as executive producer of the soundtrack album which was released by his record label, StyleSonic Records, in association with Curb Records and Fox 2000 films. It features the closing credit song "My Little Girl" which is the first song McGraw has recorded that he cowrote. The song was nominated by the Broadcast Film Critics for "Best Song" in a film, and the movie was nominated in the category "Best Family Film (Live Action). The single is considered a contender for an Oscar and became his 38th top 10 single and is still climbing the charts currently at number 2. McGraw will also be appearing in the new Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner movie The Kingdom produced by Peter Berg due out in April 2007. And more recently he was tapped by Paul Haggis (Crash) for a role in his film In the Valley of Elwah.

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