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Tim McGraw Tells His Actress Daughters To ‘Persevere’

Tim McGraw has three adult daughters, two of whom are pursuing careers in the entertainment business. Tim’s music career spans over 30 years, and he made his acting debut on…

Tim McGraw Tells His Actress Daughters To 'Persevere'
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Tim McGraw has three adult daughters, two of whom are pursuing careers in the entertainment business. Tim's music career spans over 30 years, and he made his acting debut on The Jeff Foxworthy Show over 25 years ago. He and his wife Faith Hill, who also acts, have some advice for their daughters.

McGraw told us, "You know, Audrey's an actor, Gracie's an actor/singer. She's working on auditions for Broadway. And all we can tell them is, 'Look, you're gonna get a lot of no's in this business. This business is more no's than it is yes, but you try to learn from every audition you have, every door that's shut. You try to learn from it, and you just try to persevere and try to gain experience from it."

McGraw, the son of MLB great Tug McGraw, recently looked forward to Major League Baseball's opening day last week (3/30). While doing interviews for his new song "Standing Room Only," Tim talked about his fave sport and what he likes to eat when he goes to the ballpark.

McGraw said his favorite ballpark food may surprise some as he is a health food guy. "Oh, I gotta have a hot dog or two or three. Yeah, I love hot dogs, especially a good chili dog, if I can find it." Tim's dad Tug, who passed away in 2004, played the first half of his MLB pitching career with the New York Mets and the second half of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Earlier this month, McGraw unveiled his new single "Standing Room Only." The new song is the title track from his forthcoming 17th studio album, due later this year on Big Machine Records.

Tim said of the new song, "'Standing Room Only' caught my ear the first time I heard it because of its message. For me, this song is so positive and life-affirming. It isn't about the funeral or the procession; it's about how we live in the here and now. How do we push ourselves, and in which direction do we push ourselves?"

He added, "For me, it's a reminder to live a life filled with gratitude and not take things for granted. Also, it's a reminder to give back and be there for others."

Country music superstars over the decades have often branched out from singing and recording and making music videos to the Hollywood world of movies. Recording stars that became movie stars include Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell, and many more.

That hasn't changed over the years as even today, country music's brightest stars extend their talent to movies and TV, and we look at twelve stars who made that bridge successful.

Lainey Wilson

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - MAY 07: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lainey Wilson performs onstage during the Daytime Village at the 2022 iHeartCountry Festival at the new state-of-the-art venue Moody Center on May 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)


Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 11: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill attend the world premiere of "1883" at the Encore Beach Club at Encore Las Vegas on December 11, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for for Paramount+)


Dolly Parton

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ATLANTA - JUNE 9: The stars of the movie "9 to 5", (L to R) Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Dabney Coleman reunite for the 8th Annual Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention gala June 9, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)


Randy Travis

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HOLLYWOOD - SEPTEMBER 29: Grammy Award winning singer and actor Randy Travis poses by the star at the ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)


Trace Adkins

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 29: Actor Trace Adkins arrives at the premiere of TriStar Picture's 'Mom's Night Out' at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on April 29, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)


Blake Shelton

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 27: Blake Shelton attends STX Films World Premiere of "UglyDolls" at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on April 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)


Dwight Yoakam

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 26: Actor Dwight Yoakam attends "Raising Helen" Premiere on May 26, 2004 at El Capitan Theatre, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images)


Carrie Underwood

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: Singer Carrie Underwood poses in the audience during the People's Choice Awards 2010 held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for PCA)


Reba

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LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Actors Joanna Garcia, Steve Howey, Melissa Peterman and Reba McEntire pose at the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox' s "Supercross: The Movie" at the Wadsworth Theater on August 15, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)


Billy Ray Cyrus

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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 09: Disney Channel actors Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus poses as Stars of the Disney Channel appear at Splashlight Studios February 9, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)


Toby Keith

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HOUSTON - JANUARY 30: (L-R) Country western recording artists Willie Nelson and Toby Keith pose for photos at a press conference to announce pre-game activities for Super Bowl XXXVIII at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, January 30, 2004. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.