Kevin Michael Costner is an American artist born January 18, 1955. He is a name that has made a name for itself with his awards and unforgettable roles in the fields of cinema, television, music and directing. He won a total of six awards from prestigious institutions such as the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and Emmys, and was honored in many different categories, including the Screen Actors Guild Award.
He took part in many remarkable projects throughout his brilliant career in cinema. He reached large audiences with his leading roles in films such as "The Untouchables", "Bull Durham", "JFK" and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". "Dances with Wolves", which he directed, was awarded the Oscar for Best Film and Best Director.
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Costner, who also gave impressive performances on television, won the Emmy Award for his role in the mini-series "Hatfields & McCoys" and once again made a name for himself on the screen with his character John Dutton in "Yellowstone". His work on this series earned him both Golden Globe and SAG nominations. Costner, who is also active in the field of music, released albums in the country rock style with the band "Kevin Costner & Modern West".
While their album "Untold Truths", released in 2008, achieved certain success in the charts, the band also became known for their live performances.
Kevin Michael Costner was born on January 18, 1955 in Lynwood, California, USA. While studying marketing and finance at California State University, he secretly began taking acting classes. Although he started working in a corporate job after graduation, a chance encounter with actor Richard Burton on a plane trip and a short conversation with him changed Costner's life and made him decide to focus entirely on acting.
Costner, who appeared in small roles early in his acting career, had a chance when director Lawrence Kasdan cast him in the Western film "Silverado" (1985). He then rose to leading actor status with the character of Eliot Ness, which he played in the movie "The Untouchables" (1987), directed by Brian De Palma, and the thriller movie "No Way Out", in which he starred in the same year.
The late 1980s and early 1990s marked the peak of Costner's career. He received critical acclaim with his popular baseball movies "Bull Durham" (1988) and "Field of Dreams" (1989). However, his real success came with the epic Western film "Dances with Wolves" (1990), which he directed, produced and starred in. The film won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Costner (Costner was also nominated for Best Actor).
Following this victory, he solidified his place as one of Hollywood's biggest stars with box office hits such as "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991), Oliver Stone's "JFK" (1991) and "The Bodyguard" (1992), co-starring Whitney Houston.
Although he went through a difficult period in his career in the mid-1990s, when high-budget projects such as "Waterworld" (1995) and "The Postman" (1997), which he also directed, failed to achieve the expected success at the box office, Costner continued to work. He continued his existence with sports films such as "Tin Cup" (1996) and thrillers such as "Thirteen Days" (2000).
He continued directing and directed the critically acclaimed Western film "Open Range" (2003). In the following years, he starred in various films such as "The Upside of Anger" (2005), "Mr. Brooks" (2007), "Man of Steel" (2013), where he played Superman's father Jonathan Kent, "Hidden Figures" (2016) and "Molly's Game" (2017).
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 152 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) โ Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
- The View (1997)
- The Graham Norton Show (2007)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
- Yellowstone (2018) โ John Dutton
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) โ Self - Presenter
- Great Performances (1971)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
