Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell Russell in 2006. Born Kurt Vogel Russell (1951-03-17) March 17, 1951 (age 63) Springfield, Massachusetts, United States Occupation Actor Years active 1957–present Spouse(s) Season Hubley (1979–1983) Partner(s) Goldie Hawn (1983–present) Children 2 Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. His first roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–64). In the 1970s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company, where, according to Robert Osborne, he became the studio's top star of the 1970s. In 1984, for his performance in Silkwood (1983), Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. During the 1980s, he was cast in several films by director John Carpenter, including anti-hero roles such as army hero-turned-robber Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York and its 1996 sequel Escape from L.A., Antarctic helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady in the horror film The Thing (1982), and truck driver Jack Burton in the dark kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986), all of which have since become cult films. In 1979, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for the television film Elvis, also directed by Carpenter. In 1994, Russell had a starring role in the military science fiction film Stargate. In the mid-2000s, his portrayal of U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks in Miracle (2004) won the praise of critics. In 2006, he appeared in the disaster-thriller Poseidon, and in 2007, he appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof segment from the film Grindhouse.