Talk:James Spader

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[edit] School

He attended Brooks Academy in Andover, where his parents both taught, and grew up on campus. i believe the citation of Pikes School is incorrectly quote from a magazine article.

As much as I agree, "most talented" could be considered point of view. Particularly when it seems it's preceded by weasel words. --Clementduval 00:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Pike is K-9, Brooks (and Phillips Andover) is 9-12. I don't doubt that he may have lived at Brooks for some period of time, but he only attended a year there before transferring.. I've removed "the Spader family lived on the Brooks campus" because the "source" listed mentioned nothing of it. If it can be properly sourced, add it back. 71.202.238.214 (talk) 04:29, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] ???? Yamla

I got a "last warning" for "vandalizing" this page!!! All I did was adding the photo. what's wrong Yamla?

Yes, in blatant and apparently deliberate violation of WP:FU. --Yamla 19:53, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Huh?

"Offbeat and private, Spader has always narrowly avoided mainstream success, but he is widely acclaimed as one of the most talented, albeit unwilling, actors of his generation."

How is he an "unwilling" actor? That makes no sense. The whole sentence is weird. Has he "avoided" mainstream success intentionally? Because that's what that phrasing sounds like. He doesn't want to be a successful actor...what, is it part of a prison work-release or something? I don't know a thing about this guy, but if no one has any objections, I'd like to take that sentence out, until someone else can figure out exactly what it's intended to say. -Randomglitter 01:22, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I think they meant that he isn't concerned with starring in mainstream films and blockbusters. He takes films if he finds the material provocative, or he needs the money. Movies like Stargate and True Colors, he's explicitly said to be mostly money-driven projects. Obviously, that sentence is long gone, but I think his "If I find it erotic or need the money, I'll do it" philosophy might warrant note, since he's passed up opportunities to become a superstar.71.202.238.214 (talk) 04:29, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Acura Commercial

Is he the voice talent for the current Acura commercials. Whoever it is sounds like him. Jon Thompson 03:39, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Answered my own question. IMDB has it noted in other work.
Jon Thompson 03:50, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

I edited the article to reflect his participation in the Acura commercials, but Yamla deleted it, stating it violates WP:RS. However, as WP:RS says, it is only a guideline and is to be allowed the occasional exception according to common sense. This is one of those cases. Yamla states that trivia is not notable; however, this is notable. Unless Yamla defends his/her point of view, I will re-insert that information soon, even if it is not in a "Trivia" section. Magnetic Rag 21:14, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Trivia is by definition trivial. See WP:TRIVIA. You are free to add it to the article itself, rather than to a trivia section, if you can find a source meeting WP:RS and if you believe it is not, after all, trivia. --Yamla (talk) 21:25, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Done. Thank you for your excellent guidance! Magnetic Rag (talk) 21:45, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Looks good to me, thanks, Magnetic Rag. You've done a much better job with that addition than others have with much of the other information on that page. --Yamla (talk) 21:48, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Age?

Two different birthyears are given -- 1960 and 1961. Anybody know the right one? DavidOaks 22:13, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brand of Eyeglasses?

Does anyone know what brand of eyeglasses James Spader wears?

[edit] Crash

I really think the film Crash should be mentioned in this article. It was his most controvertial film and is often pointed out as a highlight of his career by critics. It won a special prize for daring, audacity, and originality at the Golden Palm at the Festival de Cannes. Imthirsty22 23:56, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bad Influence/Christian Clemenson

i don't know how to work it into the article, but i think that it's interesting and worth noting that Christian Clemenson (Jerry "Hands" Espenson) played Spader's brother in the film Bad Influence.69.212.157.241 (talk) 08:54, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Career?

That section is seriously incomplete. While it's true that Boston Legal is probably Spader's most visible role, he was hardly an unknown prior to the show (the guy was in Stargate, fercrissakes!) and therefore his career prior to 2006 should be addressed. --Funkmistress (talk) 02:15, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

I edited it very, very preliminarily. It isn't extremely eloquent, but it's better than what was there before. Feel free to make it flow more.71.202.238.214 (talk) 04:29, 24 May 2008 (UTC)