The Kevin Spacey Handbook - Everything you need to know about Kevin Spacey

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Kevin Spacey, CBE (born Kevin Spacey Fowler; July 26, 1959) 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, K-PAX, and Superman Returns in a career which has earned him several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Since 2003, he has been artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London.

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Contents

Articles Kevin Spacey Heartburn (film) Working Girl Rocket Gibraltar Wiseguy Dad (film) See No Evil, Hear No Evil Henry & June A Show of Force Consenting Adults (1992 film) Glengarry Glen Ross (film) The Ref Iron Will Doomsday Gun Seven (film) The Usual Suspects Swimming with Sharks Outbreak (film)

Seattle International Film Festival Looking for Richard A Time to Kill (film) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film) L.A. Confidential (film) Albino Alligator Hurlyburly (film) The Negotiator A Bug's Life American Beauty (film) Ordinary Decent Criminal Pay It Forward The Big Kahuna (film) The Shipping News (film) K-PAX (film) Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure

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Austin Powers in Goldmember The Life of David Gale Beyond the Sea (film) The United States of Leland Edison (film) Superman Returns Fred Claus 21 (2008 film) Recount (film) Ron Klain Shrink (film) Telstar (film) Moon (film) The Men Who Stare at Goats (film) Casino Jack Father of Invention Margin Call Horrible Bosses Inseparable (film)

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Spacey in April 2009

Kevin Spacey Fowler July 26, 1959 South Orange, New Jersey, United States

Actor, director, producer, screenwriter

1981–present

Kevin Spacey, CBE (bornKevin Spacey Fowler; July 26, 1959) 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 forThe Usual Suspects(Best Supporting Actor), followed by a Best Actor Academy Award win forAmerican Beauty(1999). His other starring roles in Hollywood includeSeven,L.A. Confidential,Pay It Forward, K-PAX, andSuperman Returnsin a career which has earned him several Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Since 2003, he has been artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London.

Early life Spacey was born in South Orange, New Jersey, the son of Kathleen Ann (n e Knutson; December 5, 1931–March 19, 2003), a secretary, and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler (June 4, 1924–December 24, 1992), a technical writer and data [1] [2] [3] consultant. He has two older siblings: a sister, Julie, and a brother, Randy. He attended Northridge Military Academy, Canoga Park High School (in tenth and eleventh grades), and then Chatsworth High School in [4] [5] Chatsworth, Los Angeles, where he graduated valedictorian of his class. At Chatsworth High, he starred in the school's senior production ofThe Sound of Music, playing the part of Captain Georg von Trapp, opposite Mare Winningham's character, Maria. While in high school, he took on his paternal grandmother's maiden name, "Spacey", originally a Yorkshire name, as [3] [6] his acting surname. Several reports have incorrectly suggested that he took his name in tribute to actor Spencer [6] Tracy, combining Tracy's first and last names. He had tried to succeed as a stand-up comedian for several years, [7] before attending the Juilliard School in New York City, where he studied drama, between 1979 and 1981. During [8] this time period, Spacey performed stand-up comedy in bowling alley talent contests.

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Career Spacey's first professional stage appearance was as a spear-carrier in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance ofHenry VI, part 1in 1981. The following year, he made his first Broadway appearance, as Oswald in a production of Henrik Ibsen'sGhosts, starring Liv Ullmann. Then he portrayed Philinte in Moliare'sThe Misanthrope. In 1984, it was David Rabe'sHurlyburly, where he rotated through each of the male parts (he would later play Mickey in the screen version too). Next came Anton Chekhov'sThe Seagulland a period, in 1986, performingSleuthin a New Jersey dinner theatre. His prominence as a stage actor began in 1986, when he was cast opposite Jack Lemmon, Peter Gallagher and Bethel Leslie as Jamie, the eldest Tyrone son in Jonathan Miller's lauded production of Eugene O'Neill'sLong Day's [9] Journey into NightHe made his first major television. Lemmon in particular would become a mentor to Spacey. appearance in the second season premiere ofCrime Story, playing a Kennedy-esque American senator. Although his interest soon turned to film, Spacey remained actively involved in the live theater community. In 1991, he won a Tony Award for his portrayal of "Uncle Louie" in Neil Simon's Broadway hitLost in Yonkers. Spacey's father was unconvinced that Spacey could make a career for himself as an actor, and did not change his mind until Spacey [8] became well-known. Some of Spacey's early roles include a widowed eccentric millionaire onL.A. Law, the made-for-television filmThe Murder of Mary Phagan(1988), opposite Jack Lemmon, and the Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder–starring comedySee No Evil, Hear No Evil(1989). Spacey earned a fan base following, after playing the criminally insane arms dealer Mel Profitt on the television seriesWiseguy. He quickly developed a reputation as a character actor, and was cast in bigger roles, including one-half of the bickering Connecticut couple in the dark comedyThe Ref(1994), a malicious Hollywood studio boss in the satireSwimming with Sharks, and the malevolent office manager in the all-star ensemble filmGlengarry Glen Ross(1992), gaining him positive notices by critics. His performance as the [7] enigmatic criminal Verbal Kint inThe Usual Suspectswon him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Spacey appeared in the 1995 thriller filmSeven, with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, making a sudden entrance late in the film as the serial killer John Doe, after going unmentioned in the film's advertisements and opening credits. His work inSeven,The Usual Suspects, andOutbreakearned him Best Supporting Actor honors at the 1995 Society [10] [11] of Texas Film Critics Awards. Spacey played an egomaniacal district attorney inA Time to Kill(1996), and founded Trigger Street Productions in 1997, with the purpose of producing and developing entertainment across various media. He made his directorial debut with the filmAlbino Alligator(1996). The film was a failure at the box office, grossing $339,379 with a budget of $6 million, but critics praised Spacey's direction. He also did voice work in Pixar'sA Bug's Life(1998) voicing the main antagonist Hopper, the leader of a vicious gang of grasshoppers. Spacey won universal praise and a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a depressed suburban father who re-evaluates his [7] life in 1999'sAmerican Beauty; the same year, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Spacey also earned another Tony nomination the same year, for his work in a Broadway production ofThe Iceman Cometh. During the several years followingAmerican 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 Judi DenchUnite for the Future Gala, the UK's fundraiser for the British Victims of 9/11 and M decins Sans Frontiares at London's Old Vic Theatre, produced by Harvey Goldsmith and Dominic Madden. He played a physically and emotionally scarred grade school teacher inPay It Forward(2000), a patient in a mental institution, who may or may not be an alien inK-Pax(2001), and singer Bobby Darin inBeyond the Sea(2004). Beyond The Seawas a lifelong dream project for Spacey, who took on co-writing, directing, co-producing and starring duties in the biography/musical about Darin's life, career, and relationship with actress Sandra Dee. Facing little interest for backing in the States, Spacey went to the UK and Germany for funding. Almost all of the movie [9] was filmed in Berlin. Spacey provided his own vocals on theBeyond the Seasoundtrack 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

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Golden Globe 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. Spacey hostedSaturday Night Livetwice: first in 1997 with musical guest Beck and special guests Michael Palin and John Cleese fromMonty Python's Flying Circus. In this episode, Spacey parodied Christopher Walken, Walter Matthau, and Jack Lemmon in a three-part pre-taped sketch about actors who auditioned forStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope; and again in the last episode of season 31 with musical guest Nelly Furtado where Spacey played a detective in the sketch "Two A-Holes At A Crime Scene," one of the Falconer's past selves in Will Forte's sketch, "The Falconer," a parody of Neil Young, and as himself in a parody ofThe Usual Suspects. In 2006, Spacey played Lex Luthor in the Bryan Singer–directed superhero film, Superman Returns. 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 Edison, co-starring Morgan Freeman and Justin Timberlake;Edisonreceived a direct-to-video release on July 18, 2006. In 2008, he played an MIT lecturer in the film21, along with Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, and Jim Sturgess. The film is based on Ben Mezrich's best seller,Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, a story of student MIT card-counters who used mathematical probability to aid them in card games such as blackjack. Spacey at HBO Post Emmys Party, 2008 Spacey is well known in Hollywood for his impressions as when he appeared on Inside the Actors Studiohe imitated, at host James Lipton's request: James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Katharine Hepburn, Clint Eastwood, John Gielgud, Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken, [12] Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon.

Capitol/EMI's albumForever Cool(2007) features two duets with Spacey and the voice of the late Dean Martin: "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" and "King of the Road." [13] Spacey sits on the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture and Television Fund.

The Old Vic In February 2003, Spacey announced that he was returning to London to become the artistic director of the Old Vic, [14] one of the city's oldest theatres. Appearing at a press conference with Judi Dench and Elton John, he promised [15] both to appear on stage and to bring in big-name talent. 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 playCloacaby Maria Goos, directed [16] by Spacey, which opened to mixed reviews. In the 2005 season, Spacey made his UK Shakespearean debut, to [16] good notices, in the title role ofRichard IIdirected by Trevor Nunn. 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 [17] "trying to do things now that are much bigger and outside himself". He performed in productions ofNational Anthemsby Dennis McIntyre, andThe Philadelphia Storyby Philip Barry in which he played C. K. Dexter Haven, the Cary Grant 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 Arthur Miller'sResurrection Blues, [18] directed by Robert Altman. Despite an all-star cast (including Neve Campbell and Matthew Modine) and the pedigree of Miller's script, Spacey's decision to lure Altman to the stage proved disastrous: after a fraught rehearsal [17] period, the play opened to a critical panning, and closed after only a few weeks. Later in the year, Spacey starred

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in Eugene O'Neill'sA Moon for the Misbegotten, along with Colm Meaney and Eve Best. The play received excellent reviews for Spacey and Best, and was transferred to Broadway in 2007. For the spring part of the 2007–08 season, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Michelle Kelly joined Spacey as the three characters in David Mamet's 1988 play [19] Speed-the-Plow. In January 2009, he directed the premiere of Joe Sutton'sComplicit, with Richard Dreyfuss, David Suchet and Elizabeth McGovern. In September, 2009, Trevor Nunn directed Spacey in a revival ofInherit The Wind. Based on a true story of a teacher arrested for teaching his students evolution also known as the "Scopes Monkey Trial," Spacey played defense lawyer Henry Drummond, a role that was made famous by actor Spencer Tracy in the 1960 film of the same name. In June 2011, Sam Mendes directed Spacey in a Shakespeare's Richard III. The production will mount a worldwide [20] tour for the rest of 2011 culminating in New York in early 2012.

Other honors Spacey was awarded an Doctor of Letters,honoris causafrom the London South Bank University in November [21] 2005. In June 2008, he was appointed as Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine's College, Oxford, succeeding Patrick Stewart in the post. He was officially welcomed on October 13, [22] 2008. On November 3, 2010 he was invested as an honorary CBE by Prince Charles at Clarence House, on behalf of the [23] Queen, for services to drama.

Personal life In September 2006, Spacey announced his intention to stay on at the Old Vic for at least another nine years, and that [24] due to his continuing UK residency he intends to take up British citizenship when it becomes available to him. Spacey is a staunch Democrat and a friend of former US President Bill Clinton, having met Clinton before his [8] presidency began. Spacey has described Clinton as "one of the shining lights" of the political process. According to Federal Election Commission data, Spacey has contributed US$42,000 to Democratic candidates and [25] committees. He additionally made a cameo appearance inPresident Clinton: Final Days, a light-hearted political [26] satire produced by the Clinton administration for the White House Correspondents Dinner. In September 2007, Spacey met Venezuelan president Hugo Chbvez. Neither spoke to the press about their [27] encounter but hours later the actor visited the government-funded movie studio, Villa del Cine (Cinema City). In [28] December of that year he co-hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert with Uma Thurman. [29] Spacey has never married and staunchly protects his private life. This has generated rumors regarding his sexual [30] orientation. He has stated that he is not gay in the October 1999 issue ofPlayboy, inThe Sunday TimesMagazine [31] [32] (December 19, 1999) and in the May 2007 issue ofGotham Magazine. Voice actress April Winchell 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 musicalGypsyand later went to New [33] [34] [32] [35] [36] York together. Between 1992 and 2000, Spacey reportedly discreetly dated Dianne Dreyer, script [37] supervisor to Anthony Minghella, M. Night Shyamalan and Sydney Pollack. In March 2011, following Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko's crackdown on the Belarusian democracy movement, Spacey, along with Jude Law and others, joined street protests against Lukashenko. Spacey stated: "...they will never be able to ban the Belarus people's right to fight for their freedom and their voices to be heard, and [38] that's what this protest is about."

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MTV Movie Award for Best Villain New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor also forThe Usual Suspects,Swimming with Sharks,Outbreak Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor also forThe Usual Suspects,Outbreak

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Cast National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor also forSeven, Swimming with Sharks,Outbreak Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actor Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor also forSeven, Outbreak Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture

John Doe

Roger 'Verbal' Kint

Iron Will

Seven

1995

1995

The Usual Suspects

Year

Richard Osborn

Kirgo

Bob Speck

Title

Filmography

Consenting Adults

1992

Co-producer New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor also forThe Usual Suspects,Swimming with Sharks,Outbreak Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Dad

1989

Buddy Ackerman

Notes

Mario

1995

Lloyd Chasseur

John Williamson

Harry Kingsley

Jim Price

HBO

Clarence Darrow

Frank Curtin

Eddy Otis

Dwayne Hanson

television series

Mel Profitt

Role

Subway Thief

First Motion Picture

Swimming with Sharks

1995

Outbreak

Looking for Richard

1996

Himself, Duke of Buckingham

Maj. Casey Schuler

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Heartburn

1986

1988

1988

Wiseguy

1988

Darrow

1991

1991

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor also forSeven, Swimming with Sharks Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor also forThe Usual Suspects,Seven

1994

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

A Show of Force

Henry & June

1991

1989

Working Girl

Rocket Gibraltar

1992

1994

Doomsday Gun

The Ref

1994

Kevin Spacey

Glengarry Glen Ross

2004

2004

Beyond the Sea

The Life of David Gale

2003

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

James 'Jim' Williams

2001

2001

K-PAX

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure

2002

Kevin Spacey

A Time to Kill

1997

1996

Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes

Academy Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama

1997

Albino Alligator

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

director only

Voice role

D.A. Rufus Buckley

Eugene Simonet

Larry Mann

Hopper

1998

Pay It Forward

2000

The Big Kahuna

2000

1998

The Negotiator

The United States of Leland

Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama

also producer

also director/writer/producer Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

playing Doctor Evil in a film

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Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actor

L.A. Confidential

1997

David Gale

Himself

also producer

Bobby Darin

prot/Robert Porter

Albert T. Fitzgerald

Voice role

Narrator

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Lester Burnham

American Beauty

1999

A Bug's Life

Lt. Chris Sabian

Mickey

Hurlyburly

1998

Quoyle

Michael Lynch

Ordinary Decent Criminal

also producer

2000

The Shipping News

2001

2008

Shrink

2009

Casino Jack

2010

Lex Luthor

Wallace

Mickey Rosa

Clyde Northcut

Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Recount

Jack Abramoff

Notes

List of albums

Discography

Dave Harken

Ron Klain

2010

Margin Call

2010

Father of Invention

2011

Horrible Bosses

Inseparable

2011

The Men Who Stare at Goats

post-production

Chuck

Sam Rogers

2009

2009

Moon

Robert Axle

2009

Telstar

Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Male Actor - Miniseries or Television Film

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Voice role

Robot, 'Gerty'

Larry Hooper

Major Banks

Henry Carter

Fred Claus

Superman Returns

2006

21

2008

2007

Edison

Kevin Spacey

2006

Beyond the Sea

2004

Direct-to-video

Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media with Phil Ramone

Title

Year

Albums