Actor Costner Kevin: biography with photo

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Kevin Costner is an actor best known for his role in The Bodyguard. But this is not his only role. He is also a talented director, producer and screenwriter.

Childhood. Youth

Kevin Costner, whose filmography is quite large, was born in hot California in January 1955. He was the third child in the family. His mother worked for the State Department of He alth and his father worked for a housing and communal company.

The Costner family lived in modest prosperity. But the children were not deprived of parental love. The house created all the conditions for their harmonious development. The father never neglected his parental duties. Even after many hours of shift, he found the strength to play ball with his sons.

Kevin's early childhood was spent in the small town of Compton. But because of the father's work, the family had to move often. Perhaps that is why Kevin was a withdrawn child and had difficulty making friends.

In order to somehow help her son overcome himself and his shyness, Mrs. Costner enrolled Kevin in the choir, where, oddly enough, he went with pleasure.

At Costner School, Kevin played baseball and dreamed of becoming a professionalcareer. Then he had thoughts of becoming a financier. The father dreamed that the children had an excellent education and a promising career.

Actually, that's why the young man entered the University of California at the Department of Marketing and Finance. Studying was easy for him, he was satisfied with the chosen speci alty.

After the first course, Kevin began to attend a theater group, which began to captivate him more and more every day. However, he did not yet allow the thought of an acting career.

Having received his red diploma, Kevin Costner got a job in a marketing company. But he did not receive the expected euphoria. At the same time, he married his high school girlfriend Cindy. She supported her husband in his dreams of a great career as an artist.

After their honeymoon in Mexico, the couple was returning home on the same plane as actor Richard Burton. Overcoming embarrassment, the young man approached the artist, and they talked about the dream profession. This conversation became decisive in Costner's life.

A week later he went to conquer Hollywood.

First role

The first time after leaving home, Costner had a hard time. He rented a tiny apartment and worked hard to pay for acting classes. What professions he tried: as a truck driver, as a tourist guide, and even as a fisherman, Kostner managed to visit.

Kevin was insanely tired, and one day due to a breakdown, he simply did not go to work. The money has run out. His teacher found out about this and offered the aspiring actor a role inthe film "Wild Beach", which belonged to the erotic genre. Kevin agreed. Later, when he became a respected actor, this work was a stain on his reputation. Especially after the company "Troma" bought this picture and released it on a wide screen, in every possible way speculating on the name of the already famous actor.

After this incident, he decided to look for a job on his own. That is why I tried not to miss a single casting. Kevin Costner, whose roles were only episodic, did not give up and waited for his finest hour.

First fame

The first more or less major role went to Kevin in 1983. The film "Big Disappointment" was about friends who became close after the suicide of one of them. Of course, Costner was the suicidal one. He had several major episodes in this picture, but they were not included in the final cut. Kevin only appeared at the beginning of the film as a corpse in a coffin.

Director Lawrence Kasdan, as an apology for the cut scenes, offered the man the lead role in the film "Silverado". After its release in 1985, Costner Kevin got his first fans.

In 1987, the actor starred in the film "The Untouchables" with such stars as Sean Connery, Robert de Niro and Andy Garcia. But he did not get lost among his eminent partners, but, on the contrary, proved that he can play no worse than them.

In 1988, Kevin Costner, whose filmography grew by leaps and bounds, got a new role. It was a movie"No Escape", very much acclaimed by the public.

Career in the 1990s

The actor's name has become associated with successful films and huge box office receipts. Costner began to receive dozens of invitations, and the entire period of the 90s can be called the most successful in his entire career.

Movies with Kevin Costner in the lead role now and then appeared on wide screens. But he decided to go beyond acting and founded his own production company. In 1990, he released the film "Dances with Wolves", where he acted not only as a producer, but also as a director. For this work, Costner received an Academy Award.

Followed by commercially successful films "Robin Hood" and "The Bodyguard". Both projects were produced by Costner and brought him a tangible income.

Then a slight decline began in my personal life and career. After many years of living together, the actor divorced his wife Cindy, with whom he had three children (Annie, Lily, Joe). And his production work during this period went unnoticed.

Director's work

In 1995, the film "Water World" was released, directed by Costner. Kevin created a picture that tells about the consequences of global warming. The budget at that time was huge (180 million dollars). And the expected profit did not follow. The picture failed at the box office, bringing only losses. As a director, Costner's reputation has taken a hit.

Kevin Costner,whose photographs at that moment could be found in every tabloid, experienced his failure for a long time, but then pulled himself together. In 1997, he made another film - "Postman" (about life after a nuclear war). Unfortunately, it was also not accepted by critics or audiences.

For a long time, Costner did not direct, but in 2003 he again made a movie. It was a picture of "Open Space" in the western genre. And the audience liked this work.

Present

Films with Kevin Costner in the title role began to come out less and less, but he continues to work and delight his fans. Several of his latest paintings can be distinguished.

• "The Hatfields and the McCoys". This is a mini-series for which the actor received his second Golden Globe. There he played the role of William Hatfield.
• "Three days to kill". Action film written by Luc Besson. Fans are always happy to meet such films. Cast: Kevin Costner, Connie Nielsen, Hailee Steinfeld.
• "Draft Day". Costner's partner was Jennifer Garner.

In 2004, Kevin Costner, whose photos began to appear less and less in the press, married a second time. His chosen one was Christine Baumgartner. The couple have three children.

Interesting facts

1. Costner has an illegitimate son, Liam.
2. The actor has Irish and German roots.
3. It was Costner who insistedto have Whitney Houston as the female lead in Bodyguard.