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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Kevin Spacey

In 1978 Kevin Spacey auditioned to be a contestant on “The Gong Show”. He was rejected by producers.

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During his childhood Kevin Spacey burned his sister’s tree house to the ground. After this incident his parents made a decision to send him to military school.

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The actor attended the Northridge Military Academy in the 10th and 11th grade, only to be expelled for hitting a classmate with a tyre.

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After graduating high school, Spacey tried his hand at stand-up comedy, but did't succeed.

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Kevin Spacey was the first actor to have won an Academy Award to appear on the iconic television show “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”.

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He also won the Academy award for his roles in the movies The Usual Suspects and American Beauty.

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Val Kilmer had encouraged Kevin Spacey to pursue a diploma at Juilliard. Spacey only completed two years of the four-year Juliard programme.

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Kevin's brother Randy Fowler lives in Boise, Idaho, as a $100-per-night Rod Stewart impersonator.

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Kevin Spacey's idols are Henry Fonda, Al Pacino, and Jack Lemmon.

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Spacey is actually Kevin Spacey's mother's maiden name, and in no way a tribute to the famed acting legend.

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