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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Unveiled: 11 Aug 2003
  • Star rank: 44
  • Address:
    6807 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101667, -118.340115

Kevin Costner

Biography

Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman. He has been nominated for three BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards, won two Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Costner’s roles include Lt. John J. Dunbar in the film Dances with Wolves, Jim Garrison in JFK, Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams, Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Crash Davis in Bull Durham, Robert “Butch” Haynes in A Perfect World, Frank Farmer in The Bodyguard and Eliot Ness in The Untouchables. Costner also founded the band Modern West, and has performed with the band since 2007.

Fact file

  • Born: Kevin Michael Costner January 18, 1955 (age 57) Lynwood, California, U.S.
  • Occupation: Actor, producer, director; musician
  • Years active: 1974–present
  • Spouse: Cindy Silva (1978-1994) Christine Baumgartner (2004–present)

Read more about Kevin Costner at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

Casting Call: Kurt Russell In Talks To Replace Kevin Costner In Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' (omg!)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-10-02 18:37:31
omg! - LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kurt Russell is reportedly set to join forces with Quentin Tarantino again. The actor, who worked with the legendary writer/director for 2007's "Grindhouse," is in talks to join Tarantino's latest project, "Django Unchained," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Kurt Russell to Replace Kevin Costner in Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'
Hollywood Reporter, 2011-09-30 23:32:35
Borys Kit The actor is in talks to join Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson.read more

Kevin Costner pulls out of Tarantino's "Django Unchained" (Reuters)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-09-27 01:21:49
Reuters - Quentin Tarantino has an opening for a bad guy.

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