KRIS KRISTOFFERSON

BIOGRAPHY

Kris Kristofferson is a singer-songwriter and actor who’s been an integral part of the American and international music communities since the mid-60s. The Texas native composed songs such as “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night, “For the Good Times” and “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” and is a three-time Grammy Award winner – twice for duets with ex-wife Rita Coolidge. Kristofferson was also a member of the all-star group The HIghwaymen with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, and he’s been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. His key film roles include “Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid,” “A Star is Born,” 2001′s “Planet of the Apes” and “Joyful Noise.”