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Questions about James Spader

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When was James Spader born and where did he grow up?

James Todd Spader arrived in the world on the 7th of February 1960. He entered life as the youngest of three children in Boston, Massachusetts before his family moved to Marion near Cape Cod.

What role gave James Spader his first major film credit?

His first major film role appeared in Endless Love during 1981. He received credit under the name Jimmy Spader for that project.

Which award did James Spader win for Sex Lies and Videotape?

This performance earned him the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The character Graham Dalton complicated lives in Baton Rouge Louisiana within the 1989 release.

How many Emmy Awards did James Spader win for playing Alan Shore?

He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. The win continued for Boston Legal which aired from 2005 through 2007 while he secured consecutive Emmys playing the same character across two series.

When did NBC premiere The Blacklist with James Spader as Raymond Reddington?

NBC premiered The Blacklist on the 23rd of September 2013 with Spader as Raymond Reddington. The show ran until the 13th of July 2023 spanning ten seasons total.