Kevin Spacey measures 183 cm in height Kevin Spacey, whose birth name was Kevin Spacey Fowler and who is an America-based screenwriter, director, actor and producer, was born on July 26, 1959 in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. He has an exceptional range as an actor, having played high profile films and television characters which include Frank Underwood in House of Cards and Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects. His recent years have been filled with great achievement, but also with many scandals.
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| Details | Information |
| Full Name | Kevin Spacey Fowler |
| Birthdate | July 26, 1959 |
| Age (as of 2024) | 65 years |
| Birthplace | South Orange, New Jersey, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
| Height | 5 feet 9 inches (1.77 m) |
| Weight | 86 kg (189 lbs) |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Eye Color | Light Brown |
| Net Worth (2024) | Estimated at $100 million |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Kevin Spacey’s Childhood and Adolescents.
Kevin Spacey lived in California with his family after they left New Jersey when he was four. He received his education at Canoga Park High School and afterward finished Chatsworth High School, where he practiced to be an actor. Spacey continued studying acting through the Juilliard School, in New York, from 1979 to 1981. At Juilliard he attended stand up comedy classes as well, but in the end decided acting in front of the audience was more suitable for him than making audience laugh that way.
Acting Career Highlights
Spacey began his career on stage performing for Broadway in works like Long Day’s Journey into Night and Lost in Yonkers which earned him a Tony. His breakout in film happened in the 1990s with exemplary roles in films such as The Usual Suspects (1995),
American Beauty (1999), which became his second Academy Award as Best Actor, earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Between 2013 and 2017, Spacey played Frank Underwood in the popular Netflix series House of Cards. His interpretation of an unscrupulous and treacherous politician earned Spacey a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild trophies.
Career Achievements
| Award | Achievement |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor for The Usual Suspects (1996); Best Actor for American Beauty (2000) |
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor for House of Cards (2014) |
| Tony Award | Best Featured Actor for Lost in Yonkers (1991) |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Best Actor for House of Cards (2015, 2016) |
Legal Issues and Impact on Career
The career of Spacey has suffered severe repercussions in the year 2017 with several high-profile sexual assault allegations. The repercussions of these accusations resulted in Spacey being written off the House of Cards and cancelation of a number of works in the world. Spacey has always maintained his innocence with respect to such claims and while he was faced with quite a number of lawsuits, he was able to avoid any conviction in a 2023 London trial. But still, the damage to the public image and professional opportunities can be extreme and it is still very difficult for him to fit into the American film industry.
Net Worth and Assets
It had been reported that at one point, the net worth of actor Kevin Spacey was as high as $300 million. However, as a result of immense legal and financial pressure, there were several setbacks and the actor’s worth decreased considerably. As of 2024, Spacey’s net worth is estimated to amount to almost $100 million. Apart from acting, he gained revenue from jobs of a director and a producer as well as from property investments, including real estate in Los Angeles and London
Personal Life and Relationships
Being a public figure does not come easily to his personal life as he maintains a very discreet profile. He has remained unmarried and has shared very little about any relationships that he has been involved in. There have been unconfirmed assertions about his association with various actresses like Jennifer Jason Leigh and April Winchell. In a certain occasion in 2017, Kevin Spacey came out as a gay man in response to one of the allegations made against him swing following certain accusations leveled against him.
Kevin Spacey, despite all the controversies surrounding him at this point, is and remains one of the most notable actors on the Hollywood stage with a rather unique stylization. Even in the wake of all the scandals he has been involved in over the last couple of years, his work on television and movies is quite impressive. Still, how he will be accepted by the United States cinema industry in this respect is not clear at all even if only because he is still trying to deal with the consequences of whatever volatile scandals he has in his wake.