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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 9 June 2017
Kevin Spacey tight-lipped about his plans as host of Tonys

MARK KENNEDY Katherine Hepburn and
Associated Press Colleen Dewhurst and all
JOHN CARUCCI the incredible people who
Associated Press meant so much to me and
NEW YORK (AP) — Get- influenced me,” he said.
ting Kevin Spacey to spill Spacey takes over from
the beans about his plans James Corden, the talk
hosting the Tony Awards show host who last year
turns out to be as likely as brought an endearing, fan-
his character on “House of boy vibe to the telecast,
Cards” renouncing black- which was dominated by
mail and backstabbing. “Hamilton.” Spacey said
“I can’t tell you anything. he approaches his hosting
You’ll just have to tune duties like playing a role. “I
in and see,” Spacey told look at this as no different.
The Associated Press on We are temporary custo-
Wednesday. “I can tell you dians and so, on Sunday
this: Everything’s on the night, I’m the temporary
table. So don’t dismiss any custodian of the Tonys.”
idea. It’s all possible.” Spacey will barely have
Spacey said he’s been busy time to breathe after Sun-
with producers figuring day. He will star in “Clar-
out how to approach his ence Darrow ,” a one-man
first big hosting gig on Sun- play about the famed
day. He’s been spending “Monkey Trial” lawyer, at a
the last few weeks seeing two-night event at Arthur
Broadway shows to spark Ashe Stadium in New York
ideas and goes backstage City on June 15-16. Hun-
to congratulate the various dreds of free seats have
casts. been designated for young
“We basically want to cel- people — part of Spacey’s
ebrate what has been a push to make theater more
pretty remarkable season accessible.
of work, both in straight “I think it’s important and
plays and in musical cat- a responsibility that, when
egories,” he said before In this May 24, 2017 file photo, actor Kevin Spacey participates in the BUILD Speaker Series at AOL we can, we make theater
rehearsal at Radio City Studios in New York. Associated Press affordable and accessible
Music Hall. “All I know is I’m for young people. Because
just going to have a good in Yonkers” and starred in conniving politician. glamour and acting chops otherwise they’re going to
time.” the Broadway and West With a foot in both Broad- to the hoisting job. He also spend their money on apps
Spacey, who won Oscars End productions of “Long way and Hollywood — and has deep theater history. and gadgets and concert
for the movies “The Usual Day’s Journey into Night.” a career singing onscreen “Look, I grew up watching tickets. I think we should
Suspects” and “American He can currently be seen in such films as “Beyond the Tony Awards. I grew do more — even on Broad-
Beauty,” won a Tony Award in Season 5 of “House of the Sea” and in concert up watching Jack Lemon way — than we’re able to
in 1991 in Neil Simon’s “Lost Cards” as the world’s most to boot — Spacey brings and Jason Robards and do.”q

Ex-governor, wrestler Jesse

Ventura to work for Russian TV

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For- network. actors guild, the Star Tri-
mer Minnesota governor Ventura, 65, lost his health bune first reported. Ventura
and professional wres- insurance with the Screen said he signed a contract
tler Jesse Ventura says he Actors Guild union last year last fall for 32 shows, but
hasn’t been able to find because he wasn’t doing hasn’t yet filmed an epi-
work since his highly-pub- enough work in the indus- sode, which he’ll do in Min-
licized defamation law- try. The former governor nesota. The first installment
suit against the estate of said finding work has been was to air in the next month
“American Sniper” author a challenge because of or so, he added.
Chris Kyle, so he will work the publicity generated by Ventura’s 2015 show “Off
for Russian TV with a new his lawsuit against Kyle’s es- the Grid” was produced
commentary show. tate. by Ora TV, the on-demand In this Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, former Minnesota governor and
Ventura told The Associ- “I can’t get a job in the network launched by TV professional wrestler Jesse Ventura talks to reporters outside the
ated Press on Thursday that U.S. No one will touch me,” host Larry King, and was federal building in St. Paul, Minn. Associated Press
he has personal assuranc- Ventura said. “My United carried by RT America, the
es from Russian President States union throws me in U.S. channel of the Mos- lion in his lawsuit against about the special opera-
Vladimir Putin that “The the dirt and who comes to cow, Russia-based RT net- his fellow Navy SEAL, Chris tions force. The jury award
World According to Jesse” the rescue? Russia.” work. Kyle, who Ventura said de- was overturned by the 8th
won’t be censored by the RT has provided the health A federal jury in 2014 famed him by alleging he U.S. Circuit Court of Ap-
government-funded RT insurance he lost with the awarded Ventura $1.8 mil- made derogatory remarks peals in 2016.q