Kurt Russell reflects on a humble upbringing, says he once lived in a loft in LA

Kurt Russell has always known that he comes from a poor family and spent part of his childhood living in an attic.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Russell talked about his teenage years, including when he lived in the attic of a family friend’s house in East Los Angeles.

“Our family started in Rangeley, Maine. We lived in a log cabin that my grandparents built in 1939. My father played professional baseball in the minor leagues, until an injury forced him to stop,” Russell began.

“After he was injured, he went to Florida to watch spring training and ended up playing in a movie. He and my mother, Louise, packed us up and we left for California. I was 3 or 4. My father was determined to be an actor,” he continued.

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“For two years, we lived in the attic of a family friend’s house in East Los Angeles. Eventually, Kurt’s father, Bing, was able to save enough money to buy a house in Pacoima, in the San Fernando Valley,” she said.

“As you get older and have a lot of time left, that doubles things down 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.”

— Kurt Russell

During his childhood, Russell entered his first one-line part 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 bought us two new Schwinn bikes. I called my dad’s agent and said, ‘Read me, I like this,'” Russell told the shop.

Now, Russell is one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. He is currently playing with Michelle Pfeiffer in Taylor Sheridan’s “The Madison”.

Kurt Russell lived in an attic during his childhood. (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” in his old age.

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“When you get older and have so much time left, it makes things double in terms of looking at what you’ve done in your life so far and what you want to do in the rest of your life,” Russell said.

Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn and Kurt Russell as Preston Clyburn in the Paramount+ series “The Madison.” (Chris Saunders/Paramount+)

He also explained that conversations he had while filming with Pfeiffer made him think about his forty-year relationship with Goldie Hawn.

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“Okay, some of those conversations [Preston and Stacy] Yes, I have. Goldie and I had very similar conversations. Their relationship, it’s the kind of relationship you almost don’t see anymore. It is a truly loving relationship. It’s not like another shoe that needs to be removed,” 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 is not widowed. 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 feel that kind of regret,” Russell continued.

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