Kevin Spacey (Kevin Spacey): personal life and movies with his participation

Every year the Hollywood cinema industry releases a huge number of films for the audience and critics. Many tapes have a profound meaning and reveal to the public the darkness of the human consciousness and the unexplored side of the surrounding world. Quality products are remembered for a long time, and they are gladly revised. One such film is a painting by David Fincher called "Seven", in which the brilliant Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey played.

The filmography of the star has many tapes. The picture "Seven" is far from being the first in the list of his works. But it was she who awakened the interest of the public and critics to the creativity and personality of the actor. How did his star path begin, and what difficulties did Kevin Spacey overcome in his youth to achieve this goal? This article and many other things will tell this article.

Childhood

In the middle of 1959 - July 26 - in the town of Saint-Orange in the American state of New Jersey in the family of a technical writer and secretary a boy was born. Parents named their child Kevin. In addition to the boy, the family already had two older children - Randy's brother and sister Julie. The head of the family - Thomas Fowler - all his life dreamed of becoming a famous and serious writer, but due to various circumstances he was destined to be the author of only technical books and student manuals.

Because of the father's eternal workings, the whole family often moves. The change in the situation did not have a very favorable effect on the character and behavior of the younger child. No one would have thought that Kevin Fowler (such is the real name of a modern Hollywood star) would one day become one of the most talented actors in the United States.

Study and vocation

The difficult nature and warm temper of the youngest son encourage parents to send him to the military academy in Los Angeles. A year after the arrival of Kevin Spacey Fowler was expelled from the ranks of students in this institution. He continues his education at Canoga Park School. It is there that the boy first tries his hand on the stage. School theatrical productions reveal a mighty talent in a troubled and temperamental youth. Kevin clearly realizes that acting is his true vocation.

One day the school director takes up the production of Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons." One of the leading roles in it is played by Kevin Spacey. The biography of the young man after this performance is filled with important events. He is invited to study at the Chatsworth High School for the faculty of drama. In 1977, Kevin became a graduate of this school. He has many successful roles in theatrical productions. He played the character George von Trapp from the musical "Sounds of Music" is the most vivid. After this role, Kevin changed his real name Fowler and took the alias Spacey, who at the same time is the surname of his own grandmother on the part of his father.

Professional scaffolding

Deciding to continue his studies, the actor enters the drama department of the New York Juilliard School. However, there Kevin Spacey studied for a short time and in two years left the institution.

In 1981, the first theatrical debut of the artist on the professional stage took place. He brilliantly managed to get used to the image of Henry IV in the same play by William Shakespeare. Literally a year later, a talented young man gets on the stage of the Broadway theater, where he successfully performs roles in numerous musicals. It is noteworthy that one of the plays in which Spacey was involved is the production of the work "The Seagull" by the Russian classic Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Gradually, the directors recognize the inexhaustible talent of the artist, and he is increasingly invited to play on one stage with already famous stars.

Debut in the cinema

In 1986, the series "Criminal stories" was broadcast on TV screens. In one of the episodes, Kevin Spacey also starred for the first time. The filmography of the actor is also supplemented with a debut recording. In the team with the already known at the time Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, the actor is removed in the film called "Jealousy." Roles in the theater and cinema followed one after another. The talented artist was loved by filmmakers, critics, and the public. Therefore it is not surprising that soon Kevin Spacey was awarded his first grand prize. In 1991 he became a laureate of the Tony Theater Award. He received the grand prize for an amazing game in the Broadway production of the musical "Lost in Yonkers."

Growth of popularity

The same year was marked by another important event in the life of the actor: a storm of applause ripped off his superbly performed role in the melodrama "Henry and June". In 1992, the big screen comes the dramatic thriller James Foley "Americans". Along with the talented and famous Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Jack Lemm, Alec Baldwin in the film starred and Kevin Spacey. The growth of the popularity of the picture has a favorable effect on the career of the star. His inexhaustible talent is also assessed by critics of the United States. They also predict a great future for the actor.

The first Oscar

After a while, Kevin Spacey is invited to participate in the filming of David Fincher's film The Seven. He was asked to assume the role of serial killer John Doe, punishing his victims for deadly sins. Film critics appreciated the design of the work, and the magnificent game of Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. This thriller received many awards, among which the well-known Oscar.

Spacey's game was also appreciated. At the awarding ceremony of the annual MTV Movie Awards, the actor was awarded the main prize in the category "Best movie star". His character was not ignored by the National Council of Film Critics. Kevin Spacey won this award in the category "Best Supporting Actor".

However, this thriller is not the crowning filmography of the actor. A detective tape by Brian Singer called "Suspicious Persons" was a key moment in Spacey's career. With the success of the role played by Roger Kinta, the first fully deserved "Oscar" brought to the talented man.

Other characters

Following the picture "Suspicious faces" a man takes part in the shooting of Joel Schumacher's film "The Time to Kill", where he more than believably performs the role of the pretentious and slightly cruel prosecutor Rufus Buckley. In 1997, the screens of TVs released thriller "The Secrets of Los Angeles". The director of this creation is Curtis Hanson. The team of actors of this detective picture includes Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, Guy Pearce and, of course, Kevin Spacey, who got the role of the corrupt detective Jack Vincent.

Literally a year later two more paintings with the participation of a talented artist are published. The first tape is an animated film called "The Adventures of Flick". Here, Spacey excellently voices the opponent of the protagonist - locust Hopper. The second picture is the film "The Negotiator", directed by Felix Gary Gray. The actor excellently managed to cope with the role of Chris Sabian - a lieutenant of the police.

Second triumph

His next "Oscar" Kevin Spacey received in 1999. Award "For Best Actor" was awarded to the actor, organically and talented reincarnated in the hero of the film Sam Mendes "American Beauty" Lester Burnham. However, this is not the only reward received by the picture. Another four gold statuettes were presented to the creators of the magnificent drama. The release of the movie "American Beauty" confirmed the already well-known fact that Kevin Spacey is one of the best Hollywood actors.

In the same year, there was another significant event in the life of a talented man. The famous "Alley of Glory" was replenished with one more star on which the name of the actor was engraved with bright letters.

Director and singer

Film critics and the audience also very warmly met the subsequent pictures, in which Kevin Spacey participated. The filmography of the actor has more than fifty paintings. These include "Ship News", "Planet Ka-Packs", "The Life of David Gale", "By the Sea", "The United States of Liland", "Pay Another", "Mad Special Forces", "Imperfect Bosses" and many others.

In addition to filming in films, Kevin Spacey is also engaged in directing. On his account, several fairly successful projects. The artist's debut in the director's role took place in 1997, when the picture came out on the screens under the name "Albino Alligator". The second creation of Space is the tape "By the Sea", narrating about the life of the famous singer Bobby Darin, whose role was performed by the director himself. For this film, the actor recorded his own music album. It is noteworthy that the vocal data of Kevin Spacey were also appreciated: his soundtracks were nominated for the prestigious Grammy Award.

Personal life

Of course, having achieved tremendous success, any person becomes the object of close attention of the public and journalists. People try to find out all possible information about the object of interest to them. Not the last person in the film industry, about which fans want to know literally everything, is Kevin Spacey. The personal life of the actor is carefully hidden by them. If he is always happy to share his creative success with journalists, there is very little information about his family and habits. Democrat, Bill Clinton's friend , admirer of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's art is, in principle, everything that Kevin Spacey tells about himself. His wife does not have a wife. Just like the children. Until today, the actor has never been married.

Wrong opinion

The absence of bright romance novels was not only the reason that the artist was ranked among the representatives of a sexual minority. In 2006, the famous British newspaper The Daily Mirror published information on its pages that Kevin Spacey is gay. The source of this information was a list of known homosexuals, which is used in the program against homophobia. However, immediately after the publication, the apology of the project manager followed with assurances that the actor's name was mistakenly included in the sheet.