Kevin Costner is of Cherokee Native American, English, German, Irish, Scottish, Swiss, and Welsh descent. Kevin Costner was raised Baptist and sang in the First Baptist Choir growing up.
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Kevin Costner made his film debut in the film Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. (known originally as Hot Malibu Summer).
Costner achieved movie star status in 1987 after portraying the character of federal agent Eliot Ness in The Untouchables.
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Kevin Costner is the recipient of several accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
On television, Kevin Costner portrayed Devil Anse Hatfield in the miniseries Hatfields & McCoys (2012), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
For his role as John Dutton on the Paramount Network original drama series Yellowstone, Costner received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and a Golden Globe award.
In 1995, Kevin Costner starred in and co-produced Waterworld. He made his second directorial feature, The Postman, which was released in 1997.
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