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Kris Kristofferson

Kris KristoffersonAKA Kristoffer Kristofferson

Born: 22-Jun-1936
Birthplace: Brownsville, TX

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Country Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Me and Bobby McGee

Military service: US Army (1960-65, Capt.)

"I think between us, Bill Clinton and I have settled any lingering myths about the brilliance of Rhodes scholars."

Father: Luis Henry Kristofferson (USAF major general, d. 1970)
Mother: Mary Ann Ashbrook
Sister: Karen Kristofferson ("Karen Kirschenbauer", b. 1938, d. 2005)
Brother: Kraigher Kristofferson (b. 1943)
Wife: Fran Beir (m. 1960, div. 1969, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Tracy Kristofferson (actress/producer, b. 1962)
Son: Kris Kristofferson (b. 1968)
Girlfriend: Janis Joplin (1969)
Girlfriend: Barbra Streisand (1970s)
Wife: Rita Coolidge (singer, m. 19-Aug-1973, div. 1979, one daughter)
Daughter: Casey Kristofferson (b. 1974)
Wife: Lisa Meyers (attorney, m. 18-Feb-1983, four sons, one daughter)
Son: Jesse Turner Kristofferson (b. 1984)
Son: Jody Kristofferson (b. 1985)
Son: Johnny Kristofferson (b. 1988)
Daughter: Kelly Kristofferson (b. 1991)
Son: Blake Kristofferson (b. 1994)

    High School: San Mateo High School, San Mateo, CA (1954)
    University: BA Literature, Pomona College (1958)
    University: MA, Oxford University (on a Rhodes Scholarship)

    The Highwaymen
    Brill Building
    Phi Beta Kappa Society
    Grammy 1971 for Help Me Make It Through the Night (country song)
    Grammy 1973 for From the Bottle to the Bottom (performance by duo)
    Grammy 1975 for Lover Please (performance by duo)
    Golden Globe 1976 for A Star Is Born (actor)
    Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Rhodes Scholarship
    Heart Bypass Operation Jun-1999
    Risk Factors: Alcoholism, Depression

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    He's Just Not That Into You (5-Feb-2009)
    Powder Blue (10-Nov-2008)
    Snow Buddies (5-Feb-2008) [VOICE]
    Fast Food Nation (19-May-2006)
    Disappearances (Feb-2006)
    Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (10-Sep-2005)
    The Wendell Baker Story (11-Mar-2005)
    The Jacket (23-Jan-2005)
    Trudell (20-Jan-2005) Himself
    Blade: Trinity (8-Dec-2004)
    Silver City (27-Aug-2004)
    Where the Red Fern Grows (3-May-2003)
    Blade II (21-Mar-2002)
    D-Tox (4-Jan-2002)
    Chelsea Walls (21-Sep-2001)
    Planet of the Apes (27-Jul-2001)
    Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (27-Feb-2000)
    Wooly Boys (2000)
    The Joyriders (6-Jul-1999)
    Limbo (22-May-1999)
    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (17-Mar-1999)
    Payback (5-Feb-1999)
    NetForce (1-Feb-1999)
    The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1-Dec-1998) [VOICE]
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (13-Sep-1998)
    Dance with Me (21-Aug-1998)
    Blade (19-Aug-1998)
    Girls' Night (13-Feb-1998)
    Two for Texas (18-Jan-1998)
    Fire Down Below (5-Sep-1997)
    Lone Star (21-Jun-1996)
    Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (22-Jan-1995) Himself
    Pharaoh's Army (1995)
    Knights (Nov-1993)
    No Place to Hide (16-Apr-1993)
    Christmas in Connecticut (13-Apr-1992)
    Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (9-Apr-1991)
    Millennium (24-Aug-1989)
    Big Top Pee-Wee (22-Jul-1988)
    Stagecoach (18-May-1986)
    Trouble in Mind (Dec-1985)
    Flashpoint (31-Aug-1984)
    Rollover (11-Dec-1981)
    Heaven's Gate (19-Nov-1980)
    Convoy (28-Jun-1978)
    Semi-Tough (18-Nov-1977)
    A Star Is Born (17-Dec-1976)
    Vigilante Force (9-Sep-1976)
    The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (8-Sep-1976)
    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (9-Dec-1974)
    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (15-Aug-1974)
    Blume in Love (17-Jun-1973)
    Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (23-May-1973)
    Cisco Pike (14-Jan-1972)
    The Last Movie (29-Sep-1971)


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