• Name: James Marsters
  • Date of Birth: August 20, 1962
  • Place of Birth: Greenville, California, USA
Mini-bio: An unlikely candidate to end up as immortal vampire Spike on Joss Whedon's popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in addition to reprising his role for the spin-off series Angel), former ... read morestage actor James Marsters got his start in the spotlight by performing in such Shakespeare classics as The Tempest before donning fangs to portray the conflicted bloodsucker who eventually falls for the one girl sworn to do battle with the undead. Marsters was born in the Northern California logging town of Greenville, later moving with his family and spending much of his childhood in nearby Modesto. From his grade-school stage debut as Eeyore in a production of Winnie the Pooh, the aspiring thespian knew that he had the talent and drive to become an actor. After studying his craft at New York's renowned Juilliard School of the Arts, he set his sites on Chicago, making a name for himself with impressive performances at the Goodman Theater before heading west to Los Angeles. The talented stage actor made a transition to the small screen when he made an appearance on the popular series Northern Exposure in 1992, with a few other minor television roles preceding his rise to fame on the wildly popular Buffy. Though his character, Spike, was originally supposed to be killed off during his first season on the show, he proved so popular that he was kept on and eventually made a regular. In addition to his appearances on Buffy and Angel, Marsters also found time to act in a pair of independent films entitled Winding Roads and Chance. While fans of his character on Buffy may have been saddened when that series wound to a close, they could take some solace in the fact that he would return as the mischievous Spike in the 2003-2004 season of successful spin-off Angel. Marsters' other small-screen roles included appearances in Strange Frequency and Andromeda, as well as voice work on the animated television series Spider-Man in 2003. In addition to his theater roles, Marsters maintained an entirely different stage persona as a member of the rock band Ghost of the Robot. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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spikwJames Marsters mini-bio: James graduated from Davis High School and attended Juilliard, the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and the American Conservatory Theatre. After spending ten years doing stage work he finally moved to L.A. to pursue a career in film and television. After appearing in several guest roles he finally got his big break as Spike in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997). Originally the character was supposed to be killed after a few episodes but Spike became so popular that he became a regular on the show. After BTVS ended he appeared as Spike in the spin-off Angel, and in several movies. James is also a talented musican; his band Ghost Of The Robot released their first album, Mad Brilliant. Ghost of the Robot is sadly no longer together, but James has released a single album which you can order from his website.

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James Marsters Information:
Eye color: blue/grey
Height: 5' 9½"
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Notable feature(s): cheekbones
Education: James graduated from Davis High School and attended Juilliard, the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and the American Conservatory Theatre.
Family: has a son Sullivan, with ex-wife Liane Davidson, Has two siblings. One older sister (Susan, born 1960) and one younger brother (Paul, born 1964). and is the legal garudian
of his neice.
Resides in: Greenvillle, California
Religious affiliations:
Political affiliation:
Personal interests/hobbies: plays the guitar, his first solo album after playing in the
band Ghost of the Robot was called 'Civilized Man'
Charities/Causes:
Other: he grew up in Modesto, he's left handed but plays guitar right handed, he's produced over 70 plays
Born: August 20, 1962



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