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Kevin Delaney Kline (born
October 24,
1947) is an
Academy Award- and
Tony Award-winning
American stage and film
actor.
Early life
Kline was born in
St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Peggy Delaney and Robert Joseph Kline, who was a
classical music buff and a singer, and owned and operated The Record Bar, the largest toy and record store in St. Louis. His father's family also owned Kline's Inc., a department store chain. Kline has described his mother as the "dramatic theatrical character in our family". Kline has two younger brothers, Alex and Christopher, and an older sister, Kate.
Though he's been offered many roles that could have boosted him to box-office stardom, Kline has kept a wary distance from the Hollywood star-making machine and developed a reputation for picking parts with discrimination (such as strong roles in
Grand Canyon and
Life as a House), leading to the industry moniker "Kevin Decline". Other awards have included
Drama Desk Awards,
Golden Globe awards, a
Gotham Award, a
Hasty Pudding Theatricals Man of the Year Award, and a
St. Louis International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. He also has a star on the
St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Film reviewers have widely praised his talent. Newsday said Kline "has proved himself to be one of the most talented and versatile American actors of his generation." But critics, mostly college-age reviewers, do occasionally appear, like the University of Texas newspaper writer that said his portrayal of a police officer in "Trade" was "half-hearted and horrific", and the young blogger that said Kline's Hamlet was comically overblown.
Most recently, he played the title role in
King Lear at the Public Theatre, and has played the lead role in a
Broadway production of
Cyrano de Bergerac opposite
Jennifer Garner. That production was forced to temporarily close after only eleven performances as a result of the
Broadway stagehands strike, but subsequently reopened.
Cyrano is reportedly currently being filmed for showing on
PBS later in 2008.
On
January 27,
2008, 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. The film premiered theatrically in 2006 in Europe, but bypassed theatres and was sent straight to
HBO in the U.S., where it was shown on
August 21,
2007.
In December 2004 Kline became the 2,272
nd recipient of a star on
Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Personal life
Kline married actress
Phoebe Cates, 16 years his junior, in 1989. The couple make their home in
New York City and have two children:
Owen Joseph Kline (born 1991), who had a featured role in
The Squid and the Whale, and
Greta Simone Kline (born 1994).
After his son was diagnosed with
juvenile diabetes, Kline became active with the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In November 2004, he was presented with the JDRF's Humanitarian of the Year award by
Meryl Streep for his volunteer efforts on behalf of the organization.
The
Kevin Kline Awards honor theater professionals in St. Louis in a wide array of categories, which include best actor and actress, set design, choreography, and original play. The first awards ceremony took place on
March 20,
2006.
Filmography
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