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Kris Kristofferson
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Actor Born: June 22, 1936 in Brownsville, TX Biography:Like so many others before him, "Kris Kristofferson" pursued Hollywood success after first finding fame in the pop music arena. Unlike the vast majority of his contemporaries, however, he could truly act as well as make music, delivering superb, natural performances in films for directors like "Martin Scorsese", "Sam Peckinpah", and "John Sayles". Born June 22, 1936, in Brownsville, TX, Kristofferson was a Phi Beta Kappa at Pomona College, earning a degree in creative writing. At Oxford, he was a Rhodes Scholar, and while in Britain he first performed his music professionally (under the name Kris Carson). A five-year tour in the army followed, as did a stint teaching at West Point. Upon exiting the military, he drifted around the country before settling in Nashville, where he began earning a reputation as a gifted singer and songwriter.
After a number of his compositions were covered by "Roger... Full Biography
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