Kris Kristofferson was born on June 22, 1936 in Brownsville, Texas.

Having several TV guest apperances Kris Kristofferson has been on hits including SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE HEAVEN AND EARTH SHOW and THE MUPPET SHOW.

A talk show favorite Kris Kristofferson was on shows like THE HOWARD STERN SHOW, LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW, THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, and THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW.

To think that Kris Kristofferson sort of got his start by sweeping floors in a Nashville studios were he came across Johnny Cash. Kris Kristofferson gave Cash some of his music but it was not until a helecopter landed in Cash's yard for Kristofferson to be given any attention and it worked.

Johnny Cash recorded Kris Kristofferson's song Sunday Morning Coming Down, which went on to become voted 1970's Song Of The Year by the Country Music Association.

Then in 1984 Kris Kristofferson teamed with Willie Nelson in SONGWRITER and he earned an Oscar nomination for Original Song Score.

Making his big screen debut in 1971 Kris Kristofferson was in Dennis Hopper's THE LAST MOVIE.

Who could forget Kris Kristofferson as the outlaw Billy in Sam Peckinpah's PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID in 1973.

In 2004 Kris Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Kris Kristofferson's other notable credits include...

JUMP OUT BOYS (2008)

SUN RECORDS AND THE JOHNNY CASH SOUND (2008)

SNOW BUDDIES (2008)

I'M NOT THERE (2007)

CROSSING THE HEART (2007)

ROOM 10 (2006)

FAST FOOD NATION (2006)

DISAPPEARANCES (2006)

DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY (2005)

THE WENDELL BAKER STORY (2005)

THE JACKET (2005)

WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS (2003)

BLADE II (2002)

PLANET OF THE APES (2001)

PAYBACK (1999)

BLADE (1998)

BIG TOP PEE WEE (1988)

HEAVEN'S GATE (1980)

PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID (1973)

Kris Kristofferson in ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974)