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| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Gussy a55 pumpy sumpy, Jeffly fender Greg Mark was born in ] to Kathleen A. Spacey (1931-2003), a ], and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler (1924-1992), a ].<ref name="name">{{cite news | author=Paul Fischer | title=The Alien World Of Kevin Spacey | work=FilmMonthly | url=http://www.filmmonthly.com/profiles/Articles/KSpacey/KSpacey.html | date=2001-10-20 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070124110051/http://www.filmmonthly.com/profiles/Articles/KSpacey/KSpacey.html | archivedate=2007-01-24| accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> He has two older siblings: a sister, Julie, and a brother, Randy. He attended ] ] from which he was expelled, ] (in tenth and eleventh grades), and then ] in ], where he graduated ] of his class.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica | title=Kevin Spacey | url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/710901/Kevin-Spacey | year=2008 | publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica online | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=13 Famous Valedictorians | url=http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/college/?article=FamousValedictorians | work=MSN Encarta | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> At Chatsworth High, he starred in the school's senior production of '']'', playing the part of ], opposite ]'s character, ]. While in high school, he took his mother's maiden name, "Spacey", originally a ] name, belonging to his great-great-grandfather (spelled "Spacy"), as his acting surname.<ref name="soroff">{{cite news | author=Jonathan Soroff | title=Soroff/On Kevin Spacey | url=http://www.drivingmrspacey.com/TheImproperBostonian.htm | work=The Improper Bostonian | date=2007 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> Several reports have incorrectly suggested that he took his name in tribute to actor ], combining Tracy's first and last names.<ref name="soroff" /> He had tried to succeed as a ] for several years, before attending the ] in ], where he studied drama, between 1979 and 1981. During this time period, Spacey performed stand-up comedy in ] alley talent contests.<ref name="abc">{{cite interview | subject=Kevin Spacey | interviewer=Andrew Denton | url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1679270.htm | format=video | program=''Enough rope'' | callsign=ABC | date=10 July 2006 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> | |||
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| ==Career== | |||
| Spacey's first professional stage appearance was as a spear-carrier in a ] performance of '']'' in 1981. The following year he made his first ] appearance as Oswald in a production of ]'s '']'', starring ]. Then he portrayed Philinte in ]'s ''The Misanthrope''. In 1984, it was ]'s ''Hurlyburly'' where, energetic and fabulously adaptable, Spacey rotated through each of the male parts (he'd later appear as Mickey in the screen version too). Next came ]'s ''The Seagull'' and a period, in 1986, performing '']'' in a New Jersey dinner theatre. | |||
| But his prominence as a stage actor really began in 1986, when he was cast opposite ], ] and ] as Jamie, the eldest Tyrone son in ]'s lauded production of ]'s '']''. He made his first major television appearance in the second season premiere of '']'', playing a ] American senator. Although his interest soon turned to film, Spacey remained actively involved in the live theater community. In 1991, he won a ] for his portrayal of "Uncle Louie" in ]'s Broadway hit '']''. Spacey's father was unconvinced that Spacey could make a career for himself as an actor, and did not change his mind until Spacey became a well known theatre actor.<ref name="abc" /> | |||
| Some of Spacey's earlier roles include a widowed eccentric millionaire on '']'', the ] film '']'' (1988) opposite ], and the ]/]-starring comedy '']'' (1989). Spacey earned an avid fan base following after playing the criminally insane arms dealer Mel Profitt on the ] series '']''. He quickly developed a reputation as a character actor, and was cast in bigger roles, including one-half of the bickering ] couple in the ] '']'' (1994), a malicious Hollywood studio boss in the satire '']'', and the put-upon office manager in the all-star ensemble film '']'' (1992), gaining him positive notices by critics. | |||
| His performance as the enigmatic criminal Verbal Kint in '']'' launched him to A-list status and won him the ]. | |||
| In 1995, Spacey appeared in '']'' with ] and ], making a sudden and unexpected entrance late in the film as the ] ] after going unmentioned in the film's ads and opening credits. | |||
| In 1996, Spacey played an egomaniacal ] in '']'', and founded ] in 1997 with the purpose of producing and developing ] across various ]. In 1996 he made his directorial debut with the film '']''. The film was a failure at the ], but critics praised Spacey's direction. | |||
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| Spacey won universal praise and a ] for his role as a ] suburban father who re-evaluates his life in 1999's '']''; the same year, he was honored with a star on the ]. Spacey also earned another Tony nomination the same year for his work in a Broadway production of '']''. During the several years following ''American Beauty'''s release, Spacey appeared in films that he believes hadn't done as well critically or in terms of box office. In 2001, Spacey co-hosted with ] ''Unite for the Future Gala'', the ]'s fundraiser for the British Victims of ] and ] at ]'s ], produced by ] and ]. | |||
| He played a physically and emotionally scarred grade school teacher in '']'', a patient in a mental institution who may or may not be an ] in '']'', and singer ] in '']''. ''Beyond The Sea'' was a lifelong dream project for Spacey, who took on co-writing, directing, and starring duties in the ]/musical about Darin's life, career, and relationship with late actress ]. Spacey provided his own vocals on the ''Beyond the Sea'' ] and appeared in several tribute concerts around the time of the film's release. He received mostly positive reviews for his singing, as well as a ] nomination for his performance. However, reviewers criticized the age disparity between Spacey and Darin, noting that Spacey was too old to convincingly portray Darin, particularly during the early stages of the singer's life depicted in the film. Spacey has said that despite criticism, he is still proud of the film. | |||
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| Spacey hosted '']'' twice: first in 1997 with musical guest ] and special guests ] and ] from '']''. In this episode, Spacey parodied ], ], and ] in a three-part pre-taped sketch about actors who auditioned for '']''; and again in the last episode of season 31 with musical guest ] where Spacey played a detective in the sketch "Two A-Holes At A Crime Scene", one of the Falconer's past selves in ]'s sketch, "The Falconer", a parody of ], and as himself in a parody of ''The Usual Suspects''. | |||
| In 2006, Spacey played ] in the ]-directed ] film, '']''. He was to return for its 2009 sequel, but it was recently revealed that there won't be a chronological sequel; it is currently unknown if he has been asked to resume the role in any future films. Spacey also appeared in '']'', co-starring ] and ]; ''Edison Force'' received a ] release on July 18, 2006. In 2008, he played an ] lecturer in the film '']'', along with ], ], and ]. The film is based on ]'s best seller, '']'', a story of student MIT card-counters who used ] to aid them in card games such as ]. | |||
| Spacey is well-known in Hollywood for his ] as when he appeared on '']'' he imitated, at host James Lipton's request: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| ]/]'s album ''Forever Cool'' (2007) features two duets with Spacey and the voice of the late ]: "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" and "King of the Road." | |||
| Spacey sits on the Board of Directors of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=[http://www.mptvfund.org/cm/about-us/board-of-directors/foundation-board-of-directors.html |title=Foundation Board of Directors |publisher=Motion Picture & Television Fund |accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref> | |||
| ==The Old Vic== | |||
| In February 2003, Spacey announced that he was returning to ] to become the artistic director of the ], one of the city's oldest theatres.<ref name="bbc20030203">{{cite news | author=Staff writers | title=Spacey 'to run Old Vic' | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2723437.stm | work=BBC News | date=3 February 2003| accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> Appearing at a press conference with ] and ], he promised both to appear on stage and to bring in big-name talent.<ref name="bbc20030206">{{cite news | author=Staff writers | title=Spacey becomes London theatre boss | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2727845.stm | work=BBC News | date=6 February 2003 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> Spacey undertook to remain in the post for a full ten years. The Old Vic Theatre Company, in its current form, stages shows eight months out of the year. Spacey's first season started in September 2004, and opened with the British premiere of the play '']'' by ], directed by Spacey, which opened to mixed reviews.<ref name="firstseason">{{cite web | title=A Brief History of the Old Vic | url=http://www.oldvictheatre.com/history.php | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> In the 2005 season, Spacey made his UK Shakespearean debut, to good notices, in the title role of '']'' directed by ].<ref name="firstseason"/> | |||
| In mid-2006, Spacey felt he was having the time of his life working at the Old Vic. At this point in his career, he was "trying to do things now that are much bigger and outside himself".<ref name="nyt-oldvic">{{cite news | author=Sarah Lyall | title=Beyond a Sea of Criticism, All's Well for Kevin Spacey at Old Vic | work=New York Times | date=29 May 2006 | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/29/theater/29spac.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> He performed in productions of ''National Anthems'' by Dennis McIntyre, and '']'' by ] in which he played C. K. Dexter Haven, the ] role in the film version. Critics applauded Spacey's daring for taking on the management of a theatre, but noted that while his acting was impressive, his skills and judgment as a producer/manager had yet to develop. | |||
| In the 2006 season, Spacey suffered a major setback with a production of ]'s '']'', directed by ].<ref name="bbc20060413">{{cite news | author=Staff writers | title=Spacey defends Old Vic management | work=BBC News |date=13 April 2006 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4905638.stm | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> Despite an all-star cast (including ] and ]) and the pedigree of Miller's script, Spacey's decision to lure Altman to the stage proved disastrous: after a fraught rehearsal period, the play opened to a critical panning, and closed after only a few weeks.<ref name="nyt-oldvic"/> Later in the year, Spacey starred in ]'s '']'' along with ] and ]. The play received excellent reviews for Spacey and Best, and was transferred to ] in 2007. | |||
| For the spring part of the 2007-8 season, ] and ] joined Spacey as the three characters in ]'s 1988 play '']''.<ref name="stage20071210">{{cite news | author=Alistair Page | title=Goldblum to join Spacey in the Old Vic’s Speed-the-Plow | work=The Stage | date=10 December 2007 | url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/19128/goldblum-to-join-spacey-in-the-old-vics | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> | |||
| In January 2009 he directed the premiere of ]'s '']'' with ], ] and ]. | |||
| In June 2009 it was announced that ] will return to direct Mr. Spacey in a revival of "]" at ] in London. Previews are scheduled to begin in September 2009. Based on a true story of a teacher arrested for teaching his students evolution also known as the "]", Mr. Spacey will play defense lawyer ] that was made famous by actor ] in the 1960 film of the same name. | |||
| ==Other honors== | |||
| Spacey was awarded an ], ''honoris causa'' from the ] in November 2005.<ref name="londonse1_20051111">{{cite news | title=Honorary degrees for Kevin Spacey and the Bishop | work=London SE1 Community Website| date=11 November 2005 | url=http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/1847 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> | |||
| In June 2008, he was appointed as ] Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at ], succeeding ] in the post. He was officially welcomed on October 13, 2008.<ref>Martin, Nicole. , ''Daily Telegraph'', June 12, 2008. Accessed July 3, 2008.</ref> | |||
| ==Personal life== | |||
| In September 2006, Spacey announced his intention to stay on at the Old Vic for at least another nine years, and that due to his continuing UK residency he intends to take up British citizenship when it becomes available to him.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Spacey sets the stage for nine years at the Old Vic | author=Chris Hastings | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1528483/Spacey-sets-the-stage-for-nine-years-at-the-Old-Vic.html | date=2006-09-10 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> | |||
| Spacey is a staunch ] and a friend of former ] ], having met Clinton before his presidency began. Spacey has described Clinton as "one of the shining lights" of the political process.<ref name="abc" /> According to ] data, Spacey has contributed ]42,000 to Democratic candidates and committees.<ref name="politics">{{cite news | work=NewsMeat.com | title=Kevin Spacey's Campaign Contribution Report | url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Kevin_Spacey.php | accessdate=2006-07-17}}</ref> He additionally made a ] in ''President Clinton: Final Days'', a light-hearted ] produced by the ] for the ].<ref name="newyorktimes">{{cite news | work=New York Times | title=President Clinton: Final Days (2000) | url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/241447/President-Clinton-Final-Days/overview | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> | |||
| In September 2007, Spacey met ]n president ]. Neither of them spoke to the press about their encounter, but hours later the actor visited the publicly funded movie studio, Cinema Villa.<ref>{{cite news | author=Associated Press | title=Kevin Spacey Meets With Hugo Chavez | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/09/25/kevin-spacey-meets-with-h_n_65739.html | work=The Huffington Post | date=25 September 2007 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> | |||
| In December of that year, he co-hosted the ] with ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert/ | title=Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2007 | publisher=The Norwegian Nobel Committee | date=2007-12-11 | accessdate=2008-06-02}}</ref> | |||
| Spacey is unmarried and vehemently protects his private life, about which very little is known.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jeff Mauro |title=Kevin Spacey's balancing act |url=http://www.drivingmrspacey.com/Player2006.htm |work=Player|date=July/August 2006}}</ref> This generated ] press rumors that he might be ]; however, Spacey has repeatedly denied them over the years, for example in '']'' (October 1999),<ref>{{cite news |title=Playboy interview|url=http://www.kevinspacey.de/Presse/Playboy_englisch/playboy_englisch.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kevin Spacey: fighting back|url=http://www.rochestergoesout.com/mov/a/amesid.html}}</ref> in ''The Sunday Times'' Magazine (December 19, 1999)<ref>{{cite news |author=Interview by Lesley White, portraits by Peter Marlow|title=Spacey's Odyssey|url=http://www.drivingmrspacey.com/TheSundayTimesMagazine.htm|work=The Sunday Times Magazine|date=December 19 1999}}</ref> and implicitly in ''Gotham Magazine'' (May 2007).<ref name=Gotham>{{cite news |author=Sara Bliss|title=The Drama King |url=http://kspacey.egloos.com/257064 |work=Gotham Magazine|date=May 2007}}</ref> Moreover, ] revealed, in broadcasts of her KFI show, on her web diary and several other websites, that she and Spacey dated for a while after high school, during a run of the musical '']'', and later went to New York together.<ref>{{cite news |author=April Winchell |title=Sexual secrets revealed |url=http://www.aprilwinchell.com/2003/07/11/kabc-friday-july-11-2003/#more%20%20-925}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=April Winchell |title=memoir contest |url=http://www.aprilwinchell.com/2006/07/28/kabc-friday-july-28-2006/#more%20-898}}</ref> She and Spacey have remained friends. | |||
| Between 1992 and 2000, Spacey discreetly dated Dianne Dreyer, <ref name=Gotham/><ref>{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Wolk |title=The Parties |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20182537,00.html |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=2008-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lights, Camera, Freebies |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313173,00.html |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=2000-04-07}}</ref> script supervisor to ], ] and ].<ref>{{imdb name|id=0237802|name=Dianne Dreyer}}</ref> | |||
| ==Filmography== | |||
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| | Clarence Darrow | |||
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| | Lloyd Chasseur | |||
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| | John Doe | |||
| | ]<br>] — <small>also for '']'', '']'', '']''</small> | |||
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| | '']'' | |||
| | Roger 'Verbal' Kint | |||
| | ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>] — <small>also for '']'', '']'', '']''</small><br>]<br>Nominated — ]<br>Nominated — ] | |||
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| | '']'' | |||
| | Buddy Ackerman | |||
| | ] — <small>also for '']'', '']'', '']''</small><br>Nominated — ]<br>co-producer | |||
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| | '']'' | |||
| | Maj. Casey Schuler | |||
| | ] — <small>also for '']'', '']'', '']''</small> | |||
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| | Himself, Duke of Buckingham | |||
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| | D.A. Rufus Buckley | |||
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| | James 'Jim' Williams | |||
| | Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actor | |||
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| | '']'' | |||
| | Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes | |||
| |]<br>]<br>]<br>Nominated — ]<br />Nominated — ] | |||
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| | Lester Burnham | |||
| | ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>Nominated — ]<br>Nominated — ]<br>Nominated — ] | |||
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| | Michael Lynch | |||
| | also producer | |||
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| | Larry Mann | |||
| | also producer | |||
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| | Quoyle | |||
| | Nominated — ]<br>Nominated — ] | |||
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| | prot/Robert Porter | |||
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| | '']'' | |||
| | Himself | |||
| |playing ] in a film | |||
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| | David Gale | |||
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| | also director/writer/producer<br>Nominated — ] | |||
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| | '']'' | |||
| | Albert T. Fitzgerald | |||
| | also producer | |||
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| | direct-to-video | |||
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| | Clyde Northcut | |||
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| | Nominated — ]<br>Nominated — ]<br>Nominated — ]<br>Nominated — ] | |||
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| | Henry Carter | |||
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| |Larry Hooper | |||
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| |Jack Abramoff | |||
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| |Robert Axle | |||
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| ==Discography== | |||
| ===Albums=== | |||
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| | 2004 | |||
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| | Nominated — ]<br><small>with ]</small> | |||
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| ===Singles=== | |||
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| | 1997 | |||
| | "]" | |||
| | from the '']'' soundtrack | |||
| |} | |||
| ===Live performances=== | |||
| * "]" - '']'' - 02.Oct.2001 - ] | |||
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Revision as of 01:00, 26 June 2009
| Kevin Spacey | |
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 At HBO Post-Emmys Party, 2008. | |
| Born | Kevin Spacey Fowler |
| Occupation(s) | actor, director |
| Years active | 1981–2009 |
Kevin Spacey (born Kevin Spacey Fowler, July 26, 1959 - June 25, 2009) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and crooner. He grew up in California, and began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, before being cast in supporting roles in film and television. He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s, culminating in his first Academy Award for The Usual Suspects (Best Supporting Actor), followed by a Best Actor Academy Award win for American Beauty (1999). His other starring roles in Hollywood include Seven, L.A. Confidential, Pay It Forward, and Superman Returns in a career which has eventually earned him both Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominations. Since 2003, he has been artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London.
Early life
Gussy a55 pumpy sumpy, Jeffly fender Greg Mark was born in South Orange, New Jersey to Kathleen A. Spacey (1931-2003), a secretary, and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler (1924-1992), a technical writer. He has two older siblings: a sister, Julie, and a brother, Randy. He attended Northridge Military Academy from which he was expelled, Canoga Park High School (in tenth and eleventh grades), and then Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, California, where he graduated valedictorian of his class. At Chatsworth High, he starred in the school's senior production of The Sound of Music, playing the part of Captain Georg von Trapp, opposite Mare Winningham's character, Maria. While in high school, he took his mother's maiden name, "Spacey", originally a Welsh name, belonging to his great-great-grandfather (spelled "Spacy"), as his acting surname. Several reports have incorrectly suggested that he took his name in tribute to actor Spencer Tracy, combining Tracy's first and last names. He had tried to succeed as a stand-up comedian for several years, before attending the Juilliard School in New York City, where he studied drama, between 1979 and 1981. During this time period, Spacey performed stand-up comedy in bowling alley talent contests.
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