LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Hollywood heartthrob Matthew McConaughey is a proud parent after partner Camila Alves gave birth to a baby boy, according to a announcement on the actor's website on Tuesday.

A brief statement congratulated McConaughey and Alves, his Brazilian model girlfriend of two years, on the birth of their son.

Entertainment industry reports said the couple's child was born in Los Angeles at 6:22 pm (0122 GMT) on Monday, weighing in at 7 lb 4 oz (3.28 kg).

The 38-year-old Texas-born star confirmed in January that Alves was pregnant. "We are stoked and wowed by this miracle of creation and this gift from God," McConaughey said at the time.

McConaughey, winner of People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" accolade in 2005, was most recently seen in the treasure-hunting adventure comedy "Fool's Gold" opposite Kate Hudson.

His next film will be the Ben Stiller war movie spoof "Tropic Thunder."

Source: AFP