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September 18, 2012, 09:00
Today marks the 39th birthday of the famous actor, Cyclops from the movie "X-Men" and "Prince Charming" from "Enchanted" - James Marsden. Congratulations!
James Paul Marsden was born on September 18, 1973 in the American town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, the son of a university professor and nutritionist. The parents of the future actor raised four more children besides him - daughters Jennifer and Elizabeth, as well as sons Jeff and Robert. In 1991, the couple decided to divorce.
It seems hard to imagine now, but James was not popular with the girls at school. He recalled:
I grew up in Oklahoma and until the age of 13 or 14 I was a rather overweight, stocky guy, but then I lost weight and stretched out. But in my school the girls liked the athletic footballers - that's how they imagined Prince Charming. But I was not like that, and only recently began to perceive myself as I am. And now, I'm quite happy.
After graduating from high school, Marsden entered the University of Oklahoma in the department of television and radio journalism. One day while vacationing with his family in Hawaii, he met actor Kirk Cameron and his sister Candice Cameron Blue. They invited James to visit their home in Los Angeles, and he gladly accepted the invitation, as he had long dreamed of visiting the "city of angels" and starting acting career. In addition, behind him he already had a role in the student theater production Bye Bye Birdie. After visiting Hollywood, Marsden decided to stay there forever.
Later, in an interview, James admitted that the decision to move to Los Angeles was difficult for him:
When I was about 19 years old, I was surrounded by people who clearly understood what they wanted from life. And I had no idea. I did not know what my destiny was on this Earth until I got acquainted with the dramatic art. However, the idea of moving to Hollywood and becoming an actor seemed simply unrealistic to me. But I knew I didn't want to be in business or work in marketing like most of my friends. I knew that it would be difficult to succeed as an actor, but I firmly decided: "You know what? I'll do it!". Thanks to my parents who supported me and everything worked out.
Bright appearance young man liked the model scouts (for some time he worked as a fashion model, including for Versace) and Hollywood movie bosses: at the next casting he was offered a small role in the series "Nanny" (1993), and then "Blossom" and several others. In the credits, his name was indicated as Jimmy Marsden, apparently by analogy with the diminutive name of another famous handsome man -.
James worked as a model
"Nanny"
True, if Depp remained Johnny forever, Marsden chose to be called James in the future. Charming brunette with bewitching blue eyes immediately won the hearts of many American girls, so it is not surprising that the invitation to star in a feature film was not long in coming.
For the first time in one of the main roles, the actor starred in a low-budget film under the bizarre title "Dad, you won't get dessert until you mow the lawn." However, and this could hardly be called a serious role - James endlessly continued to "wander" through various series and television shows.
In 1997, he acted in the TV movie " Godmother"together with Nastassya Kinski, and a year later in the thriller" Indecent behavior "in the role difficult teenager Steve Clark sent to re-education in a small town. There he meets other young outcasts Gavin (Tobias Mehler) and Rachel () and begins to fight with them against the imposed social order.
"Godmother"
"Indecent behavior"
The success of this film opened the way for James Marsden to lead roles, and in 2000 talented actor again got the main role in the dramatic thriller Davis Guggenheim "Gossip". The main characters, student journalists, decided to conduct an experiment and find out how gossip spreads and what details it can acquire. They had no idea how it would turn out.
"Gossip"
In 2000, Marsden got a role that made him very popular: in the cult film adaptation of the X-Men comics, he played one of the heroes endowed with a special gift named Cyclops. He has the ability to let go laser beams, which forces him to wear special glasses at any time of the day or night. In 2003, James starred in the sequel to X-Men 2, and in 2006 - in X-Men: The Last Stand.
"X-Men"
"X-Men: The Last Stand"
In 2001, Marsden starred in the comedy "Sugar and Pepper" as a high school football player, and then in the film "Route 60" in a brilliant duet with Gary Oldman. The protagonist Neil Oliver embarks on a perilous journey through the mysterious Highway 60 in search of the girl from his dreams.
"Sugar and Pepper"
"Highway 60"
Then James starred in the Nick Cassavetes melodrama The Notebook, the comedy Alibi (where he played a client of an alibi agency for unfaithful spouses) and the crime drama Crossing 10th and Wolfe. In this film, he played a guy named Tommy, the son of the leader of a criminal gang. He decides to "tie up" with a criminal past and leaves to serve in the army. However, when a military tribunal threatens him due to a conflict with his command, FBI agents in exchange for freedom offer him to return to the criminal business and become a secret informant.
"Intersection of 10th and Wulf"
"The Notebook"
"Alibi"
In 2006, he starred in a minor role in Superman Returns, followed by the musical Hairspray and the romantic comedy Enchanted. With the role of Prince Charming from a fairy tale ("narcissus", by the way), going for his beloved in modern New York, Marsden did the best.
"Hair spray"
"Enchanted"
In 2008, he played in the comedy "27 Weddings" as a guy who does not really believe in marriage. This was followed by roles in the comedy "Sexdrive" and the thriller "The Package", where she became his partner on the set. They played young spouses who suddenly get a strange present - a box with a button. The mysterious stranger who brought them this gift declares that by pressing the button they will receive a million dollars, but at the same moment a stranger will die somewhere.
"27 weddings"
"Sexdrive"
"Package"
In 2011, Marsden starred in the animated comedy Big-Eared Riot and the comedy Death at a Funeral.
Last year, the film "Straw Dogs" was released, where Marsden played the main role along with Kate Bosworth. Screenwriter David Sumner moves with his wife, Amy, to the quiet southern town where she grew up. There, in peace and quiet, he plans to write another script. But some residents are quite unfriendly. David will have to stand up for his family and moral principles.
James Marsden is a versatile yet unassuming actor who has won the hearts of viewers on Route 60, X-Men, The Notebook, and Westworld.Childhood
James Marsden was born on September 18, 1973 in Oklahoma, USA. The boy grew up in large family(the actor has two brothers and two sisters) and was brought up by parents who had neither direct nor indirect relation to the stage: his mother worked as a dietitian, and his father was a professor at the University of Kansas. In 1986, when the future actor was 9 years old, his parents divorced. Contrary to custom, the boy and his brothers and sisters stayed with their father. 
Also in school years, in high school, James became addicted to the theater after participating in a number of amateur productions. He did it very well, as noted by classmates and teachers of the actor. And although after graduation, the guy entered the faculty of "radio and television journalism" of the University of Oklahoma, he continued to show his interest in acting in university productions, where he, as an experienced actor, was often entrusted with the main roles.
Compilation school photos James Marsden
It was then that James realized that he did not want to work as a journalist, that his vocation was to be an actor. Once the actor confessed: in those years he understood that he was not smart enough for more serious work, for example, in journalism or finance.
Actor career
Realizing that he had nothing to catch in Oklahoma, Marsden went to Los Angeles in the hope that luck would turn to face him there. At the age of 19, James managed to get into the modeling business. Once he had a chance to work at a fashion show Donatella Versace. 
Despite being rather critical of himself and his abilities, Marsden tirelessly auditioned for all sorts of auditions. As the actor himself later admitted, he came there in the form of a charming "school handsome man", and sometimes it worked.
At the age of 20, he made his television debut in the comedy series The Nanny, then in the sitcom Blossom. Of course, the roles were secondary. At the age of 21, the actor was invited to star in the comedy film Mow the Lawn! Also at the beginning of his career, the actor played in the TV series Five of Us, Ally McBeal and - the first major success - in the full-length psychological thriller Gossip.
The fact that the actor, two months after moving to Los Angeles, began acting in TV shows, Marsden calls pure luck, a game of chance. Despite a successful start, he did not have confidence that he would hold out on stage at the beginning of his career.
In 2000, Marsden was waiting for the first milestone- he got the role of Cyclops in the film adaptation of the famous marvel comics"People X". His character, who knew how to shoot lasers from his eyes, became one of the mutants under the leadership of Professor Xavier, fighting for the right to peacefully coexist with people.
Such famous actors as Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, former Bond actress Famke Janssen and many other celebrities worked on the same platform with James - the first part of the franchise was incredibly large-scale at that time and collected about $ 300 million at the box office.
And in 2001, James Marsden played perhaps his most memorable role - in the famous comedy "Route 60", playing the main role - a guy named Neil Oliver, who once met a mysterious stranger who invited him on a journey full of mysteries along the mystical Route 60, not marked on any map of America. His partner on the set was Gary Oldman, and their brilliant acting tandem brought the film a place in the annals of American cinema history.
Fragment from the film "Route 60"
I also remember the role of James Marsden in the melodrama The Notebook with Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. The actor played the role of BBC pilot Lon Hammond, who proposes to the main character, who had to make a difficult choice - to marry a wealthy and respected man or listen to her heart.
Of the following notable works of James, one can name the films “Two Barrels”, “The Best of Me”, “The Butler”, “Robot Frank”, etc. By the way, in “The Butler” Marsden played the role of the future US President John F. Kennedy. For the sake of this role, the actor had to get better, since Marsden is rather thin compared to John. As the actor himself admits, in order to recover by 5 kg, he had to temporarily stop classes in gym and there are plenty of sandwiches at night.
In 2011 the world saw him in leading role in a remake of the 1971 film Straw Dogs. The action-packed thriller, full of violence and psychological tension, introduced the viewer to the wild customs of the American hinterland. James' on-screen partner this time was the beautiful Kate Bosworth.
And in 2014, our hero appeared before the audience of the melodrama "The Best of Me" paired with Michelle Monaghan. According to the plot, their characters were in love in their youth, but due to the difference in social status, they were forced to break off the relationship. But when they met 20 years later, they remembered the past and tried to glue their ruined lives together.
Personal life of James Marsden
In 2000, the actor marries actress Lisa Linda. The couple lived in marriage for 11 years, after which they broke up at the initiative of Lisa. From his first wife, James has a son, Jack, and a daughter, Mary. 
In 2012, the actor began dating Brazilian model Rose Costa, but their relationship did not last more than a couple of months.
Rose had a son, William Luke, with Marsden. James, who has maintained warm, friendly relations with the former, helps the former in every possible way with his upbringing.
Popular American actor James Marsden hails from Stillweiter, Oklahoma, USA, where he was born on September 18, 1973 in the family of a university professor. The mother of the future actor worked as a nutritionist. In addition to James, the family brought up two more of his sisters and two brothers. At the age of nine, the boy survived the divorce of his parents.
In high school, James participated in school plays, he liked to play on stage, and the young man continued this hobby while studying at the university. His choice fell on the Department of Radio and Television Journalism of the University of Oklahoma. Playing leading roles in student plays, James Marsden gradually realized that on television he wanted to work not as a journalist, but as an actor. This was the reason that after two years of study he left the university and went to Los Angeles.
creative path
Thanks to his attractive appearance, James Marsden quickly got his first roles in television series. From 1993 to 2000, he played mainly in the series in minor roles. He also starred in the lead roles of several films, among them only the 1998 film "Indecent Behavior" did not fail at the box office, the rest did not have a box office success.
From the very beginning of his career, James Marsden made attempts to break into the big screen, but they were unsuccessful. So, for example, at the audition for the thriller "Primal Fear" Edward Norton was preferred to James, at the casting of the film "Studio 54" Marsden also failed.
James Marsden at the photo shoot:
Patience and perseverance in achieving the goal of James Marsden were rewarded in 2000, when the blockbuster "X-Men" was released, where the actor played the role of Cyclops. This role went to him by a lucky chance - the actor approved for it at the last moment refused to shoot. James did an excellent job, also playing in two sequels to this film, released in 2003, 2006 and 2014. Participation in this project brought James Marsden worldwide fame.
James Marsden in "X-Men"
In 2001, James Marsden reinforced his success by playing the title role in the film "Route 60", which received high marks from film critics and audiences. This motion picture has become a cult for many teenagers and young people, and handsome main character- the idol of young fans.
James Marsden in 27 Weddings
James Marsden in The Best of Me
Perhaps the role in "Route 60" to date is the most significant work in the career of James Marsden. Although he is in demand among directors and starred in films and TV shows with enviable regularity, the success of his star role he has not yet succeeded in repeating it. But he showed the audience new facets of his talent. Playing in comedy melodramas, James Marsden revealed himself as a comic actor. The most successful comedies with his participation are Hairspray, 27 Weddings, Death at a Funeral. The comedy series "Modern Family" in 2012 was awarded the "Golden Globe".
James Marsden starring in The Loft
The drama with his participation "Diary of Memory" was also highly appreciated by film critics and viewers. One of the last successful works of the actor is the role in the TV series "Wild West World", which was released in 2016. and immediately won the sympathy of the audience.
Personal life
Since 2000 James Marsden was married to American actress Lisa Linde, whose father is famous singer and composer. The couple had two children, son Jack (2001) and daughter Mary (2005). In 2011, at the initiative of the wife, the marriage was annulled.
James Marsden with ex-wife Rose Costa
In 2012, James Marsden was in a relationship with model Rose Costa, the same year their son William was born. But by the time he was born, the relationship had already broken up.
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