Kevin Costner
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| Birth name | Kevin Michael Costner |
| Born | January 18, 1955 (age 53) Lynwood, California |
| Notable roles | Lieutenant Dunbar in Dances with Wolves Eliot Ness in The Untouchables |
| Academy Awards | |
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| Best Director 1990 Dances with Wolves Best Picture 1990 Dances with Wolves |
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| Golden Globe Awards | |
| Best Director - Motion Picture 1991 Dances with Wolves |
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Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American film actor, director and producer. He is most known because of his movie Dances with Wolves (1990). This movie won seven Academy Awards, which included "Best Picture" and "Best Director" awards.
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[change] Biography
Kevin was born in Lynwood, California, on January 18, 1955. He was the third child of Bill Costner and Sharon Costner. He has two older brothers (Dan born 1950 and a middle brother who died at birth in 1953). When he finished high school, he was a basketball, football and baseball star. In 1978, he married his college friend Cindy Costner. (Cindy Costner later played a role in "Dances with Wolves"). Some time later, he met Richard Burton, and this made him go after acting. [1]
Kevin has three children from his first wife, Cindy: Annie (1984), Lily (1986) and Joe (1988). Kevin and Cindy devorced on 1994. He had relations with Bridget Rooney, and his fourth child, Liam (1996) is from her. Kevin remained divorced for 10 years; he married Christine Baumgartner on September 25, 2004. His fifth child, Cayden, was born in 2006.[2]
[change] Films
- Stacy's Knights (1982)
- Chasing Dreams (1982)
- Night Shift (1982)
- Frances (1982)
- Table for Five (1983)
- The Big Chill (1983) (scenes deleted)
- Testament (1983)
- The Gunrunner (1984)
- Fandango (1985)
- Silverado (1985)
- American Flyers (1985)
- Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. (1986) (originally filmed in 1974)
- Shadows Run Black (1986)
- The Untouchables (1987)
- No Way Out (1987)
- Bull Durham (1988)
- Field of Dreams (1989)
- Revenge (1990) (actor and executive producer)
- Dances with Wolves (1990) (actor, director and producer)
- Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) (documentary)
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) (actor, producer)
- JFK (1991)
- Oliver Stone (1992) (documentary)
- Beyond 'JFK': The Question of Conspiracy (1992) (documentary)
- The Bodyguard (1992) (actor, producer)
- Amazing Stories: Book One (1992), episode: The Mission, in which he plays the captain of the plane
- A Perfect World (1993)
- A Century of Cinema (1994) (documentary)
- Wyatt Earp (1994) (actor, producer)
- The War (1994)
- Waterworld (1995) (actor, producer, and uncredited director)
- Tin Cup (1996)
- Sean Connery, An Intimate Portrait (1997) (documentary)
- The Postman (1997) (director, producer, and actor)
- Message in a Bottle (1999) (actor, producer)
- For Love of the Game (1999)
- Play It to the Bone (1999) (Cameo)
- Thirteen Days (2000) (actor, producer)
- 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
- Dragonfly (2002)
- Open Range (2003) (actor, director, and producer)
- The Upside of Anger (2005)
- Rumor Has It (2005)
- The Guardian (2006)
- Mr. Brooks (2007)
- Swing-Vote (filming starts summer 2007 in New Mexico)
[change] References
- ↑ Kevin Costner's biography. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 3 October 2007.
- ↑ Kevin Constner is dad for the fifth time.. Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved on 3 October 2007.
[change] Other websites
- Kevin Costner at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
- Kevin Costner at the Notable Names Database
- KevinCostner.com
