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Al Pacino: What's this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?
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Vanessa Redgrave: In England you have had centuries when words are totally divorced from truth.
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey, born on July 26, 1959 in South Orange, New Jersey, USA, is an actor and producer.
In 1986, he participated in his first movie " Heartburn " and entered the showbiz
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. In 1990, with the stage play "Lost in Yonkers" won the 45th Tony Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
[1]
. In 1992, starred in the drama " Glengarry Glen Ross " was released
[1]
. In 1995, he participated in the suspense film " Se7en "
[1]
. In 1996, he won the 68th Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actor with the lead in the drama " The Usual Suspects "
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. In 1997, starred in the drama " LA Confidential "
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. In 2000, with the feature film " American Beauty " won the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Actor
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; in the same year, he was named the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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In 2002, with the starring romance film " The Shipping News ", he was nominated for the best actor in the 59th American Golden Globe Awards
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. In 2004, he wrote and directed the biopic " Beyond the Sea "
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. In 2006, starred in the science fiction film " Superman Returns "
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. In 2010, he served as the producer of the biopic " The Social Network "
[8]
. In 2013, played Francis Underwood in the TV series " House of Cards "
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. In 2015, with the TV series "House of Cards", he won the 72nd American Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series
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. In 2017, he starred in the musical " Baby Driver "
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Early Experience
On July 26, 1959, Kevin Spacey was born in New Jersey, USA. The family moved frequently because of his father's work, and eventually settled in Los Angeles. Later, he was sent by his parents to the Northridge Military Academy in Los Angeles. Later, because of a serious fight, he was expelled from the military academy and transferred to Chatsworth Middle School to continue his studies. During his studies at Chasworth Middle School, he participated in the musical "The Sound of Music." Encouraged by his partner Val Kilmer, he entered the Juliad Drama School. In 1981, participated in the New York City Shakespeare Festival, starred in the stage play "Park". In a performance, he attracted the attention of stage director Tom Stoppard. At the recommendation of the other party, he approached director Mike Nichols. Mike Nichols asked him to play the main male role in the stage play "The Noise" written by David Leber. Subsequently, Kevin Spacey decided to drop out of school and try to develop into the show business
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Performing Experience
In 1986, he received the invitation of director Mike Nichols to participate in the feature film " Heartburn " directed by him , thus entering the entertainment industry
. On September 16, 1987, the TV series " Wiseguy " co-starred with Jonathan R. Banks and Ken Wahl was aired, playing the role of the crazy criminal Mel Profite in the play
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In 1988, starred in the drama " Working Girl " starring Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith
. In 1990, he appeared in the Broadway stage play "Lost in Yonkers", for which he won the 45th Tony Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
.
On June 8, 1991, his starring biopic " Darrow " was released, playing the role of American lawyer Clarence Darrow in the late 19th and 20th centuries. In 1992, he played George Arrow
, a real estate salesman willing to resign himself to the company’s incentive policies in the feature film " Glengarry Glen Ross " directed by James Frey ; on October 16, he starred in the suspense film " Conenting " Adults " is released
.
In 1994, he starred in the feature film " The Ref ", and played a middle-class couple with Judy Davis in the film, fighting against the robber Ghaith
; in September, he served as the producer of the comedy " Swimming with Sharks ". The film plays Ackerman, a filmmaker who enjoys some prestige, a tricky personality, and likes to abuse his power
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In 1995, he co-starred in the feature film " The Usual Suspects " with Stephen Baldwin , Gabriel Byrne , and Benicio Del Toro . In the film, he played the scheming and enthusiastic suspect Roger Gint
; on September 22, he starred in the suspense film " The Usual Suspects ". " Se7en " was released and played the role of John Doe, a murderer who was dissatisfied with the ugliness of human nature in society and committed a series of retaliatory killings
.
In 1996, he directed the feature film " Albino Alligator "
; in the same year, he won the 68th Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the feature film "The Usual Suspects"
.
September 19, 1997, and Guy Pearce , Russell Crowe co-starring drama " LA Confidential, " was released, played in the film business acumen, like chasing fame and fortune without losing the sense of justice of the police officer Jack
; November, starred in Clint Eastwood directed In the drama " Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ", he plays the rich man Jim who is accused of murder but claims to kill in self-defense
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In 1998, he co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson in the action film " The Negotiator " adapted from a real case . In the film, he played the negotiator Chris Spinn who was ordered to negotiate with the hostage police officer Danny Roman
; In September, starred in the feature film " Hurlyburly " adapted from the stage play of the same name
; on November 25, the dubbed animation " A Bug's Life " was released
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In 1999, he participated in the Broadway stage play " The Iceman Is Coming "
; September 7th, served as the producer of the feature film " The Big Kahuna ", and played a personality cynical, racking his brains to chase money sales in the film Larry
; On September 17, the feature film " American Beauty " co-starring with Annette Bening was released. In the film, he played the role of Lester, an advertising agency employee who has not achieved any career achievements, is tired of work, and is close to his wife.
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In 2000, with starring drama "American Beauty" get 72nd Academy Awards for best actor, the 57th American Drama Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor
; in January, starring comedy " Ordinary Decent Criminal ", plays the role of the clever, cunning nature, the thief Mike, who plays with the police between his hands
; on October 12, the romance film " Pay It Forward " co-produced with Helen Hunt was released, playing the role of good at Eugene Syment, a sociology teacher with well-organized living arrangements
; in the same year, he left his name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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In 2001, in the science fiction film " K-PAX " directed by Iain Softley , played an optimistic, superpowered alien who was mistaken for a mentally ill person
; in December, co-starred with Julianne Moore in the romance film " The Shipping News " In the film, he plays the role of a middle-aged man with an incomplete family and a reporter who writes nautical reports for a newspaper.
In 2002, with the romance film "The Shipping News", he was nominated for the best actor in the 59th American Golden Globe Awards in a drama category
. In 2003, he served as the producer of the feature film " The United States of Leland "; on February 21, the suspense film " The Life of David Gale " starred by him was released, playing the role of a man who faces the death penalty for being accused of murdering a friend. University professor of philosophy David Gore
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In 2004, he wrote and directed the biopic " Beyond the Sea ", in which he played the American musician Bobby Darling, who suffered from rheumatic myocarditis since childhood and was attracted by music and gradually defeated the disease
. In 2005, with the biopic "Beyond the Sea", he was nominated for the best actor in the 62nd American Golden Globe Awards
. In November, he co-starred in the thriller " Edison " with Morgan Freeman and Justin Randall Timberlake , and played the newspaper agency in the film. Prosecutor Wallace, a friend of owner Ashford.
In 2006, he served as the producer of the feature film " Mini's First Time "; in July, in the sci-fi film " Superman Returns " directed by Bryan Jay Singer , he played the well-developed billionaire Lex who made a complicated plan to eliminate Superman and his superpowers. Luther
; in the same year, he served as the producer of the biopic " Bernard and Doris ".
In 2008, he served as the producer of the feature film " Columbus Day "; in March, he served as the producer of the feature film " 21-The Movie ", and played the role of a group of MIT math geniuses who trained into professional gamblers in the film Mathematics professor Mickey Rosa
; on May 25, the lead starring feature film " Recount " was released, in which he played Klein
, the legal counsel assisting President Al Gore in filing a lawsuit against the Florida government ; in the same year, he served as the feature film " Fanboys " Producer of ".
In 2009, with the feature film "Recount", nominated the 60th Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a TV Movie and the 66th American Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a TV Movie
; January 23, participated in the dubbing of the feature film " Moon " Released in the film, dubbing Getty, the intelligent robot of Moon Energy
; in June, starred in the biopic " Telstar: The Joe Meek Story " adapted from the stage play "Communication Satellite "; in July, served as the director of the feature film " Shrink " Producer and played the role of Henry Carter
, a well-known psychiatrist in Los Angeles who believes that humans all over the world have serious psychological problems ; on November 6, the war film " Men Who " co-starred with Ewan McGregor and George Clooney "Stare at Goats " was released, playing the role of Larry, a former secret force member who manages an Iraqi prisoner-of-war camp
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In 2010, he was the producer of the biopic " The Social Network "
; in October, he was the producer of the comedy " Father of Invention " and played an accident caused by an invention with super sales ability in the film The inventor Robert Axley was forced to go to jail; on December 17, the starring biopic " Casino Jack " was released, playing the role of Casino Jack , who supported Reagan's presidential campaign, knew well about politics and had a greedy personality
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In 2011, he was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy at the 68th American Golden Globe Awards for his starring biopic "Casino Jack"
; in July, he co-starred in the comedy " Horrible Bosses " with Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston , in the film As manager candidate Nick Henders, the mean boss Dave Hacken
; in November, he played the role of rich work experience in the commercial battle film " Margin Call " directed by Jeffrey C. "JC" Chandor , because the analyst found a huge The stockbroker Sam Rogers
, who chose to hold an emergency meeting with the company’s top executives because of the loopholes ; in the same year, appeared in the stage play "Richard III"
; subsequently, he attracted the attention of the producer of the TV series " House of Cards " and directed him to it An invitation to participate in the play
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In 2012, he served as the producer of the action film " Safe "; on May 4, the drama " Inseparable " co-starring with Daniel N. Wu, Dan and Gong Beibi was released, playing the role of trying to help engineer Li Yue solve work problems in the film And the emotionally troubled neighbor Chuck
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On February 1, 2013, the TV series "House of Cards", co-starring with Robin Wright , was broadcast, playing the role of a Democratic congressman from South Carolina's Fifth Congressional District who eventually became the 46th President of the United States. Francis Underwood
; In October, he served as the producer of the feature film " Captain Phillips "
; in the same year, with the TV series "House of Cards", he was nominated for the best actor in a drama series at the 65th Emmy Awards
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On November 26, 2014, his comedy " Horrible Bosses 2 " was released; in the same year, with his performance in the TV series "House of Cards", he nominated the 66th Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, No. Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 71st American Golden Globe Awards
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In 2015, with the starring TV series "House of Cards", he won the 67th Emmy Awards nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series, and the 72nd American Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Drama Series
; In April, won the No. Special Award of the 69th Lawrence Oliver Prize
. In August, acted as the narrator for the documentary " Unity "
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On April 22, 2016, the comedy " Elvis & Nixon " co-starring with Michael Shannon was released, in which he played the old-fashioned American President Richard Millhouse Nixon who did not understand pop culture
; September, Starring in the comedy " Nine Lives " directed by Barry Sonnenfeld , in which he plays the workaholic president Tom, who is wealthy and who likes to work hard but is trapped in a pet cat by magic
; in the same year, with the starring TV series "House of Cards" Nominated for the best actor in a drama series at the 68th Emmy Awards
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In 2017, he co-starred with Ansolo and Lily James in the musical " Baby Driver ", in which he played the role of Doug
, the behind-the-scenes chief ambassador of the Atlanta crime gang , who is ingenious , never talks nonsense, and does things cleanly . In August, he served as the TV series " Manhunt: Producer of " Unabomber "; on September 15, the biopic " Rebel in the Rye " co-starring with Nicholas Caradoc Hoult was released
; in the same year, with the TV series "House of Cards", nominated for the 69th Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series Actor
. In 2018, starred in the drama " Billionaire Boys Club " directed by James Cox
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Personal Life
Kevin Spacey's father Thomas is a writer, and his mother Kaiser is a secretary by profession
. On October 30, 2017, Kevin Spacey announced that he was gay and chose to come out
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Character Evaluation
Kevin Spacey is good at seeing people's hearts and welcoming others. His face is full of plasticity
, his acting skills are deep and restrained, and his style is unique. He is especially good at playing various sinister and cunning villains
. A very scumbag character, under his interpretation, does not give people a sense of insignificance, but instead gives the audience a strong sense of substitution
. In the movie "21-The Movie", Kevin Spacey performed a mathematics professor who made money by unscrupulous means to the right degree, and there was no lack of black humorous interpretation to construct the framework of the plot development of the whole film
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Kevin Spacey is skilled in acting and interprets the role well through different levels of human nature. He is an excellent actor.
. In the movie "American Beauty", the character he played was mixed with shame and guilt in every resistance, and every look in Kevin Spacey's eyes turned the middle-aged crisis into a three-pointer. In the movie "The Usual Suspects", his performance is full of connotation, creating a suffocating and terrifying atmosphere with full tension, and his performance is very delicate
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Character Dispute
Sexual harassment incident
In 1986, actor Anthony Rapp and Kevin Spacey both performed on Broadway. Kevin Spacey invited him to a party at home. Afterwards, Kevin Spacey pressed him on the bed and made some sexually provocative moves. In October 2017, Anthony Rapp filed a complaint against him in a news interview
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Sexual assault
In October 2016, a waiter in a restaurant sent a video to his girlfriend through the Snapchat platform. In this video, Kevin Spacey reached out and touched the victim's lower body. He told the police that Kevin Spacey bought him a lot of alcohol to get him drunk. Afterwards, he took off his pants and attacked him. Kevin Spacey's lawyer said that in the video, only one person touched another person's clothing, and no one was touched in the video
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Extended Reading
