In 2006, he met Brazilian model Camila Alves (42) and settled down. They met at the Hyde nightclub in West Hollywood, where the star of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) was struck by her beauty.
As he told People, when she walked into the room, it was "like she was floating. I didn't say, 'Who is that?' I said, 'What is that?' And then I introduced myself. Since that night, I haven't wanted to spend time with any other woman." The actor was concerned about not finding a stable partner to start a family with as he neared his forties.
In October 2007, the magazine officially announced their romance on the cover, and a year later they posed together for the first time on the red carpet. Their greatest moments of happiness came with the birth of their children Levi (17), Vida (15), and Livingston, who is about to turn 13. The couple got married on June 9, 2012 in Austin, Texas, where the celebration lasted three days.
In recent times, Matthew has publicly expressed his pride that his eldest son has chosen to follow in his footsteps. Levi landed his first acting role when he joined the cast of the movie Way of the Warrior Kid last September, starring Chris Pratt, Linda Cardellini, and Jude Hill.
Levi auditioned without using his "son of" status. He wanted to prove to himself that he could carve out his own future based on his own merits, and when he was chosen, he confessed to the director who his parents were. They were amazed. He later filmed for the first time alongside his father in Through the Fire, released earlier this September. Artistically, he has chosen his mother's surname.
Levi strictly follows his father's advice: "You have to own what you're doing and make a decision, regardless of whether it turns out to be right or wrong: commit to it and you must know what you're saying."
From a young age, Levi has had a great admiration for his father, from whom he inherited a passion for music and sports. Both are avid surfing enthusiasts and try to practice it often in the wild waters of the Pacific, both in Los Angeles and near the family mansion in Hawaii that the family purchased during the pandemic at the Kukio Beach and Golf Club.
"He is a very considerate and cool young man. I hope the world can reciprocate and treat him the same way he treats them," the actor said about his son.
In their effort to protect their offspring, both Matthew and Camila prohibited their children from having their own social media profiles. Aware of the dangers of new technologies, as parents, they have been cautious. The eldest son received his first Instagram and TikTok profiles as a gift on his fifteenth birthday. "Hi, I'm Levi!" he wrote as an introduction while sharing a video of him surfing and spending time with his family.
For Levi, his mother is another of the fundamental pillars. With her, he enjoys the value of beauty and sometimes they have traveled together to attend various fashion shows like Paris Fashion Week. On one of those trips, they both participated in an initiative at a soup kitchen to feed vulnerable people. Occasionally, Ava has traveled with them, who for now remains in a very discreet second place.
Levi is a young man sensitive, approachable, and sincere who is concerned about climate change and environmental conservation. Aware of where he was born, the teenager seeks to use his influence to raise awareness for a better world.