Kurt Russell says he spent part of his childhood living in a basement before fame
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Kurt Russell has always been aware that he came from a humble upbringing and spent his childhood living in a basement.
During an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Russell talked about his teenage years, including when he lived in the basement of a family friend’s house in East Los Angeles.
“My family started in Rangeley, Maine. We lived in a log cabin built by my grandparents in 1939. My father played professional baseball in the minor leagues, until an injury forced him to quit,” Russell began.
Kurt Russell came from humble beginnings. (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
“After his injury, he went to Florida to watch spring training and wound up on film playing a referee. He and my mother, Louise, packed us up and we left for California. I was 3 or 4 years old. My father was determined to be a player,” he continued.
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“For two years, we lived at a family friend’s house in East Los Angeles,” he said. Eventually, Kurt’s father, Bing, was able to save enough money to buy a house in Pacoima, located in the San Fernando Valley.
“As you get older and have more time left, it doubles things in terms of looking at what you’ve done in your life so far and what you want to do with the rest of your life.”
In his childhood, Russell made his first one-line role in the TV sitcom “Our Man Higgins” when he was 10 years old. He told the WSJ that his salary was $110 and he decided to spend it on his sister, Jill.
“I took my sister Jill down to the local bike shop and she bought us two new Schwinn bikes. I called my dad’s agent and said, ‘Count me out, I like this,'” Russell told the outlet.
Now, Russell is one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. She is currently starring alongside Michelle Pfeiffer in Taylor Sheridan’s “The Madison.”
Kurt Russell lived in an attic when he was young. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Speaking to Men’s Health earlier this month, Russell shared that he relates to his character, Preston Clyburn, because he feels like he has “a lot of time left” as he gets older.
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“As you get older and have more time left, it doubles things in terms of looking at what you’ve done in your life so far and what you want to do with the rest of your life,” Russell said.
(LR) Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn and Kurt Russell as Preston Clyburn in the Paramount+ series “The Madison.” (Chris Saunders/Paramount+)
He also explained that the conversations he had while filming with Pfeiffer made him think about his ten-year relationship with Goldie Hawn.
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“Well, these are some of the conversations [Preston and Stacy] I had it. Goldie and I had very similar conversations. Their relationship, is the kind of relationship you almost never see again. A truly loving relationship. It’s not like there is another shoe to drop,” he began.
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have been together for over 40 years. (Greg Doherty/Getty Images for St. Regis)
“That’s what makes it so difficult [Michelle’s] character when she lost her husband. He realizes how much they could have had that they didn’t have because of something he didn’t do. I think a lot of people relate to that kind of regret,” Russell continued.
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