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Actor Credits
Other InformationAwardsSatellite Award / Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical Satellite Awards [2005] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Star on the Walk of Fame / Motion Picture Walk of Fame [2003] (Won/Nominated: Won) Razzie Award / Worst Screen Couple Razzie Awards [2002] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor Razzie Awards [2002] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor of the Century - 2 Razzie Awards [2000] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor of the Century - 3 Razzie Awards [2000] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor of the Century - 4 Razzie Awards [2000] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor - 2 Razzie Awards [2000] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor of the Century - 1 Razzie Awards [2000] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor - 1 Razzie Awards [2000] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Blockbuster Entertainment Award / Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance Blockbuster Entertainment Awards [2000] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Picture Razzie Awards [1998] (Won/Nominated: Won) Razzie Award / Worst Director Razzie Awards [1998] (Won/Nominated: Won) Razzie Award / Worst Actor Razzie Awards [1998] (Won/Nominated: Won) Saturn Award / Best Actor Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA [1998] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Golden Globe / Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical Golden Globes [1997] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor Razzie Awards [1996] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Picture Razzie Awards [1996] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor Razzie Awards [1995] (Won/Nominated: Won) Razzie Award / Worst Picture Razzie Awards [1995] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Remake or Sequel Razzie Awards [1995] (Won/Nominated: Won) Razzie Award / Worst Screen Couple Razzie Awards [1995] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Actor Razzie Awards [1993] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Razzie Award / Worst Picture Razzie Awards [1993] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) MTV Movie Award / Most Desirable Male MTV Movie Awards [1993] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) MTV Movie Award / Best Male Performance MTV Movie Awards [1993] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) MTV Movie Award / Best On-Screen Duo MTV Movie Awards [1993] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Robert / Best Foreign Film (Årets udenlandske spillefilm) Robert Festival [1992] (Won/Nominated: Won) Razzie Award / Worst Actor Razzie Awards [1992] (Won/Nominated: Won) Mainichi Film Concours / Best Foreign Language Film Mainichi Film Concours [1992] (Won/Nominated: Won) MTV Movie Award / Best Male Performance MTV Movie Awards [1992] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) MTV Movie Award / Most Desirable Male MTV Movie Awards [1992] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Golden Globe / Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Golden Globes [1992] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) César / Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) César Awards, France [1992] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) BAFTA Film Award / Best Direction BAFTA Awards [1992] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) BAFTA Film Award / Best Film BAFTA Awards [1992] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) BAFTA Film Award / Best Actor BAFTA Awards [1992] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Saturn Award / Best Actor Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA [1992] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Golden Globe / Best Director - Motion Picture Golden Globes [1991] (Won/Nominated: Won) DGA Award / Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Directors Guild of America, USA [1991] (Won/Nominated: Won) Golden Globe / Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Golden Globes [1991] (Won/Nominated: Won) Golden Berlin Bear Berlin International Film Festival [1991] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Silver Berlin Bear / Outstanding Single Achievement Berlin International Film Festival [1991] (Won/Nominated: Won) Oscar / Best Actor in a Leading Role Academy Awards [1991] (Won/Nominated: Nominated) Oscar / Best Director Academy Awards [1991] (Won/Nominated: Won) Oscar / Best Picture Academy Awards [1991] (Won/Nominated: Won) |
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BiographyFriends and FamilyDaniel Craig Costner [Brother] :: Mark Douglas Costner [Brother] :: Sharon Costner [Mother] :: Bill Costner [Father]Trivia and QuotesQuotes don`t mind Hollywood. After all, I don`t make movies that are like avant garde or not understandable. I just like to make a mainstream movie with all the edges that existed in the writing and I don`t like to see it flattened out in order to cater to audiences. I don`t really give a shit what people think about my movie after watching it and giving it a test score, but I really care about what you think about it when you see it in its purity, because I don`t feel like I`m going to lose you. I don`t feel like my movies are going to be for everyone because they`re not, because sometimes they`re more adult and that eliminates kids. Everyone feels like they could have done things differently in life. But I`m happy about the things I`ve done. Not always happy about the results, but happy about the decisions, because I made them myself. And I think that`s an important way to go through life. -- Interview with David Giammarco, Cigar Aficionado Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2000 I can`t say I really see much difference between my son and daughters except that my girls will occasionally make me a sandwich and my son won`t. I think you have to look at screenwriting as an art form because it`s not all that easy to do. Not all that many people can do it. So you have to go out and find the material, or develop it from scratch, and I`m one of the handful or people who actually spends his own money on developing and producing projects I like. It`s awfully hard if you`re his children, his wife, his mother, his dad; there`s a certain thing we can`t lose as human beings, which is empathy for maybe the hardest job in the world. Whether we think it`s being performed right or not we can`t, like, wish ... or think that`s even cute. - On Death of a President (2005) I`m a hunter, I hunt but I think there should be gun laws. I think there should be a lot of gun laws. I don`t want to lose my shotgun but there`s a real good reason why I use my shotgun. It came from my grandpa. His cheek was on it. My dad`s cheek was on it and I go out and hunt with my dogs. My gun`s an heirloom to me and my son, one day, when I`m gone, is gonna know, `Your dad hunted with that.` But, even though with the connection that I have to my gun, can I look at the NRA and say, `I think you`re out of line?`. I can say that. You know, the Kennedys have endured such a large amount of tabloidism over the last twenty years. But my feeling is that no matter what anybody thinks about the Kennedys, in those thirteen days they were absolutely golden. And if other individuals had been in that position, I think the legacy we would have been sharing in the year 2000 - instead of all the bright lights and parties when we hit the Millennium - would be 150 million people dead. It would make the Vietnam War pale in comparison. And if other men had been in power, they would have swallowed hook, line and sinker the recommendations of the military. -- Interview with David Giammarco, Cigar Aficionado Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2000 I don`t want to turn my back on that [Bush] family. They`ve been gracious to me. We`re supposed to evolve from frontier justice. I think that the old west mythology is a good thing to have in your spine. But it shouldn`t operate your brain. It`s nice to know that you are willing to fight, but it`s good to know how smart you are about not fighting. -- On the Iraq War. I put on 20 pounds for the film. I drank whole milk with sugar, bananas and ice cream. And chocolate and cookies. -- On gaining weight for The Upside of Anger (2005). I registered as a Republican when I was twenty-one. My parents were Republicans. But as I`ve gotten older I`ve questioned my whole conservative background ... I think you should be fair about how you treat people. I`m not into plugs, rugs or drugs to correct this problem and would rather just shave it off. -- on going bald The fact that I was 5ft 2 as a sophomore didn`t help. I`m 6ft 1 now but still relate to those feelings. I didn`t date in high school and didn`t get my growth until college. I never got over being short. I`m happy about the things I`ve done. Not always happy about the results, but happy about the decisions, because I made them myself. And I think that`s an important way to go through life. -- Interview with David Giammarco, Cigar Aficionado Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2000 I`m really aware of my disappointments, what movies I didn`t like when I was done. I`m not so sure they line up with public or critical disappointments. But if I have to reduce my life to the box office, I can see what the up-and-down thing is. Popularity now is cultural achievement. If you can be popular, you actually can make a living out of being popular. It`s not my way. Other actors might have made Bull Durham 2,Tin Cup 2, Dances 2 and Bodyguard 2. But I don`t think repeating yourself is very good. My first introduction to English football was in 1990 when I was over here making Robin Hood and I got invited to an Arsenal game. Having watched sports all my life in America, there was no comparison in terms of the emotion that was in the stadium that day. And I really never forgot it. - On being an Arsenal Fan. Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they`ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. -- Interview with David Giammarco, Cigar Aficionado Magazine, Nov/Dec 2000 This is a bonding film for all. You could put it anywhere in history--the Berlin Wall, Kuwait. -- On Dances with Wolves (1990)Trivia Costner is frequently cited as a celebrity Republican, although he no longer is. He did socialize and golf with President George Bush, and in 1992 the Bush re-election campaign leaked word that he would appear in a commercial for the President. Costner, then a registered Republican, had no intention of aiding Bush, according to a close associate. He was a Clinton supporter. `We had to tell the Bush campaign to stop saying he was going to do ads,` the associate says. Before the 1996 election, Costner switched his registration to Independent. He gave $5,000 to the Democratic Party and attended the Democratic National Convention. Still, he continues to receive invitations to GOP fund raisers, and in February 1999 the New York Times referred to him as a Republican. `He`s not a particularly political guy,` says the associate. Once was a bus driver for tours to stars` Hollywood homes. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (11 August 2003). Was attached to the role of Sgt. John McLoughlin in World Trade Center. From the mid-1990s, following the commercial and critical failure of his ambitious science-fiction epic Waterworld (1995), his box office appeal waned somewhat, reviving slightly with the political drama Thirteen Days (2000). Is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity. Supported Bill Clinton in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections. Was considered for the role of Col. James Dolittle in Pearl Harbor (2001) but turned it down. The part went to Alec Baldwin. Was considered the role of Cleveland Heep in Lady in the Water (2006) but the studio couldn`t contact Costner. The part was given to Paul Giamatti instead. From 2005-2006, he had owned a home in the Hollywood Hills. But, in April 2006, he had sold his 10,000-square-foot Spanish Hacienda, on an acre behind gates, his five bedrooms plus staff quarters, a media room, a billiards room, a tennis court, a gym, a pool, a spa and grassy yards. Sold for $11.5 million to "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) host Ryan Seacrest. Has two films on the American Film Institute`s 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time. They are Dances with Wolves (1990) at #59 and Field of Dreams (1989) at #28. He and his second wife, Christine Baumgartner, honeymooned in St. Andrews, Scotland. Their honeymoon coincided with the annual Dunhill Links Celebrity Golf Tournament, where regulars include Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Cruise, and Michael Douglas. His favorite movie genre is the Western. In April 2006, he spent $28.5 million on an oceanfront 17-acre ranch in Santa Barbara County, California. He and wife, Christine Baumgartner, are raising horses on their new ranch. Along with Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Richard Attenborough and Robert Redford one of 6 people to win and Academy Award for "Best Director", though they are mainly known as actors. Goes to Omaha, Nebraska, during the summer for the College World Series if California State Fullerton (his alma mater) qualifies for the tournament. Has done more baseball themed films than any other actor. Some of his favorite directors are Frank Capra, George Stevens, John Sturges, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg. Turned down the role of Bill in Quentin Tarantino`s Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) to direct Open Range (2003) instead. He has played at the celebrity golf tournament Pebble Beach, California, every year starting from 1996. He joins Sylvester Stallone, Prince, Roberto Benigni, William Shatner, and Tom Green as being the only actors to direct themselves in performances that would `win` them a Razzie Award for Worst Actor. His favorite movies are long epics with a lot of stories. In 2003 he was working in London and decided to go to a game, only to find out Arsenal were playing away from home, so he booked a private helicopter to take him to the match 160 miles away! Owns a 165 acre ranch outside of Aspen. Co-owns the Midnight Star casino in Deadwood, South Dakota, which displays some of his movie memorabilia. In his role as Crash Davis in Bull Durham (1988), he states his personal beliefs. One of those beliefs is "...Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone". In his role as Jim Garrison in JFK (1991), he plays a lawyer determined to prove that Oswald did not act alone. On his and Christine Baumgartner`s wedding day, there were 500 guests, including: Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Willis, Tim Allen, Don Johnson, Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones. Opened the Tatanka Interpretive site in Deadwood, South Dakota, in 2003. The site features a bronze statue depicting the Lakota Sioux buffalo hunt. There is also a museum, gift shop, and living history of the Lakota Sioux tribe. Tatanka is the Lakota word for buffalo. Turned down a role in Platoon (1986) because he thought it portrayed American soldiers in Vietnam negatively and didn`t want to insult his brother, who was a Vietnam veteran. Announced engagement to girlfriend `Christine Baumgartner`, having been a couple since 1999 (26 June 2003). Before hitting it big in the acting business Kevin worked as a skipper on the ride, the Jungle Cruise, at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. For his entire career, he has purposely avoided doing sequels to his films. So far, he is one of the few blockbuster stars to never come back for a sequel. Has starred in two films about John F. Kennedy, but hasn`t played Kennedy; the two films are JFK (1991) and Thirteen Days (2000). Sioux nation gave Costner a tract of land after making Dances with Wolves (1990). Costner built a golf course on that land. Harrison Ford later turned down the Jim Garrison role in Oliver Stone`s JFK (1991) and Kevin Costner decided to take it after a meeting with the director Stone. His character in Dragonfly (2002) was written with the intention of Harrison Ford taking the film role. Ford turned down the role to take a year off from movies. Kevin Costner & Harrison Ford`s casting choices have crossed paths many times before. Harrison Ford turned down the Jack Ryan role in The Hunt for Red October (1990) as did Kevin Costner. Harrison Ford instead made Presumed Innocent (1990) and Kevin Costner made his Oscar-winning Dances with Wolves (1990). The Jack Ryan role went to then character actor Alec Baldwin. Member of the Delta Chi Fraternity, along with G.D. Spradlin Alan Heitz and Ashton Kutcher. The President of the United States role in the mega-blockbuster Air Force One (1997) was written specifically for Kevin Costner. In fact, Kevin Costner helped develop the action film with Beacon Communications and writer Andrew W. Marlowe in 1996. But, Kevin had to eventually pass on the film because of work delays with his futuristic The Postman (1997). Costner called up Harrison Ford personally and offered Harrison a once-in-a-lifetime role. Harrison Ford accepted the role and has always thanked Kevin Costner in interviews for his kind gesture. Air Force One (1997) went on to become one of the highest grossing films of all time. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#87). [1995] He is a supporter of a British soccer team Arsenal. His frontal nude scene in For Love of the Game (1999) was reportedly deleted after being met with laughter at test screenings. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis` Screen World, Vol. 38. [1986] Was considered for the lead in Air Force One (1997) (the part eventually went to Harrison Ford). 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. [1991] He turned down the leading role in WarGames (1983), which was played by Matthew Broderick, to play Alex in The Big Chill (1983). His part was later cut. His first wife, Cindy Costner, played "Snow White" for Disneyland. Ranked #27 in Empire (UK) magazine`s "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] 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. Graduated from the same college as Ethan Drake. His production companies are TIG Productions and Treehouse Films. Voted most erotic male by the readers of the German magazine `Amica.` [May 1998] Youngest of three sons of Bill Costner, an electrician and later utilities executive, and his wife Sharon Costner, a welfare worker. Former fashion model. Played golf several times with former President Ronald Reagan in the early 1990s. Publicly called for increased gun controls following the Virginia Tech massacre. Although often compared with Gary Cooper, he has himself named James Stewart as the western star who has most influenced his work. As a child he was particularly fond of the five westerns Stewart made for director Anthony Mann. Got to know Richard Burton on the return plane from his honeymoon with Cindy in Puerto Vallarta, who advised him to give everything up completely if he wanted to pursue acting (1978). Singer of `Kevin Costner and Modern West`, a rock/country band which he recently founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine. In October 2007, he was on a worldwide tour with the band including sold out shows in Istanbul and Rome. Has German, Irish and Cherokee ancestry. | ||
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