Kris Kristofferson is one of the pillars of music that pioneered the outlaw country music movement.
Along with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and David Allan Coe, the four of them resisted and triumphed in their creative freedom outside Music row in Nashville, Tennessee, which dictated the sound of country music at the time.
With his historic contribution to country music, fans of the music veteran are wondering what he has been doing lately.
Kris Kristofferson Age, Wife, Children
Born in Brownsville, Texas, on June 22, 1936, Kris Kristofferson (real name: Kristoffer Kristofferson) is currently 85 years old.
Kristofferson had three marriages and two divorces. His current wife, Lisa Meyers, whom he wed in 1983, gave him five children.
On the other hand, Fran Beer gave him a daughter and a son, while Rita Coolidge gave him a daughter - bringing his children to eight.
Kris Kristofferson Health Status
In the past few decades, Kris Kristofferson has undergone a lot of serious medical issues.
In 1999, he had a successful bypass heart surgery, from which he eventually recovered.
But from 2004 until 2015, he was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's Disease. Later on, his medical team confirmed that they had incorrectly diagnosed Kristofferson, and it was Lyme Disease all along.
Meyers, Kristofferson's wife, suspected that the Country legend caught the auto-immune disease while filming a movie in Vermont in 2002.
The most recent health update that Kris revealed to the public was in 2019, when Meyers revealed that a specialist in California is currently treating him. In a 2021 Variety article, Kristofferson's longtime manager, Tamara Saviano, affirmed that the singer is "really healthy and in good shape."
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Kris Kristofferson Net Worth 2022
Kristofferson was not only big in music, but he also had extensive credits both in film and television - hence a massive fortune.
According to Landscape Insight, Kris Kristofferson's Net Worth as of Apr. 2022, is $160 million. His current net worth is built upon his decade-spanning work in television, film, and especially music.
To date, Kristofferson has released 18 studio albums, three live albums, five compilations, 31 singles, and six collaborations albums total - so no wonder he has that much.
Kris Kristofferson Awards and Achievements
The venerated musician has been widely recognized in music and film.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Kris Kristofferson was nominated for 13 competitive GRAMMY Awards, including Song of the Year, Best Country Song, and Best Country Performance. He currently has three GRAMMY trophies in his belt and a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
Kris Kristofferson Now 2022
Recent updates on Kristofferson have been quite scarce lately. However, Morris Hingham Management manages his Instagram account that posts several reposts once in a while.
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