Stacy Keach Biography

Fast Facts

• He receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Diego Film Festival
• Born with a cleft lip and a partial cleft palatte, he was the honorary chairman of the American Cleft Palette Foundation for 6 years
• Was a part of Nancy Reagan's 'Just Say No' Program during her tenure as First Lady
• Was inducted into the 2015 American Theater Hall of Fame
• Attended the Yale Drama School
• Was a Fulbright scholar to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic art
• Quote: "You know, actors, it's very hard for them to make value judgments when they play characters․ It's very dangerous if you start thinking of yourself as a bad guy․ As Stella Adler used to say, you always have to find something to love about the worst character․․․You've gotta find something of value that you can attach your positive emotions to․"
• Is a founding member of L․A․ Theatre Works
• Director John Huston once said of him, "He is not just a star, he is a constellation․ The audience will come to see whatever character he portrays․"
• (The night he was born lightning struck his parent's home and they have often referred to that moment as) "a sign of someone special coming into the world․"