43 Facts About Kevin Kline

Kevin Delaney Kline was born on October 24,1947 and is an American actor.

Kevin Kline's accolades include an Academy Award and three Tony Awards, along with nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards.

Kevin Kline has gone on to win three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, including wins in Best Featured Actor in a Musical in On the Twentieth Century, Best Actor in a Musical for The Pirates of Penzance, and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the revival of Noel Coward's Present Laughter.

Kevin Kline was Tony-nominated for playing John Falstaff in Henry IV.

Kevin Kline made his film debut in Sophie's Choice before winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his comedic role in A Fish Called Wanda.

Kevin Kline voiced roles in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Road to El Dorado.

On television, Kevin Kline started his career in the soap opera Search for Tomorrow.

Kevin Kline received nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Movie for playing the title role in the PBS production of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Kevin Kline starred in the Apple TV+ miniseries Disclaimer.

Kevin Kline was born on October 24,1947, in St Louis, Missouri, to Margaret Agnes Kirk and Robert Joseph Kevin Kline.

Kevin Kline's 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.

Kevin Kline sold toys during the 1960s and 1970s; his father's family owned Kline's Inc.

Kevin Kline described his mother as the "dramatic theatrical character in our family".

Kevin Kline's father was of German-Jewish descent, and his mother Catholic; Kline was raised in his mother's faith.

Kevin Kline has an older sister, Kate, and two younger brothers, Alexander and Christopher.

Kevin Kline graduated from the Saint Louis Priory School in 1965.

Kevin Kline attended Indiana University, Bloomington, where he was a classmate of actor Jonathan Banks.

Kevin Kline began studying composing and conducting music, but switched to a theater and speech major for his last two years, and graduated in 1970.

In 1970, Kevin Kline won a scholarship to the newly formed drama division of the Juilliard School in New York.

In 1976, Kevin Kline left The Acting Company and settled in New York City, doing a brief appearance as Woody Reed in the now-defunct soap opera Search for Tomorrow.

Kevin Kline returned to the stage in 1977 to play Clym Yeobright opposite Donna Theodore as Eustacia Vye in The Hudson Guild Theater production of Dance on a Country Grave, Kelly Hamilton's musical version of Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native.

Kevin Kline was dubbed "the American Olivier" by New York Times theater critic Frank Rich for his stage acting.

Kevin Kline finally ventured into film in 1982 in Sophie's Choice.

Kevin Kline won the coveted role of the tormented and moody Nathan opposite Meryl Streep.

Kevin Kline reunited with Kasdan with the western film Silverado where he starred with Kevin Costner, Rosanna Arquette, and John Cleese.

Kevin Kline then portrayed Donald Woods in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom opposite Denzel Washington about the friendship between activist Stephen Biko and editor Donald Woods.

Kevin Kline continued to take comedic roles in I Love You to Death, Soapdish, Grand Canyon, and French Kiss.

In 1993, Kevin Kline had his first voice-acting role in The Nutcracker, and starred in Dave, a political comedy directed by Ivan Reitman and co-starring Charles Grodin, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley.

In 1999, Kevin Kline played opposite Will Smith in the Steampunk Western film Wild Wild West.

Kevin Kline was praised for his portrayal of the egotistical but good-natured craftsman who has pretensions to a higher social position.

Kevin Kline voiced Tulio in the DreamWorks animated film The Road to El Dorado opposite Kenneth Branagh's Miguel.

Kevin Kline reprised his role as Captain Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame II.

Kevin Kline played Guy Noir in Robert Altman's final film, A Prairie Home Companion.

Kevin Kline starred alongside Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Lee Jones, and Woody Harrelson.

Kevin Kline was inducted in the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2003.

Kevin Kline appeared in a Lincoln Center production that combined the two parts of Henry IV on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 2003 as Falstaff, and was nominated for the 2004 Tony Award for Actor in a Play.

In December 2004, Kevin Kline became the 2,272nd recipient of a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his contributions to the motion picture industry, located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard.

Kevin Kline played the title role in King Lear at the Public Theater and took the lead role in a Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Jennifer Garner.

In January 2008, Kevin Kline won a Screen Actors Guild award for his portrayal of Jaques in Kenneth Branagh's film As You Like It, adapted from Shakespeare's play.

Kevin Kline starred in the 2012 comedy Darling Companion with Diane Keaton.

In 2017, Kevin Kline returned to Broadway in a revival of the play Present Laughter.

Kevin Kline voiced Calvin Fischoeder in the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers, for which he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination.

Kevin Kline has reprised his role in the latter's theatrical feature The Bob's Burgers Movie.