The Dances With Wolves (1990) producer is best known for his consistently outstanding portrayals of rugged individuals with complex emotions. You might know him as the singer in the country band called Kevin Costner & Modern West but he is mostly recognized as the multi-award winning star he is. He is also an avid lover of baseball as is seen from several of his films.
Kevin Michael Costner was born to middle class parents so educations was one of the privileges he was fortunate to have but the young chap was never too inclined towards academics. He would rather participate in sports and artistic activities than study his books. He moved from school to school until he finally completed his education then ultimately graduated from a Californian business school.
Date of Birth: January 18, 1955
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Costner’s desire was always to be an actor even while he had a marketing job. His career path changed drastically after his first honeymoon when he accidentally met Richard Burton, the actor who encouraged him to take his love for acting seriously. Costner then started taking acting lessons and began appearing in cameos and minor roles. The 1987 movie The Untouchables was the turning point of his career and since then, he has remained in the list of best Hollywood male actors. Keep reading as we give you a juicy insight into the family life of your favorite screen performer.
William Costner (father)
Sharon, Kevin and Bill Costner
Date of Birth: June 19, 1924
Date of Death: February 21, 2000 (aged 76)
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
William was an electrician by profession and later served as utilities executive. He featured in a few movies like For Love of the Game (1999) and Tin Cup (1996). He was married to one wife throughout his lifetime and she passed away two years before he did.
Sharon Costner (mother)
Date of Birth: August 20, 1928
Date of Death: June 28, 1998 (aged 69)
Zodiac Sign: Leo
She was a welfare worker and actress. She was married to William Costner in 1948 and they remained together for 50 years until she passed away at 69.
Daniel Craig Costner (elder brother from same parents)
Kevin and Dan
Month of Birth: November 1950
Daniel is a business man and the first child born to the Costner family.
Mark Douglas Costner (late elder brother from same parents)
Date of Birth: January 17, 1953
Date of Death: January 18, 1953 (aged 6 hours)
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Mark would have been the immediate elder brother to the most famous Costner but he lived for only six hours. Exactly two years after his death, the Bodyguard (1992) actor was born.
Cindy Silva Costner (former spouse)
Duration of Marriage: 1978 – 1994 (16 years)
Date of Birth: October 29, 1956
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
She was the wife who saw him through the early days of his career. Upon Kevin’s marriage to Cindy, his interest became keen in acting and coincidentally he was motivated after their honeymoon to take on acting seriously. He gave up the marketing job he had then and took on several odd jobs to support his growing family.
(L-R) Lily, Cindy and Annie
Fellow actress Cindy was super supportive of her wannabe actor husband and became responsible for catering to the children while her husband pursued his dream. The Costners were one of Hollywood’s most envied couples until things started getting sour. Both college sweethearts had three kids and remained together for almost two decades till they had to go their separate ways. Silva received $80 million in their divorce settlement.
Bridget Rooney (former partner)
Bridget Rooney and Liam Rooney
Duration of Relationship: 1996
Following his divorce with Cindy, the Field of Dreams (1989) actor had several love affairs. From one of such one-night relationships, Rooney ended up conceiving a son for him. Since 2005, Bridget has been married to Bill Koch but we have no idea whether she has more children with her husband. Kevin’s next relationship was with supermodel Elle Macpherson with whom he had begun living in 1996 but it all ended when Baumgartner came on the scene.
Christine Baumgartner (spouse)
Duration of Marriage: September 25, 2004 till present
Date of Birth: March 4, 1974
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
The double Oscar winner has been married to stunning former model since 2004. They were together for four years before tying the knot officially at the actor’s Aspen, Colorado ranch and now are parents to three adorable kids. The German-American beauty is also a handbag designer that majorly became famous after marrying Costner.
Annie Costner (daughter with Cindy Costner)
Date of Birth: April 15, 1984
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Annie is the first child and daughter to the Waterworld (1995) actor. She worked in the environmental legislation department in Rhode Island. Annie has been married to her doctor sweetheart Danny Cox since 2016.
Lily McCall Costner (daughter with Cindy Costner)
Date of Birth: August 4, 1986
Zodiac Sign: Leo
According to her father, she is an amazing singer and songwriter. Lily is also an actress and won the 2004 Miss Golden Globe.
Joe Tedrick Costner (son with Cindy Costner)
Date of Birth: January 31, 1988
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
He is the first son to the super successful actor from his first wife, Cindy. He is also an actor like is father and is known for the movie The Postman (1997). Joe is an owner of Spartan Recording.
Liam Costner (son with Bridget Rooney)
Liam Rooney with mother
Month of Birth: November 1996
Liam is the only child Kevin had out of wedlock. He is also an adult now and fits perfectly into the blended family.
Cayden Wyatt Costner (son with Christine Baumgartner)
Date of Birth: May 6, 2007
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Cayden represents the beginning of Costner’s second set of children. The Hatfields & McCoys (2012) actor admits that it’s quite difficult to have kids in two separate generations but he also adds that he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Hayes Logan Costner (son with Christine Baumgartner)
Date of Birth: February 12, 2009
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
He is the second son Kevin has with beautiful wife Baumgartner. One reason why Costner is grateful for his second set of children is because he has another chance at being a father. The Hollywood male says he was busy with career the first time that he never spent enough time with his kids but things are much different now as the kids are his priorities.
Grace Avery Costner (daughter with Christine Baumgartner)
Date of Birth: June 2, 2010
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Grace is old enough to be his granddaughter but the gifted actor is super blessed to have her as his daughter. Costner even has a coffee ritual with the adorable Grace; she gets on the step stool and operates the coffee machine while he gets whipped cream out of the fridge.
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