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Trivia
Birth name: Kevin Michael Costner
Date of birth: 18 January 1955
Place of birth: Lynwood,
California, USA
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Spouse: Christine Baumgartner (25
September 2004 - present), Cindy Silva (5 March 1978 - 12 December 1994)
(divorced) 3 children.
Announced players who had been selected to
Major League Baseball's All Century Team at the 1999 All Star game at
Fenway Park in Boston.
Voted most erotic male by the readers of the
German magazine 'Amica'. [May 1998]
Graduated from Villa Park High School in
Villa Park, California.
Father of Joe Costner (b. 1988), Annie
Costner (b. 1984) and Lily Costner (b. 1987)
Son of Bill Costner and Sharon Costner
Ranked #27 in Empire (UK) magazine's
"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Revealed, via blood tests, that Costner is
father of child born to Bridget Rooney. Child is called Liam, born
November 1996. [January 1997]
Born at 9:40pm-PST
His wife, Cindy Silva, played Snow White for
Disneyland.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50
Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50
Most Beautiful People in the world. [1990]
He turned down the leading role in WarGames
(1983), which was played by Matthew Broderick, to play Alex in The Big
Chill (1983). His part was later cut.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New
Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38. [1986]
He is a supporter of a British soccer team
Arsenal.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100
Sexiest Stars in film history (#87). [1995]
Was considered for the lead in Air Force One
(1997) (the part eventually went to Harrison Ford).
His frontal nude scene in For Love of the
Game (1999) was reportedly deleted after being met with laughter at test
screenings.
His character in Dragonfly (2002) was
written with the intention of Harrison Ford taking the film role. Ford
turned down the role to take a year off from movies.
Costner & Ford's casting choices have
crossed paths many times before. Harrison Ford turned down the Jack Ryan
role in The Hunt for Red October (1990) as did Kevin Costner. Harrison
Ford instead made Presumed Innocent (1990) and Kevin Costner made his
Oscar-winning Dances with Wolves (1990). The Jack Ryan role went to then
character actor Alec Baldwin.
Harrison
Ford later turned down the Jim Garrison role in Oliver Stone's JFK
(1991) and Kevin Costner decided to take it after a meeting with the
director Stone.
The President of the United States role in
the mega-blockbuster Air Force One (1997) was written specifically for
Kevin Costner. In fact, Kevin Costner helped develop the action film
with Beacon Communications and writer Andrew Marlowe in 1996. But, Kevin
had to eventually pass on the film because of work delays with his
futuristic The Postman (1997). Costner called up Harrison
Ford personally and offered Harrison a once-in-a-lifetime role.
Harrison Ford accepted the role and has always thanked Kevin Costner in
interviews for his kind gesture. Air Force One (1997) went on to become
one of the highest grossing films of all time.
Member of the Delta Chi Fraternity, along
with G.D. Spradlin Alan Heitz and Ashton Kutcher.
Sioux nation gave Costner a tract of land
after making Dances with Wolves (1990). Costner built a golf course on
that land.
Has starred in two films about John F.
Kennedy, but hasn't played Kennedy; the two films are JFK (1991) and
Thirteen Days (2000).
Before hitting it big in the acting business
Kevin worked as a skipper on the ride, the Jungle Cruise, at Disneyland
in Anaheim, California.
26 June 2003 - Announced engagement to
girlfriend Christine Baumgartner, they have been a couple for 4 years.
For his entire career, he has purposely
avoided doing sequels to his films. So far, he is one of the few
blockbuster stars to never come back for a sequel.
Turned down a role in Platoon (1986) because
he thought it portrayed American soldiers in Vietnam negatively and
didn't want to insult his brother, who was a Vietnam veteran.
In his role as Crash Davis in Bull Durham
(1988), he states his personal beliefs. One of those beliefs is
"...Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone". In his role as Jim
Garrison in JFK (1991), he plays a lawyer determined to prove that
Oswald did not act alone.
Co-owns the Midnight Star casino in
Deadwood, South Dakota which displays some of his movie memorabilia.
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.
On his and Christine Baumgartner's wedding
day, there were 500 guests, including: Oprah Winfrey, Bruce
Willis, Tim Allen, Don Johnson, Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas and
wife Catherine
Zeta-Jones.
He and his second wife spent their honeymoon
at a Golf Tournament in Scotland.
Owns a 165 acre ranch outside of Aspen
Supports Arsenal Football Club (UK). In 2003
he was working in London and decided to go to a game, only to find out
Arsenal were playing away from home, so he booked a private helicopter
to take him to the match 160 miles away!
He has played at the celebrity golf
tournament Pebble Beach, California every year starting from 1996.
He joins Sylvester
Stallone, Prince,
Roberto Benigni, William Shatner, and Tom Green (III) as being the only
actors to direct themselves in performances that would "win"
them a Razzie Award for Worst Actor.
Some of his favorite films are, How the West
Was Won (1962), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Giant (1956) The Bridge on the
River Kwai (1957), The Great Escape (1963), Hombre (1967), The Searchers
(1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid (1969) and The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Some of his favorite directors are, Frank
Capra, George Stevens, John Sturges, Martin Scorcese, Francis Ford
Coppola and Steven Spielberg
Movies he likes are Red River (1948), Ben-Hur
(1959), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Spartacus (1960)
His favorite movies are long epics with a
lot of stories.
His favorite genre is the Western.
Turned down the role as Bill in Quentin
Tarantinos "Kill Bill: Vol. 1". Instead he directed "Open
Range".
Along with Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Mel
Gibson, Richard Attenborough and Robert
Redford one of 6 people to win and Academy Award for "Best
Director", though they are mainly known as actors.
Has done more baseball themed films than any
other actor.
Goes to Omaha, Nebraska during the summer
for the College World Series if California State Fullerton (his alma
mater) qualifies for the tournament.
He and his second wife, Christine
Baumgartner, honeymooned in St. Andrews, Scotland. Their honeymoon
coincided with the annual Dunhill Links Celebrity Golf Tournament, where
regulars include Samuel
L. Jackson, Tom
Cruise, and Michael
Douglas.
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