{"id":125754,"date":"2024-09-30T10:31:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T15:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125754"},"modified":"2024-09-30T10:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T15:32:31","slug":"legendary-country-songwriter-singer-and-actor-kris-kristofferson-dies-at-88-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125754","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Country Songwriter, Singer and Actor Kris Kristofferson Dies at 88 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125754\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125754\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125755 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/download-26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/download-26.png 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/download-26-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actor and country music singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, known for his starring role in the 1976 version of A STAR IS BORN, passed away September 28,2024 at his home in Maui, Hawaii. No cause of death was given. He was 88.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Kristofferson\u2019s acting career began in the 1970s, and he has appeared in numerous films and TV series. His first film was THE LAST MOVE (1971). He starred opposite Barbra Streisand in the A STAR IS BORN, and Ellen Burstyn in ALICE DOESN\u2019T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974). His additional filmography includes: VIGILANTE FORCE (1976), FLASHPOINT (1984), BIG TOP PEEWEE (1988), BLADE (1998), DANCE WITH ME (1988), PAYBACK (1999), PLANET OF THE APES (2001), BLADE II (2002), BLADE: TRINITY (2004), DREAMER (2005), HE\u2019S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (2009), and JOYFUL NOISE (2012).<\/p>\n<p>Kristofferson was also a talented songwriter. He wrote songs such as \u201cMe and Bobby McGee\u201d, \u201cFor The Good Times\u201d, \u201cSunday Mornin\u2019 Comin\u2019 Down\u201d and \u201cHelp Me Make it Through the Night\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Kris Kristofferson\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Actor and country music singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, known for his starring role in the 1976 version of A STAR IS BORN, passed away September 28,2024 at his home in Maui, Hawaii. No cause of death was given. 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