And in 1976, he melded his two worlds with Barbra Streisand’s “A Star is Born,” the second-highest grossing film of its year and a movie that spawned a real hit in the love theme “Evergreen.” After starring in Michael Cimino’s notorious box office bomb “Heaven’s Gate,

Kris Kristofferson, a groundbreaking country music singer-songwriter and a Hollywood actor in 'A Star Is Born' and 'Blade,' has died at age 88

Kris Kristofferson, the country music star and 'A Star Is Born' actor, has died at the age of 88. American country music superstar and Hollywood actor Kris Kristofferson has died aged 88 at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday.