Kris Kristofferson passed away at age 88 after being married to his wife, Lisa Meyers, for over 41 Year!
Lisa Meyers is the wife of the late American singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson, who passed away on September 28, 2024, at age 88.
The love story of Lisa Meyers and Kris Kristofferson first began in 1982, when they first met at an unexpected place: a Malibu gym.
The couple met during their professional careers when Lisa Meyers was a hairstylist, and Kris Kristofferson was an actor and singer. They started talking after the country singer Kristofferson asked Lisa Meyers, who was in her mid-20s, for a piece of gym equipment.
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After talking to each other for around a year, the couple got married in 1983, and they lived happily together for 41 years until Kris Kristofferson’s sudden demise in 2024 for unknown reasons.
A couple of years before passing, Kris Kristofferson said he wanted to have the first three lines of Leonard Cohen’s Bird on the Wire poem that reads: “Like a bird on the wire / Like a drunk in a midnight choir / I have tried in my way to be free,” on his gravestone.
Kris Kristofferson shared five children with his wife, Lisa Meyers!
Through four decades of marriage, Kris Kristofferson and Lisa Meyers welcomed five childrens: a daughter, Kelly Marie, and sons, Jesse, Jody, Johnny, and Blake.
Kris Kristofferson, who was gun-shy about any relationship heavier than a one-night stand, found his true love in Lisa Meyers.
In an interview with People, Kris Kristofferson said starting a family with Meyers was his best move ever. With time, he realized that his wife and family were the most important parts of his life.
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Before his marriage with Lisa Meyers, he already had two failed marriages. His first marriage was with Fran Beer in 1960, in his early twenties. His marriage with Beer lasted only nine years, during which they welcomed two children before separating in 1969.
Four years after his separation from Beer, he married his second wife, singer Rita Coolidge, in 1973, with whom he shared one child. Unfortunately, his second marriage also did not work well, as they divorced in 1980. However, Kris Kristofferson met Lisa Meyers when he was still with his second wife.
Lisa Meyers was a professional hairstylist who worked for various high-profile celebrities. After her marriage to a Grammy-winning singer, she explored life in the entertainment industry and appeared in a couple of movies.
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Some of her most recognized works include movies like In Time (2011), Time Trek: Nemesis (2002), and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).
Despite her popularity in the movies, she is widely recognized as Kris Kristofferson’s third wife. Before her relationship with Kristofferson, she was not very active in the media; therefore, there is not much information about Lisa Meyers’ early life, including her age, parents, and siblings.
Additional Information
- Lisa Meyers and Kris Kristofferson lived in a lavish house on the island of Maui in Hana, Hawaii.
- Kris Kristofferson, who had a net worth of around $50 million, owned a house in Las Flores Canyon in Malibu, California.
- Lisa Meyers is probably in her late 50s or 60s, as there are no details about her birthdate. According to reports, she graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in law.
