Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey is an American actor who rose to prominence in the 1990s with acclaimed performances in films like *The Usual Suspects* and *American Beauty*.
His career collapsed in 2017 when multiple men accused him of sexual misconduct, making him one of the earliest high-profile figures brought down in the #MeToo era.
His name now often invokes the pattern of powerful men facing long-delayed accountability.
American film industry center
- thespianTheatrical performer
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- leading manPrincipal male actor
character actor · method acting · star · talent · filmography · cinema · stage · screen
Unproven formal claims
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- MeTooAnti-harassment accountability movement
- sexual harassmentUnwelcome sexual behavior creating hostility
- accusersThose who blame others
lawsuit · backlash · ostracism · blacklisted · fired · disgraced · acquittal · trial
Heirloom rose cultivar
- The Usual SuspectsPredictable wrongdoers police question
- L.A. ConfidentialEllroy crime novel
- Glengarry Glen RossMamet's salesmen tragedy
- 21Number after twenty
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- politicsGovernmental power struggles
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- powerEnergy transfer rate
Washington · ambition · corruption · president · backstabbing · fourth wall · ruthless · scheming
Organization's creative leader
- LondonEngland's capital city
- Richard IIIFinal Yorkist king
- stageRaised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
Senior production decision-maker
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- financingProviding capital for purchases
- production companyEntertainment content creator
- greenlightAuthorization to proceed
Hollywood
American film industry center
- thespianTheatrical performer
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
leading man · character actor · method acting · star · talent · filmography · cinema · stage · screen · role
allegations
Unproven formal claims
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- MeTooAnti-harassment accountability movement
- sexual harassmentUnwelcome sexual behavior creating hostility
accusers · lawsuit · backlash · ostracism · blacklisted · fired · disgraced · acquittal · trial · testimony
American Beauty
Heirloom rose cultivar
- The Usual SuspectsPredictable wrongdoers police question
- L.A. ConfidentialEllroy crime novel
- Glengarry Glen RossMamet's salesmen tragedy
21 · Baby Driver · Bobby Darin
Frank Underwood
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- politicsGovernmental power struggles
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
power · Washington · ambition · corruption · president · backstabbing · fourth wall · ruthless · scheming · Machiavellian
artistic director
Organization's creative leader
- LondonEngland's capital city
- Richard IIIFinal Yorkist king
- stageRaised performance platform
Broadway · repertory · Shakespeare · live performance · Eugene O'Neill
executive producer
Senior production decision-maker
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- financingProviding capital for purchases
- production companyEntertainment content creator
greenlight · backing · industry · screenplay · behind the scenes
- controversial figuresdictator, tyrant, demagogue, extremist, war criminal
- SupermanSuperman, Clark Kent, Krypton, Kal-El, Lois Lane
- David FincherFight Club, Gone Girl, The Social Network, The Game, Panic Room
Kevin SpaceyTom Hanks
Keanu Reeves · Denzel Washington · Paul Newman · Jimmy Stewart · Fred Rogers
Kevin SpaceyTom Hanks
Jimmy Stewart · Robin Williams · Will Smith · Chris Pratt · Matthew McConaughey
Kevin SpaceyTom Hanks
Meryl Streep · Anthony Hopkins · Helen Mirren · Robert Downey Jr. · Matthew McConaughey