After graduating at the top of his class in high school, Spacey went on to Julliard to study acting. He dropped out two years later to pursue his career and racked up credits on Broadway before making it big on the silver screen.

A dark-comedy genius, the "House of Cards" star is today an outspoken advocate for the "Netflix model" of television. He has written and spoken at national media conferences about the changing channels of entertainment distribution.