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Kevin Kline

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American actor (born 1947)
This article is about the actor. For the ice hockey player, seeKevin Klein.
Not to be confused withKevin Kilner orKevin Kiner.

Kevin Kline
Kline in 2024
Born
Kevin Delaney Kline

(1947-10-24)October 24, 1947 (age 77)
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present
Notable workPerformances
Spouse
ChildrenOwen Kline
Greta Kline
AwardsFull list

Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American actor. In a career spanning over five decades, he has become a prominentleading man across bothstage and screen.His accolades include anAcademy Award and threeTony Awards, along with nominations for twoBritish Academy Film Awards, twoPrimetime Emmy Awards, and fiveGolden Globe Awards.[1] In 2003, he was inducted into theAmerican Theatre Hall of Fame.

Kline began his acting career on stage in 1972 withThe Acting Company and gained prominence for his numerous performances withThe Public Theatre and inNew York Shakespeare Festival. He has gone on to win threeTony Awards for his work onBroadway, including wins inBest Featured Actor in a Musical inOn the Twentieth Century (1978),Best Actor in a Musical forThe Pirates of Penzance (1981), andTony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the revival ofNoël Coward'sPresent Laughter (2017).[2] He was Tony-nominated for playingJohn Falstaff inHenry IV (2004).

Kline made his film debut inSophie's Choice (1982) before winning theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his comedic role inA Fish Called Wanda (1988). He also acted inThe Pirates of Penzance (1983),Silverado (1985),Cry Freedom (1987),The January Man (1989),Soapdish (1991),Grand Canyon (1991),Chaplin (1992),Dave (1993),The Ice Storm (1997),In & Out (1997),The Emperor's Club (2002),A Prairie Home Companion (2006), andBeauty and the Beast (2017). He also voiced roles inThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) andThe Road to El Dorado (2000).

On television, Kline started his career in thesoap operaSearch for Tomorrow (1976). He received nomination for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Movie for playing thetitle role in thePBS production ofCyrano de Bergerac (2008). He starred in theApple TV+ miniseriesDisclaimer (2024). Since 2011, he has voiced Calvin Fischoeder in the animatedsitcomBob's Burgers.

Early life and education

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Kline was born on October 24, 1947, inSt. Louis,Missouri, to Margaret Agnes Kirk and Robert Joseph Kline (1909–1996).[3][4] His father was a classical music lover and amateur opera singer who owned The Record Bar, a record store in St. Louis that opened in 1942.[5] He also sold toys during the 1960s and 1970s;[3] his father's family owned Kline's Inc., a department store chain.[6] Kevin Kline described his mother as the "dramatic theatrical character in our family".[7] His father was of German-Jewish descent,[8] and his mother Catholic; Kline was raised in his mother's faith.[9] He has an older sister, Kate, and two younger brothers, Alexander and Christopher.[4]

He graduated from theSaint Louis Priory School in 1965.[10] In 1997, the school named its new auditorium the Kevin Kline Theater. At its dedication, he performed selections from Shakespeare as a benefit. He attendedIndiana University, Bloomington, where he was a classmate of actorJonathan Banks. He began studying composing and conducting music, but switched to a theater and speech major for his last two years, and graduated in 1970. He said: "When I switched to the Theater Department, all I did was theater... I could barely make it to class because this was my passion."[11] While an undergraduate, he was a co-founder of the Vest Pocket Players, an off-campus theatrical troupe.[12]

Acting career

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1970–1981: Rise to prominence

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In 1970, Kline won a scholarship to the newly formed drama division of theJuilliard School in New York. In 1972, he joined fellow Juilliard graduates, includingPatti LuPone andDavid Ogden Stiers, and formed the City Center Acting Company (nowThe Acting Company), under the aegis ofJohn Houseman.[13][citation needed] The Company traveled across the U.S. performingShakespeare's plays, other classical works, and the musicalThe Robber Bridegroom, founding one of the most widely praised groups in American repertory theatre. At Juilliard, he studied singing withBeverley Peck Johnson.[14]

In 1976, Kline left The Acting Company and settled inNew York City, doing a brief appearance as Woody Reed in the now-defunct soap operaSearch for Tomorrow. He returned to the stage in 1977 to play Clym Yeobright opposite Donna Theodore as Eustacia Vye in The Hudson Guild Theater production ofDance on a Country Grave, Kelly Hamilton's musical version of Thomas Hardy'sThe Return of the Native.[2] In 1978, he played Bruce Granit, a matinée idol caricature, inHarold Prince'sOn the Twentieth Century, for which he won his firstTony Award.

In 1981, he appeared with multi-genre renowned singerLinda Ronstadt and singerRex Smith in the New York Shakespeare Festival's Central Park production ofGilbert and Sullivan'sThe Pirates of Penzance, which moved to Broadway and won Kline anotherTony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his comically dashing portrayal of the Pirate King.[2] In 1983 he played the role in afilm version of the musical, also with Ronstadt, Smith andAngela Lansbury, which had a limited theatrical release.[15]

In the ensuing years, Kline appeared many times inNew York Shakespeare Festival productions of Shakespeare plays, including starring roles inRichard III (1983),[16]Much Ado About Nothing (1988),[17]Henry V (1984),[18] and two productions ofHamlet, in 1986[19] and 1990 (which he also directed).[20] A videotape of the 1990 production has aired on PBS. Kline was dubbed "the AmericanOlivier" byNew York Times theater criticFrank Rich for his stage acting.[21]

1982–1999: Breakthrough and stardom

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Kline and his wife Phoebe Cates at theAcademy Awards (1989)

Kline finally ventured into film in 1982 inSophie's Choice. He won the coveted role of the tormented and moody Nathan oppositeMeryl Streep.The New York Times film criticJanet Maslin wrote of Kline's performance, "Mr. Kline, whose Nathan convincingly demonstrates the greatest of tenderness toward Sophie, is also called upon to rail at her mercilessly. In the tender scenes Mr. Kline makes himself very appealing; in the cruel ones, he does the best he can to affect a viciousness that, even on the page, seemed less than fully convincing."[22] Streep won anAcademy Award for her performance, and Kline was nominated for a 1983Golden Globe award (New Star of the Year)[23] andBAFTA Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer To Film.[24]

During the 1980s and early to mid-1990s, Kline made several films with directorLawrence Kasdan starting withThe Big Chill (1983). The film revolves around friends from college reuniting after the death of a friend. Kline co-stars alongsideGlenn Close,Jeff Goldblum, andWilliam Hurt. The film was a critical and commercial success. He reunited with Kasdan with the western filmSilverado (1985) where he starred withKevin Costner,Rosanna Arquette, andJohn Cleese. He then portrayedDonald Woods inRichard Attenborough'sCry Freedom (1987) oppositeDenzel Washington about the friendship between activistStephen Biko and editor Donald Woods.

Newsday criticLynn Darling wrote on July 13, 1988, that Kline "has proved himself to be one of the most talented and versatile American actors of his generation." In 1989, Kline won anAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the British comedyA Fish Called Wanda, where he played a painfully inept American ex-CIA thug oppositeJohn Cleese's genteel British barrister andJamie Lee Curtis' femme fatale/con woman. In 2000, theAmerican Film Institute ranked the film 21st onAFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs.[25] Kline continued to take comedic roles inI Love You to Death (1990),Soapdish (1991),Grand Canyon (1991), andFrench Kiss (1995).

In 1993, Kline had his first voice-acting role inThe Nutcracker, and starred inDave, a political comedy directed byIvan Reitman and co-starringCharles Grodin,Sigourney Weaver andBen Kingsley. In 1996, he played the voice role ofCaptain Phoebus in the 1996Disney animated filmThe Hunchback of Notre Dame. He portrayed an English literature teacher who is publicly outed when his student thanks him in hisAcademy Award acceptance speech in theFrank Oz comedyIn & Out (1997). The film was inspired byTom Hanks' acceptance speech forPhiladelphia (1993). Kline was nominated for theGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance. In 1998, he received a star on theSt. Louis Walk of Fame.[26]

In 1999, Kline played opposite Will Smith in the Steampunk Western filmWild Wild West. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 38 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". The film ended its theatrical run on October 10, 1999 after five months, having grossed $113,804,681 domestically and $108,300,000 overseas for a worldwide total of $222,104,681 against a production budget of $170 million.

2000–2016: Established actor

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Kline at the film premiere ofNo Strings Attached in January 2011

Kline voiced Tulio in the DreamWorks animated filmThe Road to El Dorado (2000) oppositeKenneth Branagh's Miguel. The film is an adventure comedy featuring original songs written byElton John. The film received mixed reviews but has since become acult classic. The following year he starred in theIrwin Winkler dramaLife as a House (2001) starringKristin Scott Thomas,Hayden Christensen, andMary Steenburgen. He reprised his role as Captain Phoebus inThe Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002). That same year he portrayed a prep school teacher inThe Emperor's Club (2002). The film was compared to that ofGoodbye, Mr. Chips (1934) andDead Poets Society (1989). He then portrayedCole Porter in the musical biopicDe-Lovely (2004) for which he was nominated for theGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

During this period Kline appeared in numerous comedy films such asThe Pink Panther (2006) oppositeSteve Martin as well as the romantic comedy filmsDefinitely, Maybe starringRyan Reynolds andNo Strings Attached (2011) withNatalie Portman andAshton Kutcher. He also playedGuy Noir inRobert Altman's final filmA Prairie Home Companion (2006). Kline starred alongsideMeryl Streep,Lily Tomlin,Tommy Lee Jones, andWoody Harrelson.

He was inducted in theAmerican Theatre Hall of Fame in 2003.[27] He also appeared in a Lincoln Center production that combined the two parts ofHenry IV on Broadway at theVivian Beaumont Theatre in 2003 as Falstaff, and was nominated for the 2004 Tony Award for Actor in a Play.[28][29] In December 2004, Kline became the 2,272nd recipient of a star onHollywood Walk of Fame,[30] for his contributions to the motion picture industry, located at 7000Hollywood Boulevard.[31]

Kline at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival

Kline played the title role inKing Lear at thePublic Theater and took the lead role in a Broadway production ofCyrano de Bergerac oppositeJennifer Garner. It was forced to temporarily close after only 11 performances as a result of the Broadway stagehands' strike,[32] but subsequently reopened.Cyrano was filmed in 2008 and aired as part ofPBS'sGreat Performances series. In January 2008, Kline won aScreen Actors Guild award for his portrayal of Jaques inKenneth Branagh's filmAs You Like It, adapted fromShakespeare's play. It premiered theatrically in 2006 in Europe, and was sent straight toHBO in the United States. Kline's filmThe Conspirator premiered during theToronto International Film Festival in 2010 and was described as an "old-fashioned historical thriller". It was well received by most critics. Kline starred in the 2012 comedyDarling Companion withDiane Keaton.

2017–present

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In 2017, Kline returned to Broadway in a revival of the playPresent Laughter. He received rave reviews with Marilyn Stasio writing, "Whatever would we do without Kevin Kline? In an age of lesser stars, he's a bona fide matinee idol of the ideal age and with the urbane sensibility to do justice to sophisticated scribes likeNoël Coward."[33] He received his thirdTony Award, this time forBest Actor in a Play.

That year, he also playedMaurice in the musicallive-action adaptation ofDisney'sBeauty and the Beast, directed byBill Condon and co-starring withEmma Watson andDan Stevens.[34] The film received positive reviews and grossed $1.2 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing live-action musical film, thesecond highest-grossing film of 2017, and the17th highest-grossing film of all time.[35][36][37] He also voiced Calvin Fischoeder in the animated comedy seriesBob's Burgers (2011–present), for which he earned aPrimetime Emmy nomination. He has reprised his role in the latter's theatrical featureThe Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).

In 2021, it was announced that Kline would star withCate Blanchett onAlfonso Cuaron'sApple TV+ seriesDisclaimer.[38]

Personal life

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Kline met actressPhoebe Cates in 1983. They began dating in 1985 and married on March 5, 1989 in a private New York wedding.[39] They live on theUpper East Side ofManhattan inNew York. They have two children:Owen Joseph Kline (born 1991) andGreta Kline (born 1994), who fronts the band Frankie Cosmos.[40]

TheKevin Kline Awards honor theatre professionals in St. Louis in an array of categories, including best actor and actress, set design, choreography, and new play or musical.[41][42][43]

Acting credits

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Main article:Kevin Kline on screen and stage

Kline's career spans over five decades and includes collaborations with some of the most acclaimed filmmakers and actors of his time.

Selected credits:

Awards and nominations

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Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Kevin Kline

Kline's numerous accolades include anAcademy Award, threeTony Awards, fourDrama Desk Awards and aScreen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for twoBAFTA Awards, twoPrimetime Emmy Awards, and fiveGolden Globe Awards.

References

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  4. ^ab"Peggy Kirk Kline profile".St. Louis Post-Dispatch. June 8, 2000.
  5. ^"The Record Bar: Emotional Response to Closing".St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 28, 1980. p. 3. RetrievedJune 28, 2023.
  6. ^Euston, Diane (December 21, 2021)."Kline's Department Store and their Christmas fairy princess". RetrievedDecember 6, 2023.
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  13. ^Klein, Alvin."Theater. From Juilliard to Shakespeare at a Pond"The New York Times, July 12, 1992
  14. ^Anthony Tommasini (January 22, 2001)."Beverley Peck Johnson, 96, Voice Teacher".The New York Times.
  15. ^Maslin, Janet."'The Pirates of Penzance' OvervieW" TheNew York Times, accessed February 12, 2016
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  21. ^Charles Isherwood,"This King, This Courtier, These Kevin Klines", nytimes.com, January 1, 2008.
  22. ^Maslin, Janet (December 10, 1982)."STYRON'S 'SOPHIE'S CHOICE'".The New York Times. RetrievedJuly 30, 2023.
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  28. ^"'Henry 1V Broadway"Archived September 14, 2015, at theWayback Machine playbillvault.com, accessed February 12, 2016
  29. ^Simonson, Robert."Lincoln Center Hears the Chimes at Midnight as Ambitious 'Henry IV' Opens" Playbill, November 20, 2003
  30. ^"Kline gets Hollywood star", TheAge.com.au, December 4, 2004.
  31. ^"Kevin Kline".Los Angeles Times. RetrievedJune 12, 2016.
  32. ^Hetrick, Adam (September 25, 2007)."Morton, Sarandon and Baker Will Join Kline in Broadway's Cyrano; Casting Complete". Playbill. Archived fromthe original on October 13, 2007. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2007.
  33. ^"Broadway Review: 'Present Laughter' With Kevin Kline, Cobie Smulders".Variety. April 6, 2017. RetrievedJuly 30, 2023.
  34. ^"Disney's Live-Action 'Beauty and the Beast' Gets Release Date".The Hollywood Reporter. March 16, 2015. RetrievedMarch 16, 2015.
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    "Beauty and the Beast (2017)".Box Office Mojo.Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 18, 2017.
  36. ^Chris Hunneysett (March 17, 2017)."Beauty and the Beast review: Irresistible charm shows no one casts a spell quite like Disney".Daily Mirror.Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. RetrievedApril 27, 2017.
  37. ^Roeper, Richard (March 15, 2017)."Lavish 'Beauty and the Beast' true as it can be to original".Chicago Sun-Times.Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. RetrievedMay 25, 2020.
  38. ^Goldberg, Lesley (December 1, 2021)."Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline to Topline Alfonso Cuaron Apple Series 'Disclaimer'".The Hollywood Reporter. RetrievedDecember 2, 2021.
  39. ^Richter, Erin (March 8, 2002)."Cates Is Enough".Entertainment Weekly. RetrievedJanuary 7, 2025.
  40. ^Pelly, Jenn (March 5, 2014)."Frankie Cosmos". Pitchfork Media. RetrievedMarch 5, 2014.
  41. ^Brown, Dennis."Great Expectations"Riverfront Times, December 14, 2005
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  43. ^Jones, Kenneth."St. Louis' Kevin Kline Awards Go to Steven Woolf, 'Red', Curtis Holbrook, 'Awake and Sing!', 'Immigrant' and More" playbill.com, April 4, 2012

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