History Creator / KevinKline

'''Kevin''' Delaney '''Kline''' (born October 24, 1947) is an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning and Tony award-winning American actor who has appeared in over 50 different movies during his career, and has also appeared on television and on the Broadway stage. His acting career began in 1972 as a member of The Acting Company, a touring theater company based out of New York City. Four years later, he left The Acting Company and began performing on Broadway. He went on to win Tony awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 production of ''On the Twentieth Century'', and for Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance''.

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* ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' (2006)

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* HeyItsThatGuy / HeyItsThatVoice: Kline was never a huge movie star, so his work in smaller and supporting roles tend to evoke this response with younger viewers.

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'''Kevin''' Delaney '''Kline''' (born October 24, 1947) is an AcademyAward-winning and Tony award-winning American actor who has appeared in over 50 different movies during his career, and has also appeared on television and on the Broadway stage. His acting career began in 1972 as a member of The Acting Company, a touring theater company based out of New York City. Four years later, he left The Acting Company and began performing on Broadway. He went on to win Tony awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 production of ''On the Twentieth Century'', and for Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance''.

* ActingForTwo: Does this occasionally, at least in ''Film/{{Dave}}'', ''Film/FierceCreatures'', and ''Film/WildWildWest''.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Kevin Kline in 1989, holding his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Film/AFishCalledWanda''.]]

'''Kevin''' Delaney '''Kline''' (October 24, 1947-) is an AcademyAward-winning and Tony award-winning American actor who has appeared in over 50 different movies during his career, and has also appeared on television and on the Broadway stage. His acting career began in 1972 as a member of The Acting Company, a touring theater company based out of New York City. Four years later, he left The Acting Company and began performing on Broadway. He went on to win Tony awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 production of ''On the Twentieth Century'', and for Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance''.

Kline began doing movies in 1982, beginning with ''Film/SophiesChoice'', in which he co-starred with Creator/MerylStreep. During the 1980s and 1990s, Kline made several films with director Creator/LawrenceKasdan, including ''Film/TheBigChill'', ''Film/{{Silverado}}'', ''Film/ILoveYouToDeath'', ''Film/GrandCanyon'', and ''Film/FrenchKiss''. He would also go on to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the 1988 comedy ''Film/AFishCalledWanda''. In Hollywood, Kline has developed a reputation for being extremely selective about the parts he plays, leading to his earning the nickname "Kevin Decline". Film critic Creator/RogerEbert coined the "Kevin Kline Mustache Principle", given Kline's tendency in the 80s and 90s to wear a mustache while doing comic roles and to be clean-shaven for dramatic roles.

!!Films include:

* ActingForTwo: Does this occasionally, at least in ''Film/{{Dave}}'', ''FierceCreatures'', and ''Film/WildWildWest''.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Kline is the voice of Captain Phoebus in Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', of Tulio in Dreamworks's ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'', of Andre in ''WesternAnimation/TheTaleOfDespereaux'', and of landlord Mr. Fischoeder on the TV series ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Kline is the voice of Captain Phoebus in Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', of Tulio in Dreamworks's ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'', of Andre in ''WesternAnimation/TheTaleOfDesperaux'', and of landlord Mr. Fischoeder on the TV series ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''

[[caption-width-right:350:Kevin Kline in 1988, holding his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Film/AFishCalledWanda''.]]

'''Kevin''' Delaney '''Kline''' (October 24, 1947-) is an AcademyAward-winning and Tony award-winning American actor who has appeared in over 50 different movies during his career, and has also appeared on television and on the Broadway stage. His acting career began in 1972 as a member of The Acting Company, a touring theater company based out of New York City. Four years later, he left The Acting Company and began performing on Broadway. He went on to win Tony awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 production of ''On the Twentieth Century'', and for Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of ''The Pirates of Penzance''.

Kline began doing movies in 1982, beginning with ''Film/SophiesChoice'', in which he co-starred with Creator/MerylStreep. During the 1980s and 1990s, Kline made several films with director Creator/LawrenceKasdan, including ''Film/TheBigChill'', ''Film/{{Silverado}}'', ''Film/ILoveYouToDeath'', ''Film/GrandCanyon'', and ''Film/FrenchKiss''. He would also go on to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the 1987 comedy ''Film/AFishCalledWanda''. In Hollywood, Kline has developed a reputation for being extremely selective about the parts he plays, leading to his earning the nickname "Kevin Decline". Film critic Creator/RogerEbert coined the "Kevin Kline Mustache Principle", given Kline's tendency in the 80s and 90s to wear a mustache while doing comic roles and to be clean-shaven for dramatic roles.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Kline is the voice of Captain Phoebus in Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', and of landlord Mr. Fischoeder on the TV series ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''

* ''Film/TheBigChill''
* ''Film/CryFreedom''
* ''Film/{{Dave}}''
* ''Film/DefinitelyMaybe''
* ''{{De-Lovely}}''
* ''FierceCreatures''
* ''Film/AFishCalledWanda'', for which he won his Oscar.
* ''Film/FrenchKiss''
* ''Film/GrandCanyon''
* ''Film/TheIceStorm''
* ''Film/InAndOut''
* ''Film/TheJanuaryMan''
* ''Film/OrangeCounty''
* ''Film/LastVegas''
* ''Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance''
* ''Film/APrairieHomeCompanion''
* ''Film/{{Silverado}}''
* ''Film/{{Soapdish}}''
* ''Film/WildWildWest''.
* ''Life As A House''

Kline began doing movies in 1982, beginning with ''Sophie's Choice'', in which he co-starred with Creator/MerylStreep. During the 1980s and 1990s, Kline made several films with director Creator/LawrenceKasdan, including ''Film/TheBigChill'', ''Film/Silverado'', ''Film/ILoveYouToDeath'', ''Film/GrandCanyon'', and ''Film/FrenchKiss''. He would also go on to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the 1987 comedy ''Film/AFishCalledWanda''.

When he's not the leading man, he tends to be HeyItsThatGuy, notably playing DouglasFairbanks in the ''[[Creator/CharlieChaplin Chaplin]]'' biopic and Professor Skinner in ''Film/OrangeCounty''. And he's been happily married to [[FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh Phoebe Cates]] since 1989.

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!!Tropes associated with this actor include:

* ActingForTwo: Does this occasionally, at least in ''Film/{{Dave}}'', ''FierceCreatures'' and ''Film/WildWildWest''.
* {{Adorkable}}: His characters in ''Film/{{Dave}}'' and ''Film/InAndOut''.
* LargeHam: especially in ''Film/AFishCalledWanda'' and ''Film/WildWildWest''.

'''Kevin''' Delaney '''Kline''' (1947) is an AcademyAward-winning American actor who has appeared in many films, such as:

* ActingForTwo: notably in ''{{Dave}}'', ''FierceCreatures'' and ''Film/WildWildWest''.
* {{Adorkable}}: notably in both ''{{Dave}}'' and ''InAndOut''.
* LargeHam: especialy in ''Film/AFishCalledWanda'' and ''Film/WildWildWest''.

* ''TheJanuaryMan''

* ''Film/WildWildWest''

* ActingForTwo: notably in ''{{Dave}}'', ''FierceCreatures'' and ''Film/WildWildWest''
* {{Adorkable}}: notably in both ''{{Dave}}'' and ''InAndOut''.

An AcademyAward-winning American actor, who has appeared in many films such as:

* ''Film/AFishCalledWanda'', for which he won his Oscar

* ''DeLovely''

* ''Film/TheBigChill''

* ''Film/{{Soapdish}}''

When he's not the leading man, he tends to be HeyItsThatGuy, notably playing DouglasFairbanks in the ''[[Creator/CharlieChaplin Chaplin]]'' biopic and Professor Skinner in ''OrangeCounty''. And he's been happily married to [[FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh Phoebe Cates]] since 1989.