Western Standard - May 31, 2022


Kevin Costner named this year's Calgary Stampede parade marshal


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Kevin Costner will lead this year's Calgary Stampede Parade on July 8th. The Yellowstone megastar spent a few months in and around Calgary on the Stoney Indian Reserve while shooting Open Range in 2002. Costner said it felt nice to be selected as the parade marshal in a taped video.

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00:00:00.320 Yellowstone megastar, legendary actor, producer, director and musician Kevin Costner will lead
00:00:06.240 this year's Calgary Stampede Parade on July 8th. The Yellowstone megastar spent a few months in
00:00:12.240 and around Calgary on the Stoney Indian Reserve while shooting open range in 2002. Costner said
00:00:18.560 it felt nice to be selected as the parade marshal in a taped video. Hello Calgary, Alberta. I just
00:00:25.760 got to tell you how nice it felt to be selected as the parade marshal. You know, you don't see those
00:00:33.120 kind of things coming and I'm not sure what the list looked like. I'm glad I was on it. I have a
00:00:39.760 lot of fond memories of being in Calgary. It's made a big difference to me in my life to make open range
00:00:44.160 there and let them go. It's one of the beautiful spots and the world kind of focuses on Calgary.
00:00:50.160 This thing has started a long time ago celebrating western heritage and so on July 8th I'll be there and
00:01:00.000 I'm really honored to have to be a part of what you guys have done for so long and carry on a tradition.
00:01:06.560 So see you at the parade, okay? Costner, a Hollywood legend, was born in 1955 in Linwood, California.
00:01:14.320 His blockbuster hits and most memorable films include The Bodyguard from 1992 with Whitney Houston,
00:01:20.480 Dances with Wolves from the 1990s, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves was in 91, The Big Chill from 1983,
00:01:28.080 The Untouchables filmed in 1987, Bull Durham in 1988 and Field of Dreams in 1989. For the Western Standard,
00:01:36.960 I'm Melanie Rizdin.