James Spader
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I grew up a Red Sox fan. I grew up going to Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Science Museum and Symphony Hall and going to the Common, walking around. My whole family at different times lived and worked in Boston.
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Birthdate :February 7, 1960
Location :Boston , Massachusetts
Country :United States
Sign : Aquarius
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Job :others
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James Spader Timeline
1975
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).1981
Auditioned for the film Taps (1981), but eventually lost the part to Sean Penn.1981
He was working as a janitor at a rehearsal studio in Times Square when he landed his first feature film Endless Love (1981).1983
Has two unsuccessful television pilots, Diner (1983) (TV) and Starcrossed (1985) (TV), to his credit.1983
Has appeared with Eric Stoltz in four different films: A Killer in the Family (1983) (TV), The New Kids (1985), 2 Days in the Valley (1996) and Keys to Tulsa (1996).1989
Children: Sebastian Spader (born 1989) and Elijah Spader (born 1992).1989
His wife, Victoria Spader, was the set decorator for Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989).1997
First performer to win Leading Drama Actor Emmys for portraying the same character (Alan Shore) on two different series ("The Practice" (1997) and "Boston Legal" (2004)).1997
His father died two weeks before he began production on Critical Care (1997).2008
Fiancée Leslie Stefanson gave birth to his third son on August 31, 2008.

