He gained critical acclaim in the 1990s, with an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo-noir crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995) and an Academy Award for Best Actor for the midlife-crisis-themed drama American Beauty (1999). Spacey's first roles in film were in Mike Nichols' Heartburn (1986), and Working Girl (1988). He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles in film and television. Kevin Spacey Fowler KBE (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor and producer.
