Kevin Kline

Kevin Delaney Kline
1947 -
American born St Louis, Missouri

Height 6' 2" (1.88 m) . After graduating from Indiana University in Bloomington, Kline studied at the Juilliard School in New York. In 1972, Kline joined the Acting Company in New York which was run by John Houseman. With this company, Kline performed Shakespeare across the country. On the stage, Kline has won two Tony Awards for his work in the musicals "On the Twentieth Century" (1978) and "The Pirates of Penzance" (1981). After working on the Television soap "Search for Tomorrow" (1951), Kline went to Hollywood where his first film was Sophie's Choice (1982). He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance. His work in the ensemble cast of The Big Chill (1983) would again be highly successful, so that when Lawrence Kasdan wrote Silverado (1985), Kline would again be part of the cast. With his role as Otto "Don't call me Stupid!" West in the film A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Kline would win the Oscar for Supporting Actor. Kline could play classic roles such as Hamlet in Hamlet (1990/II) (TV); or a swashbuckling actor like Douglas Fairbanks in Chaplin (1992); or a comedic role in Soapdish (1991). In all the films that he has worked in, it is hard to find a performance that is not well done. In 1989, Kline married actress Phoebe Cates. Spouse Phoebe Cates (5 March 1989 - present) 2 children.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile (2008) , The Tale of Despereaux (2008), Trade (2007) , As You Like It (2006), A Prairie Home Companion (2006) , The Pink Panther (2006) , De-Lovely (2004) , The Emperor's Club (2002) , The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) , Orange County (2002) , Life as a House (2001) , The Anniversary Party (2001) , The Road to El Dorado (2000) ,Wild Wild West (1999) , A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) , In & Out (1997) , The Ice Storm (1997) , Fierce Creatures (1997) , The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) , French Kiss (1995), Princess Caraboo (1994) , The Nutcracker (1993) , "Saturday Night Live"(1988) , Dave (1993) , Chaplin (1992) , Consenting Adults (1992) , Grand Canyon (1991) , Merlin and the Dragons (1991) , Soapdish (1991) , I Love You to Death (1990) , Hamlet (1990/II) , January Man (1989) , A Fish Called Wanda (1988) , Cry Freedom (1987) , Violets Are Blue... (1986) , Silverado (1985) , The Big Chill (1983) , The Pirates of Penzance (1983) , Sophie's Choice (1982), The Pirates of Penzance (1980) , "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1977) , "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) , The Time of Your Life (1976)