World-famous actor, particularly renowned for his roles in action cinema, Kurt Russell acquired international star status in the early 1980s. Launched onto the Hollywood scene thanks to his multiple collaborations with John Carpenter , and particularly the classics New York 1997 and The Thing, he has also appeared in films such as Backdraft, Tango & Cash and Stargate.
Still present on screens decades later, he has endured in the public mind thanks to his three collaborations with Quentin Tarantino (in Boulevard of Death, The Dirty Eight and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as well as in participating in very popular sagas such as Fast & Furious and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (in Guardians of the Galaxy 2).
A first role at the age of 12
But many years before acquiring this notoriety and establishing himself among the essential faces of American cinema, how did Kurt Russell begin his career?
Before becoming a child star by signing a ten-year contract with Disney Studios, it was in 1963, when he was only 12 years old, that the budding actor set foot on his first set. cinema.
Until then, he had only appeared in TV films and episodes of series (such as The Fugitive or Very Special Agents), and it was opposite a true legend that he took his first steps on the big screen. screen. Indeed, during a short sequence in the musical Blondes, brunettes, redheads, we can see him giving the answer (and a nice kick!) to Elvis Presley.
An early career at Disney
Amusing coincidence, he himself would lend his features to the King around fifteen years later in John Carpenter’s The Elvis Story.
Following this first experience in the cinema, Kurt Russell immediately pursued his acting career by becoming one of the main young stars of the Disney studios. At the same time, he plays baseball at a high level.
Wishing to renew his career at the end of his contract with the famous company with big ears, he made a few small TV films and managed to open a new chapter in his career by meeting John Carpenter, who then offered him some of his most notable roles. .
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Original article published on AlloCiné
