Kevin CostnerKevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American film actor and director who has often produced his own films. Born in Lynwood, California, Costner spent his teenage years and pre-actor adulthood in Orange County, California, graduating from Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California in 1973, and earning a B.A. in business from California State University, Fullerton in 1978. Costner's most popular success was with the epic Dances with Wolves. He directed and starred in the film and served as one of two producers. The film was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won seven, including two for him personally (Best Picture and Best Director). A number of his film efforts after that success have been criticized for being too long and overly serious, and for squandering financial resources. The science-fiction epics Waterworld and The Postman was both major disappointments at the box office. Trivia
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The science-fiction epics Waterworld and The Postman was both major disappointments at the box office. He became a Member of Parliament in 2004 General Elections from Bikaner in Rajasthan on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket. A number of his film efforts after that success have been criticized for being too long and overly serious, and for squandering financial resources. He produced the film Barsaat (1995) as a launchpad for his son Bobby. The film was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won seven, including two for him personally (Best Picture and Best Director). His daughter Esha Deol from Hema Malini is also an actress. He directed and starred in the film and served as one of two producers. Dharmendra's sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol are also successful actors. Costner's most popular success was with the epic Dances with Wolves. Dharmendra (born December 8, 1935), born Deol Dharmendra Keval Krishna in Phagwara, Punjab, is an Indian legendary actor who acted in successful Hindi films between 1962 and 1977. in business from California State University, Fullerton in 1978. Sholay (1975) - one of the most successful films in the history of Hindi cinema. Born in Lynwood, California, Costner spent his teenage years and pre-actor adulthood in Orange County, California, graduating from Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California in 1973, and earning a B.A. Chupke Chupke (1975). Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American film actor and director who has often produced his own films. Seeta aur Geeta (1972). The Tortilla Curtain (2005). Guddi (1971). Rumor Has It (2005). Anupama (1966). The Upside of Anger (2004). Bandini (1963). Open Range (2003). Anpadh (Illiterate) (1962). Dragonfly (2002). Thirteen Days (2000). For Love of the Game (1999). Message in a Bottle (1999). The Postman (1997). Tin Cup (1996). Waterworld (1995). Wyatt Earp (1994). A Perfect World (1993). The Bodyguard (1992). JFK (1991). Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Revenge (1990). Dances with Wolves (1990). Field of Dreams (1989). Bull Durham (1988). No Way Out (1987). The Untouchables (1987). American Flyers (1985). Silverado (1985). All that is seen of him are his slashed wrists as the mortician dresses his corpse in the movie's opening scenes. He was the friend who committed suicide, the event around which the plot of the movie revolves. Costner was cast in the hit The Big Chill. He filmed several scenes which were planned as flashbacks, but they never made it to the final cut. |