Kris Kristofferson

  • Name: Kris Kristofferson
  • Date of Birth: June 22, 1936
  • Place of Birth: Brownsville, Texas, USA
Mini-bio: Kris Kristofferson's father was an Air Force general who pushed his son to a military career. Kris was a Golden Gloves boxer and went to Pomona College in California. From there, he earned a Rhodes sc...( read more)holarship to study literature at Oxford. He ultimately joined the army and achieved the rank of captain. He became a helicopter pilot, which served him well later. In 1965 he resigned his commission to pursue songwriting. He had just been assigned to become a teacher at West Point. He got a job sweeping floors in Nashville studios. There he met Johnny Cash, who initially took some of his songs but ignored them. He was also working as a commercial 'copter pilot at the time. He got Cash's attention when he landed his helicopter in Cash's yard and gave him some more tapes. Cash then recorded Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Coming Down", which went was voted 1970's Song Of The Year by the Country Music Association. Kris was noted for his heavy boozing. He lost his helicopter pilot job when he passed out at the controls, and his drinking ruined his marriage to singer Rita Coolidge, when he was reaching a bottle and half of Jack Daniels daily. He gave up alcohol in 1976. His acting career nose-dived after making Heaven's Gate (1980) in 1980. In recent years he has made a comeback with his musical and acting careers. He does say that he prefers his music, but says his children are his true legacy.
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  • aacc17
    aacc17
    he was also in plant of the apes.
    posted 72 days ago
  • heavypunkrockfreak
    heavypunkrockfreak
    you rocked whith Wesley snipes in the Blade Trillogy i hope you guys make a fourth Blade
    one of youre biggest fans and wesleysnipes

    Tyler
    posted 436 days ago
  • smargey
    smargey
    howdy all, give my kris quiz a try
    posted 439 days ago
  • killahill2001
    killahill2001
    he is one very good actor but i know who be his best stunt double which would be my father my father looks identical to him
    posted 594 days ago
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