Auditioned for The Gong Show in 1978 and was rejected.
Also attended Chatsworth High School with Val Kilmer.
His mother was his date for the Oscars the night he won.
Was Co-Valedictorian of his high school class at Chatsworth HS (1977).
Was paid 225 pounds per week for appearing in the play "The Iceman Cometh" at the Almeida Theatre in London (1998).
Ranked #56 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Went to Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles with Mare Winningham. During their senior year, Kevin played von Trapp and Mare played Maria in a school production of The Sound of Music. Upon hearing of their Oscar nominations in 1996, Winningham sent a telegram to Spacey saying: "Captain von Trapp - congratulations on your nomination - Maria."
The use of the name Spacey, while rumored as a combination of Spencer Tracey's names, is actually his mother's maiden name.
Voted greatest actor of the decade by Empire Magazine. [May 1999]
Kevin burnt his sister's tree house down when they were children. This caused his parents to opt for military school, which Kevin promptly left for Chatsworth.
On Saturday Night Live, Spacey pretended to audition for Star Wars as Christopher Walken, Walter Matthau, and Jack Lemmon.
Was the first choice to play the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999).
Spacey appears twice in Total Film's (U.K) '10 Greatest Villians of All Time' poll. His John Doe (from Se7en) came in at number 10, while his character in The Usual Suspects was voted fifth. [February 2001]
Listed as one of Entertainment Weekly's 25 Best Actors [1998]
On People's (USA) 'Best-Dressed' list. [September 2000]
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