Kevin Costner Bio (Wiki)

Publish date: 2024-09-01

Who is Kevin Costner?

Kevin Costner is an American actor, producer, musician, and director.

People mostly recognize him for his role as Eliot Ness in ‘The Untouchables, John J. Dunbar in ‘Dances with Wolves, and Crash Davis in ‘Bull Durham’.

He has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Kevin Costner: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Costner was born in Lynwood, California on January 18, 1955, to parents Sharon Rae and William Costner.

His mother was a welfare worker, and his father was an electrician.

He became interested in sports during his childhood years and also took piano lessons. He is of American nationality.

Furthermore, Kevin Costner belongs to a mixed ethnic background of English, German, Swiss-German, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish.

Talking about his education, Costner attended Mt. Whitney High School. Additionally, he graduated from Villa Park High School in 1973.

Furthermore, he earned a BA in marketing and finance from California State University.

Kevin Costner: Career, Salary, Net Worth

Kevin Costner initially began taking acting lessons five nights a week. Additionally, he made his film debut in the film ‘Sizzle Beach, U.S.A.’.

In 1982, he also appeared in ‘Night Shift’, ‘Frances’, and ‘Chasing Dreams’. In addition, he also appeared as a Newlywed Husband in ‘Table for Five’ in 1983.

The same year, Kevin Costner also appeared in ‘Stacy’s Knights’, and ‘And the Big Chill’, and he also appeared as Jimmy Scott in ‘Shadows Run Black’ in 1984.

Since then, he has appeared in numerous other movies and television series. All in all, he has over 55 credits as an actor.

Some other movies and television series that Costner has appeared in are ‘Yellowstone’, ‘Molly’s Game’, ‘Hidden Figures’, ‘Criminal’, ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’, ‘Draft Day, ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, ‘Hatfields & McCoys’, ‘The Company Men’, ‘The New Daughter’, ‘The Guardian’, ‘3000 Miles to Graceland’, ‘The Postman’, ‘Tin Cup’, ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, ‘The Gunrunner’, ‘Thirteen Days’, and ‘Dragonfly’ among others.

Additionally, Kevin Costneralso has 17 credits as a producer. In addition, he has 3 credits as a director. Furthermore, he is a singer in the band Kevin Costner & Modern West.

On November 11, 2008, the band released a country album titled ‘Untold Truths’.

Apart from his career as an actor and singer, Costner is also on an honorary board for the National World War I Museum in Kansas City and was named ceremonial Grand Marshal of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Auto Club 500 in 2007.

Furthermore, he was also a partial owner of the Zion, Illinois-based Lake County Fielders independent baseball team.

Costner has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Emmy Award. All in all, he has 54 wins and 57 nominations to his name to date.

Kevin Costner has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $300 million as of 2023.

Kevin Costner: Rumors, Controversy

Costner was listed in the celebrity names that are accused of sexual assault.

Additionally, he was accused of performing a ‘disgusting’ sex act before a hotel masseuse in 2006.

Furthermore, Kevin Costner also received criticism over casting Whitney Houston opposite him because of racism.

At present, there are no rumors concerning Costner and his career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Talking about his body measurement, Kevin Costner has a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m).

Additionally, Kevin Costner weighs around 83 kg. Furthermore, his hair color is blonde and his eye color is blue.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Kevin Costner is active on social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram.

He has more than 283k followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 601k followers on Instagram.

Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 364k followers.

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