Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson: Biography in Details

Who is Kris Kristofferson?

Kris Kristofferson is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician.

He is best known for the role he portrayed in the movie ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ and ‘A Star Is Born.

He is mostly known as the singer for the song which he composed such as ‘Me and Bobby’, ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’, ‘For the Good Times’, and much more.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity

Born as Kristoffer Kristofferson in the border town of Brownsville, Texas on 22 July 1936 to parents, Mary Ann and Lars Henry Kristofferson.

His father was a U.S. Army Air Corps officer and his grandfather was an officer in the Swedish Army.

Kris Kristofferson is of American nationality and has a mixed ethnicity of Swedish, English, Scottish, Irish, German and Dutch.

Education

For his schooling, he went to San Mateo High School and joined Pomona College in 1954. He used to play rugby when he was studying in college.

Later on, he earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University and he studied at Merton College and graduated with a B.Phil in English Literature.

As being born in a military family, his father wanted him to seek a future in the military as well although his interest was in the entertainment field.

Kris Kristofferson: Career, Profession

Kris Kristofferson joined the army as per his father’s wish after his graduation and became the captain.

Then Kris Kristofferson became a helicopter pilot after receiving flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

While being in the army he won the ‘Veteran of the Year Award in 2003.

But due to his strong interest in the entertainment field, he left the army and pursue songwriting. Because of his sudden career decision, his family disowned him.

After leaving the army, life of Kristofferson was full of struggles until he met with Johnny Cash and recorded ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’.

Kris Kristofferson was gaining name and fame through the song he composed.

Kris Kristofferson won the songwriter of the year at the country music award. After onwards, he signed to Epic Records in 1967 and released his single ‘Golden Idol/killing time but the song couldn’t do much.

Then he signed to Monument Records as a recording artist and debuted the self-entitled album ‘Kristofferson’ in 1970.

As a singer, he has a ‘Grammy Award’ for his third album ‘Border Lord’.

Then he started to work with Willie Nelson, Waylo0n Jennings, and Johnny Cash and formed the supergroup ‘The Highwaymen’.

As a group, they released their first album Highwayman which gained huge success.

Besides his musical career, Kristofferson even started to appear in films equally at ease in the world of acting as well as singing.

Kris Kristofferson has appeared in numerous movies including ‘Blume in Love’, ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, ‘A Star Is Born’, ‘Hangover Street, and much more.

He won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in the film ‘A Star Is Born.

Kris Kristofferson: Salary, Net worth

His success in his career has paid him well financially making him gain a net worth estimated to be $80 million.

As of 2023, her net worth is $160 million according to the sources.

Kris Kristofferson: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Kris Kristofferson was rumored and said to be suffering from Alzheimer’s disease but later on, it was found that he has Lyme disease.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

He is 5 feet and 11 inches tall.

His weight is 90 kg and he has grey hair and blue eyes. He loves keeping a bit of a mustache and beard.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Kris Kristofferson is active on Facebook.

Kris Kristofferson has more than 314.6k followers on Facebook and 6.4k subscribers on the Youtube channel.

He does not have a verified Twitter or Instagram account.

Trivia

• He has done several odd jobs including defensive back, bartender, Golden Gloves boxer, gandy dancer, forest fighter, road crew member, and Army Ranger who flew helicopters,
• He is an Oxford scholar,
• Also, he believes in spirituality.
• In his 30’s, he rode a Honda motorcycle.

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