Kevin Kline Ado About Nothing" (1988), "Henry V" (1984), and two productions of "Hamlet", in 1986 and 1990 (which he also directed). A videotape of the 1990 production has aired on PBS. He also appeared in a Lincoln Center production that combined the two parts of "Henry IV" on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 2003 as Falstaff. Kline was nominated for the 2004 Tony Award, Actor in a Play. Dubbed "the American Olivier" by "New York Times" theater critic Frank Rich for his stage acting, Kline finally ventured into film in 1982 in "Sophie's Choice". He won the coveted role
Stephen Kline Ellenton, FL in 1991, Kline painted his first "Lines of Language" painting, signing his name over and over. Titled "3795 Signatures", the abstract was chosen for the 1994 Florida National, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida. It was also in 1994 that Kline designed the Florida State of the Arts license plate. In 1999, Kline created his first realistic drawing using his new Lines of Language technique to create an image of Santa out of the words "Season's Greetings". He had his drawing printed as a lithograph, added additional words with gold and silver applied pen-and-ink to