Biography for
Kurt Russell
Date of Birth
17 March 1951, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name
Kurt Vogel Russell
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Mini Biography
Kurt Russell landed a part in the Elvis Presley movie, It Happened at the World's Fair
(1963) when he was 10 years old. In 1960, Walt Disney himself signed Russell to a 10 year
contract. Once his stint as a child actor ended, he spent the early 1970's playing minor
league baseball. In 1979, he gave a classic performance as Elvis Presley in John
Carpenter's ABC-TV movie. He followed with roles in a string of well-received films: Used
Cars (1980), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982) and Silkwood (1983). In 1983 he
met Goldie Hawn when they worked together on Swing Shift (1984). The two have lived
together ever since. The movie was a failure - as was their next one together, Overboard
(1987). During the 1980's, Russell starred in a rash of disappointments: The Best of Times
(1986), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Winter People (1989). Finally, his career
seemed to be seriously stalled. He only landed Tango & Cash (1989) after Patrick
Swayze dropped out; Dennis Quaid was the first choice for the part in Backdraft (1991). In
the end, these two roles were key in re-establishing him as a box-office draw. Russell and
Goldie Hawn live on a 72-acre retreat, Home Run Ranch, outside of Aspen. He has two sons,
Boston Russell (from a brief marriage to actress Season Hubley) and Wyatt Russell with
Goldie Hawn).
IMDb Mini Biography By: Anne-Marie Cowsill
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