Kurt Russell
Actor, Film actor
1951 –
Who is Kurt Russell?
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters. In the 1970s, he signed a ten-year contract with the Walt Disney Company, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '70s". In 1979, Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for the made-for-television film Elvis.
In 1983, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance opposite Meryl Streep in the 1984 film, Silkwood. During the 1980s, Russell was cast in several films by director John Carpenter, including anti-hero roles such as former army hero-turned robber Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York and its sequel, Escape from L.A., Antarctic helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady in the horror film The Thing, and truck driver Jack Burton in the dark kung-fu comedy/action film Big Trouble in Little China, all of which have since become cult films.
In 1994, Russell had a starring role in the military science fiction film Stargate. In the mid-2000s, his portrayal of U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks in Miracle won the praise of critics. In 2006, he appeared in the disaster-thriller Poseidon, and in 2007 Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof segment from the film Grindhouse.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1951
Springfield - Also known as
- Kurt Vogel Russell
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Season Hubley
(1979/03/17 - 1983/05/16) - Goldie Hawn
(1983 - )
- Season Hubley
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Thousand Oaks High School
( - 1969)
- Thousand Oaks High School
- Employment
- Co-Founder, Cosmic Entertainment
- Lived in
- Vancouver
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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