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Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey is an American actor (on screen and stage), screenwriter, director and producer. He has been awarded two Oscars, one for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film The Usual Suspects, which also won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and another for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film American Beauty which also won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography. In February 2003, Spacey announced that he had taken a job as the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London, where he has been working since.

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Pixie Lott parties with Sir Ian McKellen at Variety Club Awards

16.11.09
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The 12 shows you must see in London this Christmas

11.11.09
From posh panto to burlesque, London is full of festive entertainment. Here are a dozen shows that should entice children — and adults — into the theatre.... more

Poetic Kevin Spacey brings life to Inherit The Wind

02.10.09
Kevin Spacey's latest offering at the Old Vic - Inherit the Wind - is a revival of a 1950s play that dramatises the confrontation between science and religion.... more

Young Londoner wins theatre cash

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Young London playwright tackling issues of female Muslim identity shared in a £50,000 fund to encourage creative entrepreneurs... more

The play's the thing, as theatres rediscover drama this autumn

16.09.09
Londoners are being invited to make the play the thing this autumn as a cavalcade of stars prepares to tread the boards... more

Kevin Spacey tweets with running commentary on 24 Hour plays

24.07.09
Kevin Spacey will tweet secrets from behind the scenes at the Old Vic's 24-hour play marathon this weekend ... more

Spacey meets Darwin at Old Vic as clash over evolution hits the stage

05.06.09
Kevin Spacey will return to the Old Vic stage this autumn to star in Inherit The Wind, a drama inspired by a courtroom clash over the ideas of Charles Darwin... more

Art at the end of the tunnel in Kevin Spacey's Waterloo project

07.05.09
In dark and creepy vaults under Waterloo station, Kevin Spacey is aiming to scare, perplex and thrill you... more

American boy makes good

18.03.09
I think I owe Kevin Spacey a belated apology... more

Don't get too racy, Spacey

18.03.09
Ooh, I say! What's caught the eye of Kevin Spacey during a late night walk through Soho? ... more

Danny, Sally and the unsung secret of our screen success

13.01.09
As the Evening Standard Film Awards shortlist is announced, one writer who has reviewed film and stage for 20 years says our theatre is the key to our Hollywood glory... more

A winning year for leading lights of the London stage

25.11.08
A 100-year History Cycle and an Othello reinvented, a vivacious newcomer and a brace of best actresses — our judges explain why they chose the winners of the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.... more

Kevin Spacey speaks of pride at turning round the Old Vic

24.11.08
Kevin Spacey spoke with pride about his success in transforming the Old Vic as the Evening Standard celebrated the best of London theatre... more

Donmar dominates the London stage at ES Theatre Awards

24.11.08
The Donmar Warehouse, one of the smallest venues in the West End, has stormed the Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more

Heavyweights of the stage battle for best actor prize

04.11.08
Kevin Spacey, Alan Rickman and Kenneth Branagh are in the running for honours in this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards... more

Richard Dreyfuss returns to London stage

03.11.08
Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss is to return to London theatre five years after he was dramatically sacked from the musical The Producers... more

Provocative play to spearhead new season at Old Vic

22.10.08
A provocative play about a journalist accused of espionage in the war on terror is to spearhead the new season at the Old Vic... more

Stars of stage sculpt artistic drama

13.10.08
Stars of the visual arts and theatre have united for the British premiere of a short play at the Old Vic in which sculptures were brought to life ... more

Spacey brings art to life in Brillo idea for Old Vic stage

30.07.08
Kevin Spacey told how he would unite the worlds of art and theatre for an Old Vic production in which famous sculptures will come to life... more

Local heroes take to the stage

01.05.08
Kevin Spacey is throwing open the doors of the Old Vic for three days to host Branded; a community play with a difference.... more

Spacey attacks BBC over promoting Lloyd Webber shows

31.03.08
Kevin Spacey has attacked the BBC for promoting West End musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber at the expense of other British theatre... more

Spacey attacks BBC over Lloyd Webber shows

31.03.08
Kevin Spacey has criticised the BBC for backing Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End shows at the expense of other British theatre.... more

Spacey and Goldblum let rip in virtuoso assault

13.02.08
Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum maintain terrific physical momentum in Speed-the-Plow, helping to disguise the play's pretty soft punch.... more

Sharp film should adapt swimmingly to theatre

08.08.07
With its pressure-cooker sense of enclosure, and action that takes place predominantly in two rooms, Swimming With Sharks is an ideal candidate for stage adaptation, says Nick Curtis.... more

Spacey loves it at the Old Vic

21.06.07
Old Vic director Kevin Spacey is looking ahead to a starry new season as he tackles the renovation of the historic theatre.... more

Spacey back in Mamet

31.05.07
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films.... more

Spacey back in Mamet

31.05.07
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films, Spacey says.... more

Spacey stages Mamet return

31.05.07
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And this year he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films.... more

Stars pay £2,500 each to help the Old Vic

17.11.06
Guests including Elle Macpherson, Jeremy Irons and Robert Lindsay will pay £2,500 each for lobster and roast beef at a charity meal for the cash-strapped Old Vic.... more

Stars vying to win our 52nd stage awards

09.11.06
There is plenty of intrigue thrown up by the shortlist for the 52nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Who will take the honours?... more

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  • Facts
  • Spacey has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from London South Bank University (November 2005)
  • In 2006, Spacey announced his intention to remain at the Old Vic theatre for at least nine more years, and that he wishes to become a British citizen when it becomes legally available
  • Famous for his voice and character impressions, Spacey has twice hosted American comedy sketch-show Saturday Night Live and appeared on Inside the Actors Studio
  • Spacey’s first professional acting experience was on stage as a spear-carrier in a rendition of Henry VI Part I in 1981 in the New York Shakespeare Festival

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