Kris Kristofferson, actor, musician and long-haired activist who embodied the countercultural spirit of postwar America, died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, a representative confirmed.


He was 88.


"It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home," a family statement shared by spokesperson Ebie McFarland said. "We?re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he?s smiling down at us all."


The cause of death was not available.