James Spader

In the '80s, Spader made his name playing a string of memorable big-screen baddies, from scummy rich kids (Pretty in Pink) to scheming yuppies (Wall Street). But sex, lies and videotape, which capital...
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BirthDate
BirthPlace
02/06/1960
Boston, MA
  • Spader took Pretty in Pink role to pay bills
    By: WENN.com Source March 09, 2010 8:15am EST
    James Spader is amazed his role in John Hughes' Brat Pack film Pretty In Pink made him an 80s icon - insisting he only took the part to pay the bills.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source March 09, 2010 8:15am EST
    "I got into this gig to get girls and stay up late at night - I don't know what happened." JAMES SPADER took up acting for the women and A-list party invitations.
  • Hollywood casting director Rich dies
    By: WENN.com Source January 13, 2010 6:15am EST
    Hollywood talent scout Shirley Rich, who cast Sean Penn, Tom Cruise and Judd Hirsch early in their careers, has died. She was 87.
  • Spader's swine flu scare
    By: WENN.com Source July 31, 2009 10:15am EST
    Actor James Spader found himself in a panic during a recent doctor's appointment when he realised the paparazzi had trapped him inside the same building as a patient with swine flu.
  • Spader on hunt for missing nude photos
    By: WENN.com Source July 24, 2009 5:00am EST
    Actor James Spader is on the hunt for a missing set of nude photos taken before he became a celebrity - because he doesn't want the public to judge the size of his manhood.
  • The things they say:
    By: WENN.com Source July 24, 2009 5:00am EST
    "I was doing a production of ANYTHING GOES in high school... I'm supposed to run off the stage and out of the back of the theatre. I'm in my boxers and I leap off the stage and about three strides down I feel a breeze, and I notice I'm hanging out." Actor JAMES SPADER showed more flesh than he intended during a theatre performance, after his character lost in a game of strip poker.
  • 'Bruno' After-Party: Sausages, Andy Samberg Dis
    By: Katie Bain June 26, 2009 12:00pm EST
    Last night’s 'Bruno' premiere after-party reminded me of my high school homecoming dances ...
  • 'Boston Legal' Gets Fired Up Over Election
    By: Emily Christianson November 01, 2008 7:39am EST
    Denny Crane (William Shatner) and Alan Shore (James Spader) get a little too fired up over the upcoming election on Monday night’s episode of Boston Legal. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to be a fly on the wall as Alan rips into Denny for voting Republican saying, “the consequences are too big” even bigger than their friendship.
  • 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Nominations and Winners
    By: Hollywood.com Staff September 21, 2008 9:51pm EST
    The nominations are in! See which of your favorite shows got love from Emmy voters--and which didn't.
  • All Drama As Emmy Stars Begin Their Fight
    By: WENN.com Source July 03, 2008 5:01am EST
    Gabriel Byrne, Eddie Izzard and James Spader will be among the stars fighting for a Best Drama Actor honor at the Emmy Awards, while a pregnant Minnie Driver and Sally Field are favorites for the Best Actress prize.