Spalding Gray
Spalding Gray (June 5, 1941 – January 11, 2004) was an American actor, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist. He is best known for the autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for the theater in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as for his film adaptations of these works, beginning in 1987. He wrote and starred in several, working with different directors. Theater critics John Willis and Ben Hodges called Gray's monologues "trenchant, personal narratives delivered on sparse, unadorned sets with a dry, WASP, quiet mania." Gray achieved renown for his monologue Swimming to Cambodia, which he adapted as a 1987 film in which he starred; it was directed by Jonathan Demme. Other of his monologues that he adapted for film were Monster in a Box (1991), directed by Nick Broomfield, and Gray's Anatomy (1996), directed by Steven Soderbergh. Gray died by suicide at the age of 62 after jumping into New York Harbor on January 11, 2004. He had been struggling with depression and severe injuries following a car accident. Soderbergh made a documentary film about Gray's life, And Everything Is Going Fine (2010). An unfinished monologue and a selection from his journals were published in 2005 and 2011, respectively. Description above from the Wikipedia article Spalding Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
June 5, 1941Deathday
January 11, 2004Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
57Place of birth
Providence, Rhode Island, USAAlso known as
Spalding GreyCast credits
The Killing Fields
U.S. ConsulBeyond Rangoon
Jeremy WattDiabolique
Simon VeatchKate & Leopold
Dr. GeislerTrue Stories
Earl CulverGray's Anatomy
SelfGlory Daze
Jack's DadKing of the Hill
Mr. MungoMonster in a Box
SelfThe Pickle
DoctorThe Farmer's Daughters
GeorgeSwimming to Cambodia
SelfStraight Talk
Dr. ErdmanBeaches
Dr. Richard MilsteinAnd Everything Is Going Fine
Self (archive footage)Clara's Heart
Peter EpsteinThe Image
Frank GoodrichStars & Bars
Reverend T.J. CardewDrunks
LouisSpalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure
SelfSpalding Gray's Map of L.A.
Self