Biography
Who is Kevin Spacey?
Early life and education
Kevin Spacey Fowler was born in South Orange, New Jersey, on July 26, 1959. His parents were Kathleen Ann, a secretary, and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler, a technical writer and data consultant. His family moved to Southern California when he was four years old. He has a sister and an older brother named Randy Fowler.
He attended Northridge Military Academy and Canoga Park High School before graduating from Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles in 1977. At Chatsworth, he acted in the senior production of The Sound of Music, playing Captain Georg von Trapp. He later attended the Juilliard School in New York City to study drama between 1979 and 1981, though he did not graduate.
Career highlights and films
Kevin Spacey began his film career with small roles in Mike Nichols films such as Heartburn in 1986 and Working Girl in 1988. He achieved major cinematic success by winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects in 1995. Four years later, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Lester Burnham in American Beauty.
His extensive filmography also features appearances in Glengarry Glen Ross in 1992, Seven in 1995, L.A. Confidential in 1997, Superman Returns in 2006, Margin Call in 2011, and Baby Driver in 2017. In addition to acting, he directed the films Albino Alligator in 1996 and Beyond the Sea in 2004.
Theatre and television work
Kevin Spacey has a strong background in theatre. He made his first professional stage appearance in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, Part 1 in 1981. He won a Tony Award in 1991 for his role in Lost in Yonkers and later served as the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London from 2004 to 2015.
On television, he starred as Frank Underwood in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards from 2013 to 2017. This role earned him a Golden Globe Award and two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor. He was also nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the series.
Awards and recognition
Throughout his career, Kevin Spacey has received numerous prestigious accolades for his stage and screen performances. In addition to his two Academy Awards, he earned a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards.
In 2015, he was named an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He also received the Society of London Theatre Special Award for his tenure at the Old Vic theatre and hosted the 71st Tony Awards in 2017.
Birthday and age
Kevin Spacey was born on July 26, 1959, which makes Kevin 67 years old today. That birthday falls under the Leo sign. Kevin shares the date with 23 other famous people.
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