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24 unusual facts about Kevin Costner


2008 Coke Zero 400

The Dale Earnhardt, Inc. #1 car driven by Martin Truex, Jr. carried a promotion for the film Swing Vote and have the star of the movie Kevin Costner (who also serves as the film's producer) as an honorary crew chief on the hood.

Abid Raja

Upon his return to Norway, he re-enrolled in high-school and according to him "had his mind set on becoming a lawyer" after seeing Kevin Costner in the film JFK.

Arlington Ridge, Virginia

The opening sequence to the 1987 film No Way Out features a long aerial shot that begins on the National Mall, flies over The Pentagon, and then trails down Arlington Ridge Road to end at a house where Kevin Costner’s character is being held for questioning.

Brent Charlesworth

Whilst serving the latter civic office, he travelled to the United States to present Hollywood actor Kevin Costner with an award recognising the achievements of the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which Costner played the lead role.

Chris Krug

At least one example of his work has been seen by millions of moviegoers and tourists since---it was Krug who designed the cornfield ballfield made famous in the Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams.

Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City

Recently Support Center Elizabeth City, home of Air Station Elizabeth City was the setting (and used as a double for Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska) in the Kevin Costner film, The Guardian.

Dale Petroskey

Bull Durham co-star Kevin Costner defended Robbins and Sarandon, saying, "I think Tim and Susan's courage is the type of courage that makes our democracy work... Pulling back this invite is against the whole principle about what we fight for and profess to be about."

Dave Eiland

During his time with the Devil Rays, Dave Eiland acted as a body double for Kevin Costner, who played a starting pitcher, in the 1999 film For Love of the Game.

Eru Potaka-Dewes

During the 1990s and early 2000s (decade) he also was working as an actor, appearing in Jane Campion's film The Piano and Rapa-Nui, produced by Kevin Costner.

John Sedgwick

In the 1990 film Dances with Wolves, Lt. John Dunbar (Kevin Costner) stays at a fictional Fort Sedgwick, presumably named after General Sedgwick.

Lake County Fielders

actor Kevin Costner, whose filmography includes baseball films Bull Durham (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), and For Love of the Game (1999), also has ownership interest in the team.

Leigh Hennessy

In 2006, Leigh starred in the opening scenes of The Guardian, a film with Kevin Costner, in which she played the role of the drowning wife.

Pedro Swann

Swann played the role of Juan Vasquez in the 1999 film "For the Love of the Game" starring Kevin Costner.

Pete LaCock

Since then, he's journeyed as a hitting coach with the Tucson Toros of the Golden Baseball League in 2009, the North American League Schaumburg Flyers in 2010, and the Kevin Costner owned Lake County Fielders (also of the North American League) in 2011.

Rescue swimmer

The release of the 2006 motion picture The Guardian, starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, introduced people to this small group of elite rescue workers.

Scott Pose

Pose portrayed the fictional baseball player "Matt Crane" in the 1999 film For Love of the Game starring Kevin Costner.

Seebe, Alberta

Scenes from the movie Open Range, starring and directed by Kevin Costner, were filmed on the Stony Indian Reserve directly across the Bow River from Seebe in 2003 when it was still an inhabited hamlet.

Sellersburg, Indiana

Notable celebrities played in the 2006 Wolf Challenge in Sellersburg, including Bill Murray, Kevin Costner, John Daly, and Cris Judd.

Tim Hatley

In May 2013, the hit musical, The Bodyguard, was staged at London’s Adelphi Theatre, the theme adapted from the 1992 Whitney Houston/Kevin Costner starer celebrated movie, Bodyguard into a stage musical with a cast of Heather Headley as the superstar singer Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer, an ex-Secret Service agent turned bodyguard.

Typhoon Haikui

The head of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) compared the deluge to the Kevin Costner film Waterworld.

Untold Truths

Untold Truths is the debut country album from actor-turned-singer Kevin Costner & Modern West.

VFP-62

In 2000, the movie Thirteen Days (film), produced by Kevin Costner, showed the actions of Ecker and the other members of VFP-62 during the Missile Crisis.

Wardour Castle

The Old Castle appeared in the 1991 Kevin Costner feature Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and the New Castle served as the dance school in Billy Elliot.

William Ecker

In 2000, his actions were depicted in the movie Thirteen Days, which was produced by Kevin Costner.


Alpine, Texas

Alpine is the location of the Sonic Drive-In scene in the movie "Fandango" 1985 with Kevin Costner

Aviation Survival Technician

The challenging job is featured prominently in the 2006 film The Guardian, starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher.

Brian Ash

Starring Kevin Costner and Christian Slater, the project marked the first time a major film's cast created original content for the internet.

Hollywood in Vienna

Al Jarreau, Lalo Schifrin, Natalia Ushakova, Bruce Broughton, David Arnold, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, Harald Kloser, Alexander Frey, Barbara Broccoli, John Mauceri, Kate Barry, Klaus Badelt, Nicholas Dodd, Rick Porras, Gedeon Burkhard, John Axelrod, Kevin Costner, John Barry, Patrick Doyle, John Powell, Robert Dornhelm, Rebekka Bakken, Alastair King, Christian Kolonovits, among others.

Kris Kamm

The biggest film to date he has had a part in has been the Western classic, Wyatt Earp, working beside Kevin Costner.

Matthew Naythons

In addition to substantive coverage of seven wars and revolutions, the collection includes his features on the Centers for Disease Control, Burmese rubies, and the film Apocalypse Now, and portraits of such high-profile figures as Steve Jobs, Charles M. Schulz, Pope John Paul II, President Jimmy Carter, Kevin Costner and Hunter S. Thompson.

Michael Spears

By the age of 17, Spears had acted in both TV and film with other actors, including Kevin Costner, Jimmy Smits and Kim Delaney.

Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica

The Basilica was used for a brief scene in the 1987 film The Untouchables in which Sean Connery's character explains "The Chicago Way" to Kevin Costner's character.

Simon R. Green

Simon R. Green began his rise to success in 1988 when he sold seven novels and in 1989 when he received a commission to write the bestselling novelization of the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which has sold more than 370,000 copies.

Visalia Rawhide

In the 1988 film Bull Durham, Visalia was mentioned as a potential managing job for aging catcher Crash Davis, played by Kevin Costner.

Walter Sparrow

Walter Leonard Sparrow (22 January 1927 – 31 May 2000) was a British film and television actor best known for his appearance as Duncan in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner.