Kevin Costner was born in Linwood, near Los Angeles, on January 18, 1955. After graduating from high school, Kevin enters the University of Marketing, graduating in 1978. During his studies, he began to get interested in theater: he became a member of the student theater society and took acting lessons. After the institute, Kevin gets a job in the specialty, but some time later abandons it and is submitted to Hollywood to look for good luck in the acting field. He debuts on screen in a low-budget film and until his first real success plays on stage and starred in many films in small supporting roles, and sometimes as extras.
In 1987, after several years of auditions, auditions and not very noticeable work, he gets one of the roles in the film by Brian de Palma.
"Untouchables" , which brings Kevin to the peak of popularity.
A year later, another successful film came out.
"No exit" where the actor played the main role. And the films about baseball “Darham Bull” and “Field of his dreams”, also released in the late 80s, cemented Costner’s status as one of the most successful Hollywood actors.
In the early 90s, the actor founded his own production company Tig Production and, with only a small budget, shoots an epic western in 1991.
Dancing with wolves The peak of his career. The film collected a record box office, became the leader of the box office and received 8 Oscars, including Costner himself brought a nomination for best actor and two statuettes - for best director and as best film of the year.
Following came a few more films, where in addition to the main role, the actor was also a producer:
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves "John F. Kennedy,"
The bodyguard where his partner became a singer. Whitney Houston "Wyatt Earp."
The next two directorial works of Kevin – paintings
Water World" and
The Postman - failed at the box office and were poorly evaluated by critics, causing serious damage to the actor's reputation.
However, these defeats did not force Costner to stop his directorial attempts and 2 years later two more of his creations appear on the screens, this time successful - the film "For the Love of the Game" and a romantic picture.
"Message in a Bottle" where his partner became
Robin Wright Penn .
The beginning of the 20th century brings fans of Costner a series of cult paintings with his participation: “Thirteen Days”, “Dragonfly”,
Rumor has it. with Jennifer Aniston, "The Visibility of Anger,"
Rescuer with Ashton Kutcher,
Who are you, Mr. Brooks? Demi Moore and many others.
In addition to acting Kevin is fond of music, he created the music group Modern West released in 2008 his debut album and rode with a large tour in his support.
In 1978, Kevin Costner married his girlfriend Cynthia Silva, who bore him two daughters Annie and Lily and son Joe. In 1994, after 16 years of marriage, he filed for divorce. In 1996, a DNA test acknowledged his paternity to the son of model Bridget Rooney Lyam, which he initially denied. In 2004, Kevin Costner tied the knot for the second time: he married model and designer Christina Baumgartner, who gave the actor three more children – sons Kaiden and Hayes and daughter Grace.
