Citizendia
Your Ad Here

James Spader

James Spader in 2007
Born James Todd Spader
February 7, 1960 (1960-02-07) (age 48)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Years active 1978–present
Spouse(s) Victoria Spader (1987–2004)

James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is a three-time Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated[1] American actor. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He is perhaps best known for his eccentric roles in movies such as sex, lies, and videotape, Stargate, and Secretary, and the television series Boston Legal and The Practice. Sex Lies and Videotape (the film's publicity materials always display the title in Lowercase letters is a 1989 Independent film that Stargate is a 1994 science fiction / Action film, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Dean Devlin and Emmerich with Secretary is a 2002 Black comedy based on a short story from Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill. Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E The Practice is a American Legal drama created by David E Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston

Contents

Biography

Early life

Spader was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of teachers Jean and Todd Spader. [2] During his early education, he attended The Pike School (where his mother taught art) and enrolled in the Brooks School (where his father taught) for one year in North Andover, Massachusetts. The Pike School, founded in 1926 by Cynthia E Pike is a private day school in Andover, Massachusetts. North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Spader later transferred to Phillips Academy, but dropped out of school in the eleventh grade to pursue acting at the Michael Chekhov School in New York City. Phillips Academy (also known as Phillips Andover or PA or simply Andover) is a co-educational University preparatory school for boarding Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov (Russian Михаил Александрович Чехов August 29 1891 in Moscow &ndash September 30 The City of New York [3] Before becoming a full-time actor, Spader held a variety of jobs including being a yoga instructor, busboy, truck driver, stable boy, and railroad-car loader. [3]

Career

Spader's first major movie role was in 1981 as Brooke Shields' brother in Endless Love, but he did not rise to stardom until 1987, when he played Molly Ringwald's foil Steff in Pretty in Pink. Pretty in Pink is an 1986 Film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools He starred opposite friend Andrew McCarthy again in Mannequin and the film adaptation of Less Than Zero, where he played a loathsome drug dealer named Rip. Mannequin is a 1987 romantic comedy film starring Kim Cattrall, Andrew McCarthy, Meshach Taylor, James Spader, Less Than Zero is a Novel by Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985. Supporting roles in movies like Baby Boom and Wall Street followed until his critical breakthrough in 1989. A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate during a certain period and usually within certain geographical bounds and when the birth rate exceeds 2% of the population Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. In sex, lies and videotape, he played a sexual voyeur named Graham who turns the lives of three Baton Rouge residents upside down. Sex Lies and Videotape (the film's publicity materials always display the title in Lowercase letters is a 1989 Independent film that For his performance, he received the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, His roles in the early 1990's included playing a young, affluent widower opposite Susan Sarandon in White Palace, John Cusack's moral best friend in True Colors, and a poker-playing drifter who collides with Mandy Patinkin in The Music of Chance. Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress. John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist The Music of Chance ( 1990) is an absurdist Novel by Paul Auster about the meaninglessness of the universe In 1994, he starred as Egyptologist Daniel Jackson in the blockbuster hit Stargate, but he did not remain in mainstream view for long, playing car fetishist James Ballard in the controversial Canadian film Crash in 1996 and assassin Lee Woods in 2 Days in the Valley. Stargate is a 1994 science fiction / Action film, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Dean Devlin and Emmerich with Crash is a 1996 film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on the J 2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 film, directed by John Herzfeld, about 48 hours in the lives of a group of people who are drawn together by a Murder In 1997, Spader guest starred in an episode of Seinfeld as an angry recovering alcoholic who refuses to apologize to George for making fun of him, and he departed from his villain roots to play the drug-addicted detective tracking down killer Keanu Reeves in The Watcher. Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. In 2001, he starred as Maggie Gyllenhaal's sadomasochistic boss in the critically-acclaimed Secretary . Secretary is a 2002 Black comedy based on a short story from Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill.

Spader currently stars as the popular lead character Alan Shore in the TV series Boston Legal, where he has reprised his role from the TV series The Practice. Alan Shore is a Fictional character on the Television series Boston Legal, played by James Spader. Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E The Practice is a American Legal drama created by David E Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston Spader won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award for his portrayal of Alan Shore in 2004 on The Practice and won it again in 2005 for Boston Legal. [1] Spader has become one of the few actors to win consecutive Emmy Awards for playing the same character on two different series (another being co-star William Shatner as Denny Crane). William Alan Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian double Emmy - Golden Globe - and Saturn Award -winning Dennis "Denny" Crane is a Fictional character on the Television series Boston Legal. Spader won the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for Boston Legal in 2006 and took home his third Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2007. The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. [1]

In October 2006, Spader narrated China Revealed, the first episode of Discovery Channel's documentary series Discovery Atlas. Discovery Atlas is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater which focuses on the cultural, Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and Discovery Atlas is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater which focuses on the cultural, He has also done the voice-over in several television commercials for Acura. The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a non-diagetic voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in Radio, Television, Film, Acura (アキュラ Akyura is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. [4]

Personal life

Spader met his first wife, Victoria Kheel, a decorator, while working in a yoga studio after he moved to New York in the 1980's. Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the They married in 1987 and have two sons. Spader filed for divorce from Kheel in 2004 and currently has plans to marry his girlfriend, Leslie Stefanson. Leslie Ann Stefanson (born May 10, 1971 in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota) and raised in Moorhead, Clay County [5]

Spader is known to his friends as "Jimmy," loves to cook, has very poor eyesight, and likes to point out that even though his characters can be sleazy at times, he is actually a nice, friendly guy in real life. [6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Awards for James Spader. Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Brooke Shields Tuff Turf is a 1985 American Drama film starring James Spader and Kim Richards. Pretty in Pink is an 1986 Film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools Baby Boom is a 1987 comedy film starring Diane Keaton. The film also launched a subsequent television show starring Kate Jackson, running Less Than Zero is a 1987 film based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. Mannequin is a 1987 romantic comedy film starring Kim Cattrall, Andrew McCarthy, Meshach Taylor, James Spader, Wall Street is a 1987 American film directed by Oliver Stone and features Charlie Sheen as a young stockbroker desperate Jack’s Back is a 1988 Horror film directed and written by Rowdy Herrington and starring James Spader and Cynthia Gibb The Rachel Papers is a 1989 British film based on the novel of the same name by Martin Amis. Sex Lies and Videotape (the film's publicity materials always display the title in Lowercase letters is a 1989 Independent film that Bad Influence is a 1990 American film starring Rob Lowe and James Spader. White Palace is a 1990 film starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader. True Colors ( 1991) is a film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Herbert Ross. Bob Roberts is a 1992 Film written and directed by Tim Robbins. Storyville is a 1992 film directed by Mark Frost and starring James Spader. The Music of Chance ( 1990) is an absurdist Novel by Paul Auster about the meaninglessness of the universe Dream Lover is a 1994 film starring James Spader and Mädchen Amick. Stargate is a 1994 science fiction / Action film, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Dean Devlin and Emmerich with 2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 film, directed by John Herzfeld, about 48 hours in the lives of a group of people who are drawn together by a Murder Crash is a 1996 film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on the J Keys to Tulsa is a 1997 Film directed by Leslie Greif, and starring Eric Stoltz and James Spader. Supernova is a 2000 Science fiction film, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / United Artists. The Watcher is a 2000 American thriller directed by Joe Charbanic and starring James Spader, Keanu Reeves and Secretary is a 2002 Black comedy based on a short story from Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill. Plot Disillusioned American human rights activist James Rhodes (Jeff Daniels arrives in Tijuana to help oversee local union elections only to become embroiled in a mass murder at what Alien Hunter is a 2003 Film, directed by Ron Krauss and starring James Spader. The Pentagon Papers is the popular name for a 14000-page top-secret United States government report about the history of the Government's internal planning and policy Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E Discovery Atlas is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater which focuses on the cultural, Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec
  2. ^ James Spader Biography (1960-). filmreference. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ a b James Spader Biography. TV Guide. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English
  4. ^ Greenberg, Karl. "Acura Targets 'Alpha' Driver In New Ads", Marketing Daily, 2006-10-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees  
  5. ^ "James Spader Plans to Wed Again", Contact Music, 2005-12-29. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Retrieved on 2007-09-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec  
  6. ^ Biography for James Spader. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec

External links

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic