Kevin Spacey Fowler KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor,
producer, and singer. Spacey began his career as a stage actor during
the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Spacey's
first roles in film were in Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986), and
Working Girl (1988). He gained critical acclaim in the 1990s, with an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime
thriller The Usual Suspects (1995) and an Academy Award for Best Actor
for the midlife- crisis themed drama American Beauty (1999). Spacey's
other starring roles have included Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), the
comedy-drama film Swimming with Sharks (1994), the psychological
thriller Seven (1995), the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential
(1997), the drama Pay It Forward (2000), the science fiction-mystery
film K-PAX (2001), the musical biopic Beyond the Sea (2004), the
superhero film Superman Returns (2006), and the action film Baby
Driver (2017).In Broadway theatre, Spacey starred in Long Day's
Journey into Night in 1986 alongside Jack Lemmon. In 1991, he won a
Tony Award in 1991 for his role in Lost in Yonkers. He continued to
act in theatre receiving his second Tony Award nomination for The
Iceman Cometh in 1999. He was the artistic director of the Old Vic
theatre in London from 2004 until stepping down in mid-2015. In 2017,
he hosted the 71st Tony Awards. From 2013 to 2017, he played Frank
Underwood in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards, which
won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€" Television Series
Drama and two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series as well as five
consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Drama
Series.
producer, and singer. Spacey began his career as a stage actor during
the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Spacey's
first roles in film were in Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986), and
Working Girl (1988). He gained critical acclaim in the 1990s, with an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime
thriller The Usual Suspects (1995) and an Academy Award for Best Actor
for the midlife- crisis themed drama American Beauty (1999). Spacey's
other starring roles have included Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), the
comedy-drama film Swimming with Sharks (1994), the psychological
thriller Seven (1995), the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential
(1997), the drama Pay It Forward (2000), the science fiction-mystery
film K-PAX (2001), the musical biopic Beyond the Sea (2004), the
superhero film Superman Returns (2006), and the action film Baby
Driver (2017).In Broadway theatre, Spacey starred in Long Day's
Journey into Night in 1986 alongside Jack Lemmon. In 1991, he won a
Tony Award in 1991 for his role in Lost in Yonkers. He continued to
act in theatre receiving his second Tony Award nomination for The
Iceman Cometh in 1999. He was the artistic director of the Old Vic
theatre in London from 2004 until stepping down in mid-2015. In 2017,
he hosted the 71st Tony Awards. From 2013 to 2017, he played Frank
Underwood in the Netflix political drama series House of Cards, which
won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€" Television Series
Drama and two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series as well as five
consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Drama
Series.
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