Who’s That Behind the Kevin Spacey Mask at the Florida Panthers Game?
Surprise: It’s Kevin Spacey!
Kevin Spacey, grade-A thespian, just gave the performance of his career—as himself.
The Academy Award-winner turned up to the Florida Panthers game against the Detroit Red Wings donning a mask of his own face. It was all part of a light-hearted inside joke between the Panthers and their fans.
The team recently made it an informal tradition to bestow the MVP of each game with a blue sweatshirt silk-screened with Spacey’s face. Saturday night, the Panthers took the joke a step further and made the theme of the night’s game “Spacey in Space.” Fans were given Spacey sweatshirts and cutout masks.
A good sport about it all, Spacey made a pit stop to the BB&T Center and showed everyone that the mind behind President Underwood can take a joke. The House of Cards star appeared to be letting loose more than anyone there, dancing around and teasing cameras by hiding behind the mask. See his antics below:
NO BLARNEY.
HE'S HERE. #SpaceyInSpace 🚀https://t.co/yy2WmFD4z2
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) March 20, 2016
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ICYMI, @KevinSpacey in a #SpaceyInSpace sweatshirt at the @FlaPanthers game Saturday night.https://t.co/4nBDtT09Bb
— FOX Sports Florida (@FOXSportsFL) March 20, 2016
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AP PHOTO: Getting in on the team joke, Kevin Spacey dons “Spacey-in-Space” sweatshirt at Florida Panthers game. pic.twitter.com/GswBRNxgc4
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 20, 2016
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THIRD PERIOD.
LET'S GO. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/G8zIXpV26y
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) March 20, 2016
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“I’ve become their sort of good luck charm, and I’m pleased they’ve been doing incredibly well,” Spacey recently told The Today Show. “I am a Spacey in space, and I’m very excited for them.”
Despite his presence, the Florida Panthers ultimately had a bad night. They lost to Detroit 5-3. Maybe they can get Underwood to restore their victorious legacy—by whatever means necessary.
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