Kevin Costner net worth
What is Kevin Costner’s Net Worth and Salary?
Kevin Costner is an American actor, producer and director who has a net worth of $250 million. At the peak of his career in the 1980s and 1990s, Kevin was one of the highest paid actors in the world. During his career, Costner has won two Oscars, two Golden Globes, a Primetime Emmy and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Early life and career
Kevin Michael Costner was born on January 18, 1955 in Lynwood, California. His mother, Sharon Rae (née Tedric), was a welfare worker, and his father, William Costner, was an electrician and later a utility worker for Southern California Edison. director. Costner was the youngest of three boys, but his second brother died at birth. He grew up in Compton, California, and was raised in the Baptist Church.
Due to his father’s occupation, the family moved around California relatively often, especially during his teenage years. He attended Mt. Whitney High School before moving to Orange County, California, and eventually graduated from Villa Park High School in 1973. He continued his studies at California State University, Fullerton, where he received a BA in Marketing and Finance. 1978.
Costner pursued acting after college, inspired by an encounter with actor Richard Burton, who encouraged Costner to pursue his long-held secret dream. Costner got into Hollywood the hard way: acting classes, odd jobs, auditions and very little money. Still, Costner’s work paid off, and soon, after a brief stint in the 1974 film, began acting full-time in the 1980s.
film career
Costner’s role in the 1987 film The Unselfish was widely regarded as his “big break”, followed by 1990’s “Dances with Wolves,” which he directed and starred in. “Dances with Wolves” is the film that also won him two Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture. However, throughout his career he has appeared in a long list of projects and films.
Technically, Costner’s feature film debut was in the film American Hissing Beach, which was filmed in the winter of 1978-1979. But it wasn’t released until 1981, and then again in 1986. This has led many to believe that Costner’s first feature film was 1983’s The Touch. In 1983, he also starred in the films “The Table for Five” and “The Will”, and appeared in an Apple advertisement promoting the Lisa desktop computer model. In 1985 he worked on a number of projects, including starring in the film “Silverware” directed by Lawrence Kasdan and in the films “Fandango” and “American Aviator”.
“The Untouchables” wasn’t Costner’s only 1987 film. He also starred in the thriller “No Way to Run” that year. Over the next few years, his performances in “Bull Durham” (1988) and “Field of Dreams” (1989) helped cement and cement his status as an A-list actor. In 1990, he teamed up with producer Jim Wilson to form the production company Tig Productions. The company’s first project was the epic film Dances with Wolves (1990), which Costner both directed and starred in, as mentioned earlier. Costner also starred in the movie “Revenge” (1990) that year.
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Costner’s success with “Dances with Wolves” has led to a string of films that have either been critically acclaimed or box-office hits. These include: “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” (1991), “JFK” (1991), “The Bodyguard” (1992) and Clint Eastwood’s “Perfect World” (1993). However, following the success of this series, a series of films failed to attract widespread attention, and the response from audiences and film critics was generally poor. These include: “War” (1994), “Waterworld” (1995) and “The Postman” (1997). Of the three, Costner’s “The Postman,” which not only starred but also directed, had the worst results. It actually ended up winning five Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Director.
He continued to act, appearing in the films Tin Cup (1996), Message in a Bottle (1999), Thirteen Days (2000), Rumor There (2005), The Guardian (2006), “Mr. Brooks” (2007), “Swing Vote” (2008) and “Corporate Man” (2010). Costner then landed on television in 2012 with a three-part History Channel miniseries “Hartfield and McCoys.” The series drew a record 13.9 million viewers. Since then, he has starred in several films and even landed his first regular TV role in the TV series “Yellowstone” starting in 2018.
Commercial interests
In June 2004, Costner opened an attraction called Tatanka: The Story of the Bison on US Routh 85, a mile south of Deadwood, South Dakota. He hopes it can become an educational space for people to learn about the history of American westward expansion. He also invested in the Midnight Star Casino in Deadwood. When he fired casino managers Francis and Cala Caneva in July 2004, a judge ordered him to pay a percentage of $6.1 million to buy Caneva, his business partner. Then, after an accountant he hired determined that the casino’s market value was $3.1 million, he asked the South Dakota Supreme Court to re-examine the ruling in 2006.
personal life
Costner married his college sweetheart Cindy Silva after graduating in 1978. They have three children together. Costner and Silva divorced in 1994 after 16 years of marriage. He then dated Bridget Rooney and had a son. He also dated Birgit Cunningham and Elle Macpherson. In 2004, Costner married model and handbag designer Kristen Baumgartner; they have three children.
real estate
Costner has an impressive real estate portfolio with gorgeous properties across the country. Here are some notable examples:
Aspen, Colorado: Costner owns a 160-acre property in Aspen with three lakefront residences that comfortably accommodate 30 people. He acquired the property in three transactions. The first two deals, one in the late 1980s and the other in the early 1990s, were for undisclosed amounts. In 2017, he paid $7.3 million for a third parcel to complete the 160-acre property. He rents out the property for as little as $30,000 a night.
Carpinteria, California: Nestled between Malibu and Santa Barbara is a quaint seaside town called Carpinteria. In 2006, the Costners paid $28.5 million for a 17-acre piece of undeveloped land overlooking the ocean. They own another 10 acres in Carpinteria, which they are trying to sell for $60 million in 2017. A year later, they lowered the price to $49 million, but eventually took the property off the market. They previously owned a 7-acre property in the same area, which they sold in 2009 for $25 million.
