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Kevin Spacey (1959- )
Kevin Spacey Fowler was born on July 26, 1959, in South
Orange, New Jersey, the third child of a mother who worked
as secretary and a father who was a technical writer.
Kevin proved to be a high spirited child, quite a handful
who was briefly sent to Northridge Military Academy when
he set his sister's playhouse on fire. He settled down
a little by the time he went to Chatsworth High School,
where he channeled his high spirits into the drama and
acting opportunities offered there. As a Senior, he got
the part of Captain von Trapp in the school's production
of "The Sound Of Music" playing opposite of
Mare Winningham, who had the part of Maria.
From high school, Kevin Spacey briefly went to Los Angeles
Valley College, until listening to the advice of fellow
student Val Kilmer, that he should go to Juilliard in
New York, which is what he did for two years. Anxious
to work, he left Juilliard and jumped into roles on the
stage, starting with "New York Shakespeare Festival,"
which led to Broadway shows such as "Ghosts,"
"Hurly Burly," AND "Long Day's Journey
into Night," with Jack Lemon.
While keeping a hand in stage work, Spacey eased on into
the film acting in the early 1990's. Kevin Spacey found
great success in playing character parts, usually dark,
manipulative, slimy, sinister characters. By the mid-nineties,
his talent was much in demand, with plenty of scripts
flying into his hands to chose from. Kevin Spacey won
critical accolades for his performance in "L.A. Confidential."
However, it was his performance in "American Beauty"
which thrust him firmly into the leading man category.
Kevin Spacey's other credits include:
ROCKET GIBRALTAR
SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL
DAD
FALL FROM GRACE
A SHOW OF FORCE
HENRY & JUNE
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
SWIMMING WITH SHARKS
A
TIME TO KILL
ALBINO ALLIGATOR
SEVEN
L.A.
CONFIDENTIAL
THE
TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
AMERICAN BEAUTY
PAY IT
FORWARD
ORDINARY DECENT CRIMINAL
THE SHIPPING NEWS
THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND
THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE
Kevin's television credits include:
WISEGUY (TV Series)
L.A. LAW (Episode #6.9)
CRIME STORY (Episode #2.1)
THE EQUALIZER (Episode #2.17)
  
 
Kevin Spacey in AMERICAN
BEAUTY
 
Kevin Spacey in GLENGARRY
GLEN ROSS (1992)
 
 
Kevin Spacey, in MIDNIGHT
IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL (1997)
Kevin Spacey in K-PAX
Kevin Spacey in SEVEN
(1995)
Spacey in WORKING
GIRL (1988)
 
Kevin Spacey in PAY IT
FORWARD (2000)
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