Matthew McConaughey is postponing his visit to Central New York.
The Oscar-winning actor was scheduled to speak at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., on Thursday, April 18, as part of the school’s Sacerdote Great Names series. However, Hamilton College announced Tuesday that his event is being postponed “due to a conflict with filming for a new McConaughey movie.”
“Organizers are working to reschedule his visit for a date in the fall. A new Great Names guest for April 18 will be announced soon,” the school said.
The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required and had not yet been made available for McConaughey’s event. Details about McConaughey’s original lecture date were expected to be announced in February.
McConaughey is an actor best known for roles in “Dazed and Confused,” “Interstellar,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Magic Mike,” “True Detective,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Wedding Planner,” “Sing,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Sahara,” “We are Marshall,” “Mud,” and the Academy Award-winning “Dallas Buyers Club.” He most recently voiced Elvis Presley in the Netflix animated series “Agent Elvis.”
As a philanthropist, he co-founded the Just Keep Livin Foundation with his wife Camila Alves McConaughey. The non-profit organization promotes physical and mental health through after-school fitness and wellness programs in more than 40 inner-city high schools, serving thousands of students in 14 cities.
Matthew McConaughey is also an author, with books like “Greenlights” and “Just Because”; a part owner of The Austin FC Soccer Club; a Minister of Culture for the University of Texas Athletic Department; and a professor of practice at UT’s Moody College of Communication. He developed the course’s curriculum, which provides a unique, behind-the-scenes view of each stage of a film’s production.
The Sacerdote Series, named after Hamilton alumnus Alex Sacerdote and his family, features national and international leaders in government, business, science and the arts. Past speakers include Tina Fey, Aretha Franklin, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Derek Jeter, Tom Brokaw, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Jon Stewart, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, Jimmy Carter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lady Margaret Thatcher, Susan Rice, and David Cameron.