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 Kurt Vogel Russell was born on March 17, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Thousand Oaks, California to Louise Julia Russell (n��e Crone), a dancer & Bing Russell, an actor. He is of English, German, Scottish and Irish descent. His first roles were as a child on television series, including a lead role on the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963). Russell landed a role in the Elvis Presley movie, It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), when he was eleven years old. Walt Disney himself signed Russell to a 10-year contract, and, according to Robert Osborne, he became the studio's top star of the 1970s. Having voiced adult Copper in the animated Disney film The Fox and the Hound (1981), Russell is one of the few famous child stars in Hollywood who has been able to continue his acting career past his teen years.Kurt spent the early 1970s playing minor league baseball. In 1979, he gave a classic performance as Elvis Presley in John Carpenter's ABC TV movie Elvis (1979), and married the actress who portrayed Priscilla Presley in the film, Season Hubley. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. He followed with roles in a string of well-received films, including Used Cars (1980) and Silkwood (1983), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture. During the 1980s, he starred in several films by director Carpenter; they created some of his best-known roles, including the infamous anti-hero Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981) (and later in its sequel Escape from L.A. (1996)), Antarctic helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady in the horror film The Thing (1982), and Jack Burton in the fantasy film Big Trouble in Little China (1986), all of which have since become cult classics.In 1983, he became reacquainted with Goldie Hawn (who appeared with him in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)) when they worked together on Swing Shift (1984). The two have lived together ever since. They made another film together, Garry Marshall's comedy Overboard (1987). His other 1980s titles include The Best of Times (1986), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Winter People (1989) and Tango & Cash (1989).In 1991, he headlined the firefighter drama Backdraft (1991), he starred as Wyatt Earp in the Western film Tombstone (1993), and had a starring role as Colonel Jack O'Neil in the science fiction film Stargate (1994). 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 (2006), and in 2007, in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (2007) segment from the film Grindhouse (2007). Russell appeared in The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014), a documentary about his father and the Portland Mavericks, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014. Russell starred in the Western films Bone Tomahawk (2015) and The Hateful Eight (2015), and had a leading role in the dramatization Deepwater Horizon (2016). He also co-starred in the action sequels Furious 7 (2015) and The Fate of the Furious (2017).Russell and Goldie Hawn live on a 72-acre retreat, Home Run Ranch, outside of Aspen. He has two sons, Boston Russell (from his marriage to Hubley) and Wyatt Russell (with Hawn). He also raised Hawn's children, actors Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson, who consider him their father. Russell is also an avid gun enthusiast, a hunter and a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. He is also an FAA-licensed private pilot holding single/multi-engine and instrument ratings, and is an Honorary Board Member of the humanitarian aviation organization Wings of Hope.
Bio:
Kurt Vogel Russell was born on March 17, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Thousand Oaks, California to Louise Julia Russell (n��e Crone), a dancer & Bing Russell, an actor. He is of English, German, Scottish and Irish descent. His first roles were as a child on television series, including a lead role on the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963). Russell landed a role in the Elvis Presley movie, It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), when he was eleven years old. Walt Disney himself signed Russell to a 10-year contract, and, according to Robert Osborne, he became the studio's top star of the 1970s. Having voiced adult Copper in the animated Disney film The Fox and the Hound (1981), Russell is one of the few famous child stars in Hollywood who has been able to continue his acting career past his teen years.Kurt spent the early 1970s playing minor league baseball. In 1979, he gave a classic performance as Elvis Presley in John Carpenter's ABC TV movie Elvis (1979), and married the actress who portrayed Priscilla Presley in the film, Season Hubley. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the role. He followed with roles in a string of well-received films, including Used Cars (1980) and Silkwood (1983), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture. During the 1980s, he starred in several films by director Carpenter; they created some of his best-known roles, including the infamous anti-hero Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981) (and later in its sequel Escape from L.A. (1996)), Antarctic helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady in the horror film The Thing (1982), and Jack Burton in the fantasy film Big Trouble in Little China (1986), all of which have since become cult classics.In 1983, he became reacquainted with Goldie Hawn (who appeared with him in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)) when they worked together on Swing Shift (1984). The two have lived together ever since. They made another film together, Garry Marshall's comedy Overboard (1987). His other 1980s titles include The Best of Times (1986), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Winter People (1989) and Tango & Cash (1989).In 1991, he headlined the firefighter drama Backdraft (1991), he starred as Wyatt Earp in the Western film Tombstone (1993), and had a starring role as Colonel Jack O'Neil in the science fiction film Stargate (1994). 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 (2006), and in 2007, in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (2007) segment from the film Grindhouse (2007). Russell appeared in The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014), a documentary about his father and the Portland Mavericks, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014. Russell starred in the Western films Bone Tomahawk (2015) and The Hateful Eight (2015), and had a leading role in the dramatization Deepwater Horizon (2016). He also co-starred in the action sequels Furious 7 (2015) and The Fate of the Furious (2017).Russell and Goldie Hawn live on a 72-acre retreat, Home Run Ranch, outside of Aspen. He has two sons, Boston Russell (from his marriage to Hubley) and Wyatt Russell (with Hawn). He also raised Hawn's children, actors Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson, who consider him their father. Russell is also an avid gun enthusiast, a hunter and a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. He is also an FAA-licensed private pilot holding single/multi-engine and instrument ratings, and is an Honorary Board Member of the humanitarian aviation organization Wings of Hope.
Tivia:
Snake Plissken, the anti-hero of Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996) is his favorite character of all he has played.Said in his audio commentary for Big Trouble in Little China (1986) that the test audiences reacted so well to the film that he thought for sure that he and director friend John Carpenter had a box office hit on their hands. However, the studio put so little effort into advertising the film that it ultimately didn't do as well at the box office but became a cult favorite instead.Son of Bing Russell, a baseball player and actor, who played the deputy sheriff on Bonanza (1959) for six years.Dating Goldie Hawn since February 14, 1983: Valentine's Day 1983.Kate Hudson, daughter of his longtime companion Goldie Hawn, named her son Ryder Russell Robinson. The middle name is an homage to Kurt, whom Hudson always considered to be her father.For his role on Tombstone (1993), he was trained by renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Foster and Girard Swan.Received The Disney Legends Award 1998 for living up to the Disney principals of: The Disney Legends award has three distinct elements that characterize the contributions made by each talented recipient. The Spiral ... stands for imagination, the power of an idea. The Hand ... holds the gifts of skill, discipline and craftsmanship. The Wand and the Star ... represent magic: the spark that is ignited when imagination and skill combine to create a new dream.One of his heroes since boyhood was John Wayne. He was able to use his dead-on John Wayne impression (to twisted effect) in Grindhouse (2007).Was one of the first actors to do audio commentary on DVDs.He acted as father to Kate Hudson by walking her down the aisle and giving her away at her wedding to rock star Chris Robinson.Began Cosmic Entertainment with partner Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson, and her son Oliver Hudson. (2003)He claims that he often felt an outcast in Hollywood because of his Libertarian beliefs, and so moved to live in an area outside Aspen, Colorado, where he started to try his hand at writing.Made his film debut in the Elvis Presley film, It Happened at the World's Fair (1963). He later went on to play him in Elvis (1979), and to provide his voice in Forrest Gump (1994).The lead role in They Live (1988) was originally written with him in mind. However, John Carpenter, having cast him in three films previously - Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982) and Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - decided to give someone else a go and cast Roddy Piper.Rode along with the Chicago Fire Department's Squad 5 in preparation for his role in Backdraft (1991).Graduated from Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, California, with Michael Richards. Class of 1969, who voted him "Best Looking".He was Sylvester Stallone's original choice for Church in The Expendables (2010), which he turned down. The role went to Bruce Willis.Is an FAA licensed Private Pilot holding single/multi-engine and instrument ratings and is an Honorary Board Member of the humanitarian aviation organization Wings of Hope.The presence of Lee Van Cleef on the set of Escape from New York (1981) inspired him to talk in a raspy voice similar to Clint Eastwood's from the Man With No Name trilogy.Tom Cruise wanted him for the role of Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder (1990). It was through Cruise that Russell became aware of Backdraft (1991).Has portrayed cult classic heroes in five different movies: Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Stargate (1994) and Escape from L.A. (1996).He was offered the role of Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), but his asking price was too high. The role went to Sam Neill.Played pro baseball (second base, AA club- California Angels) until a torn shoulder muscle forced retirement in 1973. Was hitting .563 at the time. His friend, Ron Shelton wrote the Crash Davis role in Bull Durham (1988) for him. The studio insisted on Kevin Costner, though.Is good friends with director John Carpenter. The two have collaborated on five different films: Elvis (1979), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Escape from L.A. (1996).He was considered for the role of Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987), which went to Mel Gibson.Is good friends with stuntman Dick Warlock, who was his stunt double for over 20 years.He turned down the role of Connor McLeod in Highlander (1986) in order to star in Big Trouble in Little China (1986). The role went to Christopher Lambert.During the filming of 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) in Vancouver, he visited the nearby set of Stargate SG-1 (1997) and met the cast. Russell starred as Colonel Jack O'Neil in the original Stargate (1994). His role was adopted by Richard Dean Anderson in the spin-off series and the character's name was changed slightly (to Colonel Jack O'Neill).In his audio commentary for The Thing (1982), he joked with director John Carpenter about the scene where he threw a stick of dynamite at the character Palmer (who was turning into the Thing) and how the explosion was more powerful than he had expected. In truth, he could have been seriously injured.He and longtime companion Goldie Hawn appeared together in Five films: The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968), Swing Shift (1984), Overboard (1987), The Christmas Chronicles (2018), and The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020).He was considered for Bill in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004).The last filmed appearance of Walt Disney was on October 27, 1966. Disney was promoting Follow Me, Boys! (1966), and he closed by saying, "you're about to meet a 15-year-old boy, for whom I predict a great acting future. His name is Kurt Russell".In Elvis (1979), he played Elvis Presley while his real life father Bing Russell played Elvis' father Vernon Presley.Was originally cast to play the cursed heroic knight Navarre in Ladyhawke (1985), while Rutger Hauer, who played the role of Navarre in the film, was the original choice to play the evil captain, even though Hauer had no interest in the role and was actually more interested in the role of the hero Navarre. When Russell dropped out of the project, Hauer took the role.His character Snake Plissken (of Escape from New York (1981)) is about to become a comic book. Published by theCrossGen imprint Code 6 Comics, the book will be known as The Snake Plissken Chronicles. It is marked for publication beginning in 2003.He was considered for Kevin Costner's roles in The Untouchables (1987) and Field of Dreams (1989).He was considered for the role of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976), which went to Robert De Niro.He was originally cast as Crash Davis in Bull Durham (1988) and even helped Ron Shelton develop the script. But the role went to Kevin Costner. After the film was made, Russell was so impressed, he actually wrote fan letters to Costner and Shelton.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 4, 2017.Was born three days after his ex-wife Season Hubley.He was considered for Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).When he and director John Carpenter were discussing the character of MacReady in The Thing (1982), they thought about making MacReady a former Vietnam chopper pilot who felt displaced by his service in the war and, as a result, was much more isolated than the other characters. This ultimately did not make it into the film.Was the best man at Ted Nugent's wedding.Is a card carrying member of the NRA.He and his Tombstone (1993) co-star, Val Kilmer, have both played Elvis Presley. Val Kilmer played him in True Romance (1993), while Russell played him in a television movie, and provided his voice in Forrest Gump (1994). In Tombstone (1993), he plays Wyatt Earp. In 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), he works with Kevin Costner, who played the role a mere six months later in the film Wyatt Earp (1994).He was considered to replace William Petersen on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).He was considered for Jeff Bridges' role in Blown Away (1994).Is a huge fan of Elvis Presley, Patrick Rondat and Tom Robinson.Has 2 de facto stepchildren: de facto stepson, Oliver Hudson (b. September 7, 1976) & de facto stepdaughter, Kate Hudson (b. April 19, 1979) with girlfriend, Goldie Hawn.He was considered for Jack Traven in Speed (1994). |
| Name: |
Kurt Russell |
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Actor,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
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| Last update: |
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| Height: |
5' 9?' (1.76 m) |
| Biography: |
Kurt Vogel Russell was born on March 17, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Thousand Oaks, California to Louise Julia Russell (n��e Crone), a dancer & Bing Russell, an actor. He is of English, German, Scottish and Irish descent. His f |
| Trivia: |
Snake Plissken, the anti-hero of Escape from New York (1981) and Escape from L.A. (1996) is his favorite character of all he has played.Said in his audio commentary for Big Trouble in Little China (1986) that the test audiences reacted so well to the film that he thought for sure that he and director friend John Carpenter had a box office hit on their hands. However, the studio put so little effort into advertising the film that it ultimately didn't do as well at the box office but became a cult favorite instead.Son of Bing Russell, a baseball player and actor, who played the deputy sheriff on Bonanza (1959) for six years.Dating Goldie Hawn since February 14, 1983: Valentine's Day 1983.Kate Hudson, daughter of his longtime companion Goldie Hawn, named her son Ryder Russell Robinson. The middle name is an homage to Kurt, whom Hudson always considered to be her father.For his role on Tombstone (1993), he was trained by renowned Hollywood Gun Coach Thell Reed, who has also trained such actors as: Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliott, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Foster and Girard Swan.Received The Disney Legends Award 1998 for living up to the Disney principals of: The Disney Legends award has three distinct elements that characterize the contributions made by each talented recipient. The Spiral ... stands for imagination, the power of an idea. The Hand ... holds the gifts of skill, discipline and craftsmanship. The Wand and the Star ... represent magic: the spark that is ignited when imagination and skill combine to create a new dream.One of his heroes since boyhood was John Wayne. He was able to use his dead-on John Wayne impression (to twisted effect) in Grindhouse (2007).Was one of the first actors to do audio commentary on DVDs.He acted as father to Kate Hudson by walking her down the aisle and giving her away at her wedding to rock star Chris Robinson.Began Cosmic Entertainment with partner Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson, and her son Oliver Hudson. (2003)He claims that he often felt an outcast in Hollywood because of his Libertarian beliefs, and so moved to live in an area outside Aspen, Colorado, where he started to try his hand at writing.Made his film debut in the Elvis Presley film, It Happened at the World's Fair (1963). He later went on to play him in Elvis (1979), and to provide his voice in Forrest Gump (1994).The lead role in They Live (1988) was originally written with him in mind. However, John Carpenter, having cast him in three films previously - Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982) and Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - decided to give someone else a go and cast Roddy Piper.Rode along with the Chicago Fire Department's Squad 5 in preparation for his role in Backdraft (1991).Graduated from Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, California, with Michael Richards. Class of 1969, who voted him "Best Looking".He was Sylvester Stallone's original choice for Church in The Expendables (2010), which he turned down. The role went to Bruce Willis.Is an FAA licensed Private Pilot holding single/multi-engine and instrument ratings and is an Honorary Board Member of the humanitarian aviation organization Wings of Hope.The presence of Lee Van Cleef on the set of Escape from New York (1981) inspired him to talk in a raspy voice similar to Clint Eastwood's from the Man With No Name trilogy.Tom Cruise wanted him for the role of Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder (1990). It was through Cruise that Russell became aware of Backdraft (1991).Has portrayed cult classic heroes in five different movies: Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Stargate (1994) and Escape from L.A. (1996).He was offered the role of Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993), but his asking price was too high. The role went to Sam Neill.Played pro baseball (second base, AA club- California Angels) until a torn shoulder muscle forced retirement in 1973. Was hitting .563 at the time. His friend, Ron Shelton wrote the Crash Davis role in Bull Durham (1988) for him. The studio insisted on Kevin Costner, though.Is good friends with director John Carpenter. The two have collaborated on five different films: Elvis (1979), Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Escape from L.A. (1996).He was considered for the role of Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987), which went to Mel Gibson.Is good friends with stuntman Dick Warlock, who was his stunt double for over 20 years.He turned down the role of Connor McLeod in Highlander (1986) in order to star in Big Trouble in Little China (1986). The role went to Christopher Lambert.During the filming of 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) in Vancouver, he visited the nearby set of Stargate SG-1 (1997) and met the cast. Russell starred as Colonel Jack O'Neil in the original Stargate (1994). His role was adopted by Richard Dean Anderson in the spin-off series and the character's name was changed slightly (to Colonel Jack O'Neill).In his audio commentary for The Thing (1982), he joked with director John Carpenter about the scene where he threw a stick of dynamite at the character Palmer (who was turning into the Thing) and how the explosion was more powerful than he had expected. In truth, he could have been seriously injured.He and longtime companion Goldie Hawn appeared together in Five films: The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968), Swing Shift (1984), Overboard (1987), The Christmas Chronicles (2018), and The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020).He was considered for Bill in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004).The last filmed appearance of Walt Disney was on October 27, 1966. Disney was promoting Follow Me, Boys! (1966), and he closed by saying, "you're about to meet a 15-year-old boy, for whom I predict a great acting future. His name is Kurt Russell".In Elvis (1979), he played Elvis Presley while his real life father Bing Russell played Elvis' father Vernon Presley.Was originally cast to play the cursed heroic knight Navarre in Ladyhawke (1985), while Rutger Hauer, who played the role of Navarre in the film, was the original choice to play the evil captain, even though Hauer had no interest in the role and was actually more interested in the role of the hero Navarre. When Russell dropped out of the project, Hauer took the role.His character Snake Plissken (of Escape from New York (1981)) is about to become a comic book. Published by theCrossGen imprint Code 6 Comics, the book will be known as The Snake Plissken Chronicles. It is marked for publication beginning in 2003.He was considered for Kevin Costner's roles in The Untouchables (1987) and Field of Dreams (1989).He was considered for the role of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976), which went to Robert De Niro.He was originally cast as Crash Davis in Bull Durham (1988) and even helped Ron Shelton develop the script. But the role went to Kevin Costner. After the film was made, Russell was so impressed, he actually wrote fan letters to Costner and Shelton.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 4, 2017.Was born three days after his ex-wife Season Hubley.He was considered for Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).When he and director John Carpenter were discussing the character of MacReady in The Thing (1982), they thought about making MacReady a former Vietnam chopper pilot who felt displaced by his service in the war and, as a result, was much more isolated than the other characters. This ultimately did not make it into the film.Was the best man at Ted Nugent's wedding.Is a card carrying member of the NRA.He and his Tombstone (1993) co-star, Val Kilmer, have both played Elvis Presley. Val Kilmer played him in True Romance (1993), while Russell played him in a television movie, and provided his voice in Forrest Gump (1994). In Tombstone (1993), he plays Wyatt Earp. In 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), he works with Kevin Costner, who played the role a mere six months later in the film Wyatt Earp (1994).He was considered to replace William Petersen on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).He was considered for Jeff Bridges' role in Blown Away (1994).Is a huge fan of Elvis Presley, Patrick Rondat and Tom Robinson.Has 2 de facto stepchildren: de facto stepson, Oliver Hudson (b. September 7, 1976) & de facto stepdaughter, Kate Hudson (b. April 19, 1979) with girlfriend, Goldie Hawn.He was considered for Jack Traven in Speed (1994). |
| Trademarks: |
Often has long hair or a mullet
Often performs many of his stunts himself
Often works with John Carpenter
Distinctive gravelly voice
Often plays charming, laid-back characters |
| Quotes: |
[on why he won't marry Goldie Hawn] If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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I seem to have a knack for picking movies that go on to be cult favorites.
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If it hadn't been for video cassette, I may not have had a career at all.
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[on the fight scene with Ox Baker from Escape from New York (1981)] I remember Dick Warlock helped set up the fight and he came out with this big purple lump on the side of his head, and all he said to me was "Keep your head down and be careful, man.".
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I was brought up as a Republican. But when I realized that at the end of the day there wasn't much difference between a Democrat and Republican, I became a libertarian. |
| Salaries: |
Vanilla Sky (2001) - $5,000,000
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Soldier (1998) - $15,000,000
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Breakdown (1997) - $15,000,000
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Escape from L.A. (1996) - $10,000,000
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Executive Decision (1996) - $ |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
TV commercial Zero-M Toys (1966).
(December 7, 1988) Guest on "Live on Five" promoting "Tequila Sunrise".
(April 16 to May 29, 1982) He acted in John Patrick's play, "The Hasty Heart," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los An |
| Spouse: |
Season Hubley (March 17, 1979 - May 16, 1983) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Boston RussellOliver HudsonKate HudsonWyatt Russell |
| Parents: |
Louise Julia Russell (Crone)
Bing Russell |
| Relatives: |
Jill Russell (Sibling)
Jody Russell (Sibling)
Jamie Russell (Sibling) |
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