Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline is an American actor known for stage and film work spanning comedy and drama.

He won an Academy Award for *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988) and is celebrated for Shakespearean roles and musical theater.

His range moves easily between physical comedy and classical gravitas: Kevin Kline's Hamlet was unexpectedly moving.

films

Sophie's Choice

Forced unbearable either-or decision

De-Lovely · Chaplin · Beauty and the Beast

awards

Oscar

Academy's golden award

BAFTA · SAG · Laurence Olivier · Obie · nomination · winner · ceremony

theatre

Broadway

Manhattan theatrical district

  • stageRaised performance platform
  • HamletDanish prince's revenge tragedy
  • Henry IVFirst Lancastrian ruler

Cyrano de Bergerac · Much Ado About Nothing · thespian · monologue · musical · drama · comedy · playwright · Chekhov

actor

Hollywood

American film industry center

comedy · drama · romance · method acting · costar · ensemble cast · screenplay · cinema · director · biopic

collaborators

Meg Ryan

Jamie Lee Curtis · Meryl Streep · Joan Cusack · Kenneth Branagh · Sigourney Weaver

Categories
Opposites
public persona/celebrity style

Kevin KlineCharlie Sheen

Kanye West · publicity hound · Mickey Rourke · Mel Gibson · Shia LaBeouf

Family

Kevin

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G