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Kevin Costner
Age: 54
Height: 6' 1"
Birth Place: Lynwood, California, USA
Born: Jan. 18th, 1955
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Kevin Costner's Main TV Roles
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BIOGRAPHY: Kevin was born in Lynwood, California, on January 18, 1955, the third child of Bill Costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for Southern California Edison, and Sharon Costner. His older brother, Dan, was born in 1950. A middle brother died at birth in 1953. His Dad's job required him to move regularly, which caused Kevin to feel like an Army kid, always the new kid at school, which led to him being a daydreamer. As a teen, he sang in the Baptist church choir, wrote poetry, and took writing classes. At 18, he built his own canoe and paddled his way down the rivers that Lewis & Clark followed to the Pacific. Despite his present height, he was only 5'2" when he graduated high school. Nonetheless, he still managed to be a basketball, football and baseball star. In 1973, he enrolled at California State University at Fullerton, where he majored in business. During that period, Kevin decided to take acting lessons five nights a week. He graduated with a business degree in 1978 and married his college sweetheart, Cindy Costner. He initially took a marketing job in Orange County. Everything changed when he accidentally met Richard Burton (I) on a flight from Mexico. Burton advised him to go completely after acting if that is what he wanted. He quit his job and moved to Hollywood soon after. He drove a truck, worked on a deep sea fishing boat, and gave bus tours to stars' homes before finally making his own way into the films. After making one soft core sex film, he vowed to not work again if that was the only work he could do. He didn't work for nearly six years, while he waited for a proper break. That break came with The Big Chill (1983), even though his scenes ended up on the cutting room floor -- he was remembered by director Lawrence Kasdan when he decided to make Silverado (1985). Costner's career took off after that.
TRIVIA:
- From 2005-2006, he had owned a home in the Hollywood Hills. But, in April 2006, he had sold his 10,000-square-foot Spanish Hacienda, on an acre behind gates, his five bedrooms plus staff quarters, a media room, a billiards room, a tennis court, a gym, a pool, a spa and grassy yards. Sold for $11.5 million to _"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)_ (qv) host 'Ryan Seacrest' (qv).
- Graduated from the same college as 'Gil Menchaca' (qv).
- Played golf several times with former President 'Ronald Reagan (I)' (qv) in the early 1990s.
- Was considered for the lead in _Air Force One (1997)_ (qv) (the part eventually went to 'Harrison Ford (I)' (qv)).
- Was attached to the role of "Sgt. John McLoughlin" in _World Trade Center (2006)_ (qv).
- On his and 'Christine Baumgartner (II)' (qv)'s wedding day, there were 500 guests, including: 'Oprah Winfrey' (qv), 'Bruce Willis' (qv), 'Tim Allen (I)' (qv), 'Don Johnson (I)' (qv), 'Jack Nicholson' (qv), 'Michael Douglas (I)' (qv) and wife 'Catherine Zeta-Jones' (qv).
- In both _The Upside of Anger (2005)_ (qv) and _Mr. Brooks (2007)_ (qv), songs by New Zealand indie band The Veils are featured in scenes in which he is on the phone with another character.
- Opened the Tatanka Interpretive site in Deadwood, South Dakota, in 2003. The site features a bronze statue depicting the Lakota Sioux buffalo hunt. There is also a museum, gift shop, and living history of the Lakota Sioux tribe. Tatanka is the Lakota word for buffalo.
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