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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: Big Top Pee-Wee

Military service: US Army

"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 (aka Karen Kirschenbauer, b. 1938, d. 2005)
Brother: Kraigher Kristofferson (b. 1943)
Wife: Fran Beir (m. 1960, div. 1969, 2 children)
Wife: Rita Coolidge (singer, m. 19-Aug-1973, div. 1979, 1 child)
Wife: Lisa Meyers (m. 18-Feb-1983, 5 children)
Girlfriend: Janis Joplin (1969)
Girlfriend: Barbra Streisand (1970s)
Daughter: Tracy Kristofferson (actress, producer; b. 1962, with Beir)
Son: Kris Kristofferson (b. 1968, with Beir)
Daughter: Casey Kristofferson (b. 1974, with Coolidge)
Son: Jesse Turner Kristofferson (b. 1984, with Meyers)
Son: Jody Kristofferson (b. 1985, with Meyers)
Son: Johnny Kristofferson (b. 1988, with Meyers)
Daughter: Kelly Kristofferson (b. 1991, with Meyers)
Son: Blake Kristofferson (b. 1994, with Meyers)

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

    The Highwaymen
    Brill Building
    Phi Beta Kappa Society
    Grammy Best Country Song, "Help Me Make It Through the Night" 1971
    Grammy Best Vocal Performance by a Duo, "From the Bottle to the Bottom" 1973
    Grammy Best Vocal Performance by a Duo, "Lover Please" 1975
    Golden Globe Best Actor in a Motion Picture, A Star Is Born 1976
    Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Rhodes Scholarship
    Heart Bypass Operation Jun-1999
    Risk Factors: Alcoholism, Depression

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Fast Food Nation (19-May-2006)
    Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (10-Sep-2005)
    The Wendell Baker Story (11-Mar-2005)
    The Jacket (23-Jan-2005)
    Silver City (27-Aug-2004)
    Blade: Trinity (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)
    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)
    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 (Dec-1974)
    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (15-Aug-1974)
    Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (23-May-1973)
    Blume in Love (1973)
    Cisco Pike (14-Jan-1972)
    The Last Movie (29-Sep-1971)


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