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Kris Kristofferson dead at 88: Country music icon and actor who starred opposite Barbra Streisand in A Star Is Born passes away at his home in Maui


The multitalented entertainer, who was a country singer-songwriter and actor, died Saturday at his Maui, Hawaii home, his rep told People.

Among his numerous professional achievements, Kristofferson played the role of troubled rocker John Norman Howard in the 1976 A Star Is Born remake opposite Barbra Streisand. SiriusXM host Eric Alper said, 'If you ever hummed Me and Bobby McGee or found solace in Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, then you’ve felt the genius of Kris Kristofferson. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young said in a statement, 'Kris Kristofferson believed creativity is God-given, and those who ignore such a gift are doomed to unhappiness.

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