|  Kurt Russell mini-bio: Russell started his film career at the age of ten in an uncredited part in Elvis Presley's It Happened at the World's Fair. At the age of twelve he landed a big part for a juvenile actor: the lead role as the orphan Jaimie in the TV western The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). Based on a book by Robert Lewis Taylor, this series also starred Dan O'Herlihy, Charles Bronson, and the young Osmond Brothers. The young Russell was soon signed to a ten-year contract with the Walt Disney Company, reportedly by Walt Disney himself.[citation needed] He starred in many Disney films, such as Follow Me, Boys! (1966), The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) with newcomer Goldie Hawn as his baby sitter, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). Russell also had a baseball career (Russell's father had been a baseball player). In the early 1970s, Russell played second base for the minor league affiliate of the California Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim). He led his league in hitting with a .563 batting average. During a play, he was hit in the shoulder by another player running to second base. The collision tore the rotator cuff in one of Russell's shoulders. The injury forced his retirement from baseball in 1973, and he returned to acting. Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special (1979) for the made-for-television film Elvis. This would be his first pairing with John Carpenter, the director of Halloween. Over the next decade, Russell would team with Carpenter several times, and help create some of his best-known roles, usually as anti-heroes, including the infamous Snake Plissken of Escape from New York. Among their collaborations was the 1982 remake of The Thing. In 1986 the two made Big Trouble in Little China, a dark kung-fu comedy in which Russell played a truck driver caught in an ancient Chinese war. The movie, while a flop (much like The Thing), gained a cult audience, and even inspired a few other films, as well as the video game Mortal Kombat. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (1984) for his performance opposite Meryl Streep in Silkwood.
| VITAL STATS | | Eye color: Blue | | Height: 5 10" | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s): Blue Eyes, rugged handsome looks | | Education: Graduated from Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, California in 1969 | Family:
Father:Bing Russell (actor; born on May 5, 1926; died on April 8, 2003 - cancer)
Mother: Louise Crain
Has two younger sisters.
Sons: Wyatt Russell (actor; born on July 10; 1986; mother: Goldie Hawn), Boston Russell (born in 1980; mother: Season Hubley)
Stepdaughter : Kate Hudson (actress; born on April 19, 1979; mother: Goldie Hawn
Step son:Oliver Hudson (born on September 7, 1976; married actress Erinn Bartlett on Friday, June 9, 2006; father: Bill Hudson)
Ex Wife- Season Hubley (actress; born on March 14, 1951; married in 1979; divorced in 1980)
Current Relationship : Goldie Hawn (actress; born on November 21, 1945; together since 1982) | | Resides in:Currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. has other homes in Malibu CA and Aspen Colorado | | Religious affiliations: Catholic | | Political affiliation: libertarian | | Personal interests/hobbies:Kurt enjoys hunting, scuba diving, skiing, going to the beach, sailing | Charities/Causes:
Listen Campaign-
The first annual Listen Campaign was launched in November, 2007, and intends to raise awareness and funds for 200 children’s charity projects around the world by encompassing a massive global media campaign
.The Hawn Foundation-
Dedicated to supporting children by advancing mindfulness training in educational, healthcare and community-based settings.
Causes Supported;
AIDS
At Risk/ DisadvantagedYouths
Children
Disaster Relief
Economic/Business Support
Education
Health
Homelessness
Human Rights
Hunger
Literacy
Peace
Poverty
Refugees
Water | | Other: Was originally cast to play the cursed heroic knight Navarre in Ladyhawke (1985) while Rutger Hauer, who played the part of Navarre in the film, was the original choice to play the evil captain, even though Hauer had no interest in the part and was actually more interested in the part of the hero Navarre. When Russell dropped out of the project, Hauer took the role. |   | |
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