James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his eccentric roles in movies such as Pretty in Pink, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Mannequin, Crash, Stargate, Secretary, and his portrayal of the colorful attorney Alan Shore on the television series The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal.
Spader was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of teachers Jean and Todd Spader. During his early education, he ...
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James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his eccentric roles in movies such as Pretty in Pink, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Mannequin, Crash, Stargate, Secretary, and his portrayal of the colorful attorney Alan Shore on the television series The Practice and its spin-off Boston Legal.
Spader was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of teachers Jean and Todd Spader. During his early education, he attended The Pike School (where his mother taught art) and enrolled in the Brooks School (where his father taught) for one year in North Andover, Massachusetts. Spader later transferred to Phillips Academy, but dropped out of school in the eleventh grade to pursue acting at the Michael Chekhov School in New York City. Before becoming a full-time actor, Spader held a variety of jobs including being a yoga instructor, busboy, truck driver, stable boy, and railroad-car loader.
Spader's first major movie role was in 1981 as Brooke Shields' brother...
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