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Kevin Costner

actor, director
Born: 1/18/1955
Birthplace: Los Angeles

Academy Award-winning actor and director who often plays stoic but vulnerable heroes. His films include Bull Durham (1988), JFK (1991), Dances with Wolves (1990), which he won an Oscar for directing, Waterworld (1995), which he also produced, For Love of the Game (1999), and Thirteen Days (2000).


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