Kevin Costner is the 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 in the State Department of Health, his father was an employee of the housing and communal enterprise.
The Costner family lived in modest wealth. But children were not deprived of parental love. The house created all the conditions for their harmonious development. The father never neglected his parental responsibilities. Even after a shift of many hours, he found the strength to play ball with his sons.
Kevin's early childhood passed in the small town of Compton. But due to the work of his father, the family often had to move. Perhaps that is why Kevin was an introverted child and hardly found friends.
To somehow help her son overcome herself and her shyness, Mrs. Costner recorded Kevin in the choir, where, oddly enough, he went with pleasure.
At school, Costner Kevin played baseball and dreamed of a professional career. Then he had thoughts to become 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 pleased with the chosen specialty.
After the first year, Kevin began to attend the theater club, which began to enthrall him more and more with each new day. However, he has not yet allowed thoughts of an acting career.
After receiving his honors, Kostner Kevin got a job in a marketing company. But I did not receive the expected euphoria. At the same time, he married his school friend Cindy. She supported her husband in his dreams of a great career as an artist.
After a honeymoon in Mexico, the couple returned home on the same plane with actor Richard Burton. Overcoming embarrassment, the young man approached the artist, and they talked about the profession of dreams. This conversation was decisive in the life of Costner.
A week later, he went to conquer Hollywood.
First role
The first time after leaving home, Kostner had a hard time. He rented a tiny apartment and worked hard to pay for acting classes. What professions he had not tried: a truck driver, a tourist guide, and even a fisherman, Kostner managed to visit.
Kevin was madly tired, and once because of a breakdown he simply did not go to work. The money is over. His teacher found out about this and offered a novice actor a role in the 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 the wide screen, in every possible way speculating in the name of the already famous actor.
After this incident, he decided exclusively independently to look for a job. That is why I tried not to miss a single casting. Kevin Costner, whose roles were only episodic, did not give up and was waiting for his finest hour.
First fame
The first more or less large 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 Kostner. He had several major episodes in this picture, but they were not included in the final editing. Kevin appeared only at the beginning of the film as a corpse in a coffin.
Director Laurence Casdan, as an apology for the cut scenes, offered the man the main role in the film "Silverado". After his release in 1985, Costner Kevin got his first fans.
In 1987, the actor starred in the movie The Untouchables with stars such as Sean Connery, Robert de Niro and Andy Garcia. But he did not get lost among his famous partners, but, on the contrary, proved that he could play no worse than them.
In 1988, Kevin Costner, whose filmography grew by leaps and bounds, received a new role. It was the movie "There is no way out," very much approved by the public.
Career in the 1990s
The name of the actor began to be associated with successful films and huge box office. Costner began to receive dozens of invitations, and the entire period of the 90s can be called the most successful in his entire career.
Films with Kevin Costner in the title role now and then appeared on wide screens. But he decided to go beyond just acting and founded his own production company. In 1990, he released the film "Dancing with the Wolves", where he acted not only as a producer, but also as a director. For this work, Costner was awarded the Academy Award.
This was followed by the commercially successful films Robin Hood and The Bodyguard. Both projects were produced by Costner and brought him tangible income.
Then, a slight decline began in personal and life and career. After many years of marriage, the actor divorced his wife Cindy, from 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 on the screen, directed by Costner. Kevin created a picture of the effects of global warming. The budget at that time was huge ($ 180 million). But the expected profit did not follow. The picture failed at the box office, causing only losses. Kostner’s reputation as a director has suffered greatly.
Kevin Costner, whose photos at that moment could be found in every tabloid, long experienced his failure, but then pulled himself together. In 1997, he made another film - The Postman (about life after a nuclear war). Unfortunately, it was not received either by critics or by the audience.
For a long time, Costner did not direct, but in 2003 he again shot a movie. It was a picture of "Open Space" in the Western genre. And this work pleased the public.
Present
Films with Kevin Costner in the title role began to appear less and less, but he continues to work and delight his fans. From his last paintings, several can be distinguished.
- Hatfields and McCoy. 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, scripted by Luc Besson. Fans are always happy to see such films. Cast: Kevin Costner, Connie Nielsen, Hayley Steinfield.
- "Draft Day". Costner's partner was Jennifer Garner.
In 2004, Kevin Costner, whose photo began to appear less and less in the press, married a second time. His chosen one was Christine Baumgartner. The couple has three children.
Interesting Facts
- Costner has an illegitimate son, Liam.
- The actor has Irish and German roots.
- It was Costner who insisted that Whitney Houston play the lead female role in The Bodybuilder.