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Quiz: Kevin Spacey

By Elissa Royal, September & October 2004





1. Early in his career, Kevin worked as a:

  Lounge singer
  Stand-up comedian
  Tap dancer
  Disc jockey

2. In 1988, TV audiences first met Kevin via his ongoing role as the creepy Mel Profitt on:

  Fall From Grace
  Darrow
  Long Day's Journey Into Night
  Wiseguy

3. For his performance in The Usual Suspects (1995), Kevin was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. He won the Oscar. To whom did he lose the Golden Globe?

  Ed Harris in Apollo 13
  Tim Roth in Rob Roy
  John Leguizamo in To Wong Foo…
  Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys

4. Actor Mare Winningham and Kevin went to high school together. What title did they share?

  Co-president of the student council
  Co-valedictorian
  Co-president of chess club
  Co-chair of the prom committee

5. Kevin once flunked an audition for:

  The Dating Game
  Jeopardy
  The Gong Show
  The $25,000 Pyramid

6. Who accompanied Kevin to the Academy Awards in 1995?

  His mother
  Helen Hunt
  Rene Russo
  Laura Linney

7. As the host of Saturday Night Live in 1997, Kevin surprised the audience by singing what song made famous by Frank Sinatra?

  "Night and Day"
  "Come Rain or Come Shine"
  "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
  "Old Devil Moon"

8. Kevin's theatrical mentors were:

  Katharine Hepburn and Jack Lemmon
  Julie Andrews and Joel Grey
  Carol Channing and Robert Preston
  Lauren Bacall and Alan Bates

9. In 2002, Kevin founded TriggerStreet.com to discover and showcase new:

  Actors
  Screenwriters and filmmakers
  Singers and dancers
  Comedians

10. A few years ago, Kevin became a fan of what form of transportation?

  Bicycle
  Skateboard
  Electric scooter
  Motorcycle