Kris Kristofferson, country singer and A star is born actor, has passed away. He was 88.
Kristofferson’s family announced his death on Instagram in a statement on the country icon’s official account. “We are all so blessed for our time with him,” the family statement said. “Thank you for loving him all these years, and when you see a rainbow, know that he is smiling at us all.”
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No cause of death has been reported.
A three-time Grammy-winning country artist, Kristofferson took home the trophy for Best Country Song (“Help Me Make It Through the Night”) in 1971 before taking gold for Best Country Vocal Performance with his then-wife Rita Coolidge. By A Duo Or Group in 1973 and 1975. His songwriting credits included ‘For the Good Times’ (Ray Price, 1970), ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ (Johnny Cash, 1970), ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’ ( Sammi Smith, 1971) and “Me and Bobby McGee” (Janis Joplin, 1971).
In addition to his prolific music career, Kristofferson memorably played the role of John Norman Howard, a declining rock musician who falls in love with newcomer Esther Hoffman (played by Barbra Streisand), in the third version of A star is born in 1976, winning a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical). Kristofferson’s other film credits included Blade, Payback, he’s just not that into you, where the red fern grows And Planet of the Apes.
On the TV side, Kristofferson narrated Showtime’s Western anthology Dead man’s pistoland appeared in Texas Rising, the Larry Sanders show And America.
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