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Costner is the singer in [[Kevin Costner and Modern West]], a [[country rock]] band which he founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine. They began a worldwide tour in October 2007, which included shows in [[Istanbul]] and Rome. The group also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.
Costner is the singer in [[Kevin Costner and gay trannies]], a [[country rock]] band which he founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine. They began a worldwide tour in October 2007, which included shows in [[Istanbul]] and Rome. The group also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.


The band released a country album, ''[[Untold Truths]]'', on November 11, 2008 on [[Universal South Records]]. The album peaked at #61 on the ''Billboard'' [[Top Country Albums]] and #35 on the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart. Three singles ("Superman 14", "Long Hot Night" and "Backyard") have been released to radio, although none have charted. The single "Superman 14" has been made into a live music video.
The band released a country album, ''[[Untold Truths]]'', on November 11, 2008 on [[Universal South Records]]. The album peaked at #61 on the ''Billboard'' [[Top Country Albums]] and #35 on the [[Top Heatseekers]] chart. Three singles ("Superman 14", "Long Hot Night" and "Backyard") have been released to radio, although none have charted. The single "Superman 14" has been made into a live music video.

Revision as of 17:33, 1 June 2011

Kevin Costner
visiting Andrews Air Force Base in 2003
Born
Kevin Michael Costner

(1955-01-18) January 18, 1955 (age 69)
Lynwood, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director
Years active1974–present
SpouseCindy Silva (1978–1994) Christine Baumgartner (2004–present)

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 and Eliot Ness in The Untouchables. Costner also founded the band Modern West, and has performed with the band since 2007.

Early life

Costner was born in Lynwood, California, the youngest of the three sons (the middle of whom died at birth) of Sharon Rae (née Tedrick), a welfare worker, and William Costner, an electrician and later utilities executive.[1][2] He has German, |English, Irish, and Cherokee ancestry (his Oklahoma-born paternal grandfather was half Cherokee).[3][4][5] Costner was raised Baptist.[6] He attended Cabrillo Middle School and Villa Park High School. A poor student, Costner enjoyed sports, took piano lessons, wrote poetry and sang in the First Baptist Choir.[1][7]

Spending his teenage years in various parts of California as his father's career progressed, Costner lived in Orange County, then in Visalia (Tulare County), attending Mt. Whitney High School, and then back to Orange County, graduating from Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California, in 1973. He went on to earn a B.A. in business from California State University, Fullerton, in 1978.

Post-graduation

Kevin Costner became interested in acting while in college, and on graduation married Cindy Silva. The couple honeymooned in Puerto Vallarta and on the return plane journey had a chance encounter with actor and fellow passenger Richard Burton, who had purchased all the seats around him for solitude. Burton agreed to speak to Costner after he finished his book. Costner, who had been taking acting classes, but had not told his wife about his desire to be an actor, watched Burton closely and approached when Burton gestured. Costner told Burton that he would prefer that his life was not filled with the type of drama that had followed Burton and asked if he would have to tolerate that if he became an actor. Burton replied, "You have green eyes. I have green eyes. I think you'll be fine." After landing, Burton's limousine pulled up to the curb where Costner and Cindy were waiting for a taxi, where Burton wished Costner luck. Costner would never see Burton again, but credits Burton with partially contributing to his career.[1][8]

Having agreed to undertake a job as a marketing executive on return, Costner began taking acting lessons five nights a week, with the support of his wife. His marketing job lasted 30 days. He took work which allowed him to develop his acting skills via tuition, including working on fishing boats, as a truck driver, and giving tours of stars' Hollywood homes to support the couple while he also made the audition rounds.[1]

Career

Acting career

Costner in 2003

Costner made his film debut at age 19, in the 1974 film, Sizzle Beach, U.S.A., although the film was not released until 1986.

Costner made a very brief cameo in the 1982 Ron Howard film Night Shift, he is listed in the credits as 'Frat Boy #1' and appears at the climax of a frat-style, blow-out party in the New York City morgue, when the music is suddenly stopped by a frantic Henry Winkler, Costner can be seen holding a beer and looking surprised at the sudden halt of celebration.

He appeared in a commercial for the Apple Lisa and Table for Five in 1983, and, the same year, had a small role in the nuclear holocaust film Testament. Later, he was cast in The Big Chill and filmed several scenes that were planned as flashbacks, but they never made it to the final cut. His role was that of Alex, the friend who committed suicide, the event that brings the rest of the cast together. All that is seen of him are his slashed wrists as the mortician dresses his corpse in the movie's opening scenes.[9] Costner was a friend of director Lawrence Kasdan, who promised the actor a role in a future project. That became 1985's Silverado and a breakout role for Costner. He also starred that year in the smaller films Fandango and American Flyers.

Full-blown movie star status for Costner arrived in 1987 when he starred as federal agent Eliot Ness in The Untouchables and in the leading role of the thriller No Way Out. He solidified his A-list status in the baseball-themed films Bull Durham and Field of Dreams.

Costner's greatest success came with the epic Dances with Wolves (1990). He directed and starred in the film and served as one of its producers. The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won seven, including two for him personally (Best Picture and Best Director). Revenge (1990), in which he starred along with Anthony Quinn and Madeleine Stowe, directed by Tony Scott (Costner had wanted to direct it himself), was another notable film from the same year.

He followed this with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), the Oliver Stone-directed JFK (1991), The Bodyguard (1992) and Clint Eastwood's A Perfect World (1993), all of which provided huge box office or critical acclaim.

He then took the title role in the biopic Wyatt Earp (1994), directed by Kasdan. It fizzled at the summer 1994 box office. The science fiction-Post-apocalyptic epics Waterworld (1995) and The Postman (1997), the latter of which Costner also directed, were both major commercial disappointments and both largely regarded by critics as artistic failures. However, The Postman results were much worse than Waterworld and ended up "winning" five Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Director for Costner.[10]

Costner then starred in the golf comedy Tin Cup (1996) for Ron Shelton, who had previously directed him in Bull Durham. The actor developed the film Air Force One and was set to play the lead role of the President, but ultimately decided to concentrate on finishing The Postman instead. He personally offered the project to Harrison Ford.

His career revived somewhat in 2000 with Thirteen Days, in which he portrayed a top adviser to John F. Kennedy. The western Open Range, which he directed and starred in, received critical acclaim in 2003, though it was only a minor success commercially. He received some of his best reviews for his performance as retired professional baseball player Denny Davies in The Upside of Anger, for which he received a nomination from the Broadcast Film Critics Association and won the San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor.

After that, Costner starred in The Guardian and in Mr. Brooks, in which he portrayed a serial killer. In 2008, Costner starred in Swing Vote. Costner was honored on September 6, 2006 when his hand and foot prints were set in concrete in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre alongside those of other celebrated actors and entertainers.

In 2010, The Company Men debuted on the Sundance Festival starring Kevin with Ben Affleck. It had good reviews. It will be released in cinemas worldwide in January 2011. The film was considered to be an Oscar contender, but did not get a nomination.

Kevin Costner will be returning to the director's chair for the first time in seven years in 2011 with A Little War of Our Own. The film is about a local sheriff who must keep his town from erupting into violence during World War II. The other lead role is that of a German U-boat captain. The screenplay is by Dan Gordon, who co-wrote another sheriff movie for Costner, 1994's Wyatt Earp.

He will also team up again with director Kevin Reynolds in Learning Italian. Costner will play a CIA agent stationed in a coastal Italian town in order to keep an eye on a KGB operative.[9]

Warner Bros. confirmed that Costner would portray Jonathan Kent in the upcoming rebooted Superman film, directed by Zack Snyder.[11]

Country music career

Kevin Costner on stage in July 2010
Main article: Kevin Costner and Modern West

Costner is the singer in Kevin Costner and gay trannies, a country rock band which he founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine. They began a worldwide tour in October 2007, which included shows in Istanbul and Rome. The group also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.

The band released a country album, Untold Truths, on November 11, 2008 on Universal South Records. The album peaked at #61 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and #35 on the Top Heatseekers chart. Three singles ("Superman 14", "Long Hot Night" and "Backyard") have been released to radio, although none have charted. The single "Superman 14" has been made into a live music video.

In 2009, they went on tour with opening act The Alternate Routes. In August, at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta, Costner and the band were scheduled next on stage when a severe thunderstorm struck, collapsing the stage and stands on the main stage. One person was reported dead and forty injured.[12] Later, an auction was held to raise money for the two young sons of the woman killed. A dinner with Costner was auctioned off for $41,000. Two guitars, one autographed by Costner, helped raise another $10,000 each.[13]

A second Kevin Costner and Modern West album, Turn It On, was released in February 2010 in Europe[14] and was supported by a European tour.[15]

Other ventures

Baseball

Several of Costner's films have included a baseball theme. They include Chasing Dreams, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, For Love of the Game and The Upside of Anger, in which his character is a former pro baseball player.

He has a home in Austin, Texas and sometimes appears at University of Texas baseball practices and games. Costner is a close friend of Longhorns baseball coach Augie Garrido from Garrido's days coaching at Cal State Fullerton, the actor's alma mater. He cast Garrido to play the role of the Yankee manager in For Love of the Game. He tries to attend every College World Series game that Cal State Fullerton plays in Omaha, Nebraska.

Costner is a partial owner of the Zion, Illinois-based Lake County Fielders independent baseball team team in the Northern League. The Fielders name is an homage to Field of Dreams, with the logo showing a ballplayer standing amid a field of corn.[16][17]

Kevin's son attends The University of Colorado at Boulder and plays for the CU Baseball team, and Kevin attends almost every game.

Business interests

Costner owns 100% of the Midnight Star casino, in Deadwood, South Dakota. The casino, its sports bar Diamond Lil's, and its restaurant Jake's are named after characters and locations from the movie Silverado. The facility contains posters, costumes, and other memorabilia from Costner's films.

In July 2004, Costner fired Francis and Carla Caneva, who managed the Midnight Star. A judge subsequently ordered Costner to pay a percentage of $6.1 million to buy out the Canevas as his business partners. In October 2006, Costner asked the South Dakota Supreme Court to re-examine the ruling, as an accountant hired by the actor had determined the market value of the casino to be $3.1 million.[18]

In 1995, Costner purchased Ocean Therapy Solutions, a company developing oil separation machines, from the US government for $24 million. The machines developed by the company were of little commercial interest until the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, when BP took six of the machines for testing in late May 2010.[19] On June 9, that order was expanded to 32 of the oil-water separation devices.[20] Stephen Baldwin and Spyridon Contogouris had a joint agreement to market the technology. They filed a lawsuit in Louisiana District Court claiming $10.64 million for securities fraud and misrepresentation. The suit claims that Costner kept a meeting with BP secret from them, and the secret meeting resulted in an $18 million down payment on a $52 million purchase and that after the down payment but before any announcement Costner used part of the downpayment to buy out their shares, thus excluding them from their share of the profits from the total sale.[21] The suit claims that Baldwin and Contogouris were told by Costner that BP had no interest in the technology and that Costner offered to buy their share for $1.4 million to Baldwin and $500,000, to Contogouris.[22]

NASCAR

Costner was named ceremonial Grand Marshal of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series' Auto Club 500 which took place on February 25, 2007, at the California Speedway.[23] In 2008, he worked with the NASCAR Media Group and CMT Films to help produce the NASCAR Documentary, The Ride of Their Lives which would be released in 2009. Costner would be the narrator for that documentary. Also in 2009, he was named the spokesperson for NASCAR Day which took place on May 15. The next day, May 16, he and his country music band would perform in the infield of Lowe's Motor Speedway as well as participate as a judge in the 2nd annual Pennzoil Victory Challenge before the 25th Running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Personal life

Relationships

While in college, Costner was a member of Delta Chi fraternity.[1] He started dating fellow student Cindy Silva in March 1975, and their subsequent marriage three years later produced three children: Annie (born in 1984), Lily (born in 1986), and Joe (born in 1988). The couple divorced in 1994 after 16 years of marriage. He has a son, Liam (born in 1996), with Bridget Rooney, with whom he had a brief relationship following his divorce.[24]

In 1996, he cohabitated with supermodel Elle MacPherson.[25]

On September 25, 2004, Costner married his girlfriend of four years, German model and handbag designer Christine Baumgartner,[26] at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado. Costner took his new bride for a canoe ride on a lake following the ceremony. The couple honeymooned in Scotland.[27] Their first child, Cayden Wyatt Costner, was born on May 6, 2007 at a Los Angeles hospital.[28] Their second son, Hayes Logan, was born on February 12, 2009.[29] Costner and Baumgartner's third child, a daughter named Grace Avery, was born on June 2, 2010.[30]

Sports and gun control

The actor plays regularly in celebrity golf tournaments, including the PGA Tour's annual pro-am at Pebble Beach, California and the BMW Pro-Am held each April in Greenville County, South Carolina. Costner is a member at Birnam Wood Golf Club in California.

Costner is a fan of the London football team Arsenal F.C. While filming Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, he had the opportunity to attend a game and has followed the team ever since.[31]

Costner is a gun enthusiast and is a lifelong hunter, but has stated that he supports gun control, but not to any extreme extent.[32]

Political activism

Since 1992, Costner has financially supported a variety of Democratic Party politicians, including Al Gore and Tom Daschle, but also made contributions to the Republican Party's Phil Gramm as late as 1995.[33] He said publicly in 2008 that he has no ambition to run for political office, adding "I've lived quite a colorful life."[34]

In the final days before the 2008 election, Costner campaigned for Barack Obama, visiting various places in Colorado—a state in which he has a home. In his speech, Costner stated the need for young voters to get to the polls, early and with enthusiasm. "We were going to change the world and we haven't," Costner said at a Colorado State University rally. "My generation didn't get it done, and we need you to help us."[35]

Filmography

List of film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Malibu Hot Summer John Logan
1982 Chasing Dreams Ed
1982 Night Shift Frat Boy #1
1982 Struggle Joe, Policeman #2
1982 Frances Luther (Man in Alley) qualified for Screen Actor's Guild card
1983 Stacy's Knights Will Bonner
1983 Table for Five Newlywed husband
1983 The Big Chill Alex scenes deleted
1983 Testament Phil Pitkin
1984 The Gunrunner Ted
1985 Fandango Gardner Barnes, Groover
1985 Silverado Jake
1985 American Flyers Marcus Sommers
1986 Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. John Logan filmed in 1974
1986 Shadows Run Black Jimmy Scott
1987 The Untouchables Eliot Ness
1987 No Way Out Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell
1988 Bull Durham Crash Davis
1989 Field of Dreams Ray Kinsella
1990 Revenge Michael 'Jay' Cochran also executive producer
1990 Dances with Wolves Lieutenant John J. Dunbar
1991 Madonna: Truth or Dare Himself documentary (uncredited role)
1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood also producer
1991 JFK Jim Garrison Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1992 Amazing Stories: Book One Captain Episode: "The Mission", archive footage
1992 Oliver Stone: Inside Out Himself documentary
1992 The Bodyguard Frank Farmer also producer
1993 A Perfect World Robert 'Butch' Haynes
1994 A Century of Cinema Himself documentary
1994 Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp also producer
1994 The War Steven Simmons
1995 Waterworld Mariner
1996 Tin Cup Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1997 Sean Connery, An Intimate Portrait Himself documentary
1997 The Postman The Postman
1999 Message in a Bottle Garret Blake also producer
1999 For Love of the Game Billy Chapel
1999 Play It to the Bone Ringside Fan Cameo
2000 Thirteen Days Kenny O'Donnell also producer
2001 3000 Miles to Graceland Thomas J. Murphy
2001 Road to Graceland Murphy (voice) animated short
2002 Dragonfly Joe Darrow
2003 Open Range Charlie Waite also director and producer
2005 The Upside of Anger Denny Davies San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
2005 Rumor Has It… Beau Burroughs
2006 The Guardian Ben Randall
2007 Mr. Brooks Mr. Earl Brooks also producer
2008 Swing Vote Bud Johnson
2009 The New Daughter John James
2010 The Company Men Jack Dolan
2012 Superman: Man of Steel Jonathan Kent

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Todd Keith, Kevin Costner: The Unauthorized Biography, Ikonprint Publishers: Southwark, London (1991)
  2. ^ Adherents.com's Guide to Movies
  3. ^ Barnes, Harper (November 18, 1990). "Costner's Waltz With The West ... He takes the Indians' side in making his directing debut". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 9, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Pursuing The Dream Time Magazine Jun. 26, 1989
  5. ^ Kempley, Rita (November 9, 1990). "Kevin Costner in the Land of `Wolves'; The Director: Reclaiming Boyhood Dreams". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 9, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ "KEVIN COSTNER PLOWS HIS OWN `Field of Dreams'". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. May 6, 1989. Retrieved December 9, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "Kevin Costner biography". bestmediareviews.org, The Pierian Press, 2003. videocassette. Traveling Light Media, 2003. Media Review Digest, MRD05052940. 18 May 1743. Retrieved [5 Sep 2010]. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ Roger Ebert (July 3, 2008). "Kevin Costner: 'I'll never make a sequel.'". Sun-Times.
  9. ^ a b The Big Chill at IMDB, trivia
  10. ^ Internet Movie Database. "18th Annual Golden Raspeberry Awards". Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  11. ^ Kevin Costner Confirmed for Superman! | Superhero Hype
  12. ^ "1 Dead, 40 Injured in Canada Stage Collapse". AP via The New York Times. August 2, 2009. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |= ignored (help)
  13. ^ Lees, Nick (August 12, 2009). "Katz likely culprit behind mystery $41,000 bid". Edmonton Journal.
  14. ^ New Album – "Turn It On" – News – Kevin Costner & Modern West
  15. ^ New Tour Dates Announced / New Album In the Works – News – Kevin Costner & Modern West
  16. ^ "Major League Hopes Pinned on the Minors." New York Times. April 5, 2009.
  17. ^ Zion, IL 2010 Northern League Expansion Team Named the Lake County Fielders." Lake County Baseball.com. May 27, 2009.
  18. ^ Costner appeals in casino wrangle, BBC
  19. ^ Robbins, Liz (May 19, 2010). "If You Build It …". The New York Times.
  20. ^ "Examiner: Kevin Costner sells 32 oil spill machines to BP to recycle 6 million gallons of water a day (photos)".
  21. ^ Kate Ward. "Stephen Baldwin spills lawsuit on Kevin Costner".
  22. ^ Detroit Free Press, Friday, December 24, 2010, page 3C
  23. ^ Kevin Costner Named Grand Marshal
  24. ^ Perry, Simon (February 9, 2007). ""Kevin Costner, Wife Christine Are Expecting."]". People.
  25. ^ Pringle, Gill. (June 3, 1996). "Kevin Costner Gets an Elle of a Girl". Sunday Mirror.
  26. ^ Kappes, Serena and Jason Bane "Kevin Costner Marries Girlfriend in Aspen." People. September 26, 2004.
  27. ^ "Costner marries at Colorado ranch." BBC. September 27, 2004.
  28. ^ Nudd, Tim. "Kevin Costner, Wife Have a Baby Boy." People. May 7, 2007.
  29. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. "It's Another Boy for Kevin Costner." People. February 13, 2009.
  30. ^ Michaud, Sarah (March 17, 2010). "Seventh Child on the Way for Kevin Costner". People. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  31. ^ "Open Range – Kevin Costner Q&A". indielondon.co.uk.
  32. ^ Firearms enthusiast who fought against gun-control
  33. ^ "FreshMeat:Celebrity Donations". FreshMeat.com.
  34. ^ "Comedy Central:Kevin Costner". August 6, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2009. [dead link]
  35. ^ Trevor Hughes (October 29, 2008). "Celebrities, officials push CSU student vote". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. A1. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
  36. ^ "Berlinale: 1991 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
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