Legendary country music singer/songwriter and Hollywood star Kris Kristofferson passed away “peacefully” at his home in Maui on Saturday, his family confirmed. He was 88.
A statement to People magazine from the “A Star is Born” actor’s family read, “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home.”
“We’re all so blessed for our time with him,” the statement from Kristofferson’s family added. “Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.”
Born in 1936 in Texas, Kristofferson got his start in the entertainment industry after moving to Tennessee in the 1960’s because of his love for songwriting. He worked as a night janitor at Columbia Studios and would submit songs he wrote like “For the…
