Birth Name
James Paul Marsden


Nickname
Bello Jimmy
J. P.


Height
6' (1.83 m)


Mini Biography
James Paul Marsden, o better known as just James Marsden, was born on September 18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. His father, a distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State università and his mother, a nutritionist, divorced when he was just nine years old. James grew up with his four other siblings, sisters, Jennifer and Elizabeth, and brothers, Jeff and Robert.

During his teen years, he attended Putnam City North High School which was located in Oklahoma City. After graduating in 1991, he attended Oklahoma State università and studied Broadcast Journalism. While in university, he became a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. It was when he was vacationing with his family in Hawaii, he met actor, Kirk Cameron, and his actress sister, Candace Cameron Bure. They eventually invited James to visit them in Los Angeles. After studying in Oklahoma State for over a anno and appearing in his college production, "Bye Bye Birdie", he left school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his interest in acting.

James got his first job on the pilot episode of The Nanny as Eddie, who was Margaret Sheffield's boyfriend. He then became part of the Canadian Televisione series, Boogies Diner, which aired for one season. After that series ended, he got a brief role as the original Griffin on Fox's Party of Five. His first big break came when he became the lead on the short-lived ABC series, secondo Noah. Although the mostra didn't last long, the young actor received enough exposure from the public and even managed to win the hearts of fellow teenage girls.

In 1996, he attended an audition for a movie titled Primal Fear but unfortunately Lost that role to Edward Norton. Two years later, he was offered a lead role in 54, which he turned down. The role later went to another actor, Ryan Phillippe. Audiences noticed that James' stella, star power increased when he starred in David Nutter's Disturbing Behavior, alongside Katie Holmes and Nick Stahl which had mixed reviews, but mostly positive ones.

His role in the Televisione series as Glenn Foy in Ally McBeal, is probably one of his biggest achievement to date. He became one of the main cast members during the first half of season 5, where he showcased his Canto abilities. It was in that mostra where he was able to grab the attention of audiences from different backgrounds.

The 5' 10" stella, star later played Lon Hammon Jr. in the romantic movie, The Notebook, which was based on a novel da Nicholas Sparks of the same name. His movies, The Alibi and 10th and lupo was also released around the world to audiences in the anno 2006.

One of his most memorable roles to fan is his role as Cyclops in the X-Men movie franchise. The movie was well accepted da audiences and critics, which eventually made James one of the hottest stars since it was released. He was among the actors who starred in all three of the X-Men movies. James had the honor of working alongside Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen and Hugh Jackman in the film. However, not many people know that he actually had to wear lifts for most of his scenes in the X-men movies, because his character Cyclops is supposed to be 6" 3" compared to a 5' 3" Wolverine. In reality, he is actually under 6' 0", shorter than Famke Janssen who plays his Amore interest, Jean Grey, and even shorter than Hugh Jackman who played Wolverine.

In the anno 2006, he had the opportunity to play the role of Richard White in the highly anticipated movie, Superman Returns, which coincidentally was directed da Bryan Singer, the same guy who directed precedente X-Men installments. Although he appeared in the third installment of the X-Men franchise, many would notice that he in fact had più screen time in Superman Returns, as Lois Lane's long awaiting fiancé who had to accept the fact that his fiancée is in Amore with the man of steel. James earned great reviews from that movie, which led to him getting più movie roles.

In 2007, James played Corny Collins in the film Hairspray, an adaption of the Broadway musical based on John Waters' movie, Hairspray. He joined a star-studded cast, starring alongside superiore, in alto names such as John Travolta, Queen Latifah and Michelle Pfeiffer. James not only acted in that movie, but also sang two of the film's songs, "The Nicest Kids In Town", and "Hairspray". Being part of Hairspray catapulted James to a different level of stardom as audiences got to see another side of him.

His successivo role was in the Disney movie, Enchanted, playing Prince Edward, where he acted alongside Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon and Patrick Dempsey. Once again, James had the opportunity to sing in two songs from the movie, "True Love's Kiss" and "That's Amore". Come d’incanto appealed to not only older audiences but also to those who were fan of Disney's network productions. Following his huge success in the years 2006 and 2007, James played the male lead role in the romantic comedy, 27 Dresses, opposite actress Katherine Heigl in 2008. The movie did pretty well in the box office, earning a gross revenue of over $159 million, which exceeded the expectations of crew members especially since it was under a $30 million budget.

The anno 2009 looks like it will be another great anno for James as he has been signed to play the male lead again, in the upcoming horror film, The Box, based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" da autore Richard Matheson. James will be starring opposite Cameron Diaz in the movie. James also managed to get a role in Nailed, an upcoming politically-influenced romantic comedy, where he plays the role of Scott. The movie which was directed da David O. Russell was filmed in Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

James is married to Lisa Linde, an actress known from her role in Days of our Lives. Lisa is also the daughter of legendary country Musica songwriter, Dennis Linde. The couple wed in July 22, 2000 and have a son, Jack Holden who was born on February 1, 2001, and daughter, Mary James, who was born on August 10, 2005.

Friends and family members have been known to call him "Bello Jimmy" as well as "Jimmy Lee" after the character from Double Dragon, which James was a fan of while growing up. He often spent his time at the local gas station his father used to own playing the arcade version until he received the home version for his NES on his 15th birthday.

James is a huge fan of the Canadian band, Simple Plan, and is in fact good Friends with the lead singer, Pierre Bouvier. He also enjoys listening to Musica from Bach and Barry Manilow, even noting his interest in Musica of the southern and classic rock genre. James had also previously modeled for Versace and GAP. Another fact which may be a surprise to most people is that James is part of a band he and his siblings formed called "The Hot Rods", where the five of them would regularly perform at their family owned gas station in Oklahoma.

Many would assume that with all this success achieved da James at this age, he would be somewhat high-headed but James mentioned that despite all the attention he's getting from the public eye, he tries to keep himself as grounded as possible. He even admits that he flies coach instead of first class while traveling with his family. In an interview he mentioned that he believes he has a certain responsibility to let his children know that he isn't special because of what he does, but who he is as a person. With a great humble attitude and a bright future ahead of him, there's definitely più to expect from this Oklahoma native.