He was also close friends with actors Tony Curtis, Ernie Kovacs, Walter Matthau, and Kevin Spacey.

Spacey was born in South Orange, New Jersey, the son of Kathleen Ann ( née Knutson ; December 5, 1931 – March 19, 2003 ), a secretary, and Thomas Geoffrey Fowler ( June 4, 1924 – December 24, 1992 ), a technical writer and data consultant.

Spacey's father was unconvinced that Spacey could make a career for himself as an actor, and did not change his mind until Spacey became well-known.

Spacey won universal praise and a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a depressed suburban father who re-evaluates his life in 1999's American Beauty ; the same year, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Beyond The Sea was a lifelong dream project for Spacey, who took on co-writing, directing, co-producing and starring duties in the biography / musical about Darin's life, career, and relationship with actress Sandra Dee.

However, reviewers criticized the age disparity between Spacey and Darin, noting that Spacey was too old to convincingly portray Darin, particularly during the early stages of the singer's life depicted in the film.

In February 2003, Spacey announced that he was returning to London to become the artistic director of the Old Vic, one of the city's oldest theatres.

In mid-2006, Spacey felt he was having the time of his life working at the Old Vic.

The play received excellent reviews for Spacey and Best, and was transferred to Broadway in 2007.

Based on a true story of a teacher arrested for teaching his students evolution also known as the " Scopes Monkey Trial ," Spacey played defense lawyer Henry Drummond, a role that was made famous by actor Spencer Tracy in the 1960 film of the same name.

Spacey was awarded a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa from the London South Bank University in November 2005.

Dunst was offered the role of Angela in the 1999 drama film American Beauty, but turned it down because she did not want to appear in the film's suggestive sexual scenes or kiss co-star Kevin Spacey.

The alien character of Prot in the book trilogy by Gene Brewer and played by Kevin Spacey in the movie K-PAX, like Proteus was said to embody, was a modernized " shape shifter " and magical type of advanced mystical ET who " walked in " to humanoid bodies, and shared wisdom and insights into the human condition.

Twilight Princess was named Game of the Year by X-Play, Game Trailers, 1UP, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Spacey Awards, Game Informer, GameSpy, Nintendo Power, IGN, and many other websites.

Spacey was Mendes ' first choice for the role of Lester, even though DreamWorks had urged the director to consider better-known actors ; similarly, the studio suggested several actors for the role of Carolyn until Mendes offered the part to Bening without DreamWorks ' knowledge.

Mendes did not want a big star " weighing the film down "; he felt Spacey was the right choice based on his performances in the 1995 films The Usual Suspects and Seven, and 1992's Glengarry Glen Ross.

Spacey was surprised ; he said, " I usually play characters who are very quick, very manipulative and smart ...

Before filming, Mendes and Spacey analyzed Jack Lemmon's performance in The Apartment ( 1960 ), because Mendes wanted Spacey to emulate " the way moved, the way he looked, the way he was in that office and the way he was an ordinary man and yet a special man ".

Spacey hosted Saturday Night Live twice: first in 1997 with musical guest Beck and special guests Michael Palin and John Cleese from Monty Python's Flying Circus ; and again in the last episode of season 31 with musical guest Nelly Furtado.

Spacey's first season started in September 2004, and opened with the British premiere of the play Cloaca by Maria Goos, directed by Spacey, which opened to mixed reviews.

Emanuel Levy of Variety wrote: " Teaming for the first time Kevin Spacey and Samuel L. Jackson, arguably the two best actors of their generation, in perfectly fitting roles is a shrewd move and the best element of this fact-inspired but overwrought thriller.

Spacey thanked the drama department of his alma mater when he won his first Oscar.

Beginning in 1994, Kevin Spacey first offered his services to portray Bobby Darin, but the filmmakers believed the actor was too old.

She appeared at the first Spacey Awards too.

Spacey is well known in Hollywood for his impressions as when he appeared on Inside the Actors Studio he imitated, at host James Lipton's request: James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Katharine Hepburn, Clint Eastwood, John Gielgud, Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon.

He then attended Chatsworth High School — where his classmates included Kevin Spacey and Mare Winningham — as well as the Hollywood Professional School.

Kevin Spacey also happens to be known for his impersonation of Al Pacino, among other Hollywood actors, which he showcased in a Saturday Night Live sketch and later in an interview on Inside the Actors Studio.

The Hollywood film High Tide at Noon ( 1957 ) was filmed at Northwest Cove, Nova Scotia while The Shipping News with Kevin Spacey was filmed in Blandford, Nova Scotia.

He has appeared in numerous feature films with the likes of Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacLaine, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey ( K-Pax ), Al Pacino ( People I Know and Denzel Washington ; and with directors Woody Allen ( The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Hollywood Ending ), Mike Nichols ( Wolf and Charlie Wilson's War ), James Ivory ( Surviving Picasso ), Steven Spielberg ( War of the Worlds ), Ido Mizrahy ( Things That Hang from Trees ), Spike Lee ( Inside Man ), and with Clint Eastwood he was Dr. Tarr in Changeling.

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Kevin Spacey, CBE ( born Kevin Spacey Fowler ; July 26, 1959 ) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and crooner.

** Kevin Spacey, American actor

* Kevin Spacey, actor.

He abandoned the project, the rights to which were subsequently bought by actor Kevin Spacey, along with Darin's son, Dodd.

The resultant biopic, Beyond the Sea, starred Spacey as Darin, with the actor using his own singing voice for the musical numbers.

In 2011, well-known film actor Kevin Spacey starred in an Old Vic production which subsequently toured the United States, directed by well-known stage and film director Sam Mendes.

She co-starred with actor Kevin Spacey in the 1994 comedy film The Ref, portraying a married couple whose relationship is on the rocks, with actor-comedian Denis Leary as their marriage counsellor.

It underwent complete refurbishment in 1985 and in 2003, American actor Kevin Spacey was appointed as new artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company which received considerable media attention.

In 2003, actor Kevin Spacey was appointed as new artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company receiving considerable media attention.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is also known for his uncanny impressions of other movie stars, and during his appearance on Inside The Actor's Studio, demonstrated nine of these upon request, including Katharine Hepburn, Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon.

* Kevin Spacey, actor

Writer McQuarrie won the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay and the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, composer / editor Ottman won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing and the Saturn Award for Best Music and actor Kevin Spacey won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.