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Kevin Spacey Biography (1959-)

Original name, Kevin Spacey Fowler; born July 26, 1959, in South Orange, NJ;son of Thomas (a technical writer) and Kathleen (a secretary; maiden name, Spacey) Fowler.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, comedian

Birth Details

July 26, 1959

South Orange, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Messenger, Henry IV, Part One, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Oswald Alving, Ghosts, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Paul, Barbarians, Soho Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1982
• The Mousetrap, Barter Theatre, Abingdon/Fairfax, VA, 1982-83
• As You Like It, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1983-84
• The Misanthrope, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1983-84
• Artie and understudy for various roles, Hurlyburly, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1984-85
• Konstantin, A Seagull, Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Centerfor the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1985-86
• James "Jamie" Tyrone, Jr., Long Day's Journey into Night, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1986
• Bernie, Right behind the Flag, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, NewYork City, 1988
• National Anthems, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1988
• Louie, Lost in Yonkers, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1991-93
• Gideon Le Roux, Playland, City Center Stage II, Manhattan TheatreClub, New York City, 1993
• Theodore "Hickey" Hickman, The Iceman Cometh, Almeida Theatre, London, beginning in 1997, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1999
• Also appeared in productions of Life and Limb, The Robbers,and Uncle Vanya.
• Film Appearances
• Subway thief, Heartburn, Paramount, 1986
• Bob Speck, Working Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
• Dwayne Hanson, Rocket Gibraltar, Columbia, 1988
• Kirgo, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, TriStar, 1989
• Mario, Dad, Universal, 1989
• Frank Curtain, A Show of Force, Paramount, 1990
• Richard Osborne, Henry & June, Universal, 1990
• Eddy Otis and performer of song "Cheek to Cheek," Consenting Adults, Buena Vista, 1992
• John Williamson, Glengarry Glen Ross, New Line Cinema, 1992
• Buddy Ackerman, Swimming with Sharks (also known as The Boss, The Buddy Factor, The Director, Reel Life, and ToProtect and Serve), Trimark Pictures, 1994
• Harry Kingsley, Iron Will, Buena Vista, 1994
• Lloyd Chasseur, The Ref (also known as Hostile Hostages), Buena Vista, 1994
• John Doe, Seven (also known as Se7en), New Line Cinema, 1995
• Major Casey Schuler, Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
• Roger "Verbal" Kint, The Usual Suspects (also known as Die Ueblichen Verdaechtigen), Gramercy Pictures, 1995
• Buckingham and himself, Looking for Richard, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• District attorney Rufus "Rufie" Buckley, A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996
• Cannes Man (also known as Canne$ Man), Rocket Pictures HomeVideo, 1996
• Jim Williams, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Warner Bros., 1997
• Mickey, Hurlyburly, Storm Entertainment, 1997
• Sergeant Jack Vincennes, L.A. Confidential, Warner Bros., 1997
• Lieutenant Chris Sabian, The Negotiator (also known as Verhandlungssache), Warner Bros., 1998
• Voice of Hopper, A Bug's Life (animated), Buena Vista, 1998
• Lester Burnham, American Beauty, DreamWorks SKG, 1999
• Voice of Hopper, It's Tough to Be a Bug (animated short film), Walt Disney Productions, 1999
• Forever Hollywood (documentary), Esplanade Productions/The American Cinematheque, 1999
• Eugene Simonet, Pay It Forward, Warner Bros., 2000
• Himself, President Clinton: Final Days (short film), 2000
• Larry Mann, The Big Kahuna (also known as Hospitality Suite), Lions Gate Films, 2000
• Michael Lynch, Ordinary Decent Criminal (also known as Ein Ganzgewoehnlicher Dieb), Miramax, 2000
• Narrator, Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (documentary), White Mountain Films, 2001
• Prot, K-pax, Universal, 2001
• Quoyle, The Shipping News, Miramax, 2001
• Film Work
• Director
• Albino Alligator, Miramax, 1997
• Executive Producer
• Lonely Place, 1996
• Interstate 84, Pop. 403 Entertainment Group/Trigger Street Productions, 2000
• Producer
• (With others) Swimming with Sharks (also known as The Boss, The Buddy Factor, The Director, Reel Life, and To Protect and Serve), Trimark Pictures, 1994
• The Big Kahuna (also known as Hospitality Suite), Lions Gate Films, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Mel Profitt, Wiseguy, CBS, 1988
• Movies
• Wes Brent, The Murder of Mary Phagan (also known as The Balladof Mary Phagan), NBC, 1988
• Jim Bakker, Fall from Grace, NBC, 1990
• Wade Black, When You Remember Me (also known as The Amazing Legacy of Michael Patrick Smith, The Legacy, and The Legacy of Michael Patrick Smith), ABC, 1990
• Jim Price, Doomsday Gun, HBO, 1994
• Specials
• James "Jamie" Tyrone, Jr., "Long Day's Journey into Night," Broadway on Showtime, Showtime, 1987, then American Playhouse, PBS, 1988
• Clarence Darrow (title role), "Darrow," American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
• Narrator, Steve McQueen: The King of Cool, American Movie Classics, 1998
• Narrator, Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (also known as Dial H Hitchcock: The Genius behind the Showman), TCM, 1999
• AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
• AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000
• David Blaine: Frozen in Time, 2000
• Awards Presentations
• A Salute to Jack Lemmon (also known as The 16th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Jack Lemmon), 1988
• The 45th Annual Tony Awards, 1991
• Presenter, The Second Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1996
• A Salute to Clint Eastwood (also known as The 24th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Clint Eastwood), 1996
• The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
• Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
• My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
• The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
• Presenter, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
• Episodic
• Senator Rourke, Crime Story, NBC, 1987
• "Solo," The Equalizer, CBS, 1987
• Giles Keenan, "Guess Who's Coming to Murder," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
• Chris Boden, Tribeca, Fox, 1993
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1997
• Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2000
• "Remembering Jack Lemmon," Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2001
• Appeared in episodes of other series, including The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS; and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC.
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Himself, Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3--Toronto, 2000
• Himself, Film-Fest DVD: Issue 4--Hawaii, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Newsmakers 1996, Issue 4, Gale, 1996

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, September, 1996, p. 52; October 19, 2001, p.22
• Esquire, January, 1996, p. 23
• Los Angeles, October, 1999, p. 122
• Los Angeles Times, April 29, 1990, p. 77; August 13, 1995, p. 4
• New York Times, March 3, 1991
• People Weekly, June 10, 1991, pp. 53-54
• Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 1995, p. G2
• Playboy, October, 1999
• Premiere, October, 1992, p. 44
• San Francisco Chronicle, May 7, 1995, p. 30
• Time, September 15, 1997, p. 97
• TV Guide, April 28, 1990, pp. 30-35
• USA Today, October 27, 1992, p. D6