My Take
Kurt Russell is one of those rare Hollywood lifers who actually earned it twice over — first as a Disney child actor in the 1960s, then reinventing himself completely as a rough-edged, effortlessly cool leading man for John Carpenter in the 1980s. Snake Plissken in Escape from New York, R.J. MacReady in The Thing — those two roles alone would cement a legacy, but he just kept going: Big Trouble in Little China, Tombstone, Backdraft, The Hateful Eight. What I love about him is that he never seemed to be trying too hard; there's a loose, self-assured quality to everything he does, like the guy genuinely enjoys showing up to work. The fact that he almost made it as a minor-league baseball player before acting took over makes the whole story even better — you get the sense that competitive, athletic grounding is exactly what gives his physicality such weight on screen.
Overview
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) 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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kurt Russell
- Name (Japanese)
- カート・ラッセル
- Reading
- かーと・らっせる
- Born
- March 17, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player / film actor / television actor / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Thousand Oaks High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Disney Legends
- Sir
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.