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 Costner. His older brother, Dan, was born in 1950. A middle brother died at birth in 1953. His Dad's job req...
Spouse:
Cindy Costner (11 February 1978 - 12 December 1994) (divorced); 3 children
Christine Baumgartner (II) (25 September 2004 - present); 3 children
Trivia:
Announced players who had been selected to Major League Baseball's AllCentury 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. 1986)
Youngest of three sons of Bill Costner, an electrician and laterutilities executive, and his wife Sharon Costner, a welfareworker.
Biography print:
Adrian Wright. _Kevin Costner: The Ultimate American Dream._ Warner Books / Robert Hale, 1883.
Personal quotes:
"Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out inthe end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs andcommitments." -- Interview with David Giammarco, Cigar AficionadoMagazine, Nov/Dec 2000
"I'm happy about the things I've done. Not always happy about theresults, but happy about the decisions, because I made them myself. AndI think that's an important way to go through life." -- Interview withDavid Giammarco, Cigar Aficionado Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2000
[On Dances with Wolves (1990)] "This is a bonding film for all.You could put it anywhere in history--the Berlin Wall, Kuwait".
"My first introduction to English football was in 1990 when I was overhere making Robin Hood and I got invited to an Arsenal game. Havingwatched sports all my life in America, there was no comparison in termsof the emotion that was in the stadium that day. And I really neverforgot it." - on being an Arsenal fan
I'm really aware of my disappointments, what movies I didn't like when Iwas done. I'm not so sure they line up with public or criticaldisappointments. But if I have to reduce my life to the box office, Ican see what the up-and-down thing is. Popularity now is culturalachievement. If you can be popular, you actually can make a living outof being popular. It's not my way. Other actors might have made "BullDurham 2","Tin Cup 2","Dances 2" and "Bodyguard 2". But I don't thinkrepeating yourself is very good.
Salary:
Bull Durham (1988): $1,500,000.00
Dances with Wolves (1990): $3,000,000.00
Biographical movie:
Field of Dreams: Roundtable with Kevin Costner, Johnny Bench, George Brett, and Bret Saberhagen (2004) (V)
Filmography:
A Little War of Our Own (2011) War
Learning Italian (2011) Adventure
The One (2011)
The Will to Drill (2011) Documentary
Rumor Has It... (2005) Romance
Swing Vote (2008) Comedy
The Company Men (2010) Drama
The New Daughter (2009) Horror
"30 for 30" (2009) {Kings Ransom (#1.1)} Documentary
"Divendres" (2009) {(#1.99)}