Kristoffer (Kris) Kristofferson is a retired singer, songwriter, and actor. He emerged after a period of struggle as one of the significant artists of the 1970s, and that success eventually led to a lucrative Hollywood career.
The veteran celebrity is famed for “Me and Bobby McGee,” along with his other hits- For the Good Times, Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down, and Help Me Make It Through The Night.
Kris was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Mary Ann (Ashbrook) and Lars Harry Kristofferson. Currently, social media is filled with his name as the singer/actor death hoax swirls around. Let’s read about Kristofferson’s life as he is garnering tributes.
What Happened To Kris Kristofferson?
According to the recent news, the 86-year-old singer, Kris, is said to be dead. While it might just be a death hoax, Kristofferson had struggled with a few health issues in past years.
Born on June 22, 1936, Kristofferson was previously said to have Alzheimer’s or dementia, which later turned out to be Lyme disease. This news shocked everyone when people learned about it on Rolling Stones.
The doctors have warned Kris for years that he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease as his memory has rapidly declined. However, when the diagnosis was proven wrong, and he instead had Lyme disease, this realization enabled the then 80-year-old country artist to regain control of his health.
Post-treatment, he was already on the road, doing everything he loved, and being his irreverent self. His most recent health update was taken in 2019 when a specialist in California was treating him. In a 2021 Variety article, Tamara Saviano, Kristofferson’s longtime manager, stated that the singer is “very healthy and in terrific shape.”
Twitter Floods With Tribute After Kris Kristofferson, 86, Singer’s Death Hoax
Kris Kristofferson is highlighted on social media as people are flooding Twitter with their tributes after the singer’s fake death news surfaced. In fact, no official source has confirmed it yet, and it is just a hoax.
On August 25, 2022, the singer reportedly died at home. You may witness the common headlines such as “Kris Kristofferson Death, a retired American singer, songwriter and actor has died,” and its variation along with people tweeting “RIP, Kris Kristofferson.”
His mother belonged to Dutch, English, German, Swiss-German, Scot-Irish, and Swedish ancestry. Likewise, his father was a Swedish-born American Air force officer. The grandparents on Kristofferson’s paternal side were also military officials from Sweden.
His father encouraged Kris to pursue a career in the military when he was a little boy. Due to pressure from his family, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he eventually rose to the rank of captain after receiving his commission as a second lieutenant.
After obtaining flight instruction at Fort Rucker in Alabama, he graduated to becoming a helicopter pilot. In 1965, as the Vietnam War was beginning, he completed his military service after earning a degree from West Point and training as a helicopter pilot.
More On Kris Kristofferson: Wife And Net Worth 2022
Kris Kristofferson wed Frances “Fran” Mavia Beer in 1961; they later divorced. Kris also dated Janis Joplin for a short time before she passed in October 1970. His second wife, Rita Coolidge, was a singer. They married in 1973; however, after seven years, their marriage ended in divorce.
In 1983, Kristofferson wed Lisa Meyers, his current wife. They lived in Malibu, California, and have a home in Hana, Hawaii’s island of Maui. Regarding his children, he has eight kids from his three marriages and one other child while he served as a helicopter pilot in Germany.
In the past few decades, Kristofferson went through several medical issues, including a bypass surgery in 1999 and a Lyme disease diagnosis later. Although it is unknown how Kristofferson got Lyme disease, his wife Lisa believes he did so while making a movie in Vermont’s forest in 2002.
Well, the news of Kris’s death has not been confirmed; however, the singer had already decided what he would like to be written on his tombstone- the first three lines of Leonard Cohen’s “Bird on the Wire”-
Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
