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Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey Fowler, KBE (born July 26, ) is an Americanactor, director, screenwriter and producer.
Kevin spacey movies He also sits on the board of directors of the Motion Picture and Television Fund. BuzzFeed News. In January , Spacey was charged with a single felony count of indecent assault and battery in Nantucket, Massachusetts, after allegedly groping a teenager at a restaurant. Although at that time Kevin had already decided to drop out of drama school and simply pocketed the money.Early life
[change | change source]Spacey was born on July 26, in South Orange, New Jersey. He moved to Southern California at age four. The name "Spacey" was the surname of his grandmother, he took it as his acting surname in high school.[1][2] He worked as an actor in the theatre before he worked in movies and shows.
Career
[change | change source]Spacey's first professional stage appearance was in He was a spear carrier in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, Part 1.[3] In , he made his first Broadway appearance, as Oswald in a production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, starring Liv Ullmann.
Then he played Philinte in Molière's The Misanthrope.
In , he appeared in a production of David Rabe's stage play Hurlyburly, in which he played each of the male parts on different nights. Next came Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. In , he appeared in a production of Sleuth in a New Jersey dinner theatre.[4] He became best known as a stage actor in , when he was cast opposite Jack Lemmon, Peter Gallagher and Bethel Leslie as Jamie, the eldest Tyrone son in Jonathan Miller's production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night.
Lemmon became a mentor to Spacey.[5] Although he had decided he liked making movies better, Spacey stayed active in live theater community. In , he won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Uncle Louie in Neil Simon's Broadway hit Lost in Yonkers.
He got his Oscar Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Usual Suspects and for Best Actor in American Beauty ().
A few of the other movies in which he played the main part are Seven, L.A. Confidential, Pay It Forward and Superman Returns. He worked as the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre at London in and played Francis Underwood in the television drama series, House of Cards until when allegations of sexual harassment arose about Spacey.
Spacey was set to play J. Paul Getty in the crime drama movie All the Money in the World, but after sexual harassment statements were made against Spacey, director Ridley Scott decided to cut his scenes and Christopher Plummer replaced him.
Kevin spacey filmography As a non- Commonwealth Realm citizen, the award is honorary and he is not entitled to the honorific "Sir". On November 3, , Variety reported that Spacey was set to speak at the National Museum of Cinema and was going to receive a lifetime achievement award on January 16, , despite the allegations against him. New York City. The Wall Street Journal.Personal life and sexual harassment allegations
[change | change source]Spacey came out as gay in October
In late October , in a response for the #MeToo campaign, actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Spacey, while appearing drunk, made a sexual advance to him in , when Rapp was 14 years old.[7][8] After hearing of this, Spacey apologized on Twitter saying he did not remember the hebephilic incident, but 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 ended the apology by saying that "I have had relationships with both men and women.
I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man."
Afterwards, 13 others came forward 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 the accusers was Norwegian royal Ari Behn.[13]
In December , Spacey was charged with sexually assaulting a male minor in Nantucket, Massachusetts in July Spacey appeared in court on January 7, [14]
Theatre
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[change | change source]- Interstate 84 ()
- The Sasquatch Gang ()
- The Good Student ()
- Mini's First Time ()
- Bernard & Doris ()
- Columbus Day ()
- Hackers Wanted ()
- Fanboys ()
- The Social Network ()
- Safe
- Captain Phillips ()
Live performances
[change | change source]- "Mind Games" — Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music — October 2, – Radio City Music Hall
Awards and nominations
[change | change source]| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Usual Suspects | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
| National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble and Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated | ||
| Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| L.A.
Confidential | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
| Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
| Empire Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast | Nominated | ||
| American Beauty | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Academy Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won | ||
| Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Drama | Nominated | ||
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated | ||
| Jupiter Award for Best International Actor | Won | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Online Film and Television Association Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor | Won | ||
| Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Nominated | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | ||
| Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| House of Cards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Nominated |
References
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- ↑Soroff, Jonathan (). "Soroff/On Kevin Spacey". The Improper Bostonian. Retrieved June 2,
- ↑"Henry IV Part One - Kevin Spacey". . Archived from the original on November 3, Retrieved December 6,
- ↑Cerasaro, Pat (May 2, ).
"Flash Friday: A Kevin Spacey Cornucopia – Stage, Big Screen, Small Screen & Now". Broadway World.
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- ↑"In Step With: Kevin Spacey". Parade Magazine. December 5,
- ↑Nordyke, Kimberly (October 29, ). "'Star Trek' Star Claims Kevin Spacey Made a Pass at Him at Age 14; Spacey Apologizes, Comes Out as Gay". The Hollywood Reporter.Kevin spacey biography imdb Deadpan delivery. Kevin's first major success came with the psychological thriller "Seven" Archived from the original on August 18, September 19,
Los Angeles. Retrieved October 30,
- ↑Felman, Kate (October 29, ). "Anthony Rapp accuses Kevin Spacey of trying to seduce him when he was 14". New York Daily News.Kevin spacey biography married Festival head Joseph Papp ushered the young actor out into the "real world" of theater, and the next year Spacey made his Broadway debut in Henrik Ibsen 's "Ghosts". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 7, Watch Next.
New York. Retrieved October 29,
- ↑Kanetkar, Riddhima (October 29, ). "Kevin Spacey: Sexual Advances On Teenaged Anthony Rapp Was 'Inappropriate Drunken Behavior'". International Business Times. New York. Retrieved October 29,
- ↑"Kevin Spacey scandal: A complete list of the 14 accusers".
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- ↑Rahman, Abid (November 1, ). "Kevin Spacey to seek "evaluation and treatment" in wake of sexual assault claim". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2,
- ↑Staff writer (November 2, ). "Kevin Spacey seeks treatment as more stars face harassment claims". BBC News.
Retrieved November 2,
- ↑"Kevin Spacey 'groped Norwegian king's son-in-law'". BBC News.
Kevin spacey wife: Spacey claims that his interest in acting - and his nearly encyclopedic accumulation of film knowledge - began at an early age, when he would sneak downstairs to watch the late late show on TV. In , Spacey appeared in a production of Sleuth in a New Jersey dinner theatre. Archived from the original on April 8, Retrieved July 10,
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- ↑"Kevin Spacey: Actor charged with sexual assault in Massachusetts". BBC News. December 24, Retrieved December 25,
- ↑Spacey, Kevin. "Henry IV Part One". . Archived from the original on November 3, Retrieved December 6,