The 'McConaissance' man: His journey from romcoms to Oscars

Alright, alright, alright! Matthew McConaughey turned 45 yesterday and as a return gift, his latest movie, Interstellar, will be hitting the screens in just two days. Are we excited? Duh! He has lately been the quintessential example of an outperforming underdog. It is as if a fairy godmother waved a wand over him and gave him a truckload of talent. Here is how great his leap has been.

Updated on: Nov 5, 2014 1:19 PM IST

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Alright, alright, alright! Matthew McConaughey turned 45 yesterday and as a return gift, his latest movie, Interstellar, will be hitting the screens in just two days. Are we excited? Duh! He has lately been the quintessential example of an outperforming underdog. It is as if a fairy godmother waved a wand over him and gave him a truckload of talent. Here is how great his leap has been.

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In Dallas Buyers' Club As Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient who starts a club for other patients suffering from the disease and smuggles them medication for profit. The role won him an Oscar for Best Actor and this massive leap was just as surprising for everyone as it was for him. How could someone be so amazing, so fast? What did the man do?

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The second step in his renaissance came with his role in television series True Detective earlier this year. He played the part of Detective Rust Cohle with long time friend and co-actor Woody Harrelson.

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Hmm..mmmm!! As coke sniffing, chest beating stock broker Mark Hanna in The Wolf of Wall Street. His five minutes of screen presence in the entire 2.5 hours film were enough for him to overshadow Leonardo DiCaprio (he also won the Oscar the same year, Leo was also nominated for TWOWS).

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Clockwise from top-left: With Jennifer Lopez in The Wedding Planner, with Kate Hudson in How To Lose A Man In 10 Days, with Sarah Jessica Parker in Failure To Launch and With Jennifer Garner in Ghosts Of Girlfriend's Past. This is where we realise what a long way he has come. He used to be the go-to guy for every other rom com director with his blonde locks and prince charming smile.