Kevin Kline - 429

Oscar-winning
American film actor.

After graduating
from university, Kline studied at the Juilliard School in New York. In 1972, he
joined the Acting Company in New York, run by John Houseman. With this company,
Kline performed Shakespeare across the country. On the stage, Kline has won two
Tony Awards for his work in the musicals On the Twentieth Century (1978)
and The Pirates of Penzance (1981). After working on the television
soap, Search for Tomorrow, Kline went to Hollywood where he made his
debut in Sophie's Choice (Golden Globe nomination, 1982). His work in
the ensemble cast of The Big Chill (1983) scored again and when Lawrence
Kasdan wrote Silverado (1985), Kline was again part of the cast. With
his role as Otto "Don't call me Stupid!" West in the film A
Fish Called Wanda (1988), he won the Oscar for Supporting Actor.

Kline has enormous range as an actor, capable of
playing classic roles such as Hamlet on television (1990) or a
swashbuckling actor like Douglas Fairbanks in Chaplin (1992); or a
comedy role in Soapdish
(1991) or a sympathetic character part in Dave (1993).

This is a very fine 8" x 10" colour photograph of Kline, boldly signed to a clear area of the image in black ink. The signature was obtained "in person" in London.