Kevin Spacey's Family Secrets Are Out

foxnews.com ^ | April 28, 2004 | Roger Friedman

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

Years ago I was told by a confidant of two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey that his father, Thomas Geoffrey Fowler, had been a member of the American Nazi party.

"He had Nazi memorabilia everywhere, and was completely devoted to the party," said the source.

Spacey, the source said, had made this shocking revelation during his early years on Broadway when he appeared in "Lost in Yonkers."

It was fascinating because close-mouthed, secretive Spacey — whose premiere party for "American Beauty" was composed of dozens of angular young men in dark, expensive suits — never discussed his father or his personal life in interviews.

[eno_]

DOH! (Notice you never see Kevin Spacey and John Cusack in the same place at the same time?)

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

My punk rock show was pulled for the playing the entire Frank Zappa's Joe's Garage set on a whim. The music direcor got so ticked off that he drove in and kicked me off the air, replacing me with the putrid fruits of the 4AD label. In my own defense, I was dropping the swears with the cue button and only missed a few of them. Unfortunately, those words started with 'f'.

[CaptainK]

Actually they have been spotted together:

[eno_]

Yeah yeah, but that's on film. I know Haley Mills isn't really twins.

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

she's not? what about ahnold and danny devito?

[presidio9]

Boycott all Spacy movies. His father was a Nazi, so that means he must be.

[CaptainK]

I bow to your to your greater wisdom and knowledge of editing.

[moodyskeptic]

re: Joe's Garage antic: good work

[Chip_Douglas]

Did you know he was a an elementary school teacher when he was with the meatmen in the early days?

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

no way! did teach crippled children?

[Getsmart64]

"Don't get no J--m on the sofa, sofa".....

[sharktrager]

Another little known secret about Kevin Spacey...

...he HATES paragraphs.

[sharktrager]

Kevin Spacey's Family Secrets: Dad Was an American Nazi, Rapist and Abuser

Years ago I was told by a confidant of two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey that his father, Thomas Geoffrey Fowler, had been a member of the American Nazi party.

"He had Nazi memorabilia everywhere, and was completely devoted to the party," said the source.

Spacey, the source said, had made this shocking revelation during his early years on Broadway when he appeared in "Lost in Yonkers."

It was fascinating because close-mouthed, secretive Spacey — whose premiere party for "American Beauty" was composed of dozens of angular young men in dark, expensive suits — never discussed his father or his personal life in interviews.

Now my old friend, journalist Sharon Churcher, has published an interview with Spacey's older brother Randy Fowler about their father in the British newspaper the Mail on Sunday.

I have to give her credit for handling the story with sensitivity, because it is quite awful and a definite betrayal of family secrets. But there is also a shocking bit buried at the end: Spacey's mother, Kathleen, whom he regularly took to the Oscars and premieres as his "date," apparently died last year. Spacey has never spoken a word about this monumental event.

Indeed, the last time Kathleen Fowler was in public, as far as I know, was at the premiere of "The Shipping News" in December 2001 at the Museum of Natural History. She was wearing a large wig, glasses and a bulky sweater.

When I spoke to her, Spacey freaked out. He refused to give any interviews with any press and carried on in a very unpleasant way.

According to Randy's interview, his mother died in March 2003. There is nary a mention of it on the Internet, either, with the exception of a short obituary on Variety's Web site that was put up three weeks after her death.

Excerpeted...can't post full articles from Fox now

[Hildy]

Oh Yawn...everybody knows Kevin Spacey is Gay. It hasn't been a secret for a very long time.

[Hildy]

I saw this on your homepage...I think it bears repeating:

"The house we hope to build is not for my generation but for yours. It is your future that matters. And I hope that when you are my age, you will be able to say as I have been able to say: We lived in freedom. We lived lives that were a statement, not an apology."
- Ronald Wilson Reagan (The Greatest American President)

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

The Grifters was excellent. Also American Beauty

Crap and crap.

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

"We lived lives that were a statement, not an apology."

My favorite part of that quote.

[what's up]

I agree....American Beauty was a terrible movie...in the same vein as Cider House Rules.

Bad, bad, bad.

[Range Rover]

Didn't know he was a teacher...I DO know the guy was quite tall. The pictures I have make the other members of the band look like munchkins...punk munchkins. Quite a spectacle playing live. 22 years ago seems like yesterday.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I thought Spacey was good in L.A. Confidential.