Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the wild-talking, high-betting and big-giving Texas furniture king, is getting his own movie. The biopic, simply titled Mattress Mack, is officially moving forward.
Who Is Mattress Mack, Really?
His real name is James Franklin McIngvale, born on February 11, 1951, in Starkville, Mississippi. He grew up in Dallas and went to Catholic school. He worked odd jobs (including sacking groceries) and then moved to Houston to build his furniture empire: Gallery Furniture. It wasn’t glamorous. He and his then-girlfriend (later wife), Linda, slept in the store while hauling inventory, living off grit and TV ads.
From Scrappy Salesman to Texas Legend…