Samuel Timothy McGraw was born on May 1, 1967 in Louisiana. He is the son of Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. (1944-2004), a star pitcher for the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. He is known as Tim McGraw, an American country music singer, songwriter and actor.
McGraw has released fourteen studio albums (eleven for Curb Records and three for Big Machine Records), 10 of those albums have reached number 1 on the Top Country Albums charts. All of these albums have produced 65 singles, 25 of which have reached number 1 on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts. McGraw has ventured into acting, with supporting roles in The Blind Side (with Sandra Bullock), Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, Tomorrowland, and Four Christmases (with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon), and lead roles in Flicka (2006) and Country Strong (2010). He has also started writing. In 2016 his book Humble and Kind made the New York Times Best Seller List.
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