Mac Davis was born on January 21, 1942 in Lubbock, Texas, USA as Morris Mac Davis. He has been married to Lise Gerard since 1982. They have two children. He was previously married to Sarah Barg and Fran Cook.
He has three children all together.
. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 31. [1979]
He was a successful singer/songwriter who made a brief, but acclaimed, transition into acting. As a songwriter, he wrote the hit "In the Ghetto" for 埃尔维斯·普雷斯利 and he wrote and performed the hits "I Believe In Music" and "Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me".
He also wrote the song "Watching Scotty Grow", which Bobby Goldsboro made a #11 hit single in early 1971. (Scotty was Davis's real-life son; both men joked later that when the song was released, Scotty Davis began to think Goldsboro was really his dad.).
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
Some of his songs (such as "Don't Cry, Daddy" and "In the Ghetto", performed by 埃尔维斯·普雷斯利) were credited to "Scott" or "Scotty" Davis, after his son.
Ex-wife, Sarah, married Glen Campbell soon after her divorce from Davis.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 6, 2014 in Austin, Texas.