Kris Kristofferson Height Weight Age Spouse
Kristoffer Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, United States, on June 22, 1936, was an American musician and actor. Young Kris Kristofferson first started his career as a songwriter, he wrote song "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" for Johnny Cash (1969), for which won the Songwriter of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards. He made his big screen debut in drama film The Last Movie (1971) in role as Minstrel Wrangler. He got his television debut in Saturday Night Live (1976) in episode "Kris Kristofferson / Rita Coolidge". Kris's breakthrough came with Janis Joplin's version of his song "Me and Bobby McGee" (1971). He released debut studio album "Kristofferson" in 1970.
How tall was Kris Kristofferson and what was his weight? Kris Kristofferson's height was 5' 10" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 178 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight was 159 іn pоunds or 72 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Kris Kristofferson
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Birth Date
June 22, 1936
Died
September 28, 2024
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Cancer
Natural hair color
Salt and Pepper
Eye color
Blue
Height
5 ft 10 in | 178 cm
Weight
72 kg | 159 lbs
Shoe size
Not available
Best Movies
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer for his role as Billy the Kid in Revisionist Western film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973).
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role as John Norman Howard in musical romantic drama film A Star Is Born (1976).
He played Blackie Buck in music drama movie Songwriter (1984), also was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
He portrayed Abraham Whistler in superhero horror films:
Blade (1998), for which he was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
He won the Action on Film Award for Outstanding Cast Performance - Feature for his role as John Francis Marshall in crime drama film The Red Maple Leaf (2016).
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) comedy drama as David
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976) drama as Jim Cameron
Convoy (1978) road action comedy as Martin 'Rubber Duck' Penwald
Heaven's Gate (1980) epic Western as James Averill
Trouble in Mind (1985) neo-noir crime as John 'Hawk' Hawkins
Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) comedy as Mace Montana
Millennium (1989) science fiction as Bill Smith
Lone Star (1996) neo-Western as Charlie Wade
Dance with Me (1998) romantic dance drama as John Burnett
Limbo (1999) drama as 'Smilin' Jack Johannson
He played Reed Haskett in family drama films Dolphin Tale (2011) and Dolphin Tale 2 (2014).
He voiced Old Donkey in animated biblical comedy movie The Star (2017).
Blaze (2018) biographical drama as Edwin Fuller
Best TV Shows
Amerika (1987) ABC miniseries in role as Devin Milford
Lives of the Saints (2004) drama miniseries as Matthew Bok
He narrated Showtime western anthology series Dead Man's Gun (1997–1999).
Texas Rising (2015) History Channel miniseries as President Andrew Jackson
Facts
Graduated from San Mateo High School in 1954.
Graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California (1958), with a B.A. in Creative Literature.
Graduated from Oxford University (1960), with a B.Phil. degree in English literature.
Had brother, Kraigher.
Had Swedish, English, Scots-Irish, German, Swiss-German and Dutch ancestry.
He was a skilled boxer, rugby and football player.
He was a former United States Army Rangers captain.
He received flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
He also worked as a commercial helicopter pilot.
He released studio albums:
Kristofferson (1970)
The Silver Tongued Devil and I (1971)
Border Lord (1972)
Jesus Was a Capricorn (1972)
Spooky Lady's Sideshow (1974)
Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame (1975)
Surreal Thing (1976) Easter Island (1978)
Shake Hands with the Devil (1979)
To the Bone (1981)
Repossessed (1986)
Third World Warrior (1990)
A Moment of Forever (1995)
The Austin Sessions (1999)
This Old Road (2006)
Closer to the Bone (2009)
Feeling Mortal (2013)
The Cedar Creek Sessions (2016)
He was inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.
He was inducted into Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin, Texas (2006).
He won the Country Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.
He voiced Ned White in video game Gun (2005).
He voiced Chief Hanlon in video game Fallout: New Vegas (2010).
He has never had formal acting training.
Kris died on September 28, 2024, Maui, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 88.
Relationships
He dated Jane Fonda (1981), Andrea De Portago (1980), Barbra Streisand (1976), Carly Simon (1972), Samantha Eggar (1971) and Janis Joplin (1969).
Spouse
He was married to:
Rita Coolidge (1973-1980) they had daughter, Casey
Fran Beir (1961-1973) they had daughter, Tracy and son, Kris
Lisa Meyers (1983-2024) they had four sons: Jesse, Jody, Johnny, Blake and one daughter, Kelly Marie.