Kevin Spacey Bio
Kevin Spacey is 59 years old American actor, producer, and singer. He came to limelight for his role performed on stage shows and later jumped on to TV series and films like The Usual Suspects (1995), Seven (1995) and Superman Returns (2006).
He was recently working with Netflix original TV series, House of Cards, from 2013 but now got cut off from the series after allegations of sexual harassment were placed on him by Anthony Rapp in 2017.
Early Life
Kevin was born on 26th July 1959 in South Orange, New Jersey as Kevin Spacey Fowler to Kathleen Ann and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler.
He was raised in his hometown with three older siblings; two brothers Rod Stewart, Randy Fowler and a sister, Julie Ann Fowler Keir.
His mother was a personal secretary by profession whereas father was a technical writer with irregular jobs.
He was four when the family got settled in Southern California but was not quite happy from his father who was a Nazi disciple and used to beat children.
He attended Chatsworth High School to enhance his amateur acting career and later went for Los Angeles Valley College but left out to join the drama program at Juilliard.
He then signed up for New York Shakespeare Festival leaving out the Juilliard diploma.
Career
He made his first performance on stage as a messenger in the 1981 production of “Henry VI”. After a year gap, he performed on Broadway stage for the first time playing as Oswald in the Ghosts play.
He soon became a busy personality playing in The Misanthrope, The Seagull and Hurlyburly on stage. He received critical acclaim after performing in the play, Lost in Yonkers, by Neil Simon.
For this, he was awarded the 1990 Tony Award and also received praise for his role in The Iceman Cometh in 1998.
After a huge success in theatre work, he was appointed as Theatre’s Artistic Director in 2004 which he continued till 2015.
Kevin further planned for TV series making appearances in The Crime Story, Heartburn, L.A.Law, The Equalizer, Smart Guy and The Murder of Mary Phagan.
He then landed into the Oscar giving the role of Verbal in the detective film, The Usual Suspects followed by Seven bringing him international stardom.
Some of his feature hits include L.A. Confidential (1997), American Beauty (1999), Pay It Forward (2000), K-PAX (2001), Beyond the Sea (2004), and Superman Returns (2006).
In 2013, he worked for Netflix original drama House of Cards for which he got both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations winning the former one in 2015 but now he has been removed from the cast following the accusation by actor Anthony Rapp on him for sexual harassment in 2017.
Personal Life
Nothing was known about his personal life until in 2017 when he announced being homosexual.
Net Worth
It is estimated to be around $5 million.
References Taken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spacey
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41884878
https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/11/3/16602628/kevin-spacey