THE POSTMAN

KEVIN COSTNER (The Postman) continues to defy categorization by blending his career choices with equal parts comedy, action and drama. He has also exhibited exceptional filmmaking abilities by producing, directing and starring in "Dances With Wolves," which won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.

In 1996, Costner re-teamed with his "Bull Durham" director, Ron Shelton, for the romantic comedy "Tin Cup," which was a departure from his previous effort, the action epic "Waterworld."

Prior to "Waterworld," Costner worked with Lawrence Kasdan in the historical Western "Wyatt Earp." He had previously worked with Kasdan on the gunslinger saga "Silverado" and, early in his career, co-starred in the contemporary comedy-dramas "The Big Chill," from which his role was later edited out.

As an action hero, Costner played the title character in "The Bodyguard" which he produced from a script by Kasdan. He also starred as an escaped convict opposite Clint Eastwood in the critically-praised drama "A Perfect World," and with Elijah Wood in the Vietnam parable, "The War."

His other notable roles in both action and drama include New Orleans prosecutor Jim Garrison in Oliver Stone's "JFK," the legendary "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," the stoic lawman Elliott Ness in Brian DePalma's "The Untouchables" and the enigmatic Pentagon attache in "No Way Out."

After graduating from California State University at Fullerton with a degree in marketing, Costner began his acting career starring in independent films, gradually earning small parts in more mainstream movies ("Night Shift," "Table for Five"). His first major motion picture role was in the Amblin Entertainment production "Fandango."

A natural athlete, Costner has applied those talents prior to "Tin Cup" in the baseball comedy "Bull Durham," the comedy-drama "Field of Dreams" and the bicycle racing saga "American Flyers."

As a producer, he created and hosted the television documentary "500 Nations," which chronicled the tribal histories of Native American peoples from the earliest signs of life on the continent to the 20th century.

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