One of the few people in Hollywood who have successfully leaped from being a child actor to an acclaimed ‘A’ list movie star, Kurt Russell is perhaps the most engaging actor in the entertainment industry today. He made his first major appearance in the made-for-television biographical movie ‘Elvis’, which is considered one the finest performances of his career. After he partnered with director John Carpenter, he played some of the most memorable characters in his films, the most popular of them being ‘Snake Plissken’, the villain in Carpenter’s cult classic ‘Escape from New York’. Some of his other powerful performances were in movies like, ‘Silkwood’, ‘Backdraft’, ‘Big Trouble In Little China’, ‘Stargate’, ‘Grindhouse’ and his most outstanding role as ‘R.J. MacReady’ in Carpenter's gory cult movie, ‘The Thing’. As the son of actor Neil Oliver ‘Bing’ Russell, Kurt grew up in and around the entertainment industry that gave him many opportunities to pursue a career in the field. He was an avid and passionate baseball player but unfortunately retired form the game due to shoulder injuries.