James Marsden

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James Marsden at Comic-Con in San Diego 2017

James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973 in Stillwater , Oklahoma ) is an American actor and model .

Life

Marsden grew up in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma. His parents divorced when he was nine years old. Marsden has four siblings: two younger sisters and two brothers. He attended Hefner Middle School , then Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and then Oklahoma State University to study television journalism. Marsden dropped out of college after a year and a half and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Marsden had his first role in 1993 in the television drama The Tragedy of Waco . After a few more roles in television series like The Nanny , Party of Five and Touched by an Angel 1998, he received a starring role in the teen - Horror Disturbing yet! . From 2001 to 2002 he was in the fifth season of the successful lawyer series Ally McBeal in the role of lawyer Glenn Foy .

Marsden became known to a wide audience for his impersonation of Cyclops in three parts of the X-Men films. In the years that followed, he appeared in comedies such as Verwünscht and 27 Dresses . In the remake of the musical Hairspray , Marsden played the role of show host Corny Collins . Since 2016 he can be seen as Teddy Flood in the HBO television series Westworld .

James Marsden married on July 22, 2000, the actress Mary Elizabeth Lisa Linde, the daughter of country music - composer Dennis Linde. Linde filed for divorce on September 23, 2011. The two have a son (* 2001) and a daughter (* 2005). He then had a relationship with Rose Costa, which resulted in a son (* 2012). Marsden has been in a relationship with British musician Edei since 2015 .

Trivia

  • He was frequently featured in the credits as Jimmy Marsden in early career productions .
  • In 1996 Marsden applied alongside fellow actors like Matt Damon , Wil Wheaton and Leonardo DiCaprio for the teenage lead in the thriller Twilight , which then went to Edward Norton .
  • He turned down the lead role in the film drama Studio 54 , offered to him in 1998 , and it was eventually taken over by Ryan Phillippe .

Filmography (selection)

As a voice actor

Web links

Commons : James Marsden  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Marsden Biography (1973-) . FilmReference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2014
  2. ↑ James Paul Marsden . ancestry.com . Retrieved May 26, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2014
  3. ↑ James Marsden- Biography: About James Marsden . Yahoo! Movies . Retrieved May 26, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2014
  4. ↑ 'X-Men' Star James Marsden's Wife Files for Divorce . Retrieved September 30, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2014
  5. ↑ James Marsden's Wife Files for Divorce . Retrieved September 30, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2014
  6. ↑ https://www.gala.de/stars/starportraets/james-marsden-21538500.html
personal data
SURNAME Marsden, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marsden, James Paul (full name); Marsden, Jimmy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and model
DATE OF BIRTH 18th September 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Stillwater , Oklahoma