Kurt Russell Net Worth

Kurt Russell's Quotes

• [on why he won't marry Goldie Hawn] If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
• I seem to have a knack for picking movies that go on to be cult favorites.
• If it hadn't been for video cassette, I may not have had a career at all.
• [on the fight scene with Ox Baker from Escape from New York (1981)] I remember Dick Warlock helped set up the fight and he came out with this big purple lump on the side of his head, and all he said to me was "Keep your head down and be careful, man.".
• I was brought up as a Republican. But when I realized that at the end of the day there wasn't much difference between a Democrat and Republican, I became a libertarian.

Interesting Facts about Kurt Russell

1. Rode along with the Chicago Fire Department's Squad 5 in preparation for his role in Backdraft (1991).
2. Played pro baseball (second base, AA club- California Angels) until a torn shoulder muscle forced retirement in 1973. Was hitting .563 at the time. His friend, Ron Shelton wrote the Crash Davis role in Bull Durham (1988) for him. The studio insisted on Kevin Costner, though.
3. Son of Bing Russell, a baseball player and actor, who played the deputy sheriff on Bonanza (1959) for six years.
4. He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care".
5. Is an FAA licensed Private Pilot holding single/multi-engine and instrument ratings and is an Honorary Board Member of the humanitarian aviation organization Wings of Hope.
6. Graduated from Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, California, with Michael Richards. Class of 1969, who voted him "Best Looking".
7. He and longtime companion Goldie Hawn appeared together in Five films: The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968), Swing Shift (1984), Overboard (1987), The Christmas Chronicles (2018), and The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020).
8. Dating Goldie Hawn since February 14, 1983: Valentine's Day 1983.
9. Atlanta Braves' first baseman, Matt Franco, is his nephew.
10. His character Snake Plissken (of Escape from New York (1981)) is about to become a comic book. Published by theCrossGen imprint Code 6 Comics, the book will be known as The Snake Plissken Chronicles. It is marked for publication beginning in 2003.
11. Began Cosmic Entertainment with partner Goldie Hawn, her daughter Kate Hudson, and her son Oliver Hudson. [2003]
12. Has English, German, Scottish and Irish ancestry.
13. Is a card carrying member of the NRA.
14. Was the best man at Ted Nugent's wedding.
15. Was born three days after his ex-wife Season Hubley.
16. Ex-brother-in-law of Larry Franco.
17. Is a huge fan of Elvis Presley, Patrick Rondat and Tom Robinson.
18. In his audio commentary for The Thing (1982), he joked with director John Carpenter about the scene where he threw a stick of dynamite at the character Palmer (who was turning into the Thing) and how the explosion was more powerful than he had expected. In truth, he could have been seriously injured.
19. Was one of the first actors to do audio commentary on DVDs.
20. The presence of Lee Van Cleef on the set of Escape from New York (1981) inspired him to talk in a raspy voice similar to Clint Eastwood's from the Man With No Name trilogy.