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Kevin Costner
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Biography
Height
6' 1"
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Mini 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. 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 kid at school, which led to him being a daydreamer. As a teen he sang in teh Batist 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 heighth, he was only 5'2" when he graduated high school. Nonetheles, 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 witha business degree in 1978 & married his college sweetheart, Cindy Silva. He initially took a marketing job in Orange County. Everything changed when he accidentally met Richard Burton 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. One that came with "The Big Chill", even though his part substantially ended up on the cutting room floor. Nonetheless, he was remembered by director Lawrence Kasdan when he decided to make "Silverado". His career took off after that.
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Spouse
'Cindy Silva' (1978 - 1994)
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Trivia
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
(May 1998) Voted most erotic male by the readers of the German magazine 'Amica'.
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
(October 1997) Ranked #27 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
(January 1997) Revealed, via blood tests, that Costner is father of child born to Bridget Rooney. Child is called Liam, born November 1996.
Born at 9:40pm-PST
Cindy Silva played Snow White for Disneyland.
Played the dead body in Big Chill, The (1983)
He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."
(1991) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
(1990) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world
He turned down the leading role in WarGames (1983), which was played by Matthew Broderick, to play Alex in Big Chill, The (1983). His part was later cut.
(1986) Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38.
He is a supporter of a British soccer team Arsenal.
(1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#87).
Was asked to play the lead, that eventually went to Harrison Ford, in Air Force One.
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