Kevin Delaney Kline was born on the 24th October, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri USA. He is an actor, comedian as well as singer. Kevin Kline is the winner of two Tony Awards, Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Awards and others. Moreover, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2003. Kline has been active in the entertainment industry since 1972.
How rich is the famous actor? It has been estimated that the overall size of Kevin Kline’s net worth is $32.5 million as of early 2016. The main source of his wealth is acting.
Kevin Kline Net Worth $32.5 Million
To begin with, Kline was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1966, Kline started his studies at Indiana University in Bloomington and in 1970 he graduated majoring in acting. He received a scholarship to study at the drama department of the Juilliard School in New York, and after graduating in 1972, he started the City Center Acting Company with a number of fellow students.
Among his greatest theatre roles are the characters created in the plays “Three Sisters” by Anton Chekhov, “The Threepenny Opera”, and “On The Twentieth Century” by Hal Prince, for which he received the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards. Also for “The Pirates Of Penzance” in 1081, he was rewarded with Best Actor in a Musical. In the 1980s, Kline, among other theatres, also played at the famous New York Public Theatre. He landed the male lead roles including in Hamlet, Richard III and Henry V which respectively brought him the Shakespeare Prize in the category Classical Theatre and two Obie Awards. For his feature film debut landed in “Sophie’s Choice” (1982) directed by Alan J. Pakula, he was nominated as Best Young Actor for a Golden Globe Award. In the later 1980s and 1990s, Kline successfully starred in several films directed by Lawrence Kasdan, including “The Big Chill”, “Silverado”, “I Love You to Death”, “Grand Canyon” and “French Kiss”. In 1988, he starred alongside John Cleese, Michael Palin and Jamie Lee Curtis in the British cult comedy “A Fish Called Wanda”, and for playing the pseudo-intellectual American artist Otto, Kline received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor; with this film he consolidated his image as a comedian. His net worth was growing steadily.
However, his greatest passion was the theatre, which meant that he refused several prestigious role offers. He declined the role of Matt Hooper in “Jaws”, which was eventually played by Richard Dreyfuss, and the lead role in “Batman” that was acquired by Michael Keaton. On the 5th December, 2004, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2008, he won the Screen Actor Guild Award for his role landed in the film “As You Like It” directed by Kenneth Branagh, based on Shakespeare’s play of the same name. Currently, he is working on the set of an upcoming romantic fantasy musical film “Beauty and the Beast” (2017) directed by Bill Condon.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Kevin Kline has been married to the actress Phoebe Cates since 1989, with whom he has two children.
Juilliard School in New York, Indiana University in Bloomington,
Nationality
American,
Spouse
Phoebe Cates
Children
*Owen Joseph Kline, * Greta Simone Kline, *Owen Joseph Kline, * Greta Simone Kline, *Autumn Belle Kline, *Owen Joseph Kline, *Greta Simone Kline, aka Frankie Cosmos
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(1989), Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo, Tony Awards, Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Awards, the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2003, Tony and the Drama Desk Awards, two Obie Awards
[1983 interview] When I'm doing a film, I prefer the stage; when I'm working on stage, I prefer film. That doesn't sound neurotic, does it? Seriously, I like them both. They're both different. I've heard of a lot of actors who do both, who have done both for years, say that the stage is more fulfilling. Film is still new enough to me that, right now, I find film more fulfilling. In films, you don't have the audience and the communication and the contact that you do on stage. You have to wait six months or a year before you commune with an audience in a film, and you're not even there when it happens... When you work in a film, you're working in a vacuum... that also has advantages. It's a different sensation which is not altogether unpleasant.
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[on Sophie's Choice (1982)] There was a tremendous ensemble feeling. There was never any sense that anything but what was best for a scene was at stake. We were all treated equally, with a tremendous amount of caring.
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[on improving his chess game for a role] I can now predict four or five moves ahead. I can see that I'm going to lose much sooner.
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I've never felt completely satisfied with what I've done. I tend to see things too critically. I'm trying to get over that. I've got the Jewish guilt and the Irish shame and it's a hell of a job distinguishing which is which.
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I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, or a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving.
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It is these children we must admire... Their honesty and bravery are models for us all. Their stories and their role here today - advocating for their cure, their own future - must be heard. - In reference to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Children's Congress 2001.
He majored in music for two years at Indiana University but switched to drama. He joined the first class of John Houseman's new drama division at Lincoln Center's Julliard School and became a founding member of Houseman's The Acting Company.
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Became a father for the second time at age 46 when his wife Phoebe Cates gave birth to their daughter Greta Simone Kline, aka Greta Kline, on March 21, 1994.
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Became a father for the first time at age 43 when his wife Phoebe Cates gave birth to their son Owen Joseph Kline, aka Owen Kline, on October 14, 1991.
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His father was from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from Germany, and his mother was from an Irish Catholic family. Kevin was raised in his mother's faith.
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Speaks French fluently.
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Has appeared with John Cleese in Silverado (1985), A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Fierce Creatures (1997). He would later appear in The Pink Panther (2006), but was replaced in the sequel by none other than Cleese. His castmate in that film is Steve Martin, with whom he previously appeared in Grand Canyon (1991). Kline went on to appear on stage as Cyrano de Bergerac, while Martin played a modern Cyrano-like character in Roxanne (1987).
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Studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City.
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His father owned a toy and record store in Clayton, Missouri, called "The Record Bar".
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The Kevin Kline Awards were first presented on March 20, 2006 in honor of the actor, a St. Louis native and Priory School graduate. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in Professional Theatre in the Greater St. Louis Area. They honor theatre artists and productions in over 20 categories.
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Is the first American actor to receive the Sir John Gielgud Golden Quill Award and was recently honored with the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2004, he was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.
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Is one of the few actors in history to receive the Academy Award for a comedic acting role (A Fish Called Wanda (1988)).
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Has played dual roles in three of his films: Dave (1993), Wild Wild West (1999) and Fierce Creatures (1997). In each film, one of his characters has to impersonate the other one.
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Inspired the Kevin Kline Mustache Principle, according to movie critic Roger Ebert: Kline always has facial hair in comedies, but is clean-shaven in dramatic roles. There are several exceptions to the rule, most notably In & Out (1997), Silverado (1985), and Wild Wild West (1999) (although in the latter, he did wear a beard and mustache to play President Ulysses S. Grant).
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He was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri on May 17, 1998.
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The theater at his alma mater, St. Louis Priory School, is named in his honor.
Won two Tony Awards: in 1978 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Bruce Granit in "On the Twentieth Century", and in 1981 as Best Actor (Musical) for playing The Pirate King in "The Pirates of Penzance", a performance he recreated in the film version of the same title, The Pirates of Penzance (1983). He was also nominated in 2004 as Best Actor (Play) for portraying Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare's "Henry IV".
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California December 3, 2004.
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Though this appears that his feature debut was in Sophie's Choice (1982), Kline had actually completed The Pirates of Penzance (1983) before going on to co-star with Meryl Streep, but the release of 'Pirates' was sufficiently delayed, enabling 'Sophie' to receive an earlier release.
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In 1975, he met with director Steven Spielberg about playing Matt Hooper in Jaws (1975) (played by Richard Dreyfuss). Kevin said that he knew someone who was an oceanographer and thought he could play one. Spielberg then told him "I don't want someone who knows someone who is an oceanographer, I want someone who is an oceanographer." Richard Dreyfuss then got the role.
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Turned down the role of Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989), which went to Michael Keaton.
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Has three siblings: Chris Kline, Alex Kline and Kate Kline May.
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Received his Bachelor's degree in Speech and Theatre from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana (1970).
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Attended and graduated from the Saint Louis Priory School in St. Louis, Missouri (1965).
Has played presidents and their doubles twice to date: he played Dave and President Bill Mitchell in Dave (1993), and Artemus Gordon and President Ulysses S. Grant in Wild Wild West (1999).
Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
Video Game
Phoebus (voice)
French Kiss
1995
Luc Teyssier
Princess Caraboo
1994
Frixos
The Nutcracker
1993
Narrator (voice)
Dave
1993
Dave Kovic Bill Mitchell
Chaplin
1992
Douglas Fairbanks
Consenting Adults
1992
Richard Parker
Grand Canyon
1991
Mack
Merlin and the Dragons
1991
TV Movie
Narrator (voice)
Soapdish
1991
Jeffrey Anderson Dr. Rod Randall
I Love You to Death
1990
Joey
The January Man
1989
Nick Starkey
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
Otto
Cry Freedom
1987
Donald Woods
Violets Are Blue...
1986
Henry Squires
Silverado
1985
Paden
The Big Chill
1983
Harold
The Pirates of Penzance
1983
The Pirate King
Sophie's Choice
1982
Nathan
The Pirates of Penzance
1980
TV Movie
The Pirate King
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
1977
TV Series
Petruchio
The Time of Your Life
1976
TV Movie
McCarthy
Search for Tomorrow
1951
TV Series
Woody Reed (1976)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beauty and the Beast
2017
performer: "How Does A Moment Last Forever Music Box"
Bob's Burgers
TV Series performer - 5 episodes, 2013 - 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
No Strings Attached
2011/I
performer: "IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY" / writer: "IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY"
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
music: "While Ye May" / performer: "While Ye May"
De-Lovely
2004
performer: "In the Still of the Night" 1937, "Weren't We Fools" 1927, "Well Did You Evah!" 1939, "Easy to Love" 1936, "What is This Thing Called Love" 1929, "Night and Day" 1932, "Be a Clown" 1947, "Experiment" 1933, "It's All Right with Me" 1953, "So in Love" 1948, "You're the Top" 1934, "Get out of Town" 1938, "Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye" 1936, "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" 1934
The Anniversary Party
2001
performer: "Barely A Sound", "America The Beautiful"
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