Kris Kristofferson: Last News

Barbra Streisand is remembering her late co-star Kris Kristofferson.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor George Armitage, who directed, wrote and produced films including “Grosse Pointe Blank” and “Miami Blues,” died Saturday in Playa del Rey, his son Brent confirmed. He was 83.

The late Lord of the Rings star Bernard Hill left a modest sum of just over £200,000 to his son Gabriel Hill in his will.

Viewers of this year's star-studded BAFTA film award ceremony on BBC One were left incensed on Sunday evening when the annual In Memoriam tribute overlooked a much-loved actor. The touching segment, led by Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum, paid homage to the film industry figures we've lost in the past 12 months.

Jeff Goldblum tinkled the ivories during a moving In Memoriam section at the BAFTA Film Awards.

Chris Martin sits at the piano for a pared down performance during the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 2) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Grammys 2025 honored the ones we’ve lost.The In Memoriam segment featured Chris Martin singing the Coldplay song “All My Love” as the ceremony honored music stars who died over the past year, including Liam Payne and Toby Keith.The tribute began with snippets of footage of Payne including from his time as a member of One Direction.Martin’s performance then honored more Grammy winners who passed last year, including Kris Kristofferson, Steven Albini, Cissy Houston, John Mayall, Dickey Betts, Angela Bofill, Joe Bonsall, Fatman Scoop, Sandra Crouch, Richard Sherman, Joe Chambers, Duane Eddy, Sam Moore, Frankie Beverley, Rich Homie Quan, Bob Newhart and Wayne Osmond.The segment ended by honoring Keith, who died in February 2024 at age 62 after a battle with stomach cancer.Payne, meanwhile, tragically died at age 31 on Oct. 16, 2024.

Willie Nelson has paid tribute to his “great friend” and former Highwaymen bandmate Kris Kristofferson, saying he “hated to lose him”.The country legend died on September 28 at the age of 88, four years after announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry. Known for songs like ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ and ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’, he was also a celebrated actor, starring in films including A Star Is Born and Heaven’s Gate.Kristofferson was also a founding member of the influential outlaw country supergroup The Highwaymen, alongside Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings, who released three albums between 1985 and 1995.In an interview with Associated Press, Nelson said: “He was a great songwriter. He left a lot of fantastic songs around for the rest of us to sing, for as long as we’re here.

died Saturday at age 88. Over 25 years earlier, Kristofferson revealed in an interview with People that he thought he’d die by age 30 due to his alcoholism.“I never could have imagined this,” he said in 1998 after getting sober. “I sit right here and think how it could have turned out so differently.

died Saturday at age 88, became pals with Swift, 34, in the early years of her career before she became a mainstream pop star.In 2010, both musicians were at the annual All for the Hall concert benefiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Swift, then 20 years old, was on stage at the event that honored Kristofferson, as well as Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill and Lionel Richie.“These are the best role models I could have,” Swift told the 2,000-person crowd, according to the Los Angeles Times.The pair also crossed paths at the 2009 Country Music Association Awards.Kristofferson presented Swift with the award for Female Vocalist of the Year.

Country music star and Hollywood actor Kris Kristofferson has died.

his death at age 88.Streisand, 82, rushed to social media Sunday to share an image of the pair’s 1976 album cover from the Oscar-winning film, as well as a more recent photo of the duo together onstage.“The first time I saw Kris performing at the Troubadour club in L.A. I knew he was something special,” she wrote on Instagram.“Barefoot and strumming his guitar, he seemed like the perfect choice for a script I was developing, which eventually became ‘A Star Is Born.'”“In the movie, Kris and I sang the song I’d written for the film’s main love theme, ‘Evergreen,'” she continued.“For my latest concert in 2019 at London’s Hyde Park, I asked Kris to join me on-stage to sing our other A Star Is Born duet, ‘Lost Inside Of You.’ He was as charming as ever, and the audience showered him with applause.

Ellise Shafer Barbra Streisand paid tribute to her “A Star Is Born” co-star Kris Kristofferson on Sunday night, following the news that the country music legend and actor had died at 88 years old. In a post on Instagram featuring their “A Star Is Born” album cover, Streisand reminisced about their time together. “The first time I saw Kris performing at the Troubadour club in L.A.

Country music star and award-winning actor Kris Kristofferson has sadly passed away at the age of 88. Kris was known for appearing opposite Barbra Streisand in the 1976 film A Star Is Born as the male lead and for songs such as Me and Bobby McGee and For the Good Times. The star passed away 'peacefully' in his home in Maui, Hawaii, a representative confirmed to US outlet People, alongside a statement from his family.

Barbra Streisand has paid tribute to Kris Kristofferson following the country music legend’s death, aged 88.Kristofferson’s death was confirmed by his family on Sunday (September 29), who said in a statement on social media: “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home.“We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.”In addition to his country chart-topping music career, Kristofferson is known for starring in the 1976 remake of A Star Is Born opposite Streisand, winning a Golden Globe for the performance.His former co-star is among those to have paid tribute, with the legendary actor and singer writing a social media tribute featuring an image from the film poster and an picture of the pair performing together years later.A post shared by Barbra Streisand (@barbrastreisand)“The first time I saw Kris performing at the Troubadour club in L.A.

Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88.Kristofferson’s death was confirmed by his family, who said in a statement on social media: “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home. We’re all so blessed for our time with him.

Kris Kristofferson, who died Sunday at the age of 88, was truly one of the greatest songwriters of the past 60 years. No less an eminence than Bob Dylan said of him, “You can look at Nashville pre-Kris and post-Kris, because he changed everything.” And indeed he did: A Rhodes scholar who mortified his family by abandoning a promising career in the military to starve for five years before he made it as a songwriter, Kristofferson was a legendary hell-raiser who was every bit as badass as any of his contemporaries: He famously got Johnny Cash’s attention by landing a helicopter on his lawn.

Through music and film, Kris Kristofferson has left an indelible mark on fans over the past 60 years.

Barbra Streisand paid tribute to her A Star Is Born costar Kris Kristofferson, news of whose death broke today, remembering him as a “special” and “charming” performer.

Kris Kristofferson has sadly passed away.

Variety reported Sunday.Just one month before his death, the Golden Globe winner put his ranch on Northern California’s Mendocino Coast on the market for $17.2 million, per The Sacramento Bee. He announced his retirement in a 2021 statement issued by his management, revealing that he had slowly stepped back from the spotlight.