Kevin Costner factfile

Born: January 18, 1955. Money: During his career Costner’s films have grossed over $1.3bn (€1.05bn).

Family: Divorced Portuguese-American Cindy Silva in 1994 after 16 years of marriage.

On September 25, 2004, after 10 years of being single, Costner married his girlfriend of four years, Christine Baumgartner, in a lavish ceremony attended by 500 guests.

Children: Four. Annie (born in 1984); Lilly (born in 1986); and Joe (born in 1988), all with Cindy, and a son, Liam (born in 1996), with Bridget Rooney, a woman he had a brief relationship with following his divorce from Cindy. Only through blood tests was it revealed that Costner was Liam’s father.

Hits: Costner’s biggest success was Dances With Wolves which he directed. It was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won seven.

Flops: Science-fiction epics Waterworld and The Postman.

A teenage Kevin Costner appeared in the soft porn story of three young women and their love lives, Sizzle Beach, USA, shot in 1974.