James Spader News. Golden Snubs and Surprises, TV Edition By BILL CARTER Globe nominations for Michael Sheen and Tatiana Maslany were unexpected, as were the omissions of Claire Danes and Jon Hamm.
James Spader - Home. James Spader. Early life[edit] Spader was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Jean (née Fraser) and Stoddard Greenwood "Todd" Spader, both teachers.[2][3] During his early education, James Spader 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.[4] 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.[4] James Spader - Biography. James Spader.