Editing Kevin Spacey (section)

=== Television ===
==== 1987–1994: Television debut and early roles ====
In 1987, Spacey made his first major television appearance in the second-season premiere of ''[[Crime Story (U.S. TV series)|Crime Story]]'', playing a [[Kennedy family|Kennedy-esque]] American senator. That same year he appeared in spy thriller series ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' as Detective Sergeant Cole in the episode "Solo". He earned a fan base after playing the [[manic depressive]] arms dealer Mel Profitt on the television series ''[[Wiseguy (TV series)|Wiseguy]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/gallery/50-biggest-emmy-snubs-no-50-26/?slide=330949#330949 |title=50 Biggest Emmy Snubs |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 17, 2008 |access-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-date=July 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716005332/https://ew.com/gallery/50-biggest-emmy-snubs-no-50-26/?slide=330949#330949 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== 2003–2012: HBO projects and other work ====
Spacey hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' twice: first in 1997 with musical guest [[Beck]] and special guests [[Michael Palin]] and [[John Cleese]] from ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' and again in May 2006 with musical guest [[Nelly Furtado]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Green |first=Matt |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m4B2DQAAQBAJ&dq=spacey+hosted+saturday+night+live+1997+2006+nelly+furtado&pg=PP7 |title=Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life of Kevin Spacey - Famous Actors |publisher=Matt Green |language=en}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=July 2024}} In 2008 Spacey starred as [[Ron Klain]] in the [[HBO]] original political drama film ''[[Recount (film)|Recount]]'' revolving around [[2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida|Florida's vote recount]] during the [[2000 United States presidential election]] between [[George W. Bush]] and [[Al Gore]]. The film was written by [[Danny Strong]] and directed by [[Jay Roach]] and starred [[Bob Balaban]], [[Laura Dern]], [[John Hurt]], [[Denis Leary]], and [[Tom Wilkinson]]. The television film won three [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, including [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Television Movie]]. For his performance in the film, Spacey was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film]]. That same year Spacey produced the TV movie ''[[Bernard and Doris]]'', an HBO semi-fictionalized account of the relationship that developed between socialite [[Beneficiary|heiress]] and philanthropist [[Doris Duke]] and her self-destructive Irish butler [[Bernard Lafferty]] later in her life. The film starred [[Ralph Fiennes]] and [[Susan Sarandon]] and was directed by [[Bob Balaban]]. The film premiered at the [[Hamptons International Film Festival]] to critical acclaim, and Spacey was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Spacey |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/kevin-spacey |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> Spacey portrayed the [[antagonist]] Jonathan Irons in the 2014 video game ''[[Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare]]'' through [[motion capture]].<ref name="CoDAW">{{cite web |last=Dredge |first=Stuart |date=November 3, 2014 |title=Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare means 'brand new audience' for Kevin Spacey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/03/kevin-spacey-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare |access-date=December 15, 2014 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London, England |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215132547/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/03/kevin-spacey-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Governor Tours the House of Cards Set (8769358329).jpg|thumb|Spacey showing [[Governor of Maryland|Maryland governor]] [[Martin O'Malley]] around the set of ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'', May 2013]]
Spacey is well known in Hollywood for his [[impressionist (entertainment)|impressions]]. When he appeared on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', he imitated (at host [[James Lipton]]'s request) Jack Lemmon, [[James Stewart]], [[Johnny Carson]], [[Katharine Hepburn]], [[Clint Eastwood]], [[John Gielgud]], [[Marlon Brando]], [[Christopher Walken]], and [[Al Pacino]].<ref name=tca/> On ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', Spacey admitted to using his vocal skills as a young actor in New York City to pretend to be Carson's son to obtain free theatre tickets and to enter [[Studio 54]].<ref name="fallon">{{cite episode |series=[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]] |credits=Fallon, Jimmy (host) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PEz8PQ5YPE | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506053536/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PEz8PQ5YPE&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=May 6, 2014 |network=NBC |title=Kevin Spacey Does a Great Johnny Carson Impression |location=New York City |air-date=May 2, 2014 |season=1}}</ref> Spacey's [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]/[[EMI]] album ''[[Forever Cool]]'' (2007) features two [[duet]]s with Spacey and an earlier recording of [[Dean Martin]]: "[[Ain't That a Kick in the Head]]" and "[[King of the Road (song)|King of the Road]]". In December 2007, Spacey co-hosted the [[Nobel Peace Prize Concert]] along with [[Uma Thurman]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nobelpeaceprizeconcert.org/concert/past-concerts/?concert-year=2007 |title=Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2007 |website=Nobel Peace Prize Concert |date=December 11, 2007 |access-date=July 30, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117163313/http://www.nobelpeaceprizeconcert.org/concert/past-concerts/?concert-year=2007 | archive-date=November 17, 2013}}</ref>

==== 2013–2017: ''House of Cards'' and critical acclaim ====
On March 18, 2011, it was announced that Spacey was cast as [[Frank Underwood (House of Cards)|Frank Underwood]] in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'', adapted from a 1990 [[BBC]] [[House of Cards (British TV series)|political drama of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2011/03/kevin-spacey-set-to-star-in-david-finchers-drama-series-for-mrc-house-of-cards-110883/|title=Kevin Spacey Set To Star in David Fincher's Drama Series For MRC 'House of Cards'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 3, 2011|access-date=March 3, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304181224/http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/kevin-spacey-set-to-star-in-david-finchers-drama-series-for-mrc-house-of-cards/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] at the [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2013, becoming the first lead actor to be Primetime Emmy-nominated from a [[web television]] series.<ref name="NDWi2PEN">{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Stelter|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/watching-for-the-2013-primetime-emmy-nominations/|title=Netflix Does Well in 2013 Primetime Emmy Nominations|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=July 18, 2013|archive-date=July 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719190706/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/watching-for-the-2013-primetime-emmy-nominations/|url-status=live}}</ref> Spacey went on to win the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama]] at the [[72nd Golden Globe Awards]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series|Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series]] at the [[21st Screen Actors Guild Awards]] for his [[House of Cards (season 2)|season 2]] performance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/11/golden-globes-winners-list/21586087/ |title=List: Who won Golden Globe awards |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=January 12, 2015 |access-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112040210/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/01/11/golden-globes-winners-list/21586087/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sarene|last=Leeds|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/01/26/sag-awards-the-complete-2015-winners-list/|title=SAG Awards: The Complete 2015 Winners List|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=January 26, 2015|access-date=January 27, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815210859/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/01/26/sag-awards-the-complete-2015-winners-list/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was fired from the series after the fifth season following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=November 4, 2017 |title=House of Cards: Kevin Spacey Fired |url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/house-of-cards-kevin-spacey-fired-883197/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=TVLine |language=en-US |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713232335/https://tvline.com/casting-news/house-of-cards-kevin-spacey-fired-883197/ |url-status=live }}</ref>