5 Things You Didn’t Know About Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner, 61, steps away from the all-American image he crafted in Dances With Wolves, Field of Dreams and McFarland, USA to play the title role in the action thriller Criminal (in theaters April 15). Here are five facts about the native Californian.

1. Costner was 5 feet 2 inches when he graduated high school—nearly a foot shy of his eventual height.
2. He’s the lead singer of the country/rock band Kevin Costner & Modern West.
3. His two Oscars are offset by three Razzies (given for worst films and bad performances).
4. He does his own horseback riding in his Westerns.
5. One of his jobs while trying to make it as an actor was giving tours of stars’ homes.

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