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Kevin Spacey wants to star as bankrupt billionaire Sean Quinn in new movie (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:49:48 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Hollywood legend Kevin Spacey wants to play the role of disgraced - and bankrupt - Irish billionaire Sean Quinn in a planned movie.

'Usual Suspects' Hollywood star Kevin Spacey was once a 'geeky' kid (IrishCentral)

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:45:21 PDT

Kevin SpaceyThe multi-award winning star – who recently starred in 'Horrible Bosses' with Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell – admitted he had a tough time in Junior High when he was ridiculed by his classmates for wanting to be an actorSpeaking at the launch of the Amex Be Inspired campaign in London, he told BANG Showbiz: "I like working with these kids at the Prince's Trust because I was one of these kids once upon a time When I was growing up and I know sometimes this can be hard for people to imagine after you become successful that you were ever at one point in your life shy and had a difficult time expressing yourself but that was me when I was in Junior High I was the drama geek that people made fun of in school READ MORE

Kevin Spacey is a huge fan of Irish theater (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:43:53 PDT

By: DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK

Kevin Spacey has been based in London these past few years, at the helm of the storied Old Vic Theatre there, but the Oscar winner certainly has plenty of good things to say about the state of Irish theater and its myriad talents, particularly the likes of Conor McPherson, Enda Walsh, Garry Hynes and Martin McDonagh. (Okay, the latter is British-born, but his shows are Irish through and through).