- Born Name: Samuel Timothy McGraw
- Birthday: 1967-05-01 (Year-Month-Day)
- Website: http://timmcgraw.com
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Samuel Timothy Tim McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraws albums and singles have topped the country music charts, leading him to achieve total album sales in excess of 40 million units. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw. His trademark hit songs include Indian Outlaw, Dont Take the Girl, I Like It, I Love It, Something Like That, Its Your Love (featuring his wife, Faith Hill), and Live Like You Were Dying.McGraw had 11 consecutive albums debut at Number One on the Billboard albums charts. Twenty-one singles hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country 100 chart. Three singles became the No. 1 country song of the year (Its Your Love, Just To See You Smile, and Live Like You Were Dying).[citation needed] He has won 3 Grammys, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music Association (CMA) awards, 10 American Music Awards, and 3 Peoples Choice Awards. His Soul2Soul II Tour with Faith Hill is the highest grossing tour in country music history, and one of the top five among all genres of music.McGraw has 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 Arena Football Leagues Nashville Kats. Taylor Swifts debut single, Tim McGraw, refers to him and his song, Cant Tell Me Nothin.In honor of his grandfathers Italian heritage, McGraw was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in 2004, receiving the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Music during the Foundations 29th Anniversary Gala.