- Barbra Streisand has paid tribute to her late A Star Is Born costar Kris Kristofferson after he died at age 88 on Saturday, Sept. 28
- Streisand and Kristofferson starred as aspiring singer Esther Hoffman and self-destructive rock star John Norman Howard within the beloved 1976 remake of the film
- “He was as charming as ever, and the viewers showered him with applause,” the actress recalled of the late musician becoming a member of her on stage in London’s Hyde Park in 2019
Barbra Streisand is paying tribute to her late A Star Is Born costar Kris Kristofferson.
On Sunday, Sept. 29, Streisand, 82, shared a candy put up on Instagram remembering the famend actor and nation singer-songwriter after a consultant confirmed to PEOPLE that he’d died “peacefully” at age 88 at his house in Maui on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Streisand shared a photograph of herself and Kristofferson selling their 1976 movie A Star Is Born — wherein they starred as Esther Hoffman and John Norman Howard — in addition to one other more moderen picture of them performing collectively at her British Summer time Time present in London’s Hyde Park in July 2019.
“The primary time I noticed Kris performing on the Troubadour membership in L.A. I knew he was one thing particular. Barefoot and strumming his guitar, he appeared like the proper alternative for a script I used to be growing, which finally grew to become A Star Is Born,” Streisand captioned the put up.
“Within the film, Kris and I sang the music I’d written for the movie’s primary love theme, ‘Evergreen,’ ” she added of the observe for which she received Greatest Unique Tune on the 1977 Academy Awards.
“For my newest live performance in 2019 at London’s Hyde Park, I requested Kris to hitch me on-stage to sing our different A Star Is Born duet, ‘Misplaced Inside Of You.’ He was as charming as ever, and the viewers showered him with applause,” the actress and singer recalled. “It was a pleasure seeing him obtain the popularity and love he so well-merited.”
Mentioning Kristofferson’s wife Lisa Meyers, whom he married in 1983, Streisand concluded, “My ideas go to Kris’ spouse, Lisa who I do know supported him in each approach attainable.”
Streisand and Kristofferson’s model of the beloved movie was a remake of the unique 1937 film of the identical identify starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. In 2018, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper additionally remade the film and picked up Greatest Unique Tune on the 2019 Oscars with “Shallow” — which additionally won a Grammy and a Golden Globe.
Streisand was simply one of many celebrities who paid tribute to Kristofferson following his dying over the weekend.
His longtime good friend and collaborator Dolly Parton posted on Instagram, “What a terrific loss. What a terrific author. What a terrific actor. What a terrific good friend. I’ll all the time love you, Dolly,” she signed off, including a butterfly graphic.
Dakota Fanning — who starred alongside Kristofferson within the 2005 film Dreamer — wrote on her Instagram Stories, “This legend was so good to me after we labored collectively on Dreamer. What an honor to have frolicked in his presence.”
LeAnn Rimes additionally shared an emotional message on X (previously often known as Twitter) alongside a photograph of the pair.
“An epic human with the most important coronary heart ♥️ you can be so, so missed. relaxation straightforward, my good friend. #kriskristofferson,” she posted.
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Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge wrote on X alongside a photograph, “Cherished this man, his expertise, his thoughts and his lovely coronary heart. Journey effectively, my good friend. #KrisKristofferson.”
“What a gentleman, variety soul, and a lover of phrases. I’m so glad I received to fulfill him and be round him. Certainly one of my favourite folks. Relaxation in peace, Kris,” Reba McEntire added with a photo on X.
The tributes got here after Kristofferson’s household stated in a press release shared with PEOPLE, “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we share the information our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, handed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at house. We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thanks for loving him all these a few years, and whenever you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.”