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Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959 in South Orange, New Jersey), better known as Kevin Spacey, is an American actor of Welsh descent. He has won two Oscars for his film acting, including Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects in 1995, and Best Actor for American Beauty in 1999.
Spacey's first professional stage appearance was as a messenger in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, part 1 in 1981. The following year he made his first Broadway appearance in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts. Although his interest soon turned to film, Spacey remains 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 hit Lost in Yonkers.
Spacey is best known for playing dark, quirky characters such as the enigmatic criminal Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects, a serial killer who murders people he thinks guilty of the Seven Deadly Sins in Seven, and a suburban father who falls in lust with a teenage cheerleader in American Beauty. An early role as the criminally insane arms dealer Mel Profitt in the TV series Wiseguy earned him an avid fan following. In the last few years, however, he has taken on lighter, more sympathetic roles, such as a physically and emotionally scarred grade school teacher in Pay It Forward, and singer Bobby Darin in Beyond the Sea. It's notable that these films have been considerably less critically and financially successful than Spacey's darker films. However, Spacey's singing has been a delightful surprise, and his vocals on the soundtrack from Beyond the Sea have won him wide acclaim.
Spacey announced in February 2003 that he was moving to London, England to become the artistic director of the Old Vic, one of the city's oldest theatres. Spacey will direct the new Old Vic Theatre Company, which stages shows eight months out of the year, starting in 2004. Spacey has agreed to star in two shows a season, in addition to directorial duties. In the 2004/05 season, Spacey is directing a performance of the play Cloaca by Maria Goos, and performing in productions of National Anthems by Dennis McIntyre and The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry.
He founded Trigger Street Productions Inc., in 1997 with the purpose of producing and developing entertainment across various media.
Spacey is currently filming in the role of villain Lex Luthor in the Bryan Singer directed Superman Returns.
Kevin Spacey Filmography
Actor
• Superman Returns (2006)
• Beyond the Sea (2004)
• The United States of Leland (2004)
• The Life of David Gale (2003)
• Ordinary Decent Criminal (2002)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
• The Shipping News (2001)
• K-Pax (2001)
• Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (2001)
• Pay It Forward (2000)
• The Big Kahuna (2000)
• American Beauty (1999)
• Hurlyburly (1998)
• A Bug's Life (1998)
• The Negotiator (1998)
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Looking for Richard (1996)
• A Time to Kill (1996)
• Seven (1995)
• The Usual Suspects (1995)
• Swimming With Sharks (1995)
• Outbreak (1995)
• Doomsday Gun (1994)
• The Ref (1994)
• Iron Will (1994)
• Consenting Adults (1992)
• Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
• Henry & June (1990)
• A Show of Force (1990)
• Dad (1989)
• See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
• Working Girl (1988)
• Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
• Long Day's Journey Into Night (1987)
• Heartburn (1986)
Director
• Beyond the Sea (2004)
• Albino Alligator (1997)
Producer
• Beyond the Sea (2004)
• The United States of Leland (2004)
• The Big Kahuna (2000)
• Swimming With Sharks (1995)
Screenwriter
• Beyond the Sea (2004)
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