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7 unusual facts about Kevin Spacey


Badr Jafar

In February 2011, Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey launched a non-profit theatre academy in the Middle East together with Badr Jafar.

BU Castle

The BU Castle achieved a small amount of fame in 2007 as a filming location for the Kevin Spacey movie 21.

Nick Grosso

The same year Grosso was invited to participate in the inaugural 24 Hour Plays at the Old Vic Theatre, London, hosted by artistic director Kevin Spacey.

Pay it forward

In 2000, Catherine Ryan Hyde's novel Pay It Forward was published and adapted into a film of the same name, distributed by Warner Bros. and starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment.

Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure

Directed by George Butler, the film was released in February 2001 and was narrated by Kevin Spacey.

South Bank

Cultural organisations situated near to the South Bank include The Old Vic Theatre which has been under the artistic direction of Kevin Spacey since 2003, the Old Vic Tunnels which operates under the artistic direction of Hamish Jenkinson, and the Young Vic which specialises in giving opportunities to young actors and directors.

The Negotiator

With the building evacuated and placed under siege by police (including Roman's unit) and the FBI, Roman issues his conditions, which include finding Roenick's informant and summoning police Lt. Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey), another top negotiator.


Doha Tribeca Film Festival

Celebrities who attended the Festival in 2010 include Robert De Niro, Salma Hayek Pinnault, Julian Schnabel, Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbas, Yosra, Adel Imam, Mira Nair, Kevin Spacey, Rachid Bouchareb, Basma Hassan, Yasmine Al Massri, and Stephane Rolland.

First Earth Battalion

A movie based on the book—released in Autumn 2009—starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey, fictionalized the First Earth Battalion as the New Earth Army.

Discovered performing in a North London Tube station by Eurythmics mastermind, Dave Stewart,who asked Ke to perform the closing credits song "Broken Circles" for the movie The Ref starring Kevin Spacey.

Kristen Connolly

In 2013, she had a starring role as Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards alongside Kevin Spacey.

Lost in Yonkers

Produced by Emanuel Azenberg and directed by Gene Saks, the cast included Jamie Marsh as Jay, Irene Worth as Grandma, Mercedes Ruehl as Bella, Kevin Spacey as Louie, Lauren Klein as Gert, Danny Gerard as Arty, and Mark Blum as Eddie.

Nima Behnoud

Today celebrities such as Heidi Klum, Nicky Hilton, Jim Carrey, Pras of Fugees and Kevin Spacey wear these T-Shirts and major publications including Vogue, Maxim, Washington Times have written about NIMANY.

Roger Rueff

Mr. Rueff's works for the screen include the teleplay God Lives produced by the Magic Door Children's Theater in Chicago and The Big Kahuna, his screen adaptation of Hospitality Suite, starring Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito.


see also

Negotiator

The Negotiator, a 1998 action film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey