14 interesting facts about Kevin Costner
- Kevin Costner is of Cherokee, Irish, and German origin.
- Kevin played the corpse of Alex in the 1983 movie The Big Chill. All of his scenes in flashbacks were cut from the final edit, leaving him merely a stiff.
- Since 1996, Kevin has played in the Celebrity Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach, California every year.
- Kevin Costner announced his engagement to Christine Baumgartner on June 26, 2003. They were married on September 25, 2004.
- The Sioux nation gave Kevin a tract of land after making Dances with Wolves in 1990 and he built a golf course on it.
- In 1999, Kevin Costner announced the players who had been selected to the Major League Baseball All Century Team at the All Star game at Fenway Park in Boston.
- Kevin's character in Dragonfly (2002) was written with the intention of Harrison Ford taking the film role. Ford turned down the role to take a year off from making films.
- Kevin Costner was considered for the lead in the 1997 film, Air Force One but Harrison Ford was chosen for the part instead.
- Kevin turned down the leading role in WarGames (1983), which was played by Matthew Broderick, to play Alex in The Big Chill (1983). His part was later cut.
- Kevin is the son of Bill Costner and Sharon Costner.
- Kevin Costner graduated from Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California.
- In 1995, Kevin was chosen as number 87 by Empire magazine for their 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History list.
- Kevin's wife, Cindy Silva, played Snow White at Disneyland.
- Kevin Costner is 6' 1" tall.
