While at the Sentinel, he had a homosexual relationship with his roommate, Tim Corbet ( David Andrews), which lasted until his first year of law school. He graduated in 1980 and, despite having made poor grades, gained admittance into Harvard Law School. He entered The Sentinel, a military school in Charleston, South Carolina, loosely based on The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, in the fall of 1976. He was raised in impoverished circumstances, with the threat of bank foreclosure on the farm they lived on. Underwood was born on November 5, 1959, to Catherine and Calvin T. Background and description Early life įrancis J. The series finale reveals that his right-hand man, Doug Stamper ( Michael Kelly), poisoned him in order to stop him from killing Claire. In a teaser trailer for the sixth season of House of Cards, it is shown that Underwood died in 2017 and is now buried next to his father in South Carolina. On November 3, 2017, following sexual assault claims made against Spacey, Netflix cut ties with the actor, putting the character's fate in question. Spacey has also been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, winning one, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards, including two cast nominations and including two wins, for his performances. Spacey was one of the first three actors playing leading roles in web-television series to be nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. Spacey has received positive reviews for his portrayal of Frank Underwood, but the character itself has been criticized for its repetitive nature and one-dimensionality. Among other crimes, he personally commits murder twice, signs off on another murder committed by a subordinate, orders the deaths of two former employees, critically injures a member of his cabinet to prevent her testifying against him, and indirectly allows the murder of a civilian for political ends. Throughout the series, he manipulates and destroys several people, including those he calls friends, for his own ends. Underwood has been described as conniving, Machiavellian, sociopathic, and a symbol of political corruption. In season 2, he is the newly appointed Vice President of the United States, before becoming President of the United States in the season finale. During season 1, he is the Democratic Majority Whip in the United States House of Representatives. The character speaks with a Southern accent. Some of Underwood's dialogue throughout the series is presented in a direct address to the audience, a narrative technique that breaks the fourth wall. He graduated from The Sentinel (a fictionalized version of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina) in 1980 and, subsequently, Harvard Law School in 1984. Underwood is from Gaffney, South Carolina. He made his first appearance in the series' pilot episode, " Chapter 1". He is married to Claire Underwood ( Robin Wright), and also had a sexual relationship with Zoe Barnes ( Kate Mara) in season 1. He is based on Francis Urquhart, the protagonist of the British novel and television series House of Cards, from which the American Netflix series is drawn. He is depicted as a ruthless politician who rises from United States House of Representatives majority whip to president of the United States through treachery, deception and murder. Francis Joseph Underwood is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American adaptation of House of Cards, portrayed by Kevin Spacey.
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