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Kurt Vogel Russell is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor before transitioning to leading roles as an adult in various genres such as action adventures, science-fiction, westerns, romance films, comedic films, and family dramas. He is known for collaborating with filmmakers such as John Carpenter and Quentin Tarantino, and has received a Critics' Choice Super Award as well as v…
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Born 17 March 1951 · Q103157
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell wrote "The Badge," a monologue praising law enforcement officers and opposing the defunding of police departments.” Incorrect Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell once said, "Children don't need new genders, they need normal parents."” Incorrect Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “In March 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated actor Kurt Russell at the Kennedy Center Honors.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “In March 2026, people began boycotting actor Kurt Russell after he said children should not be allowed to watch cartoons with LGBTQ+ themes.” False.
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It was announced that Russell would join the cast of the Yellowstone spin-off The Madison
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Kurt Russell forms a new non-woke actors alliance with Roseanne Barr and Tim Allen.”” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell ended his relationship with "woke Disney," saying: "I've wasted enough of my career on them."” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell has joined actors Roseanne Barr and Tim Allen’s new "Woke-Free Actors Alliance," a platform for artists who feel marginalized in Hollywood.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Kurt Russell said George Clooney "hasn't worked in years" because “he’s arrogant, conceited, and he never shuts up.”” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell called working with Robert De Niro the worst six weeks of his life and said, "Never again."” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell said "illegal immigrants" should be forcibly deported from the U.S.” Unfounded.
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The Guardian: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters review – casting Kurt Russell was utterly inspired
Snopes rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell died in August 2023.” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says actor Kurt Russell said this about the police.” False.
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Stated that celebrities should keep their political opinions to themselves, believing that it negatively impacts their work
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In an interview with People in December 2020, Russell revealed that he and Hawn never felt the need to marry, stating that a "marriage certificate wasn't going to create anything that otherwise we wouldn't have."
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The Guardian: The Christmas Chronicles review – Kurt Russell's Santa can't save Netflix turkey
Russell and Goldie Hawn received stars in a double star ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their achievements in motion pictures, located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard
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Played Star-Lord's father Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol
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Russell received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Starred as Jimmy Harrell in Deepwater Horizon, a film about the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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Russell garnered attention for his portrayal of Sheriff Franklin Hunt in the Western-horror film Bone Tomahawk
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Was inducted as part of the Living Legends of Aviation, receiving the "Aviation Mentor Award" from fellow actor-pilot John Travolta
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Played a horse trainer father in the family sports film Dreamer and a father with superhuman strength in the superhero film Sky High
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Russell played a court psychologist in the thriller film Vanilla Sky
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Awarded Disney Legends (1998).
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Russell starred as a military intelligence consultant in the action film Executive Decision, and again played Snake Plissken in Carpenter's follow-up to Escape from New York, Escape from L
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They have a son, Wyatt Russell (born July 10, 1986), and have owned homes in Vancouver, British Columbia, Snowmass Village, Colorado, Manhattan, New York, Brentwood, and Palm Desert, California.
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Russell began his relationship with Goldie Hawn, and appeared alongside her in Swing Shift and Overboard, having previously appeared with her in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band in 1968
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And they had a son, Boston (born February 16, 1980)
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With the El Paso Sun Kings of the Texas League
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And played two seasons in the Class A Northwest League where he was an all-star infielder
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Co-starred as a young robber released from jail alongside James Stewart in Fools' Parade
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Released album “Kurt Russell”.
Studied at Thousand Oaks High School (1965–1969).
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Russell was signed to a ten-year contract with Walt Disney Productions, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '70s"
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Russell guest-starred in "Nemesis", an episode of the ABC series The Fugitive in which, as the son of police Lt
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Russell guest-starred in the ABC series Our Man Higgins, starring Stanley Holloway as an English butler in an American family
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At Wesson Maternity Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts
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Born 1951-03-17.
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