how tall is Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell Height

5′ 11″ (180 cm)

Kurt Russell is an American actor who has been working in the entertainment industry for over five decades. He was born on March 17, 1951, in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.

Biography of Kurt Russell:

Kurt Russell is the son of actor Bing Russell and dancer Louise Julia Russell. Russell’s father was a minor league baseball player who later became an actor, while his mother was a dancer who appeared in many musicals.

Russell made his film debut at the age of 10 in the Elvis Presley film “It Happened at the World’s Fair” (1963). He continued to work as a child actor in various television shows and films, including “The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters” (1963-64) and “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” (1969). In 1979, he had a breakout role in the film “Elvis” in which he played the title role.

In the 1980s, Russell became known for his work in a series of successful action-adventure films, including “Escape from New York” (1981), “The Thing” (1982), and “Big Trouble in Little China” (1986). He also played roles in comedies such as “Overboard” (1987) and “Captain Ron” (1992).

Russell continued to work in films throughout the 1990s and 2000s, appearing in a variety of genres, including dramas such as “Silkwood” (1983), “Tombstone” (1993), and “Dark Blue” (2002), and comedies such as “Grindhouse” (2007). He also starred in the sports comedy “Miracle” (2004), playing the coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team that famously defeated the Soviet Union.

In recent years, Russell has continued to work in film and television, including starring in the western drama “The Hateful Eight” (2015) and the sci-fi action film “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017). He also portrayed Santa Claus in the Netflix holiday movie “The Christmas Chronicles” (2018) and its 2020 sequel.

Throughout his career, Russell has received critical acclaim for his acting, and has been nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe for his performance in “Silkwood.” He has been in a long-term relationship with actress Goldie Hawn since 1983, and the couple has a son, Wyatt, together.