Profile
Kris Kristofferson
Country Music Songwriter + Singer and Actor.
Male
Born
Jun 22, 1936
Age
76
Hometown
Brownsville, Texas
Genres
Rock music + Coun...
Performed With
The Highwaymen (C...
Record Label
Warner Bros. Records
Other Names
Kristofferson, Kr...
Kristoffer Kristian "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for such hits as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Kristofferson is the sole… Read More
Photos
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Romance
Check out the latest love interests for Kris Kristofferson.
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Lisa MeyersMarried 1983
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Lisa MeyersMarried 1983
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Fran BeirMarried 1960 - 1969
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Fran BeerMarried 1960 - 1969
Family
Discover the family history of Kris Kristofferson.
Kris Kristofferson
Age 76
parents
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Lars Henry KristoffersonFather
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Mary Ann AshbrookMother
siblings
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Karen KirschenbauerSister
children
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Tracy KristoffersonDaughter, Age 51
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Jody RaySon
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Casey KristoffersonSon
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Kelly MarieDaughter
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KrisSon
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Johnny RobertSon
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Jesse TurnerSon
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Blake CameronSon
News + Updates
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'America Is A Bizarre Place And Willie Is Our Captain'Huffington Post - Apr 28, 2013
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Karen Stabiner: Let Them Eat Cake The Anti Fad Diet ManifestoHuffington Post - Apr 18, 2013
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Kris Kristofferson.
CHILDHOOD
1936
Birth
Born on June 22, 1936.
TEENAGE
TWENTIES
1958
22 Years Old
He and fellow classmates revived the Claremont Colleges Rugby Club in 1958, which has remained a Southern California rugby dynasty.
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In 1960 Kristofferson graduated with a BPhil in English literature and married an old girlfriend, Fran Beer.
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In 1965, when his tour of duty ended, Kristofferson was given an assignment to teach English Literacy at West Point.
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THIRTIES
He got a job sweeping floors at Columbia Studios in Nashville. There he met Johnny Cash, who initially accepted some of Kristofferson's songs but chose not to use them. During Kristofferson's janitorial stint for Columbia, Bob Dylan recorded his landmark 1966 album Blonde on Blonde at the studio.
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In 1971, Janis Joplin, who dated Kristofferson for some time until her death, had a number 1 hit with "Me and Bobby McGee" from her posthumous Pearl.
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1972
36 Years Old
Kristofferson's 1972 fourth album, Jesus Was a Capricorn initially had slow sales, but the third single, "Why Me", was a success and significantly increased album sales.
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FORTIES
Meanwhile, more artists took his songs to the top of the charts, including Willie Nelson, whose 1979 LP release of Willie Nelson Sings Kris Kristofferson proved to be a smash success.
1983
47 Years Old
In 1983, he married Lisa Meyers and together they have five children—son Jesse Turner, son Jody Ray, son Johnny Robert, daughter Kelly Marie and son Blake Cameron.
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In 1985, Kristofferson starred in Trouble in Mind and released Repossessed, a politically aware album that was a country success, particularly "They Killed Him" (also performed by Bob Dylan), a tribute to his heroes, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesus, and Mahatma Gandhi.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
On April 21, 2007, Kristofferson won CMT's Johnny Cash Visionary Award.
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2008
72 Years Old
On June 13, 2008, Kristofferson performed an acoustic in the round set with Patty Griffin and Randy Owen (Alabama) for a special taping of a PBS songwriters series to be aired in December.
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Kristofferson released a new album of original songs entitled Closer to the Bone on September 29, 2009.
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2010
74 Years Old
On May 11, 2010, Light in the Attic Records is releasing demos that were recorded during Kristofferson's janitorial stint at Columbia. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos" is the first time these recordings have been released and includes material that would later be featured on other Kristofferson recordings and on the recordings of other prominent artists, such as the original recording of "Me and Bobby McGee".
2011
75 Years Old
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In 2011, he co-starred with Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble in Dolphin Tale.
2012
76 Years Old
In 2012, Kristofferson was in Joyful Noise with Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. Also during this time, Kristofferson met singer Rita Coolidge. They married in 1973 and released an album titled Full Moon, another success buoyed by numerous hit singles and Grammy nominations.
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