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Alves McConaughey also shared the video with a birthday message for her husband.

\"I know we are all on the election right now but this was a good alarm clock the morning after Election Day celebrating the amazing human that @officiallymcconaughey is!!!!\" she wrote.

\"Happy birthday my love!\" she added. \"Watch the video to the end what my daughter said is how I feel sometimes! 😂😂 And let’s all stay calm and find new ways to unite for our future.\"

McConaughey has been busy promoting his new memoir, \"Greenlights.\" He spent 52 days in the desert going through his old journals to put together the book, which was released Oct. 20.

Read more about the memoir here.

Video: Our favorite Matthew McConaughey moments for his birthday

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