Kevin Spacey Fowler was born on 26 July 1959, in Orange, New Jersey USA, of Swedish, English and Welsh descent, and is one of the most successful modern actors, comedians, producers, film directors and writers, until recently perhaps most famous for acting in such movies as “Superman Returns”, “The Usual Suspects”, and “L.A. Confidential”. Kevin is currently starring in the television show entitled “House of Cards”, which has become famous not only in the US but in other countries as well, however, recent accusations of sexual harassment are putting a cloud over his career.
So just how rich is Kevin Spacey, as of late 2017? It is estimated by authoritative sources that Kevin’s net worth is over $110 million, gained during his many years of acting on television and in movies since the 1980s, which have brought him worldwide success.
Kevin Spacey Net Worth $110 Million
When Kevin was still attending school, he starred in the play called “The Sound of Music”. Maybe after this performance he felt some kind of passion for acting, as after finishing school, Spacey tried to become a comedian, and also chose to study drama at New York’s Juilliard School.
At the beginning of his acting career, Kevin appeared in various stage plays, gaining more experience and some self-esteem. In 1988 Kevin acted in his first television shows – “The Murder of Mary Phagan” then in “Wiseguy”, which made him more recognizable and allowed him to become known among directors. Soon he started receiving more invitations to act in movies, including “Seven”, “Glengary Glen Ross”, “Albino Alligator”, “Beyond the Sea” among others. All these movies added to Kevin’s net worth, before in 2011, he received one of his main roles in the television show, “House of Cards”. While making this show, he has had an opportunity to work with such actors as Kate Mara, Robin Wright, Sakina Jaffrey, Michel Gill, Corey Stoll and others. The show became a huge success, and certainly influenced the growth of Kevin’s net worth, however, recently he has also been accused of sexual harassment, which looks set to cloud his reputation, and filming of the series has been suspended.
Concurrently, in 2016 Spacey starred as President Richard Nixon in “Elvis & Nixon”, a comedy-drama film based on the meeting between Nixon and singer Elvis Presley – played by Michael Shannon – in 1970, when Presley apparently requested that Nixon appoint him as an undercover agent in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. He then starred in “Nine Lives”, a comedy film portraying a man trapped in the body of a cat.
During his career, Kevin Spacey has now appeared in over 60 movies, and more than 10 TV shows and series. He has been nominated for and has won various awards, including Academy, Primetime Emmy, Chicago Film Critics Association, Empire and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards among others, which would seem proof of his talent and hard work, and justify his net worth.
To talk about Kevin’s personal life, it can be said that he has not been very open about his relationships; he was reputed to have dated actresses Helen Hunt and Jennifer Jason Leigh as well as Dianne Dreyer, and denied being gay, but has finally admitted that fact following the recent accusations. Further developments are awaited with interest.
Meantime, he resides in London, UK, and continues as patron of the Shakespeare Schools Festival, a charity enabling British school children to perform Shakespeare’s plays in professional theatres. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture and Television Fund.
