Kevin Kline is a very talented American actor who has shown his flexibility and prowess as a comedian and a dramatic actor alike. Kline was born on October 24, 1947, in St Louis Missouri and he has been entertaining the stage and the screen for more than forty years now. He is a winner of the Academy Award and Tony Award and in films, A Fish Called Wanda and In & Out. He owns a magnetic personality which has entitled him as a charismatic icon in the entertainment world as he has the caliber to add substance as well as humor in every role that he forcefully takes.
BASIC BIOGRAPHY | |
REAL NAME | Kevin Delaney Kline |
BIRTHDATEΒ | October 24, 1947 |
AGE | 76 years old (as of 2024) |
NET WORTH | $40 million |
RELIGION | Roman Catholic |
BIRTHPLACE | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
NATIONALITY | American |
PROFESSION | Actor, comedian |
MARITAL STATUS | Married to Phoebe Cates (since 1989) |
HEIGHT | 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) |
WEIGHT | Approximately 190 lbs (86 kg) |
ZODIAC SIGN | Scorpio βΒ |
QUALIFICATIONΒ | Graduate from Juilliard School, New York City |
ETHNICITY / RACE | Mixed (German, Irish, and English descent) |
Early life
Kevin Kline was born in St.Louis Missouri on 24 October 1947 to Robert Joseph Kline a classical music lover who owned a record store and Peggy Delaney a singer. Kline had from his childhood been exposed to the arts given the background of his family. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School in New York; it was there that he discovered a love for the theater. Speaking about his early years, it is necessary to underline that he has a rather sound background in the sphere of the performing arts, which predetermined further intensive successful activity both in the sphere of theater and cinematography.
Family and Relationships
Kevin Kline has a large and caring family, his parents are Robert Joseph Kline and Peggy Delaney, and from the early years of his life, he was driven to art-related activities. He has three brothers and sisters with whom he has a close relationship.
Kline has been married to actress Phoebe Cates since the year 1989. The two got acquainted in the early 1980s and have been the best of friends quickly developing romantic feelings for each other hence one of the long-lasting Hollywood marriages. Owen is the son while Greta is the daughter the couple has together. Both children have had requisite parentage and they have both worked in the entertainment business.
The typical family life of Kline is characterized by seclusion and togetherness. Even with all the media publicity the Kline-Cates has been able to keep off the highlight, with family portraits focusing on hard work, self-employment, and individuality.
Kevin Career
Despite starring in various films, he undertook his acting career first in theater and later in films and television shows. The actor started his career on stage and joined The Acting Company, which toured with several Shakespeare plays, praised for his stage acting. Kline was on Broadway by the 1970s and soared to popularity when he finally landed his first Tony Award for his portrayal in On the Twentieth Century.
Kline began moving into film in the decade before, and his first movie, Sophieβs Choice (1982), with Meryl Streep, was a success. He became famous for the comedy in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) for which he received the Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actor. Throughout his career, he has accomplished most major genres ranging from dramatic, to comedy such as in The Big Chill (1983), In & Out (1997), and De-Lovely (2004).
For all his comedy roles over the years, Kline has always been known to launch from one comic part to the next with equal ease and credibility. He has remained to this date a popular actor in Hollywood who is credited with determination in his acting career and more so for his versatility between the stage and the screen.
NET WORTH OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS | |||
1 | 2024 | $40 million | |
2 | 2023 | $38 million | |
3 | 2022 | $38 million | |
4 | 2021 | $37.5 million | |
5 | 2020 | $35 million |
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