Kris Kristofferson
AKA 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
Obama Victory Fund 2012
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
Janis: Little Girl Blue (6-Sep-2015) · Himself
Texas Rising (25-May-2015)
Dolphin Tale 2 (11-Sep-2014)
Angels Sing (10-Mar-2013)
The Motel Life (16-Nov-2012)
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (4-Sep-2012) · Himself
Deadfall (22-Apr-2012)
Joyful Noise (13-Jan-2012) · Bernard Sparrow
Dolphin Tale (21-Sep-2011) · Reed Haskett
Troubadors (Jan-2011)
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (17-Jun-2010) · Shepherd Graves
Bloodworth (6-Feb-2010)
He's Just Not That Into You (5-Feb-2009)
For Sale by Owner (2009)
Powder Blue (10-Nov-2008) · Randall
Snow Buddies (5-Feb-2008) [VOICE]
I'm Not There (3-Sep-2007) · Narrator [VOICE]
Fast Food Nation (19-May-2006) · Rudy Martin
Disappearances (Feb-2006) · Quebec Bill
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (10-Sep-2005)
The Wendell Baker Story (11-Mar-2005) · L. R. Nasher
The Jacket (23-Jan-2005) · Dr. Becker
Trudell (20-Jan-2005) · Himself
Blade: Trinity (8-Dec-2004)
Silver City (27-Aug-2004) · Wes Benteen
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (16-May-2004) · Himself
Where the Red Fern Grows (3-May-2003) · Older Billy Coleman
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (18-Jan-2003) · Himself
Blade II (21-Mar-2002) · Whistler
D-Tox (4-Jan-2002) · Doc
Chelsea Walls (21-Sep-2001) · Bud
Planet of the Apes (27-Jul-2001)
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBen�t and the City of Boulder (27-Feb-2000)
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (26-Jan-2000) · Himself
Wooly Boys (2000) · Shuck
The Joyriders (6-Jul-1999)
Limbo (22-May-1999)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (17-Mar-1999)
Payback (5-Feb-1999) · Bronson
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) · John
Blade (19-Aug-1998)
Girls' Night (13-Feb-1998)
Two for Texas (18-Jan-1998)
Fire Down Below (5-Sep-1997)
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (21-Feb-1997) · Himself
Lone Star (21-Jun-1996)
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (22-Jan-1995) · Himself
The Road Home (1995)
Pharaoh's Army (1995) · Preacher
Sodbusters (17-Jul-1994)
Knights (Nov-1993)
No Place to Hide (16-Apr-1993)
Cheatin' Hearts (1993)
Christmas in Connecticut (13-Apr-1992)
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (9-Apr-1991) · Rip Metcalf
Welcome Home (29-Sep-1989)
Millennium (24-Aug-1989) · Bill Smith
Night of the Cyclone (1989)
Big Top Pee-Wee (22-Jul-1988) · Mace Montana
The Tracker (26-Mar-1988)
Amerika (15-Feb-1987)
Stagecoach (18-May-1986) · Ringo
Blood & Orchids (23-Feb-1986)
Trouble in Mind (Dec-1985)
Songwriter (14-Oct-1984)
Flashpoint (31-Aug-1984) · Logan
Act of Passion (24-Jan-1984)
Rollover (11-Dec-1981)
Heaven's Gate (19-Nov-1980) · Averill
Freedom Road (29-Oct-1979)
Convoy (28-Jun-1978) · Rubber Duck
Semi-Tough (18-Nov-1977)
A Star Is Born (17-Dec-1976)
Vigilante Force (9-Sep-1976) · Aaron Arnold
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (8-Sep-1976)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (9-Dec-1974) · David
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) · Billy the Kid
The Gospel Road (Mar-1973)
Cisco Pike (14-Jan-1972)
The Last Movie (29-Sep-1971)
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