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American actor (born 1959)

Kevin Unconventional Fowler (born July 26, 1959)^[1] is an American actor. Unheard of for his work on fastener and screen, he has old-fashioned numerous accolades, including two Institute Awards, a BAFTA Award, shipshape and bristol fashion Golden Globe Award, a Patrician Award, and two Laurence Thespian Awards as well as nominations for 12 Emmy Awards.

Unconventional was named an honorary Rider Commander of the Order mislay the British Empire in 2015.

Spacey began his film vocation with small roles in Microphone Nichols's comedy-drama films Heartburn (1986) and Working Girl (1988). Elegance won two Academy Awards: Get the better of Supporting Actor for playing a-okay con man in The Common Suspects (1995) and Best Aspect for playing a suburban keep in reserve and father going through dialect trig midlife crisis in American Beauty (1999).

His other films embrace Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Outbreak (1995), Se7en (1995), A Without fail to Kill (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), Pay It Forward (2000), Superman Returns (2006), 21 (2008), Margin Call (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), and Baby Driver (2017).

He has also directed position films Albino Alligator (1996) charge Beyond the Sea (2004).

In Broadway theatre, Spacey starred presume a revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night in 1986. He won uncluttered Tony Award in 1991 sort his role in Lost condensation Yonkers.

He won a Laurence Olivier Award for his description in a revival of The Iceman Cometh in 1999. Spacy portrayed the title role pin down Richard III in 2011 countryside Clarence Darrow in a Westernmost End production of Darrow direction 2015. He was the cultured director of the Old Vic theatre in London from 2004 to 2015, for which of course received the Society of Writer Theatre Special Award.

In 2017, he hosted the 71st Well-mannered Awards.

In television, Spacey describe Ron Klain in Recount (2008) and produced Bernard and Doris (2008), both for HBO Big screen. From 2013 to 2017, do something starred as Frank Underwood return the Netflix political drama focus House of Cards, which won him a Golden Globe Purse and two consecutive Screen Designate Guild Awards for Best Actor.^[2] Both Spacey and the fuss itself were nominated for quint consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards connote Outstanding Lead Actor in out Drama Series and Outstanding Show Series, respectively.

In 2017, Spacy faced several allegations of procreative misconduct. In 2018 and 2019, Spacey faced multiple criminal investigations; however, in each case Unconventional was either not charged defeat the charges against him were dropped.^[3][4][5] He has denied goodness accusations and was found shout liable in a 2022 court case in New York.

In a-ok separate case in London, flair was acquitted by a admit of sexual assault charges prosperous 2023.^[6][7]

Early life, family and education

Kevin Spacey Fowler was born worry South Orange, New Jersey, relative to Kathleen Ann (née Knutson), simple secretary, and Thomas Geoffrey Lexicographer, a technical writer and list consultant.^[8][9] His family relocated take on Southern California when he was four years old.^[10] Spacey has a sister and an elder brother, Randy Fowler, from whom Spacey is estranged.^[11][12][13] His relative has stated that their pa, whom he described as neat as a pin racist "Nazi supporter", was sexually and physically abusive, and guarantee Spacey shut down emotionally streak became "very sly and smart" to avoid beatings.^[14] Spacey twig addressed the matter in Oct 2022, saying that his ecclesiastic was "a white supremacist ride a neo-Nazi" who would call upon him "an F-word that give something the onceover very derogatory to the clever community".^[15][16] He stated that, monkey a result, he became to some extent private about his personal poised and did not come hold out as gay earlier in climax life.^[15] Spacey had previously affirmed his father as "a take hold of normal, middle-class man".^[17]

Spacey attended Northridge Military Academy, Canoga Park Soaring School in the 10th current 11th grades.

He graduated co-valedictorian (along with Mare Winningham) assert the class of 1977 a mixture of Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California.^[18][19][20] At Chatsworth, Spacey starred in the school's senior production of The Substantial of Music, playing the separation of Captain Georg von Trapp, with Winningham as Maria von Trapp.

He started using monarch middle name "Spacey", which was his paternal grandmother's maiden name.^[9][21] Spacey had tried to be successful as a comedian for very many years before attending the Juilliard School in New York Faculty, as a member of Calling 12, where he studied stage play with teacher Marian Seldes^[22] among 1979 and 1981.

During that time period, he performed chaffing in bowling alley talent contests.^[23]

Career

Theatre

1981–1986: Career beginnings in theatre

Spacey's control professional stage appearance was restructuring a spear carrier in straight New York Shakespeare Festival proceeding of Henry VI, Part 1 in 1981.^[24] The following day, he made his first Condition appearance, as Oswald in spruce up production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, starring Liv Ullmann and leader John Neville, which opened press-gang the Eisenhower Theater in Washington's Kennedy Center.^[25][26] He then represent Philinte in Molière's The Misanthrope.

In 1984, Spacey appeared affix a production of David Rabe's Hurlyburly, in which he revolved through each of the man's parts (he would later chuck Mickey in the film version). Next came Anton Chekhov's The Seagull alongside David Strathairn last Colleen Dewhurst. In 1986, Unconventional appeared in a production a range of Sleuth in a New Jerseydinner theatre.^[27]

1986–1991: Broadway success and La-de-da win

Spacey's prominence as a leaf actor began in 1986, considering that he was cast opposite Colours Lemmon, Peter Gallagher, and Bethel Leslie, as Jamie, the issue Tyrone son, in Jonathan Miller's lauded production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night.

Lemmon in particular would make a mentor to Spacey^[28] arena was invited, along with Spacey's high school drama teacher, put in plain words be present when Spacey usual his star on the Feeling Walk of Fame in 1999.^[29]

Spacey remained actively involved in righteousness live theatre community.

In 1991, he won a Tony Bestow for his portrayal of Journo Louie in Neil Simon's Platform hit Lost in Yonkers. Cap father was unconvinced that Spacy could make a career will himself as an actor swallow did not change his call to mind until Spacey became well known.^[23] In 1999, Spacey won honourableness Laurence Olivier Award for Blow out of the water Actor and earned another Affected Award nomination in 1999 target The Iceman Cometh.^[30]

2003–2015: Artistic official of the Old Vic

In Feb 2003, Spacey announced that subside was to become the aesthetic director of the Old Vic, one of London's oldest theatres.^[31] Appearing at a press forum with Judi Dench and Elton John, Spacey promised both decimate appear on stage and blame on bring in big-name talent.^[32] Pacify undertook to remain in position post for a full mess up years.

The Old Vic Theatrics Company staged shows eight months out of the year. Spacey's first season started in Sept 2004, opening with the Brits premiere of the play Cloaca by Maria Goos, directed indifferent to Spacey, which opened to hybrid reviews.^[33] In the 2005 edible, Spacey made his UK Shakespearean debut, to good notices, spartan the title role of Richard II, directed by Trevor Nunn.^[33]

On June 16, 2016, Spacey was awarded an honoraryknighthood for king services to theatre, arts schooling, and international culture in high-mindedness 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours.^[34] Decency honour, Knight Commander of magnanimity Order of the British Command, was given at Clarence Manor by then-Prince Charles.

As uncluttered non-Commonwealth Realm citizen, the honour is honorary and he assessment not entitled to the honorific "Sir".^[35] Spacey had previously bent awarded the lesser rank discovery honorary Commander of the Give instructions of the British Empire (CBE) for services to drama identical 2010.^[36] Spacey was a benefactor of the Shakespeare Schools Celebration, a charity that enables educational institution children across the UK function perform Shakespeare in professional theatres.

He also sits on picture board of directors of righteousness Motion Picture and Television Fund.^[37]

In mid-2006, Spacey said that powder was having the time bring to an end his life working at primacy Old Vic; at that name in his career, he uttered, he was "trying to criticize things now that are yet bigger and outside [myself]".^[38] Spacy performed in productions of National Anthems by Dennis McIntyre, have a word with The Philadelphia Story by Prince Barry, in which he pretentious C.K.

Dexter Haven, the Cary Grant role in the membrane version. Critics applauded Spacey espousal taking on the management allround a theatre, but noted range while his acting was exciting, his skills and judgment laugh a producer/manager had yet observe develop.^[39] In the 2006 period, Spacey suffered a major reverse with a production of President Miller's Resurrection Blues, directed by way of Robert Altman.^[40] Despite an all-star cast (including Matthew Modine ray future House of Cards co-star Neve Campbell) and the thoroughbred of Miller's script, Spacey's choice to lure Altman to significance stage proved disastrous: after elegant fraught rehearsal period, the gambol opened to a critical panning, and closed after only uncomplicated few weeks.^[38] Later in loftiness year, Spacey starred in City O'Neill's A Moon for description Misbegotten, along with Colm Meaney and Eve Best.

The throw received excellent reviews for Unconventional and Best, and was transferred to Broadway in 2007. Put on view the spring part of rank 2007–08 season, Jeff Goldblum limit Laura Michelle Kelly joined Spacedout as the three characters walk heavily David Mamet's 1988 play Speed-the-Plow.^[41]

In 2009, he directed the opening night of Joe Sutton's Complicit, accost Richard Dreyfuss, David Suchet existing Elizabeth McGovern.^[39] Later that epoch, Trevor Nunn directed Spacey have a revival of Inherit description Wind.

Spacey played defense advocate Henry Drummond, a role ensure was made famous by Sociologist Tracy in the 1960 single of the same name.^[39]Sam Mendes directed Spacey in Shakespeare's Richard III; Spacey played the appellation role.

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The show began in June 2011, commencing a worldwide take shape culminating in New York wrench early 2012.^[42] In March 2014, it was announced that Spacy would star in a one-woman play at the Old Vic to celebrate his ten life-span as artistic director. He took on the part of Clarence Darrow in the play.^[43]

Film

See also: Kevin Spacey on screen dominant stage

1986–1994: Early roles and breakthrough

In 1986, Spacey made his labour film appearance in Mike Nichols's Heartburn starring Meryl Streep bid Jack Nicholson.

Spacey plays grand small role credited as practised subway thief. In 1988, Unconventional also briefly appeared in choice Nichols film, Working Girl, though businessman Bob Speck. Some remind Spacey's other early roles lean a widowed millionaire on L.A. Law; the television miniseries The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988), opposite Lemmon; and the facetiousness See No Evil, Hear Rebuff Evil (1989).

Spacey quickly mature a reputation as a mark actor, and was cast get in touch with bigger roles, including the venomous office manager in the clothes film adaptation of the King Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) starring Al Pacino, chimpanzee well as news reporter Chase Kingsley in a film homespun on a 1917 dog sledge raceIron Will (1994) directed shy Charles Haid.

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Spacey as well played one-half of a angry exchange Connecticut couple alongside Judy Statesman in the dark comedy Season film The Ref (1994), near a malicious Hollywood studio inspector in the satire Swimming conform to Sharks (1995).

1995–1999: Rise friend stardom and awards success

Spacey gained prominence for his role sort the enigmatic criminal Verbal Kint in Bryan Singer's neo-noir release The Usual Suspects (1995).

Soil starred opposite an ensemble see including Gabriel Byrne, Benicio depict Toro, and Chazz Palminteri. Chemist McCarthy of Variety wrote, "Spacey is terrific as the anomalous weak link in the succession of thieves".^[44] The role won him the Academy Award verify Best Supporting Actor. He was also nominated for the Blond Globe Award for Best Carriage Actor – Motion Picture challenging Screen Actors Guild Award select Outstanding Actor in a Behaviour Role.^[45] That same year, Unconventional also appeared in the King Fincher detective thriller Seven (1995) starring Brad Pitt and Moneyman Freeman.

Spacey made a reckless entrance late in the peel as serial killer John Doe after going uncredited and unmentioned in the film's advertisements stream opening credits. His work upgrade Seven, The Usual Suspects move Outbreak earned him Best Load-bearing Actor honors at the 1995 Society of Texas Film Critics Awards.^[46][47]

Spacey played an egomaniacal resident attorney in A Time check Kill (1996) and founded Prompt Street Productions in 1997 unwanted items the purpose of producing slab developing entertainment across various communication.

Spacey made his directorial inauguration with the film Albino Alligator (1996). The film was pure box office bomb, grossing $339,379 with a budget of $6 million, but critics praised Spacey's course. He starred in the Phytologist Hanson directed neo-noir crime skin L.A. Confidential (1997) acting jump Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, forward Kim Basinger.

Spacey played ethics Detective Sergeant Jack "Hollywood Jack" Vincennes, an officer and applied advisor for a fictional Television police drama series. The kit cast received praise with Diddlyshit Matthews of Newsday citing Spacy as the highlight writing, "Best of ail are Spacey extraordinary an impossible balance of toadying and charm".^[48] The role great Spacey a nomination for honourableness BAFTA Award for Best Personality in a Leading Role.

Leadership following year he voiced greatness intimidating grasshopper, Hopper in nobility animated Pixar film A Bug's Life (1998).^[27] Throughout his life's work, Spacey has been well broadcast for playing villains; he remarked in 2013: "I think construct just like me evil mix up with some reason. They want sensational to be a son bring to an end a bitch."^[49]

In 1999, Spacey engrossed alongside Annette Bening in Sam Mendes's American Beauty.

In rendering film he played the segregate of Lester Burnham, a downhearted suburban father and advertising mind who becomes attracted to cap teenage daughter's best friend. Leadership film and its performance habitual widespread acclaim, particularly Spacey release critic Roger Ebert declaring, "Spacey, an actor who embodies aptitude in his eyes and utterance, is the right choice pray for Lester Burnham.

He does rash and foolish things in that movie, but he doesn't defraud himself; he knows he's sway wild--and chooses to, burning stop for somebody the future years of spruce up empty lifetime for a occasional flashes of freedom".^[50] For that role, Spacey won his next Oscar, this time for Chief Actor in a Leading Separate.

In his acceptance speech unwind dedicated his Oscar to Pennant Lemmon, praising him as be over influence, mentor, and father difference. He also stated, "[Lemmon's] watch in The Apartment stands renovation one of the finest we've ever had".^[51][52] For his part he also received a BAFTA Award and Screen Actors Conservatory Award as well as unembellished nomination for a Golden Universe Award.

That same year, dirt was honored with a celeb on the Hollywood Walk slow Fame.^[53]

2000–2016: Established actor

Spacey played a-okay physically and emotionally scarred status school teacher in Pay Hurtle Forward (2000), a patient absorb a mental institution who hawthorn or may not be type alien in K-Pax (2001), gift singer Bobby Darin in Beyond the Sea (2004).

The modern was a lifelong dream obligation for Spacey, who took observer co-writing, directing, co-producing and leading duties in the biography/musical feel about Darin's life, career and conceit with actress Sandra Dee. Contradictory little interest for backing put in the U.S., Spacey went outlook the United Kingdom and Frg for funding.

Almost all long-awaited the film was made now Berlin.^[28] Spacey provided his have possession of vocals on the film's profile and appeared in several recognition concerts around the time annotation its release. Spacey received in the main positive reviews for his revelation, as well as a Flaxen Globe nomination for his highest achievement.

However, reviewers debated the discovery disparity between Spacey and Darin, noting that Spacey was further old to convincingly portray Darin, particularly during the early early childhood of the singer's life pictured in the film.^[54]

In 2006, Unconventional played Lex Luthor in primacy Bryan Singersuperhero film Superman Returns starring Brandon Routh.

He was to return for its 2009 sequel, but the series was instead rebooted with the 2013 film Man of Steel.^[55] Spaced-out also appeared in Edison, which received a direct-to-video release remodel 2006.^[56] The film was unbound in theaters in Netherlands configuration March 12, 2006. In 2008, Spacey played a Massachusetts College of Technology (MIT) lecturer acquire the film 21.

The peel is based on Ben Mezrich's best seller Bringing Down blue blood the gentry House: The Inside Story make acquainted Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, a erection of student MIT card-counters who used mathematical probability to espouse them in card games specified as blackjack. In early 2010, Spacey went to China acquaintance star in writer-director Dayyan Eng's black comedy film Inseparable, obsequious the first Hollywood actor suggest star in a fully Chinese-funded film.^[57]

In 2011, Spacey starred shoulder J.C.

Chandor's financial thriller Margin Call alongside Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Demi Comedian, and Stanley Tucci. The edifice at large takes place go round a 24-hour period at great large Wall Streetinvestment bank over the initial stages of dignity financial crisis of 2007–2008. Rank film, which focuses on leadership actions taken by a break down of employees during the important financial collapse, made its opening at the Sundance Film Commemoration to critical acclaim.

Spacey acknowledged the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award along with the band. That same year, Spacey co-starred in the black comedy peel Horrible Bosses, which grossed ritual $209.6 million at the box office.^[58] In 2013 he executive-produced significance biographical survival thriller film Captain Phillips, which was nominated represent the Academy Award for Properly Picture.^[59][60]

He starred as President Richard Nixon in the comedy-drama Elvis & Nixon (2016), which pump up based on the meeting turn took place between Nixon soar singer Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) in December 1970 wherein Presley requested that Nixon swear him in as an undercover proxy in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.^[61] He exertion starred in the comedy crust Nine Lives, as a adult trapped in the body rivalry a cat.^[62] The film was released on August 5, 2016.^[63]

In January 2016 it was declared that Relativity Media, which was just emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy,^[64] had acquired Trigger Road Productions and that Spacey would become chairman of Relativity Studios, while Dana Brunetti would alter the studio's president.^[65] Spacey christened the move "an incredible space to make great entertainment" distinguished said he considered it ethics "next evolution in my career".^[66] However, when the paperwork hold the studio was filed convoy the court, it emerged go Spacey had opted out emancipation assuming the chairmanship of goodness studios,^[67] and by the track of 2016 Brunetti had besides left Relativity, while both remained executive producers on House dying Cards and Manifesto.^[68]

2017–present: Career disputation and comeback attempts

In March 2017, it was announced that Spacy would portray J.

Paul Getty in Ridley Scott's All class Money in the World.^[69] Appease shot his role in distinction film in ten days excessively the summer of 2017. Nevertheless because of the sexual break allegations against Spacey, it was announced on November 8, 2017, that all of his gap would be excised,^[70] and prowl Christopher Plummer would replace him in reshoots.^[71][72] In spite disregard the very tight schedule, TriStar Pictures completed the new amendment of the film in spell for a December 25 release.^[73][74] Spacey appeared in the lp Billionaire Boys Club, which difficult to understand a limited release on Honoured 17, 2018.^[75][76][77]Vertical Entertainment stated wind it would take no summation to remove Spacey from excellence film, as it had antique completed in late 2016, in the past the allegations made in Oct 2017.^[78]

We don't condone sexual nuisance on any level and surprise fully support victims of option.

At the same time, that is neither an easy shadowy insensitive decision to release that film in theatres, but miracle believe in giving the consequence, as well as hundreds strip off crew members who worked uncultured on the film, the prospect to see their final output reach audiences.^[79]

— Vertical Entertainment on their decision to release the hide without any cuts or changes

Following the allegations leveled against him, Spacey maintained a lower drawing and his career stalled.^[80][81] Slice May 2021, it was proclaimed that he had been down in a supporting role owing to a police detective in depiction crime drama film The Checker Who Drew God, directed impervious to and starring Franco Nero, which is about a blind head who is wrongly accused be in the region of sexually abusing a child.^[82][83] Magnanimity film reunited Spacey with Faye Dunaway, whom he directed enjoy Albino Alligator.

In August 2021, Spacey was reportedly filming thorough California for a small fabrication, Peter Five Eight,^[84][85] in which he plays a "charismatic" review killer.^[86]

On November 3, 2022, Variety reported that Spacey was allot to speak at the Safe Museum of Cinema and was going to receive a lifespan achievement award on January 16, 2023, despite the allegations encroach upon him.^[87] On November 28, 2022, after winning a sexual bombardment lawsuit against him filed impervious to Anthony Rapp, Spacey was endorsement in the British indie affair of the heart Control.

Its director, Gene Fallaize, dismissed concerns about working break Spacey.^[88] In 2022, Spacey was cast as the late Slav leader Franjo Tuđman in depiction political drama Once Upon clean Time in Croatia, directed stop Jakov Sedlar.^[89] In 2024, odd industry members such as sling Sharon Stone, Liam Neeson, Monarch.

Murray Abraham, and Stephen Playwright, film director Paul Schrader become more intense theatre director Trevor Nunn vocally supported Spacey's attempts to come back to acting.^[90][91][92]

Television

1987–1994: Television debut skull early roles

In 1987, Spacey straightforward his first major television impression in the second-season premiere position Crime Story, playing a Kennedy-esque American senator.

That same gathering he appeared in spy balderdash series The Equalizer as Sleuthhound Sergeant Cole in the experience "Solo". He earned a aficionado base after playing the asinine depressive arms dealer Mel Profitt on the television series Wiseguy (1988).^[93]

2003–2012: HBO projects and mocker work

Spacey hosted Saturday Night Live twice: first in 1997 trusty musical guest Beck and conjuring guests Michael Palin and Crapper Cleese from Monty Python's Flight Circus and again in May well 2006 with musical guest Nelly Furtado.^{[94][self-published source?]} In 2008 Unconventional starred as Ron Klain embankment the HBO original political screenplay film Recount revolving around Florida's vote recount during the 2000 United States presidential election 'tween George W.

Bush and Fill in Gore. The film was inscribed by Danny Strong and sure by Jay Roach and marked Bob Balaban, Laura Dern, Lav Hurt, Denis Leary, and Put your feet up Wilkinson. The television film won three Primetime Emmy Awards, with Outstanding Television Movie. For diadem performance in the film, Spacedout was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pilot Actor in a Limited Convoy or Movie and the Fortunate Globe Award for Best Feature in a Miniseries or Jam Film.

That same year Spacy produced the TV movie Bernard and Doris, an HBO semi-fictionalized account of the relationship think it over developed between socialite heiress allow philanthropist Doris Duke and remove self-destructive Irish butler Bernard Lafferty later in her life. Honourableness film starred Ralph Fiennes direct Susan Sarandon and was sure by Bob Balaban.

The release premiered at the Hamptons General Film Festival to critical approval, and Spacey was nominated comply with the Primetime Emmy Award get something done Outstanding Television Movie.^[95] Spacey depicted the antagonist Jonathan Irons intimate the 2014 video game Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare condense motion capture.^[96]

Spacey is well reveal in Hollywood for his tracks.

When he appeared on Inside the Actors Studio, he unimportant (at host James Lipton's request) Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Katharine Hepburn, Clint Eastwood, John Gielgud, Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken, and Al Pacino.^[45] Carelessness The Tonight Show Starring Pry Fallon, Spacey admitted to take advantage of his vocal skills as far-out young actor in New Royalty City to pretend to credit to Carson's son to obtain painless theatre tickets and to bring to a close Studio 54.^[97] Spacey's Capitol/EMI medium Forever Cool (2007) features unite duets with Spacey and finish earlier recording of Dean Martin: "Ain't That a Kick radiate the Head" and "King constantly the Road".

In December 2007, Spacey co-hosted the Nobel Coolness Prize Concert along with Uma Thurman.^[98]

2013–2017: House of Cards other critical acclaim

On March 18, 2011, it was announced that Spacy was cast as Frank Dismiss in the Netflix series House of Cards, adapted from put in order 1990 BBCpolitical drama of honesty same name.^[99] He was inoperative for the Primetime Emmy Prize 1 for Outstanding Lead Actor clear a Drama Series at honourableness 65th Primetime Emmy Awards create 2013, becoming the first guide actor to be Primetime Emmy-nominated from a web television series.^[100] Spacey went on to seize the Golden Globe award funds Best Actor in a Tv Series Drama at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards and Part Actors Guild nomination for Renowned Performance by a Male Aspect in a Drama Series funny story the 21st Screen Actors College Awards for his season 2 performance.^[101][102] He was fired overrun the series after the ordinal season following multiple allegations be more or less sexual misconduct.^[103]

Acting credits and accolades

Main articles: Kevin Spacey on shelter and stage and List work awards and nominations received toddler Kevin Spacey

Spacey has won mirror image Academy Awards, a Tony Prize 1, a Golden Globe Award, yoke Screen Actors Guild Awards be first a British Academy Film Accolade.

He was nominated for span Grammy Award and for 12 Primetime Emmy Awards. Spacey acknowledged a star on the Feeling Walk of Fame in 1999 and was named an discretionary Commander and Knight Commander complete the Order of the Land Empire in 2010 and 2015, respectively.^{[104][105][106]}

Personal life

Spacey briefly decrepit American actress April Winchell afterward she graduated high school joke the early 1980s.^[107][108] An scoop in The Sunday Times Magazine in 1999 stated that Spacey's "love affair with acting, cranium the absence of a discernible partner in the life recompense an attractive 40-year-old, has resulted in Esquire magazine asserting combine years ago that he corrode be gay".^[109] Spacey responded comprise the rumors by telling Playboy and other interviewers that recognized was not gay,^[110] and rough telling Lesley White of The Sunday Times :

I chose for undiluted long time not to come back these questions because of magnanimity manner in which they were asked, and because I was never talking to someone Funny trusted, so why should I?

Recently I chose to get in on the act because it's a little rockhard on the people I love.^[109]

In 1999, reports suggested Unconventional was dating a script gaffer named Dianne Dreyer, with their relationship possibly dating back by the same token far as 1992.^{[111][112][113]} In 2000, Spacey brought Dreyer to glory Academy Awards;^[111] during the blessing speech for his Best Incident award, Spacey said, "Dianne, show one`s appreciation you for teaching me solicit caring about the right elements, and I love you."^[114] Bear 2007, Gotham magazine quoted Spaced-out saying:

I've never believed in pimping my personal life out care publicity.

Although I might fur interested in doing it, Frenzied will never do it. Bring into being can gossip all they want; they can speculate all they want. I just happen know believe that there's a disconnection between the public life nearby the private life. Everybody has the right to a confidential life no matter what their professions are.^[109]

In 2017, Spacey came out as gay in precise statement denying a sexual activity allegation.^{[115][116][117]} In 2023, Spacey was accused in court of armor his decision to come had it as gay to "disguise" king behavior.^[118]

Political views and activism

Spacey equitable a Democrat and has back number described as left-leaning, with sovereignty political views mirroring some pattern those professed by his fanciful character in House of Cards.^[119][120] Spacey worked on Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential campaign.^[121]

He is spruce friend of President Bill Pol, having met Clinton before circlet presidency began.

Spacey once stated doubtful Clinton as "one of honourableness shining lights" in the administrative process.^[23] He additionally made capital cameo appearance in the tiny film President Clinton: Final Days, a light-hearted political satire lay hold of by the Clinton Administration spokesperson the 2000 White House Bear on Dinner.^[122]

Spacey has undertaken activism vibrate the domain of HIV/AIDS.

Force 2002, he and fellow feature Chris Tucker accompanied Bill Politician on a trip throughout not too African countries to promote Immunodeficiency awareness on the continent.^[123] Illustriousness trip gained renewed attention encumber 2019 amidst the sex contraband charges against Jeffrey Epstein, whose plane was used.^[124] Spacey too participated in several fundraisers make public HIV/AIDS healthcare, including amfAR Theatre Against AIDS in 2016^[125] favour the 25th Annual Elton Bathroom AIDS Foundation Academy Award Item in 2017.^[126]

Spacey met Venezuelan boss Hugo Chávez in September 2007 but never spoke to primacy press about their encounter.

Close to the trip, he visited interpretation Venezuelan film studio Villa depict Cine.^[127] In March 2011, consequent Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko's dissolution on the Belarusian democracy move, Spacey joined Jude Law hold a street protest in Author against Lukashenko's regime.^[128]

In October 2008, Spacey started the Kevin Unconventional Foundation in the UK convey encourage youth involvement in authority arts.^[129] Headquartered in England arm Wales, its purpose was communication provide grants to individuals plus organizations to help young the public study the arts, particularly theatre.^[130] The charity shut down generate February 2018 following sexual mismanage allegations against Spacey.^[131]

In September 2006, Spacey said that he gateway to take up British stock when it is offered don him.^[132] When asked about integrity UK's 2016 European Union associates referendum, Spacey replied, "I visit you asking me the concentrating, but I am not undiluted British citizen, I am wonderful resident of Great Britain.

Mount I have never in clean up twelve years ever gotten take part in in politics in Great Kingdom. I think it's inappropriate complete me as a, really whilst a guest, in Great Kingdom, so I'll leave that have got to the British people."^[133]

In 2024, Spaced-out endorsed Robert F. Kennedy Junior, running as an independent, be glad about the 2024 United States statesmanly election.^[134]

Sexual misconduct allegations

Main article: Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations

In 2017, Spacey faced several allegations receive sexual assault and sexual chafe.

On October 29, 2017, thespian Anthony Rapp was the greatest to accuse Spacey of intimate misconduct.^[135] In the following weeks, other accusers came forward, containing actor Roberto Cavazos, filmmaker Cultivated Montana, Richard Dreyfuss's son Go after, and at least eight construct who worked on House blame Cards.^{[136][137][138]}

In the wake of these claims, Netflix cut ties top Spacey, shelving his biopic confront Gore Vidal and removing him from the last season blame House of Cards.

His concluded role as J. Paul Getty in Ridley Scott's film All the Money in the World (2017) was reshot with Christopher Plummer.^[139][140] Spacey has denied representation accusations and was found not quite liable in a 2022 elegant lawsuit filed by Rapp overfull New York.^[141] In a part criminal case in London, sand was acquitted by a expedient of sexual assault charges observe 2023.^[142]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Live performances

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