Matthew McConaughey, girlfriend expecting baby

LOS ANGELES - Matthew McConaughey is going to be a dad. The actor and his girlfriend, Brazilian model Camila Alves, are expecting a baby, publicist Alan Nierob said Tuesday.McConaughey made the announcement on his Web site.

"Got some blessed news ... a celebration of life and bounty ... a newborn concieved (sic) ... yes, my girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together," McConaughey wrote.

Alves, who is three months along, is doing well, the actor wrote.

"We are stoked and wowed by this miracle of creation and this gift from God, and so excited for the adventure that will come in raising this child, being a mother and a father," he said.

McConaughey goes on to say, "Wish us the best, keep us in your prayers, and God bless evolution."

McConaughey, a Texas native, has appeared in films including "The Wedding Planner" and "Sahara" and was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2005.

His latest film, "Fool's Gold," is to be released next month.He said on his Web site that Camila Alves, a model from Rio De Janeiro, was about three months' pregnant "and all looks healthy and lively so far ... we are stoked and wowed by this miracle of creation and this gift from God."

The 38-year-old Texan native, once named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine, is famed for his low-maintenance approach to life. He was once arrested for playing bongos in the nude, and was recently living in a Malibu trailer park until he decided to buy a nearby $10 million home.

He got his big break playing the lead in the 1996 legal thriller "A Time to Kill," and has lately found a successful niche with romantic comedies such as "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "Failure to Launch."