Captivating Close-Up: Kurt Russell

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor and celebrity. He started acting as a child in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has continued appearing in a wide variety of films since, including The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Escape from New York, Silkwood, The Fox and the Hound, Dark Blue, Stargate, Backdraft, Tombstone, Vanilla Sky, Poseidon, and Grindhouse: Death Proof. Russell is one of the very few famous child actors in Hollywood who has continued acting successfully well into middle age.

Russell is a prominent member of the Libertarian Party. He claims that he was often an outcast in Hollywood because of his libertarian views, so he and Hawn moved to an area outside Aspen, Colorado where he has tried his hand at writing (he co-wrote the screenplay for Escape from L.A.). In February 2003, Russell and Hawn moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, so that their son could play hockey. Russell is an FAA licensed private pilot holding single/multi-engine and instrument ratings.

As of 2009, Russell is believed to have retired from acting. He turned down a supporting role in The Expendables, which would have reunited him with his Tango & Cash co-star Sylvester Stallone.

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