Kevin Costner

Actor Kevin Costner, co-founder of Ocean Therapy's centrifuge system to separate oil and water, talks to Plaquemines Parish president Billy Nungesser, right, while aboard the Ella G. vessel to be deployed carrying Ocean Therapy's machines, in Port Fourchon, La., Thursday July 8, 2010.

Costner's Skimmer
Special Section: Disaster in the Gulf

BP COO Doug Suttles and actor Kevin Costner, co-founder of Ocean Therapy, announce the Ella G. vessel to be deployed carrying Ocean Therapy's centrifuge system, in Port Fourchon, La., Thursday July 8, 2010. The Ella G, once an offshore supply barge, has been refitted to skim and separate oil from the BP spill, making for a more efficient way to remove petroleum from the Gulf waters.

Costner's Skimmer
Special Section: Disaster in the Gulf

Actor and Ocean Therapy Solutions partner Kevin Costner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing regarding proposals for the Gulf oil spill cleanup.

Photos: "Oil Spill: A Photo Diary"
Animals Hurt by Gulf Oil Spill"
Kevin Costner's Oil Spill Solution

Actor Kevin Costner, right, and his daughter Annie Costner, listen as BP CEO Tony Hayward testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on "the role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and oil spill.

Photos: "Oil Spill: A Photo Diary"
Animals Hurt by Gulf Oil Spill"
Kevin Costner's Oil Spill Solution

Doug Suttles, CEO of BP, John Houghtaling II, left, CEO of Ocean Therapy Solutions, and actor Kevin Costner, right, founding partner of Ocean Therapy Solutions, talk aboard the barge holding Ocean Therapy's centrifuge machine designed to separate oil and water in Port Fourchon, La., Friday, June 18, 2010.

Photos: "Oil Spill: A Photo Diary"
Animals Hurt by Gulf Oil Spill"
Kevin Costner's Oil Spill Solution

Actor and Ocean Therapy Solutions partner Kevin Costner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 17, 2010, before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing regarding proposals for the Gulf oil spill cleanup.

Photos: "Oil Spill: A Photo Diary"
Animals Hurt by Gulf Oil Spill"
Kevin Costner's Oil Spill Solution

Actor Kevin Costner, a partner of Ocean Therapy Solutions, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 9, 2010, to testify before the House Science and Technology subcommittee hearing on the effectiveness of oil spill cleanups. From left are, Dr. Richard Hunt, senior research scientist at the Houston Advanced Research Center; Dr. Nancy Kinner, co-director of the Costal Response Research Center at the University of New Hampshire; and Costner.

Photos: "Oil Spill: A Photo Diary"
Animals Hurt by Gulf Oil Spill"
Kevin Costner's Oil Spill Solution

Kevin Costner, right, talks with Dr. Nancy Kinner, co-director of the Coastal Response Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 9, 2010, prior to testifying before the House Science and Technology subcommittee hearing on the effectiveness of oil spill cleanups.

Photos: "Oil Spill: A Photo Diary"
Animals Hurt by Gulf Oil Spill"
Kevin Costner's Oil Spill Solution

Kevin Costner is seen with his wife Christine Baumgartner.

Actor Kevin Costner attends the German game show "Wetten Dass" (Bet it...?) in Erfurt, Germany, on Saturday evening, Feb. 27, 2010. Wetten Dass is one of the most popular Saturday night programs in Germany.

Actor and singer Kevin Costner performs during the German game show "Wetten Dass" (Bet it...?) in Erfurt, Germany, on Saturday evening, Feb. 27, 2010. Wetten Dass is one of the most popular Saturday night programs in Germany.

Photos: He's With The Band

Actor and director Kevin Costner looks at his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 11, 2003.

Actor and musician Kevin Costner performs during a concert with his band "Modern West" in Bremen, northern Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.

Photos: He's With The Band

Actor, musician, producer and director Kevin Costner waves as he visits the town hall in Bremen, northern Germany, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.

Actor, musician, producer, and director, Kevin Costner participates poses before an auction of 55 sculptures of Bonelli's eagles, conducted by Sotheby's, in Monaco Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. The auction will benefit the foundation Prince Albert II of Monaco after the "Eco-Art-Parade 2009" exhibition in Monaco which commenced in June 2009.

American actor, musician, producer, and director, Kevin Costner, left ,and Prince Albert II of Monaco, participate in an auction of 55 sculptures of Bonelli's eagles, conducted by Sotheby's, in Monaco Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. The auction will benefit the foundation Prince Albert II of Monaco after the "Eco-Art-Parade 2009" exhibition in Monaco which commenced in June 2009.

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Actor Kevin Costner plays a shot during the Mike Weir Classic at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, on Monday, July 20, 2009. Celebrities and sports stars took part in the charity day prior to Thursday's Canadian Open.

Actor Kevin Costner signs autographs for fans during the Mike Weir Classic at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, on Monday, July 20, 2009.

Actor Kevin Costner speaks during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, in New York.

Actor Kevin Costner leads a group of early voters through campus during an early voting rally in support of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. Tuesday Oct. 28, 2008.

Kevin Costner, star of the film "Swing Vote," looks down at a photo of himself from the film "Bull Durham" as he signs autographs at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 24, 2008.

Kevin Costner, star of "Swing Vote," performs with his band at the post-premiere party for the film in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 24, 2008

Photos: He's With The Band

Kevin Costner, star of the film "Swing Vote," walks down Hollywood Blvd. with his wife Christine Baumgartner at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 24, 2008.

Christine Costner, right, looks up at her husband, actor Kevin Costner on the red carpet before Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, April 5,2008. Ali holds the annual event featuring celebrities and athletes in an effort to raise money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinsons Center of Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix.