By Syantani Chatterjee
Spacey, 48, who won Academy Awards for supporting actor in
"The Usual Suspects" and lead actor in "American Beauty, is
following in the footsteps of fellow performers such as Patrick
Stewart, star of "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
Others who have occupied the post of Oxford's Cameron
Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theater at St.
Catherine's College include composer Stephen Sondheim,
playwright Alan Ayckbourn, actress Diana Rigg and lyricist Sir
Tim Rice.
"It really is an honor for me to have been invited to
follow such illustrious names and take up this role at Oxford,"
Spacey said in a statement. "The university is steeped in
tradition and has a great heritage in the arts, and I look
forward to working with the students and staff."
The college's master, Professor Roger Ainsworth, called
Spacey "a truly international star" who "will bring an enormous
wealth of talent and experience in both film and theater to
bear on the role."
Spacey has been the artistic director of The Old Vic
Theater Company in London since 2003.
He recently was seen in the HBO television movie "Recount,"
about the race for the U.S. presidency in 2000 between Al Gore
and George W. Bush. He also recently starred in movie thriller
"21," playing an MIT professor with a team of card-counting
poker players who make millions in Las Vegas casinos.
Reuters/Nielsen
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