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Kevin Spacey won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1999 film American Beauty. As a 61-year-old actor and producer, he has many other notable performances to his credit. This includes appearances in Superman Returns, 21, and Pay It Forward. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and two consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series due to play on the drama series House of Cards from 2013 to 2017.

Spacey attended military school when he was in grades 10 and 11. He graduated as valedictorian in high school and went on to attend the prominent Juilliard School, where he honed his drama talent. It paved the way for his Broadway work. In the early 2000s, he also served as the artistic director of the Old Vic Theater in London. At present, he owns his own production company and has directed several films, including the 2004 biopic musical Beyond the Sea.