Born in St. Louis, Mo., on Oct. 24, 1947, Kevin Kline moved to New York City in the early 1970s to study drama at Juilliard. Soon after graduating, he joined the Acting Company in New York, cutting his teeth on Shakespeare's plays and winning critics over for his multilayered performances as Hamlet and Romeo.He won two Tonys for his stage work in "On the Twentieth Century" and "The Pirates of Penzance," and then went on to wow audiences in films such as 1982's Sophie's Choice and 1983's baby boomer drama The Big Chill.
He hasn't looked back since, later winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1988's comedy hit A Fish Called Wanda. He's also appeared in Dave, In & Out, De-Lovely and PBS's Cyrano de Bergerac (for which he received his first Emmy nod in the titular role), and provided one of the voices for the animated film The Tale of Despereaux.
AddLife as a HouseFaced with a sobering diagnosis of terminal cancer, George (Kevin Kline) decides to construct a beautiful new house on his land overlooking the Pacific Ocean, while at the same time trying to connect with his estranged son (Hayden Christensen). Kristin Scott Thomas and Mary Steenburgen co-star in... Read More
AddDe-LovelyKevin Kline stars as the celebrated 20th-century composer Cole Porter, who looks back on his life unfolding like one of his musicals, replete with drama, suspense and joy -- at the center of which is his mercurial relationship with his wife, Linda (Ashley Judd). After meeting in Paris, the couple... Read More
AddThe Ice StormPrep-schooler Paul Hood (Tobey Maguire) returns home for Thanksgiving weekend and finds his family about to implode. While his father (Kevin Kline) tries to douse his sorrows with booze and infidelity, Paul's mother (Joan Allen) looks for answers in self-help books. The experimentation and... Read More
AddTradeBased on a New York Times Magazine story, this crime drama starring Kevin Kline delves into a sordid world of international sex trafficking that leads from Mexico City to a New Jersey stash house. In a bid to save kidnapped 13-year-old Adriana (Paulina Gaitan) before she's sold into sexual... Read More
AddIn & OutWhen dim-bulb actor Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) wins an Oscar for playing a gay Marine, he outs his high school drama teacher, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kilne), in his acceptance speech. It all comes as a surprise to Howard -- not to mention his long-suffering fiancée, Emily (a hilarious Joan... Read More
