Matthew Mcconaughey Posted an 18th Birthday Photo with His Son Levi, and the Two of Them Look Identical

Levi turned 18 today, and his dad marked it with a photo of the two of them in matching shirts and jeans. Same face, same stance, 38 years apart. “That’s a # buddy,” Matthew wrote. “Enjoy and handle your new freedoms.”

Levi McConaughey, Matthew and Camila Alves McConaughey’s oldest child, officially became an adult on July 7.

He’s already set on following his dad into acting, and Matthew spent years talking himself out of standing in the way. “The first 15 years in Hollywood I was like, ‘I’d never want my kid to grow up in the business,'” he told People in September. Around the time Levi was born, he changed his mind.

He’s clear that the family name only opens the door. “There’s a line between entitlement and shame,” Matthew said. “If you can look it right in the eye and deal with it, and if it works out, you’ll see, it’s a hell of a roller coaster.”

Levi sees it the same way. “They can open the door, but then it’s going to be up to me to do my thing once I get in there,” he told the outlet. “That’s on me.”

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