Kevin Spacey works as an American actor, comedian, singer, writer, director, and producer. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Ordinary Suspects (1995) and an Oscar for Best Actor for American Beauty (1999). Kevin’s mother’s grandfather was the son of a Swedish immigrant. Kevin’s other ancestors included English (mostly) and distant Welsh.
Kevin’s father grew up using the name Thomas C. Longshore (surname of his own stepfather) and he later changed his name to Thomas Geoffrey Fowler, the family name of his own biological father.
Kevin’s grandmother named Norma Louise Spacey (daughter of Thomas Oscar Spacey and Lillian “Lilly” Mae Shepherd). Norma was born in a Tennessee city. In 1930, Norma married Kevin’s grandfather, Willard Breck Longshore (son of Jeremiah Willard Longshore and Grace Gertrude Gantz), who was born in the city of Ohio.
Kevin’s mother’s grandmother was Harriet Elizabeth Powell (daughter of Judson / Jedediah Scott Powell and Lulu C. Richardson). Harriet was born like his parents in Indiana. Judson is the son of Hiram F. Powell and Sarah E. Boardman. Lulu is the daughter of Robert Harrison Richardson and Louisa Carr Ann Dean.
His Birth Name: Kevin Spacey Fowler
Birth Place: South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Birth Date: July 26, 1959
Ethnicity: Swedish, English, and distant Welsh