Kevin Spacey Highlights

  • 2009: Voiced a robot named Gerty in the sci-fi thriller, "Moon"
  • 2008: Joined Jeff Goldblum in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" at London's Old Vic theater
  • 2008: Portrayed Ron Klain, the General Counsel to Al Gore's recount committee in the HBO film, "Recount"; also produced; earned Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor in a TV-Movie
  • 2008: Cast as an MIT lecturer in the film "21" along with Kate Bosworth and Laurence Fishburne
  • 2007: Co-starred with Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in the comedy about Santa's disgruntled older brother, "Fred Claus"
  • 2006: Cast as the villainous Lex Luthor in Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns"
  • 2005: Appeared on the London stage in the title role of Shakespeare's "Richard II" directed by Trevor Nunn
  • 2004: Helmed "Beyond the Sea," a biopic of singer Bobby Darren, which took Spacey five years to bring to the big screen; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actor and a Grammy nomination for Best Soundtrack
  • 2003: Named artistic director of London's historic Old Vic Theater
  • 2003: Produced (also had supporting role) the independent film "United States of Leland"
  • 2003: Played an anti-capital punishment advocate accused of murder in "The Life of David Gale"
  • 2002: Cameoed as himself playing a Hollywood version of Dr Evil in "Austin Powers: Goldmember"
  • 2002: Launched the website Triggerstreet.com, an online community where aspiring filmamkers could get their ideas to Hollywood power brokers
  • 2001: Starred as a mental patient convinced he's from another planet in "K-Pax"
  • 2001: Had lead in film version of the award-winning novel "The Shipping News"
  • 2000: Agreed to serve as a consultant to London's Old Vic Productions
  • 2000: Co-starred with Helen Hunt in "Pay It Forward"
  • 1999: Produced (also co-starred) "The Big Kahuna"; released theatrically in 2000
  • 1999: Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (October 5)
  • 1999: Garnered critical acclaim and his second Oscar as married man undergoing a mid-life crisis in "American Beauty"
  • 1998: Headlined a London stage production of Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh"; reprised role on Broadway in 1999
  • 1997: Had strong featured role as a cop in "L.A. Confidential"
  • 1997: Played accused murderer Jim Williams in the film version of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"
  • 1995: Directorial debut, "Albino Alligator" (released theatrically in 1997)
  • 1995: Breakthrough screen role in Bryan Singer's "The Usual Suspects"
  • 1994: Producing debut, "Swimming With Sharks"; also co-starred as a ruthless Hollywood executive
  • 1991: Garnered accolades for his supporting role as a gangster wannabe in Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers"
  • 1990: Portrayed televangelist Jim Bakker to Bernadette Peters' Tammy Faye in the NBC biopic "Fall From Grace"
  • 1989: Played Lemmon's son-in-law in the feature "Dad"
  • 1988: Had featured role in the NBC miniseries "The Murder of Mary Phagan" starring Gallagher and Lemmon
  • 1987: Recreated stage role for the Showtime adaptation of "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
  • 1987: TV acting debut in a guest role on the CBS series "The Equalizer"
  • 1986: Film debut in the Nichols directed, "Heartburn" playing a subway thief who mugs Meryl Streep's character
  • 1986: First collaborations with Jack Lemmon and Peter Gallagher, the stage revival of "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
  • 1984: Acted in the Broadway production of "Hurlyburly"; originally hired as understudy for role of Phil, played by Harvey Keitel; later understudied roles of Mickey and Eddie
  • 1982: Broadway debut in a production of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" opposite Liv Ullmann
  • 1981: Worked for Joseph Papp in the Xerox room of the New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF)
  • 1981: New York stage debut as a soldier in New York Shakespeare Festival's "Henry VI, Part I"
  • 1978: Performed one-man comedy show wherein he displayed a gift for impressions
  • 1963: Moved to Southern California with family
  • Auditioned for "The Gong Show" with a comedy routine; was rejected
  • "Fired" from job at NYSF by Papp in effort to encourage him to pursue an acting career
  • Appeared with numerous regional and repertory companies (i.e., Kennedy Center, American National Theatre, Seattle Rep)
  • Formed Trigger Street Productions
  • Auditioned for the national tour of "The Real Thing"; director Mike Nichols instead suggested auditioning for "Hurlyburly"
  • Began performing stand-up comedy while still in high school

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