Birth Name: Kevin Fowler
Birthdate: July 26, 1959
Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey
Occupations: Actor, Director, Producer
Quote: "The reason movies are odd for an actor like me is that there's so much guesswork; you're guessing something is right. In the theater, you get to try out all the possibilities. You can stink in rehearsals. On a film, you can't do that, it's in the can, it's taken away." --The Guardian, November 18, 1999
Claim to Fame: Coproduced and starred as a ruthless Hollywood executive in Swimming with Sharks (1994)Family:
Father: technical writer; died 1993
Mother: Kathleen Fowler (née Spacey), secretary
Brother: older
Sister: paralegal; olderAwards:
1991: Tony: Best Featured Actor in a Play, Lost in Yonkers
1991: Drama Desk: Best Featured Actor in a Play, Lost in Yonkers
1995: National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actor, The Usual Suspects and Seven
1995: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor, Seven, The Usual Suspects, Swimming with Sharks and Outbreak
1995: Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor, The Usual Suspects
1995: Society of Texas Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor, The Usual Suspects, Seven and Outbreak
1995: Broadcast Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor, The Usual Suspects, Seven, Swimming with Sharks and Outbreak
1995: Chicago Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor, The Usual Suspects
1995: Oscar: Best Supporting Actor, The Usual Suspects
1996: MTV Movie Award: Best Villain, Seven
1997: Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor, L.A. Confidential
1997: Society of Texas Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor, L.A. Confidential and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
1998: London Evening Standard Award: Best Actor, The Iceman Cometh
1998: London Critics' Circle: Best Actor, The Iceman Cometh
1999: Olivier Award: Best Actor in a Play, The Iceman Cometh
1999: Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Actor in a Play, The Iceman Cometh
1999: Toronto Film Critics Association: Best Actor, American Beauty
1999: Online Film Critics Society: Best Actor, American Beauty
1999: Online Film Critics Society: Best Ensemble, American Beauty
1999: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association: Best Actor, American Beauty
1999: Screen Actors Guild: Male Actor in a Leading Role (Theatrical Motion Picture), American Beauty
1999: Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by a Cast (Theatrical Motion Picture), American Beauty; shared with cast mates
1999: Oscar: Best Actor, American Beauty
2000: Sundance Film Festival: Piper-Heidsieck Tribute to Independent VisionFactoids:
Auditioned for The Gong Show with comedy routine; was rejected (1978)Education:
The Juilliard School, New York, New York, studied drama, 1979-81 Layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts
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