Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer and musician. His awards include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Emmy Award.
Costner has played Eliot Ness at The Untouchables , Crash Davis at Bull Durham , Ray Kinsella at Field of Dreams , Lieutenant John J. Dunbar at < i> Dance with Wolves , where he won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Film, Jim Garrison at JFK, Robin Hood at Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves >, Frank Farmer at
The Bodyguard , Roy McAvoy at the Tin Cup, Jonathan Kent at DC Extended Universe, Mariner at Waterworld and Elliot Anderson < i> Black or White .On television, Costner won the Emmy Primetime Award for Best Actor in a Mini or Movie Series, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Film Television, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Extraordinary Performance by Male Actor in Mini Series or Film Television for his role as Devil Anse Hatfield at Hatfields & amp; McCoys (2012).
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Costner was born on January 18, 1955 in Lynwood, California, and grew up in Compton, California. He is the youngest of three sons, who were dead at birth. His mother, Sharon Rae, is a welfare worker, and her father, William Costner, is an electrician and then an executive at Southern California Edison. His father's legacy stems from German immigrants to North Carolina in the 1700s, and Costner also has British, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. Costner was raised Baptist. He does not tend to be academic. He enjoyed sports, took piano lessons, wrote poems, and sang in First Baptist Choir. He has stated that watching the 1962 film How the West Was Won at the age of seven has "shaped" his childhood.
He describes spending his teenage years in various parts of California as his father's career progresses, as the period when he "loses a lot of self-confidence", must often make new friends. Costner lives in Ventura, then in Visalia; he attends Mt. Whitney High School and moved to Orange County, where he graduated from Villa Park High School in 1973. He earned a BA in marketing and finance from California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) in 1978. While at CSUF, brother in Delta Chi Fraternity.
Costner became interested in acting while in his final year of college, and after graduating he married Cindy Silva, who worked at Disneyland as Cinderella. The couple were honeymooners in Puerto Vallarta; on the return plane ride, they have a chance to meet actor Richard Burton, who has bought all the seats around him for solitude. Burton agrees to talk to Costner after he finishes reading his book. Costner, who had taken an acting class but did not tell his wife about his desire to become an actor, watched Burton closely and approached when Burton motioned. Costner told Burton that he would rather avoid the drama that follows Burton and asks if he should tolerate if he becomes an actor. Burton replied, "You have green eyes, I have green eyes, I think you'll be fine." After the plane landed, Burton's limousine stopped at the curb where Costner and his wife were waiting for a taxi. Burton hopes for Costner's good fortune, and the two never meet again. Costner credits Burton with partly contributing to his career.
After agreeing to do the job as a marketing executive, Costner began taking acting lessons five nights a week, with the support of his wife. The marketing work lasts 30 days. She took on a job that enabled her to develop her acting skills through tuition, including working on a fishing boat, as a truck driver, and giving a tour in Hollywood star homes to support the couple while she also attended the auditions.
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Acting
Costner made his film debut in the movie Sizzle Beach, USA. (originally known as Hot Malibu Summer ). Filmed in the winter of 1978-79, the film was not released until 1981 and re-released in 1986. The release of complications and lack of documentation led many to believe that Costner's debut was at The Touch also known as (< i> Stacy's Knights ), in 1983 with Eve Lilith and Andra Millian. Costner made a brief appearance in the movie Ron Howard Night Shift (1982). He is listed on credit as' Frat Boy No. 1 'and appeared at the top of a party party, party style in New York City, when the music was suddenly stopped by a panicked Henry Winkler. Costner can be seen holding a beer and looking surprised at the sudden stop of celebration.
Costner appeared in an ad for Apple Lisa and Table for Five in 1983, and, that same year, had a minor role in the nuclear holocaust film Testament. Later, he plays a role in The Big Chill and films some scenes that are planned as flashbacks, but they are removed from the last snippet. His role was that of Alex, a friend who committed suicide, an event that brought the rest of the players together. Costner is a friend of the director of Lawrence Kasdan, who promises actors a role in future projects. It became Silverado (1985) and the breakout role for Costner. She also starred that year in the smaller films Fandango and American Flyers and appeared with Kiefer Sutherland in a one-hour special episode of Steven Spielberg Amazing Stories .
The status of a full-blown movie star for Costner arrived in 1987, when he starred as Eliot Ness's federal agent on The Untouchables and in the lead role of the No Way Out thriller. He established his A-list status in the baseball themed movies of Bull Durham (1988) and Field Fields (1989). In 1990, he partnered with producer Jim Wilson to form a production company Tig Productions. Tig's first film is epic Dances with Wolves which Costner directed and starred. The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won seven, including two for her in person (Best Picture and Best Director). The same year saw the release of Revenge , where he starred alongside Anthony Quinn and Madeleine Stowe, directed by Tony Scott; Costner wants to direct it himself.
Costner followed with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991); Oliver Stone-directed JFK (1991); The Bodyguard (1992); and Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World (1993); all of which provide a box office or critical acclaim. She takes on the title role in Biography Wyatt Earp (1994), directed by Kasdan. The War , also made in 1994, seems to get a little attention. Epos fiction-post-apocalyptic science Waterworld (1995) and The Postman (1997), the latter that Costner is also a director, is both a commercial disappointment and both are largely regarded by criticism as an artistic failure. However, the results for The Postman worse than Waterworld and it ultimately "won" the five Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Director for Costner. Costner starred in the tennis comedy Tin Cup 1996 for Ron Shelton, who previously directed him at Bull Durham . He developed the movie Air Force One and was set to play a major role of the President, but eventually decided to concentrate on finishing The Postman instead. He personally offered the project to Harrison Ford. In 1999, he starred in Message in Bottle with Robin Wright, based on a novel by the same name by Nicholas Sparks.
His career returned somewhat in 2000 with Thirteen Days, in which he described Kenneth O'Donnell, the main adviser to John F. Kennedy. The Western Open Range , which he directed and starred, received critical acclaim in 2003, and was a commercial surprise success. He received some of his best reviews for his supporting role as a retired professional baseball player, Denny Davies in The Upside of Anger, who received a nomination from the Broadcast Film Critics Association and won the San Francisco Circle Film Critics Award for Supporting Actor Best. After that, Costner starred in The Guardian and in Mr. Brooks , where he describes a serial killer. In 2008, his Tig Productions company was closed and converted to Tree House Film. In 2008, Costner starred in Swing Vote . She starred in opponent Jennifer Aniston in the 2005 film Rumor Has It . Costner was honored on September 6, 2006, when his hand and foot prints were arranged concretely in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater along with other famous actors and entertainers. In 2010, she appeared in The Company Men with Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, and received good reviews. It was released in theaters worldwide in January 2011. The film is considered an Oscar contender, but did not get a nomination.
Costner announced that he would return to the director's seat for the first time in seven years, in 2011, with A Little War of Our Own. He will also work with Kevin Reynolds again at Learning Italian . No movies were created in February 2017.
He also appeared, as a special cameo, at Funny or Die 's "Field of Dreams 2: Lockout". Costner describes Jonathan Kent in the rebounded Superman movie "Man of Steel", directed by Zack Snyder. Costner will have a role in Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained , but should be out due to scheduling conflicts.
Costner starred in the three-part miniseries Hatfields & amp; McCoys , which aired on May 28, 2012, on the History Channel. It broke the record by attracting 13.9 million viewers. Miniseri tells the true American story of the legendary family feud - spanning decades and almost waging a war between Kentucky and West Virginia. Role earned by Emmy Costner Award 2012 for Leading Actor in Mini Serial or Movie, Screen Actors 2013 Screen Appreciation Appearances Performances by Male Actor in Mini Series or Film Television, and Golden Globe Award 2013 for Best Actor by Actor in Limited Serial or Moving Images Made for Television.
In 2014, Costner appeared in the Jack Ryan spy film: Shadow Recruit, as Thomas Harper, a mentor for the series title character. That same year, she starred in the 3 Days to Kill drama thriller and Draft Day drama and produced and starred in Black or White . Black or White aired at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and opened in the United States in 2015. In 2015, Costner plays Jim White in McFarland's drama natural. In 2016, he plays the fictional character of Al Harrison, the supervisor of the NASA Space Task Group, in Hidden Numbers, and in 2017, he starred alongside Jessica Chastain in the film premiere of director Aaron Sorkin. Game Molly . In 2018, he will appear on the Yellowstone television series, marking the role of the first regular TV series of his career.
Country music
Costner is a singer at Kevin Costner & amp; Modern West, a rock country band he founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine. In October 2007, they embarked on a world tour that included shows in Istanbul and Rome. The group also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
The band released a country album, Untold Truths , on November 11, 2008, at Universal South Records. The album peaked at No. 61 on Billboard Top Country Album and No. 35 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Three singles ("Superman 14", "Long Hot Night" and "Backyard") have been released to the radio, although no one has mapped. For the single "Superman 14", live music video was created.
In 2009, they went on the tour with the opening action of Alternative Routes. In August, at Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta, Costner and the band were scheduled next on stage when a powerful thunderstorm struck, collapsed onto the stage and stood on the main stage. One person was reported killed and forty people injured. Later, an auction was held to raise money for two young boys who were killed. Dinner with Costner was auctioned for $ 41,000. Two guitars, signed by Costner, helped collect another $ 10,000.
The second Kevin Costner and Modern West album, Turn It On , was released in February 2010 in Europe and backed by a European tour. In July 2012, the band performed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the 20th annual Telus World Skins Game to support the IWK Health Center Foundation, donating guitars personally signed by Costner.
Other businesses
Baseball
Some of Costner's movies have included baseball themes: Dreaming , Bull Durham , Dream Field , For Love Games , and The Upside of Anger , in which three characters are pro baseball players and one former pro baseball player.
Costner has a home in Austin, Texas, and occasionally appears in baseball practice and Texas Longhorns games. He is a close friend of former Longhorns baseball coach, Augie Garrido, from Garrido coach at Cal State Fullerton, alma mater Costner. He chose Garrido to play the Yankee manager role at For Love of the Game . He tries to attend every College World Series game played by CSUF Titans in Omaha, Nebraska. Costner walked to try, but did not make the team at the beginning of his time at the university.
Costner is the partial owner of Zion, the independent baseball team of Lake County Fielders in the North American League. The Fielders name is a homage to Field of Dreams, with the logo showing the race player standing in the middle of the cornfield.
Business interests
In 1995, Costner began developing an oil separation machine based on a patent he bought from the US government. The machines developed by the company were of little commercial importance until the Horizon Deepwater oil spill, when BP took six machines from a company where Costner had an interest, Ocean Therapy Solutions, for testing in late May 2010. On June 16, 2010, BP signed contract with Ocean Therapy Solutions for 32 oil-water separation devices. Although Spyron Contoguris and Stephen Baldwin previously sold their interest in Marine Therapeutic Solutions in mid-June to other investors in the company, they filed a lawsuit in the Louisiana District Court claiming $ 10.64 million for securities fraud and misrepresentation. The lawsuit claims that Costner continues to hold meetings with BP secret from them, and secret meetings generate $ 18 million in advance of purchases of $ 52 million, and that after advance payments, but before the announcement, other investors use part of the down payment to buy their shares , thus excluding them from their share of profits from total sales. The lawsuit claims that, despite public statements by Costner, Sea Therapy Solutions, BP and others on the contrary, Baldwin and Contogouris are told that BP is still testing engines and has not yet committed to leasing machines from Ocean Therapy Solutions and that other investors in Ocean Therapy Solutions buy shares they were $ 1.4 million for Baldwin and $ 500,000, for Contogouris. In June 2012, a federal jury in Louisiana negotiated less than 2 hours before dismissing Baldwin and Contogouris claims in a multimillion dollar oil clearance case, and the court ordered Baldwin and Contogouris to replace Costner and the other defendants in case to charge them.
On June 6, 2004, Costner opened Tatanka: Bison's story a mile south of Deadwood, South Dakota, on Route 85 AS, for what he hoped would be an educational and emotional place for people to learn about western expansion. The promoter stated in a news release that a $ 5 million tourist attraction has a new 3,800 square foot interactive center featuring exhibition, retail and food and beverage areas, and a small office and theater orientation. The visitor center displays images, photos and text describing how bison came to North America and how Native American tribes use animals for food, clothing, shelter, and other necessities. Other displays show how western expansion of America threatens the buffalo population and how the bulls have recovered under managed care. His masterpiece is a bronze statue depicting a buffalo jump commonly used by the Plains Indians to kill and process the large number of animals they rely on to survive. Hill City artist Peggy Detmers created 14 bronze bison in the act of running from their pursuers and three Lakota bronze riders on horseback. Three of the big bulls were placed in the air, running down the cliff. Costner commissioned work in 1994 from Detmers. The five-quarter bronze scale, each weighing between 2,500 and 8,000 pounds, was cast in the Eagle Bronze Foundry in Lander, Wyoming. Another aspect is the Lakota camp 1845. The camp features live translators of Lakota history, wearing period clothes and settling among them.
In July 2004, Costner fired Francis and Carla Caneva, who run the Midnight Star casino in Deadwood. A judge then ordered Costner to pay a $ 6.1 million percentage to buy Canevas as his business partner. In October 2006, Costner asked the South Dakota Supreme Court to re-examine the verdict, as the accountant hired by the actor has determined the value of the casino market to $ 3.1 million.
Philanthropy
Costner serves on a board of honor for the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. In the spring of 2011, he recorded two radio stations for museums aired on the Kansas City Royals Radio Network.
NASCAR
Costner was named Seremonial Grand Marshal of the NASCAR Cup Series' Auto Club 500 which took place on February 25, 2007, at California Speedway. In 2008, he worked with NASCAR Media Group and CMT Films to help produce their NASCAR Documentary
Personal life
While in college, Costner began dating fellow Cindy Silva students in March 1975, and in their next marriage three years later they had three children: Anne "Annie" Clayton (born April 15, 1984), Lily McCall (born August 4, 1986) , and Joseph "Joe" Tedrick (born January 31, 1988). The couple divorced in 1994 after 16 years of marriage. He has a son, Liam Timothy Costner (born November 15, 1996), along with Bridget Rooney, with whom he had a brief relationship after his divorce, and then dated Birgit Cunningham. In 1996, he lived with supermodel Elle Macpherson.
On September 25, 2004, Costner married his girlfriend for four years, a model and designer handbag Christine Baumgartner, at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado. Their first child, Cayden, was born on May 6, 2007 in Los Angeles. Their second son, Hayes, was born on February 12, 2009. Their third child, a daughter named Grace, was born on June 2, 2010.
Political activism
Early in his life, Costner was a Republican. He is a supporter and good friend of Ronald Reagan, often playing golf with former President. He then grew disillusioned with the direction of the party, eventually switching affiliates in the early 1990s. Since 1992, Costner has financially supported Democrat politicians, including Al Gore and Tom Daschle, but also contributed to Republican Phil Gramm at the end of 1995. He said publicly in 2008 that he had no ambition to run for political office , adding "I've lived a colorful life".
In the last days before the 2008 election, Costner campaigned for Barack Obama, visiting various places in Colorado, where he owned a home. In his speech, Costner declared the need for young voters to get to the election, early and with enthusiasm. "We will change the world and we have not," said Costner at the Colorado State University rally. "My generation did not finish it, and we need you to help us".
In October 2014, Costner sent an award to British troops serving around the world thanking them for their work.
Awards and nominations
Competitive
Honorary/Lifetime Achievement
Costner received Honorary CÃÂÅ © sar in 2013 "for his career as an actor-director-producer and for his outstanding contribution to the cinema story", and the BFCA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.
References
External links
- Official website
- Kevin Costner at EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica
- Kevin Costner at IMDb
- Kevin Costner in Box Office Mojo
- Kevin Costner at AllMovie
- Kevin Costner in the TCM Movie Database
- Kevin Costner in the Hollywood Walk of Fame directory
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