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Stacy Keach
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- Substance Abuse
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Stacy Keach has proven time and again that he is not only a consummate professional, but a gifted actor who can both entertain and move us. For certain, whether he is portraying the King of Siam in a touring rendition of "The King and I," the archetypal detective in the long-running television series "Mike Hammer," or his Golden Globe-winning role as Ernest Hemmingway, the breadth of Keach's talents seem near endless.
Born in Savannah, Georgia, Keach studied drama at the University of California at Berkley, the Yale Drama School, and later at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After spending his early years captivating audiences on the stages of New York and London, Keach entered the film world in 1968 with a supporting role in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. He worked his way through the 1970's appearing in numerous counterculture-driven films, including "End of the Road," "Brewster McCloud," "Doc" and John Huston's "Fat City." As his talents matured, so did the depth of his roles. He went on to star in such films as "The New Centurions," "The Killer Inside Me," "The Traveling Executioner," "Luther," and "Escape From LA." He became a youth audience icon with his comedic portrayal in both Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke" and "Nice Dreams." Other top portrayals occurred in "That Championship Season," "The Ninth Configuration," and "American History X." His most recent television role was on the now-retired FOX sitcom "Titus," but Keach also appears on television as the host of The Mystery Channel and a frequent narrator for Nova, National Geographic, "The World's Most Amazing Videos," and the Discovery Channel.
In addition to his motion picture and television accomplishments, Keach is one of America's most acknowledged Shakespearean actors. A New York Time's review dubbed him "the finest American classical actor since John Barrymore," and his Shakespearean readings are among the nation's best-selling classical CD's. He's received a "Best Actor" Golden Globe, been nominated for Emmy and Tony awards, won three Obie's, three Vernon Rice awards, the Helen Hayes Award, and the Prestigious Millennium Recognition Award for his outstanding contribution to the classical theatre. And in 2003, the San Diego Film Festival awarded him the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 1984, Keach was stopped by British customs officers at London's Heathrow Airport and found to be carrying a significant amount of cocaine. He spent several months imprisoned in England, but was released in 1986. He has since kicked his drug habit and is now a vocal advocate for substance abuse awareness, sharing his personal experience with audiences across the country.