Birth Place: USA
Kevin Spacey 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.
Spacey's first professional stage appearance was as a spear carrier in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, Part 1 in 1981. The following year, he made his first Broadway appearance, as Oswald in a production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, starring Liv Ullmann. Then he portrayed Philinte in Molière's The Misanthrope. In 1984, Spacey appeared in a production of David Rabe's Hurlyburly, in which he rotated through each of the male parts (he would later play Mickey in the film version). Next came Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. In 1986, Spacey appeared in a production of Sleuth in a New Jersey dinner theatre.
Spacey's 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's Long Day's Journey into Night. Lemmon in particular would become a mentor to Spacey.
He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s, culminating in his first Oscar for The Usual Suspects (Supporting), followed by a Best Actor Oscar win for American Beauty (1999). He has starred in many other Hollywood films including Se7en, L.A. Confidential, Pay It Forward, and Superman Returns. He also served as artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London.
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Kevin SpaceyRichard III
Kevin Spacey, Richard III
Kevin Spacey, A Moon for the Misbegotten
Kevin SpaceyThe Iceman Cometh, Almeida
Kevin SpaceyThe Iceman Cometh
Kevin Spacey, The Iceman Cometh
Kevin Spacey, Lost in Yonkers
Kevin Spacey, Lost in Yonkers
Kevin Spacey has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Kevin Spacey has not appeared in the West End.
Kevin Spacey has been nominated for several awards, including the Special Award at the Olivier Awards, the Editor's Award at the Evening Standard Awards, Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Richard III," the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Richard III," Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "A Moon for the Misbegotten," Best Actor at the Olivier Awards for "The Iceman Cometh" at Almeida, Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Iceman Cometh," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Iceman Cometh," Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Lost in Yonkers," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Lost in Yonkers."
Kevin Spacey has won the Special Award at the Olivier Awards, the Editor's Award at the Evening Standard Awards, Best Actor at the Olivier Awards for The Iceman Cometh at Almeida, Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Iceman Cometh, Outstanding Featured Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Lost in Yonkers, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for Lost in Yonkers.
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