Date of Birth: October 24, 1947
Chinese Astrological Sign: Year of the Pig
Eye color: Blue
Height: 6 ft. 1 in. ('94 Parade Interview)
6 ft. 2 in. (IMdB info)
6 ft. 2 in. "at least!" - said by a tall person who's stood next to Kevin
Hair Color: Gray/Brown
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
(Grew up in Clayton, a suburb of St. Louis)
Parents: Robert Joseph Kline (deceased; read obit) & Peggy Kirk Kline (deceased; read obit)
Siblings: Older sis Kate; younger brothers Chris & Alex
Married to: Phoebe Cates (m.5 March '89; b. 16 July '63) IMDB Entry
Phoebe is in The Anniversary Party.
Children: A son, Owen Joseph (b. 14 Oct. '91), and a daughter, Greta Simone (b. 21 March '94).
NOTE: Owen and Greta are Kevin and Phoebe's only children. There was NEVER a third child. Disregard anything you read to the contrary. It seems that a few years ago, somebody posted false info on a celebrity babies web site which was soon corrected on that site but not before the false story could be perpetuated on numerous places on the internet.
8/28/07 update: See article "Kevin Kline Baffled By Baby News" (Starpulse News Blog) (Not sure of date of article, but must be from back when the "third baby" rumors were first going around.)
Owen - appears as one of the babies in Dave and as one of the two Gold children in The Anniversary Party. Owen also appears in "Life As A House" -- my understanding is that an actual Kline family movie clip was used in the film for the family movie clip of Kevin's and Hayden Christensen's characters.
Greta - appears as one of the two Gold children in The Anniversary Party.
Working With Phoebe:
Film: I Love You To Death; Princess Caraboo; The Anniversary Party
Stage: Much Ado About Nothing
TV: Sesame Street
Kevin's Favorite Movie: "Dr. Strangelove is maybe my all-time favorite movie..." [March 98 Playboy]
Education: Priory School (St. Louis; class of '65), Indiana U., Juilliard
(Kevin helped dedicate the Kevin Kline Theater at Priory School in September 1997. See article.)
John Houseman's The Acting Company: Kevin was a member of the first company and spent four years touring the country.
Funny Guy: No. 34: Entertainment Weekly's 50 Funniest People Alive
Rock Band (High School Years): The One-Eyed Jacks (source: KK's Inside The Actors Studio appearance)
Hair: Hairstylist David Evangelista counts Kevin & Phoebe among his clients.
Soul Man: Dakin Matthews (The Bishop on ABC-TV's 'Soul Man') taught Kevin at Juilliard.
Priory School Stage: Played lead in Mostellaria, a comedy by the Roman playwright, Plautus during his senior year of high school.
Indiana U. Stage: Played the bleeding captain in Macbeth.
NY Stage Debut:"The Robber Bridegroom"
Broadway Debut: "On The Twentieth Century"
Search For Tomorrow: Kevin played a character named Woody Reed on this soap.
Other Early Work: Kevin appeared in commercials for Dean Witter investment counseling, Thom McAn shoes, and Folger's coffee
New York Shakespeare Festival: formerly Associate Producer, now serves in an advisory capacity
> > AWARDS & HONORS WON BY KEVIN <<
(feel free to email any important honors missing to me at dramafan@lycos.com)
:: MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS ::
• Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award (1998)
Note: Hasty Pudding Woman on the Year in 1998 was Sigourney Weaver
• St. Louis Walk of Fame (inducted May 17, 1998)
• William Shakespeare ("The Will") Award for Classical Theater (1998??) - Shakespeare Theatre, The Folger, Washington, DC
• Gielgud Golden Quill (2002)
• Hollywood Walk of Fame (December 19, 2004; Kevin was the 2,272nd recipient)
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Humanitarian Award (2004)
:: DRAMA DESK AWARDS ::
• Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (1978)- 'On the Twentieth Century' - "Bruce Granit"
• Outstanding Actor in a Musical (1981) - 'The Pirates of Penzance' (B'way) - "The Pirate King"
• Outstanding Actor in a Play (2004) - 'Henry IV' - "Henry IV"
:: OBIE AWARDS ::
• Outstanding Achievement by an Actor (1981?) - 'Pirates of Penzance' (Central Park production) - "The Pirate King"
• Outstanding Achievement by an Actor (1986) - 'Hamlet' (Public Theatre) - "Hamlet"
:: TONY AWARDS ::
• Best Featured Actor in a Musical (1978) - 'On the Twentieth Century' - "Bruce Granit"
• Best Actor in a Musical (1981) - 'The Pirates of Penzance' (B'way) - "The Pirate King"
:: ACADEMY AWARD ::
• Best Supporting Actor - 'A Fish Called Wanda' - "Otto West"
> > AWARDS FOR WHICH KEVIN HAS BEEN NOMINATED <<
:: DRAMA DESK ::
• Outstanding Actor in a Play (1986) - 'Hamlet' - "Hamlet"
• Outstanding Actor in a Play (1991) - 'Hamlet' - "Hamlet"
• Outstanding Director of a Play (1991) - for 'Hamlet'
• Best Play Revival (1996) - 'The Tempest' - Produced by Kevin
• Outstanding Actor in a Play (2008) - 'Cyrano de Bergerac' - "Cyrano de Bergerac"
:: TONY ::
• Best Actor in a Play - 'Henry IV' - "Henry IV"
:: BAFTA ::
• 'Sophie's Choice' - "Nathan"
:: GOLDEN GLOBE ::
• Best New Male Star of the Year (1983) - 'Sophie's Choice' - "Nathan"
• Best Actor - Musical/Comedy (1992) - 'Soapdish' - "Jeffrey"
• Best Actor - Musical/Comedy (1994) - 'Dave' - "Dave Kovic / Bill Mitchell"
• Best Actor - Musical/Comedy (1997) - 'In & Out' - "Howard Brackett"
:: SCREEN ACTORS GUILD ::
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - 'Life As A House' - "George Monroe"
Best place to write to Kevin
*The following are not "fan club" addresses; they're agency addresses!
These are the best places to write KK and respect his privacy at the same time.)
List last updated on May 6, 2007. (Added Voice agent; new address for CAA agent and publicist.)
Note: The publicist and manager addresses are most likely the best (and more appropriate) ones for fans to use.
Address fan mail to:
MR. KEVIN KLINE
C/O ...
Mara Buxbaum, Publicist
ID Public Relations
155 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
USA
or
Ms. Judy Hufflund, Manager
Hofflund/Polone
9465 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 820
Beverly Hills CA 90212
Following addresses are more appropriate for casting agents, other industry professionals:
Mr. Jeff Hunter, Talent Agent
William Morris Agency
One William Morris Place
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Mr. Rick Nicita, Talent Agent
Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
USA
Alix Gucovsky, Talent Agent - Voice
Special Artists Agency
9465 Wilshire Blvd
Ste. 890
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
USA
Information on this page is taken from a number of sources.
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