James Spader Trivia

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Is quick to point out that, unlike the sleazy, slime ball characters he is best known for playing, he is actually a nice, friendly guy in real life. (imdb.com)

First performer to win Leading Actor Emmy's for portraying the same character (Alan Shore) on two different shows ("The Practice" (1997) and "Boston Legal" (2004)) without one of the Emmy wins being for guest actor/actress. (imdb.com)

His father died two weeks before he began production on Critical Care. (imdb.com)

Has two unsuccessful TV pilots, Diner (1983) (TV) and Starcrossed (1985) (TV), to his credit. (imdb.com)

Born on the same date (7 February 1960) as "Saturday Night Live" (1975)'s "TV Fun House" writer/cartoonist Robert Smigel, best known as the voice of 'Triumph the insult comic dog' from "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993). (imdb.com)

Has a photographic memory. He can look at a script and he remembers what the pages look like. As he films a scene he "reads" the page. The only reason he screws up a line is if very similar words (e.g. it and is) are written fairly close together. (imdb.com)

He was working as a janitor at a rehearsal studio in Times Square when he landed his first feature film, Endless Love. (imdb.com)

Auditioned for the film Taps, but eventually lost the part to Sean Penn. (imdb.com)

is a huge Bob Dylan fan. (imdb.com)

Good friends with actor Eric Stoltz. (imdb.com)

Has very poor eyesight, and cannot wear contact lenses. Has said that in roles in which he does not wear his eyeglasses, he can barely make out the face of the actor across from him in the scene. (imdb.com)

Loves cooking and is an excellent chef. (imdb.com)

Refuses to watch any of the movies he`s appeared in. (imdb.com)

His wife, Victoria Spader, was the set decorator for Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). (imdb.com)

Is known to prefer being called "Jimmy". (imdb.com)

Greatly admires the work of Charles Laughton. (imdb.com)

Children: Sebastian Spader (born 1989) and Elijah Spader (born 1992). (imdb.com)