Kevin Costner Net Worth 2020, Age, Career and Award

But while returning from his honeymoon, he encountered Richard Burton on the plane who fueled his ambition to become an actor by advising him to drop everything else if he has to make a career in the movies.

Thereafter, Kevin Costner gave up his marketing job and started taking acting lessons five nights a week, with the support of his wife.

He did odd jobs to support his career and family, including as a truck driver, a Hollywood tour guide, and also piloted the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland.

In 1983, he was credited in the movie ‘The Big Chill’ as the dead friend, Alex, but his face never appeared on the screen.

In 1985, he was noted for his role as Scott Glenn’s endearingly goofy brother in the American Western film, ‘Silverado’.

His breakthrough came with the 1987 movie ‘The Untouchables’ in which he portrayed the role of Elliot Ness, a federal agent.

The same year, he also played the lead role in the thriller ‘No Way Out’ which solidified his star status.

He achieved further success from the baseball movies such as ‘Bull Durham’ (1988) and ‘Field of Dreams’ (1989) which made him a popular leading man.

Subsequently, he formed his own production company and made ‘Dances with Wolves’ (1990). In 1991, he played the title role in ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ and appeared in the movie ‘JFK’.

The following year, he starred in the romantic film, ‘The Bodyguard’ (1992).

Some of his other movies in the 1990s include ‘A Perfect World’ (1993), ‘Waterworld’ (1995), ‘The Postman’ (1997), and ‘For Love of the Game’ (1999).

In 2000, he appeared in the movie ‘Thirteen Days’, and has since appeared in several other movies including ‘The Upside of Anger’ (2005), ‘The Guardian’ (2006), ‘Swing Vote’ (2008), and ‘Man of Steel’ (2013).

He is a singer in the ‘Kevin Costner & Modern West’, a country-rock band which he founded.

The band has released two albums, ‘Untold Truths’ (2008) and ‘Turn It On’ (2010), and has performed at various events.