Angels in the Outfield Pop Quiz Answer

Ok, I'm sure you all have been waiting on the edge of your seats! I know I have, oh wait, I'm the one with the answer! Ok, so, the answer to the question:

Q: Who is the Hollywood hottie that was a little known star then, but is HUGE now, and very VERY sexy, that also plays in the movie? Here's a little hint... It's not Tony Danza, although he can also make me weak in the knees, and it's not Danny Glover, or Christopher Lloyd.

A: The answer is Matthew McConaughey ding, ding, ding... That's right folks! This gorgeous hunk of a man, was just starting out his film career, when Disney snatched him up for this small part.

Here's a little more info on him, plus a few yummy pics. I hope you'll enjoy reading about him and looking at his, "mmm, mmm, good" well, everything. lol.

Enjoy!

Bio:
Matthew David McConaughey (pronounced /məˈkɒnəheɪ/;[1] born November 4, 1969) is an American actor.


After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, McConaughey gained notice for his breakout role in Dazed and Confused (1993). He then appeared in films such as A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Sahara, and We Are Marshall. McConaughey is best known for his performances as a leading man in the romantic comedies The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Fool's Gold.

Matthew McConaughey began his acting career in 1991, appearing in television commercials while attending College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, where he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity, before being cast in Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused. Dazed and Confused, where McConaughey performed alongside another future star, Ben Affleck, became a critical success, garnering largely positive reviews. After appearing in some smaller roles in Angels in the Outfield, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, Boys on the Side, and the television series Unsolved Mysteries, McConaughey's big break came as the lawyer "Jake Brigance" in the 1996 film A Time to Kill, based on the John Grisham novel of the same name.

McConaughey was cast in leading roles in many more movies: Contact, Amistad, The Newton Boys, Edtv, and U-571.[citation needed] By the early 2000s, he was frequently cast in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, both of which were successful at the box office. During this period, he appeared as a firefighter in the low-budget film Tiptoes, opposite Rene Russo, in Two For The Money as a protege to Al Pacino's gambling mogul, and in Frailty, cast against type as a serial killer, opposite Bill Paxton. On September 10, 2000, he appears as himself on the show Sex and the City on HBO, talking with Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) about optioning her columns to make a movie.

McConaughey starred in the feature film Sahara, along with Steve Zahn and Penélope Cruz. Prior to the release of the movie, he promoted it by repeating some trips he took in the late 1990s, including sailing down the Amazon River and trekking to Mali. That same year, McConaughey was named People magazine's “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2005.

In 2006, he co-starred with Sarah Jessica Parker in the romantic comedy Failure to Launch, which was reasonably successful at the box office. McConaughey also provided voice work for an ad campaign of the Peace Corps in late 2006. Matthew's production company, j.k. livin, is currently in development on projects with Warner Bros., Universal, Paramount Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. McConaughey starred in the football drama We Are Marshall. He also appeared in Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder, replacing Owen Wilson after Wilson's suicide attempt.

On January 21, 2008, McConaughey became the new spokesman for the national radio campaign, "Beef: It's What's For Dinner", replacing actor Sam Elliot.

In June 2010 it was announced that McConaughey is teaming up with Marc Hyman to develop a scripted comedy for FX (TV Network) based on material from J.R. Reed.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.com

Angels in the Outfield - (1994)

Young foster children Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his friend J.P. (Milton Davis, Jr.) love to sneak into baseball games of the hopelessly dreadful California Angels.

Still in limited contact with his widower father, Roger asks when they will be a family again. His father replies sarcastically, "I'd say, from where I stand, when the Angels win the pennant." Taking his father's words literally, Roger prays for God to help the Angels win. In a game against the Toronto Blue Jays which Roger and J.P. attend, he sees a group of angels led by Al (Christopher Lloyd) helping the team. Although Roger can see the angels quite clearly, everyone else can only explain the seemingly impossible acts as freak occurrences. Roger's unique ability to see which players are receiving help from angels leads the Angel's skeptical manager, George Knox (Danny Glover) to keep Roger around as a good luck charm/consultant. Due to the much needed help, the Angels start to win games and make a surprising second-half surge to the top of their division. Unfortunately, Roger's father permanently gives up custody of his son instead. On the championship game none of the Angels show up to help the team. Later on Al explains that championships must be played without help from the Angels and that he was just checking Mel Clark who will be one of them soon (he's been a smoker for years and only has six months left to live). Through out the game Mel Clark has been in, but is getting tired after 159 pitches. Coach Knox goes in, everyone thinks he's going in to take him out, but instead goes in for some motivation. The Angels ultimately win the final game of the regular season without the help of the angels and clinch the division pennant over the rival Chicago White Sox. The movie ends with George adopting both Roger and J.P. J.P. sees Al at the window and knew it could happen. Al circles around the house and says "We're always watching".

I first saw this movie when it first came out 16 years ago (Oh my goodness, I feel so old now!) I loved it then, and I love it now. It teaches children to never give up on their dreams. Roger's question to his father, "Dad, when will we be a family again?" and the reply, "When the angel's win the pennant" gave young Roger the hope of having a family again. No, it didn't happen the way he thought it would, but how many things in life happen the way we plan? This movie also teaches about unconditional trust. J.P. completely trusts that Roger is telling him the truth about seeing angels. Not many people, let alone, young children can go on absolute faith.

Now, pop quiz, who is the Hollywood hottie that was a little known star then, but is HUGE now, and very VERY sexy, that also plays in the movie? Here's a little hint... It's not Tony Danza, although he can also make me weak in the knees, and it's not Danny Glover, or Christopher Lloyd. Give up? Well you will either have to sit down and watch the movie or wait until next week to find out the answer.

Happy viewing!