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James Marsden
Marsden at the world premiere of Robot & Frank, January 22, 2012
Born
James Paul Marsden

(1973-09-18) September 18, 1973 (age 50)
Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Other namesJimmy Marsden
OccupationActor/Singer
Years active1993–present
SpouseLisa Linde (2000–2011)
Children3

James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor, singer and former Versace model. He is perhaps best known for playing Scott Summers / Cyclops in the X-Men film series, and for his roles in other commercially successful films such as the The Notebook (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Hairspray (2007), Enchanted (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), The Box (2009), and Hop (2011).

Early life and family

Marsden was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the son of Kathleen (née Scholtz) and James Luther Marsden,[1] Ph.D. His father, a professor of animal sciences and industry at Kansas State University,[2] and his mother, a nutritionist, divorced when he was nine years old.[3] His ancestry includes English, Scottish, German, and French.[1]

He has four siblings: two younger sisters, Jennifer and Elizabeth, and two brothers, Jeff and Robert. He attended Hefner Middle School and Putnam City North High School, in Oklahoma City, and later went on to attend Oklahoma State University, where he studied broadcast journalism.[4] He was also a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. However, Marsden left after one and a half years, opting instead to move out to Los Angeles in order to pursue his acting career.

Career

Early career

Marsden got his first job on a series of episodes of The Nanny as Eddie, Margaret Sheffield's boyfriend. He then went on to star in the Canadian television series Boogies Diner, which aired for one season. With the end of that series, he guest starred on other television shows such as Saved by the Bell: The New Class and Party of Five. He later starred in the ABC show Second Noah. He lost out to Edward Norton for a role in Primal Fear and turned down the lead role in 54, which later went to Ryan Phillippe. He then went on to star in Disturbing Behavior opposite Katie Holmes and Gossip opposite Kate Hudson. He also appeared in the television series Ally McBeal, as one of the main cast members during the first half of season 5, where he also showcased his singing abilities.

X-Men films

Main article: X-Men (film series)

Marsden was then cast as Cyclops in the X-Men films. His character is prominent in the comics; his screen time in the films, however, is increasingly reduced, particularly in the sequels. Notably, Marsden also appeared in Bryan Singer's Superman Returns. Singer dropped out of the third installment to direct Superman and Marsden was cast as Lois Lane's fiancé, Richard White, but due to schedule conflicts, Marsden's screen time in The Last Stand was reduced, stirring controversy from fans of the comics.[5] Marsden's portrayal of Cyclops in the films was well received and garnered him a Blockbuster Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.[6]

Breakthrough acting roles

Marsden at the set of Enchanted in 2006

In 2004, Marsden appeared as Noah's rival in The Notebook, apparently cast for his close resemblance to James Garner, who played the older Noah, while the actor portraying the younger Noah (Ryan Gosling) looked nothing like Garner. In 2007, Marsden played Corny Collins in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Hairspray, based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name. In which he sang two songs, "The Nicest Kids In Town" and "(It's) Hairspray." Both "Hairspray" and the it's soundtrack were critically acclaimed and the latter of which has since sold over 1,200,000 copies to date in the United States, being certified Platinum by the RIAA.[7] His next role was in the Disney hybrid animated/live action film Enchanted, playing Prince Edward. He sang one song as a duet with Amy Adams at the beginning of the film and a duet with Idina Menzel that was cut from the film. Enchanted was well received critically and proved to be a commercial success, earning more than $340 million worldwide at the box office.[8]

Following his successes in 2007's Hairspray and Enchanted, Marsden played the male lead in the 2008 romantic comedy 27 Dresses opposite star Katherine Heigl, which grossed $160 million worldwide.[9] He also starred in the teen comedy Sex Drive. Though the film was a moderate success, Marsden's performance was heavily praised.[10] Marsden also received a Teen Choice Awards nomination for Choice Movie Actor in a Comedy for his roles in Enchanted and 27 Dresses.[11]

In 2009, Marsden also played the male lead in the film The Box, based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by author Richard Matheson, which was earlier made into an episode of The Twilight Zone.[12] He starred opposite Cameron Diaz and re-united with Superman Returns co-star Frank Langella.[13] In 2010, Marsden was cast in the comedy Death at a Funeral along with Chris Rock, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover and Columbus Short, which was a remake of the 2007 British film of the same name.

Marsden made an appearance on ABC's Modern Family in January 2011, playing a homeless squatter of Cam and Mitchell.[14] In April, Marsden appeared as the male (live-action) lead in Hop, an Easter-themed comedy co-starring Russell Brand as the Easter Bunny. The film was an instant success, opening at the top of the weekend box office with $38.1 million.[15] Later in 2011, Marsden played the lead in the remake of Straw Dogs, re-uniting with Superman Returns co-star Kate Bosworth and Zoolander co-star Alexander Skarsgard. In 2012 and 2013, Marsden appeared in a recurring role in the sixth and seventh seasons of 30 Rock, playing Criss Chros, the boyfriend of the series' main character, Liz Lemon. It was announced in April 2011, that Marsden will play Charles Manson in Dead Circus.

Personal life

Marsden married actress Lisa Linde, daughter of country music songwriter Dennis Linde, on July 22, 2000. Marsden and Linde have two children: son Jack Holden and daughter Mary James.[16] Linde filed for divorce on September 23, 2011.[17] Marsden also has a son, William Luca Costa-Marsden, born on December 14, 2012, with former girlfriend Rose Costa.[18] In April 2010, Marsden was added to the Putnam City Schools Wall of Fame by the Putnam City Public Schools Foundation.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes and Awards
1993 Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty Steven Willis TV film
Princess and Two Peas Pea Number One TV film
1994 No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn Tyler Cochran
1996 Public Enemies Doc Barker
Gone in a Hearbeat Michael Galler TV film
1996 Taken Away Michael Galler TV film
1997 On the Edge of Innocence Jake Walker TV film
Campfire Tales Eddie "The Hook"
Bella Mafia Luka TV film
1998 Disturbing Behavior Steve Clark His first starring role
2000 Gossip Derrick Webb
X-Men Scott Summers / Cyclops Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Science Fiction
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Anna Paquin)
2001 Sugar & Spice Jack Bartlett
Zoolander John Wilkes Booth
2002 Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road Neal Oliver
2003 X2: X-Men United Scott Summers / Cyclops
2004 The 24th Day Dan
The Notebook Lon Hammond, Jr.
Heights Jonathan Kestler
2006 The Alibi Wendell Hatch
10th & Wolf Tommy
X-Men: The Last Stand Scott Summers / Cyclops
Superman Returns Richard White Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
2007 Hairspray Corny Collins Critics' Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble (shared with the Hairspray cast)
Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year - Musical/Comedy (shared with the Hairspray cast)
Palm Spring International Film Festival Award for Ensemble Performance (shared with the Hairspray cast)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with the Hairspray cast)
Conan: Red Nails Techotl Voice role
Enchanted Prince Edward Nominated— 2008 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Comedy
2008 27 Dresses Malcolm Kevin Doyle Nominated— 2008 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Comedy
Sex Drive Rex Lafferty
2009 The Box Arthur Lewis
2010 Death at a Funeral Oscar Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Scene Stealer - Male
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Diggs Voice role
2011 Hop Fred O'Hare
Straw Dogs David Sumner
Nailed Scott
2012 Robot & Frank Hunter
Small Apartments Bernard Franklin
Bachelorette Trevor
2013 As Cool As I Am Chuck Diamond filming
The Butler John F. Kennedy post-production
The Loft Chris Vanowen filming
2 Guns Quince filming
Dead Circus Charles Manson pre-production
Anchorman: The Legend Continues Jack Lime filming
Walk of Shame

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Chad Westerfield Episode: "Homecoming King"
The Nanny Eddie 2 episodes
1994 Boogies Diner Jason Main role
1995 Blossom Josh Episode: "The Date"
Party of Five Griffin Holbrook Episode: "Ides of March"
Touched by an Angel Jake Episode: "Angels on the Air"
1996 Second Noah Ricky Beckett Main role, 22 episodes (1996–1997)
1998 The Outer Limits Brav Episode: "Rite of Passage"
2001 Ally McBeal Glenn Foy Regular role, 13 episodes (2001–2002)
2002 Bram & Alice Arnold Cooper Episode: "Scribbling Rivalry"
2009 Robot Chicken Jason Chambers / Lion Voice role, episode: "Especially the Animal Keith Crofford"
2011 Modern Family Barry Episode: "Slow Down Your Neighbors"
2012 30 Rock Criss Chros Recurring role, 13 episodes (2012–2013)

Discography

Soundtracks

Year Song Album
2007 "True Love's Kiss" (with Amy Adams) Enchanted
"That's Amore"
"The Nicest Kids in Town" Hairspray
"(It's) Hairspray"

James Marsden performed the song "Glow", written by Kevin Houlihan on the soundtrack of the movie "Gossip" in 2000.[20]

Notes:

References

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  2. ^ "James Marsden profile at FilmReference.com".
  3. ^ "James Marsden Biography". Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  4. ^ "James Marsden- Biography: About James Marsden". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved May 26 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Superman Returns (2006): Reviews". Metacritic. metacritic.com. 2006-06-28. Retrieved 2008-11-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Actor Cast As Scott Summers In Wolverine!?". X-Men Films.net. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  7. ^ Ernio Hernandez, "'Hairspray' Movie Soundtrack Goes Gold", September 12, 2007.
  8. ^ "Enchanted". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  9. ^ Pandya, Gitesh. "Weekend Box Office (January 18 - 21, 2008)". boxofficeguru.com. Retrieved May 26 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "Sex Drive Reviews, Ratings, Credits". Metacritic.com. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  11. ^ "Miley Cyrus Hangs Ten as Host of "Teen Choice 2008"" (PDF) (Press release). Fox Broadcasting Company. June 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  12. ^ Gregg Goldstein (2007-11-02). "Marsden wrapped up in 'Box' role". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2008-01-11. [dead link]
  13. ^ Kit, Borys; Goldstein, Greg (2006-06-29). "Box' is a dark place for Diaz". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ "Keck's Exclusives: X-Men's James Marsden To Go Shirtless on Modern Family". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  15. ^ "Box office report: 'Hop' springs into first place with $38.1 million" (Press release).
  16. ^ "'X-Men' Star James Marsden's Wife Files for Divorce" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  17. ^ "James Marsden's Wife Files for Divorce". Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  18. ^ "James Marsden Welcomes Son William Luca". People Magazine. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  19. ^ Putnam City Schools Foundation. ""Shining Star" Celebration honoring James Marsden-A Night to Remember". Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  20. ^ "Gossip (2000)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 26 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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