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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors of American National Insurance Company and the Policy Owners of American National
Variable Life Separate Account:

We consent to the use of our reports included, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
American National Insurance Company and subsidaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and related
supplementary schedules, for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005 and the
financial statements and related financial highlights of American National Separate Accounts as of
December 31, 2005 for each of the periods indicated herein and to the reference to our firm under the
heading “Experts” in the prospectus in connection with registration on Form N-6.

KPMG LLP

Houston, TX
April 21, 2006