<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1955</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Kevin Costner is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On January 18, 1955, Kevin Costner is born in Lynwood, California.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1978</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Graduates from California State University</div><div class='timeline-text'>Costner graduates from California State University with a degree in marketing and finance.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1981</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Moves to Hollywood</div><div class='timeline-text'>Costner moves to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1987</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Stars in "The Untouchables"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Costner stars in the movie "The Untouchables" alongside Robert De Niro and Sean Connery.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins Oscars for Dances With Wolves</div><div class='timeline-text'>Costner wins two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director for his movie "Dances With Wolves".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1999</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Directs Message in a Bottle</div><div class='timeline-text'>Costner directs and stars in the movie "Message in a Bottle", based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. </div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2014</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Receives Kennedy Center Honor</div><div class='timeline-text'>Costner receives the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime of work in film and television.</div></div></div>