American Beauty (1999 film) "American Beauty" to the fledgling DreamWorks studio, which bought the script for $250,000, outbidding several other production bodies. DreamWorks financed the $15 million production and served as its North American distributor. "American Beauty" marked theater director Mendes' film debut; courted after his successful productions of the musicals "Oliver!" and "Cabaret", Mendes was only given the job after 20 others were considered and several A-list directors turned down the opportunity. Spacey was Mendes' first choice for the role of Lester, though DreamWorks urged him to consider better-known actors; similarly, the studio suggested several actors for the role of Carolyn until Mendes
Carolyn Hennesy Hennesy works at Disney World as an imagineer. Carolyn Hennesy Carolyn Lee Hennesy (born June 10, 1962) is an American soap opera actress, author, and animal advocate. She is known for her role as Diane Miller on the daytime television series "General Hospital", for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Hennesy's 2011 novel "The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli", featuring characters from "General Hospital", reached #16 on the "New York Times" Best Seller list. She is also known for her work promoting AZA zoos and aquariums, and accredited marine parks like SeaWorld. Hennesy was born on June 10,