czwartek, 6 listopada 2008

Patrol


The film tells the story of a rescue work with Straży Coast. Ben Randall is one of the best in the fachu. But while some shares lose an entire crew. After this event, wants to move away from service. However, the commander gives him a chance oststnią: to train young recruits Straży. The training is expected to take 18 weeks. His attention Jake Fisher, who has the makings for a rescuer, but it can not submit to treatment teamwork ...

czwartek, 28 sierpnia 2008

Personal life


Costner was registered as a Republican until the 1996 election, when he changed his registration to Independent. He supported Democratic candidates in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Presidential elections; however, he still prefers to be known as a "conservative".

He has a home in Austin, Texas and sometimes appears at University of Texas baseball practices and games. Costner is a close friend to Longhorns baseball coach Augie Garrido, from Garrido's days coaching at Cal State Fullerton, the actor's alma mater. He cast Garrido to play the role of "Yankee Manager" in his film For Love of the Game. He tries to attend every College World Series game that Cal State Fullerton plays in Omaha, Nebraska.

He is also the singer of "Kevin Costner and Modern West," a rock/country band which he founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine. He began a worldwide tour with the band in October 2007, which included shows in Istanbul and Rome.

He said publicly in 2008 that he has no ambition to run for political office, adding "I've lived quite a colorful life."

środa, 2 lipca 2008

Early life

Costner was born in Lynwood, California, the youngest of the three sons (the middle of whom died at birth) of Sharon Rae (née Tedrick), a welfare worker, and William Costner, an electrician and later utilities executive. He has German, Irish and Cherokee ancestry (his Oklahoma-born paternal grandfather was half Cherokee). Costner was raised Baptist. He attended elementary school at McKevette School in Santa Paula, California, Cabrillo Jr. High School and Buena High in Ventura, California. A poor student, Costner enjoyed sports in spite of his slight stature, and took piano lessons, wrote poetry and sang in the First Baptist Choir.

Spending his teenage years in various parts of California as his father's career progressed, Costner lived in Orange County, then in Visalia (Tulare County) attending Mt. Whitney High School, and graduated from Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California in 1973. He went on to earn a B.A. in business from California State University, Fullerton in 1978, where he was a member and President of the Delta Chi Fraternity and met bride-to-be Cindy Silva.

Kevin Michael Costner

Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer and Academy Award-winning director. He is well-known for his role as Lt. John J. Dunbar in the film Dances with Wolves (1990), which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.