LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Kevin Spacey: Man
built 634 days ago
In London April 17, 2004, Kevin Spacey suffered a head injury after tripping over his dog while pursuing a young man who stole his cell phone. Initially, he reported that the injury was the result of a mugging, but later admitted the truth and stated that he was embarrassed by the situation
Source:
Kevin was born July 26, 1959, in South Orange, NJ, the youngest of three children. The family moved to the West coast when he was very young, so he was raised in Los Angeles. His dad worked as a technical writer at Lockheed, writing manuals for aircraft, while his mother worked as a
Source:
"It's hard to know why Kevin Spacey is so fascinating. He's hardly Brad Pitt. It's something to do with the space he creates around himself, the strange feminine quality in his acting. You never quite know who he is."---From "The Nice Man Cometh" by Claire Armistead, The Guardian, November 17, 1999.
Source:
Spacey has always been an intensely private individual, preferring to let his work speak for him. BIOGRAPHY® finds the chink in his armor and exposes the man behind the many masks. Revealing interviews with some of Hollywood's biggest names and childhood friends, as well as exclusive photographs and extensive file footage, form a complete portrait of this enigmatic, intriguing star.
Source:
Spacey's celebrity has drawn huge crowds to watch his plays, many of whom pack the stage door desperate for a glimpse of the star or his autograph. The scale of his support has grown so much he has now fitted a clever contraption that allows him to reach out to the crowd and grab programs and scraps of paper to sign without greeting fans in person.
Source:
"It can be like a kind of death," Spacey says, "that cuts you off from the kind of things going on inside. For many people who become successful, the houses move further up the hills and walls around the houses become taller. But if you're an actor or an artist you need to stay in touch.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Man