Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy “Tim” McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. Many of his albums and singles have topped the country music charts, helping him sell more than 40 million records. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw. McGraw has released 11 consecutive albums at No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Twenty-one singles reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He has won 3 Grammys, 14 Academy of Country Music Awards, 11 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, 10 American Music Awards and 3 People's Choice Awards. His Soul2Soul II Tour with Faith Hill is the highest-grossing tour in country music history and one of the five biggest across all genres. McGraw has also ventured into acting, with supporting roles in The Blind Side (with Sandra Bullock), Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom and Four Christmases (with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon), and lead roles in Flicka (2006) and Country Strong (2010). He was a minority owner of the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League. The first single from Taylor Swift, “Tim McGraw”, refers to him and to his song “Can’t Tell Me Nothin’.” In honor of his grandfather's Italian heritage, McGraw was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in 2004, receiving the NIAF Special Award for Musical Achievement at the foundation's 29th Anniversary Gala.