Kris Kristofferson, 'A Star Is Born' Leading Man, Dies At 88
Kris Kristofferson, the groundbreaking country-music singer-songwriter and a film and TV star, has died at his home in Maui, Hawaii.
Kris Kristofferson, the groundbreaking country-music singer-songwriter and a film and TV star, has died at his home in Maui, Hawaii. In the latest entertainment news, no cause of death has been given. However, as per Variety, he was described as passing away peacefully while surrounded by his family. He was 88. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28 at home. We’re all so blessed for our time with him," the family said in an official statement, as per Variety.
"Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all," the statement added.
For the unversed, the statement was offered on the behalf of his wife, Lisa, and eight children, Tracy, Kris Jr., Casey, Jesse, Jody, John, Kelly and Blake; and his seven grandchildren.
"Kris Kristofferson believed to his core that creativity is God-given, and that those who ignore or deflect such a holy gift are doomed to failure and unhappiness. He preached that a life of the mind gives voice to the soul, and then he created a body of work that gave voice not only to his soul but to ours," Kyle Young, the CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum said, as per Variety.
"Kris’s heroes included the prize fighter Muhammad Ali, the great poet William Blake, and the ‘Hillbilly Shakespeare,’ Hank Williams. He lived his life in a way that honored and exemplified the values of each of those men, and he leaves a righteous, courageous and resounding legacy that rings with theirs," Kyle Young added.
For the unversed, Kris Kristofferson also played the romantic lead opposite Susan Anspach in 'Blume In Love'. He also played a key role in Martin Scorsese’s 'Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore'.
In 1977, he won a Golden Globe as a dissolute rock star in the third version of 'A Star Is Born'.
