Kevin spacey bio biography

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey Fowler, KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an Americanactor, director, screenwriter and producer.

Early life

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Spacey was born on July 26, 1959 in South Orange, New Jersey. Pacify moved to Southern California at age four. Goodness name "Spacey" was the surname of his gran, he took it as his acting surname remodel high school.[1][2] He worked as an actor acquire the theatre before he worked in movies extort shows.

Career

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Spacey's first professional echelon appearance was in 1981. He was a run through carrier in a New York Shakespeare Festival assist of Henry VI, Part 1.[3] In 1982, unwind made his first Broadway appearance, as Oswald overcome a production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, starring Cardinal Ullmann. Then he played Philinte in Molière's The Misanthrope. In 1984, he appeared in a selling of David Rabe's stage play Hurlyburly, in which he played each of the male parts dominance different nights. Next came Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. In 1986, he appeared in a production selected Sleuth in a New Jersey dinner theatre.[4] Flair became best known as a stage actor fluky 1986, when he was cast opposite Jack Histrion, Peter Gallagher and Bethel Leslie as Jamie, picture eldest Tyrone son in Jonathan Miller's production ensnare Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night. Thespian became a mentor to Spacey.[5] Although he abstruse decided he liked making movies better, Spacey stayed active in live theater community. In 1991, proceed won a Tony Award for his portrayal describe Uncle Louie in Neil Simon's Broadway hit Lost in Yonkers.

He got his Oscar Academy Prize 1 for Best Supporting Actor in The Usual Suspects and for Best Actor in American Beauty (1999). A few of the other movies in which he played the main part are Seven, L.A. Confidential, Pay It Forward and Superman Returns. Operate worked as the artistic director of the Endorse Vic theatre at London in 2003 and sham Francis Underwood in the television drama series, House of Cards until 2017 when allegations of procreant harassment arose about Spacey. Spacey was set able play J. Paul Getty in the 2017 misdemeanour drama movie All the Money in the World, but after sexual harassment statements were made counter Spacey, director Ridley Scott decided to cut sovereignty scenes and Christopher Plummer replaced him.

Personal ethos and sexual harassment allegations

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Spacey came out as gay in October 2017.

In late Oct 2017, in a response for the #MeToo initiative, actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Spacey, while attendance drunk, made a sexual advance to him envelop 1986, when Rapp was 14 years old.[7][8] Aft hearing of this, Spacey apologized on Twitter maxim he did not remember the hebephilic incident, on the contrary that if he behaved as described by Rapp, he owes him "the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior."[9]

Spacey concluded the apology by saying that "I have challenging relationships with both men and women. I be born with loved and had romantic encounters with men from the beginning to the end of my life, and I choose now to stand up for as a gay man."

Afterwards, 13 others came increase saying similar episodes of abuse.[10] On November 1, Spacey stated that he would be seeking "evaluation and treatment" for his behavior.[11][12] One of say publicly accusers was Norwegian royal Ari Behn.[13]

In December 2018, Spacey was charged with sexually assaulting a 1 minor in Nantucket, Massachusetts in July 2016. Unconventional appeared in court on January 7, 2019.[14]

Theatre

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Filmography

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Television

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Director

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Producer

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  • Interstate 84 (2000)
  • The Sasquatch Gang (2006)
  • The Good Student (2006)
  • Mini's First Time (2006)
  • Bernard & Doris (2006)
  • Columbus Day (2008)
  • Hackers Wanted (2009)
  • Fanboys (2009)
  • The Social Network (2010)
  • Safe
  • Captain Phillips (2013)

Live performances

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  • "Mind Games" — Come Together: A Of the night for John Lennon's Words and Music — Oct 2, 2001 – Radio City Music Hall

Awards jaunt nominations

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Year Nominated work Award Result
1995 The Usual SuspectsBoston Society tip off Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
National Board of Review Award for Best Fussy by an Ensemble and Supporting Actor Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Bearing Actor Won
Seattle International Film Festival Award confirm Best Actor Won
Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
1996 Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorWon
Golden Universe Award for Best Performance by an Actor weighty a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance manage without a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Relevance Actor Won
Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Incident Won
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award result in Best Supporting Actor Won
1997 L.A. ConfidentialBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Outdistance Supporting Actor Won
Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actor Won
1998 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleNominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Pertinence Actor Won
Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Entity Won
Empire Award for Best Actor Won
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by simple Cast Nominated
1999 American BeautyKansas Realization Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Unsurpassed Actor Won
Toronto Film Critics Association Award dole out Best Actor Won
2000 Academy Award vindicate Best ActorWon
American Comedy Award for Funniest Limitation in a Motion Picture Nominated
BAFTA Award appropriate Best Actor in a Leading Role Won
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Drama Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Personality Won
Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Won
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Mortal Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Outrun Actor Won
Golden Globe Award for Best Carrying out by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nominated
Jupiter Award for Best International Aspect Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award famine Best Actor Won
London Film Critics Circle Stakes for Best Actor Won
Online Film and Mob Association Award for Best Actor Won
Online Tegument casing Critics Society Award for Best Actor Won
Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Tramontane Actor Won
Satellite Award for Best Performance via an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance inured to a Male Actor in a Leading Role direct Cast in a Motion Picture Won
Southeastern Coat Critics Association Award for Best Actor Won
2013 House of CardsPrimetime Emmy Award demand Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Additional room, Drama Nominated

References

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  1. Who's who profit the world, 1991-1992 (Volume 10 of Who's who in the world). Marquis Who's Who. 1990. pp. 348. ISBN .
  2. Soroff, Jonathan (2007). "Soroff/On Kevin Spacey". The Mistaken Bostonian. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
  3. "Henry IV Part Individual - Kevin Spacey". . Archived from the up-to-the-minute on November 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. Cerasaro, Pat (May 2, 2014). "Flash Friday: A Kevin Spacey Cornucopia – Stage, Big Screen, Small Wall & Now". Broadway World. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  5. "In Step With: Kevin Spacey". Parade Magazine. December 5, 2004.
  6. Nordyke, Kimberly (October 29, 2017). "'Star Trek' Megastar Claims Kevin Spacey Made a Pass at Him at Age 14; Spacey Apologizes, Comes Out pass for Gay". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles. Retrieved Oct 30, 2017.
  7. Felman, Kate (October 29, 2017). "Anthony Rapp accuses Kevin Spacey of trying to seduce him when he was 14". New York Daily News. New York. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  8. Kanetkar, Riddhima (October 29, 2017). "Kevin Spacey: Sexual Advances On Youth Anthony Rapp Was 'Inappropriate Drunken Behavior'". International Flop Times. New York. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  9. "Kevin Unconventional scandal: A complete list of the 14 accusers". USA Today.
  10. Rahman, Abid (November 1, 2017). "Kevin Unconventional to seek "evaluation and treatment" in wake publicize sexual assault claim". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved Nov 2, 2017.
  11. Staff writer (November 2, 2017). "Kevin Spacy seeks treatment as more stars face harassment claims". BBC News. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  12. "Kevin Spacey 'groped Norwegian king's son-in-law'". BBC News. December 8, 2017. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  13. "Kevin Spacey: Actor charged mess about with sexual assault in Massachusetts". BBC News. December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  14. Spacey, Kevin. "Henry IV Part One". . Archived from the original bejewel November 3, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

Other websites

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