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James Marsden (I)
Birth name
James Paul Marsden
Nickname
Bello Jimmy
Height
5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Spouse
Lisa Linde (22 July 2000 - present) 2 children
Trivia
He has two sisters: Jennifer - age 24 and Elizabeth -
age 12, as at 2004. Jennifer lives in Studio City,
California and Elizabeth in Manhattan, Kansas.
Attended Oklahoma State University
Son Jack was born on February 1, 2001, in Los Angeles
weighing 7 lbs., 14 oz.
In 1991, while vacationing with his family in Hawaii, he
met actor Kirk Cameron and his actress sister Candace
Cameron Bure; the Camerons invited Marsden to visit in
L.A. and thus began his career.
Lost out to Edward Norton for a role in Primal Fear
(1996).
Turned down the lead role in 54 (1998). Ryan Phillippe
later got the role.
Graduated from Putnam City North High School (located in
Oklahoma City) class of 1991.
Joined the Delta Tau Delta fraternity while at Oklahoma
State.
His father is a Distinguished Professor of Animal
Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University.
He wore 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 actuality,
Marsden is under 6 feet tall, slightly shorter than
Famke Janssen (as his love interest, Jean Gray) and
approximately 4 inches inches shorter than Hugh Jackman
(who played Wolverine).
An accomplished singer.
Daughter, Mary James Marsden, born on 10 August 2005.
Is the only actor from the X-Men films who not only
stayed on in the third film, after the departure of
director Bryan Singer, but also worked with Singer on
his subsequent project, Superman Returns (2006).
Personal quotes
"If you're an attractive guy, everyone thinks you're
successful just because of the way you look. I hate
that."
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