Last week, it was revealed that Matthew McCoughaney and Woody Harrelson could be related. According to McCoughaney during a podcast appearance, there is a chance that the pair share the same father. While McCoughaney’s parents were divorcing in the late 60s, his mother Mary reportedly spent time with Harrelson’s father, Charles. McCoughaney was born in November 1969.
In that podcast appearance, McCoughaney expressed reluctance to undergo a DNA test. The man he knew as his father, Jim, died in 1992 and McCoughaney did not think he was ready for the possibility that the man who he had known as his father was not in fact a blood relative. Harrelson, however, appears to have the opposite perspective. Furthermore, he recently spoke about the mystery on a recent Late Show appearance.
Harrelson Expresses Eagerness For DNA Test
Appearing on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Harrelson first confirmed that there was “veracity” to the claim after an in-depth conversation with McCoughaney’s mother. He then expressed eagerness to resolve the parental mystery. “We want to go test but for him, it’s a much more big deal,” Harrelson explained, “he feels like he’s losing a father. But I’m like, no you’re gaining a different father and a brother.” It’s clear that Harrelson sees the positives in his unusual situation. It remains to be seen if he can also convince his True Detective co-star of that as well.
Harrelson has been described as being a brotherly co-star, as referenced by Justin Theroux, who was also appearing on the show with Harrelson. However, it’s likely a much different question when you’re talking about literal blood relatives. The problem is that this is where the story ends until a DNA test is done. So will Harrelson and McCoughaney take that next leap? Or will they decide to simply interpret McCoughaney’s mother’s words as an implication of secrets best left in the dark? If we need didn’t have enough links, both stars can be found in recent projects about the 1970s. Harrelson’s next project, White House Plumbers, premieres on HBO on May 1. Meanwhile, McConaughey voiced Elvis in Netflix’s recently released Agent Elvis.
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