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James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor and musician, best known for playing the popular platinum-blond character Spike, an English of a vampire, in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series Angel. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (560x842, 58 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): James Marsters User:Garion96/Images ...
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Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Greenville is a census-designated place located in Plumas County, California. ...
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Spike (aka William The Bloody) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a two-time Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ...
Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
Brainiac is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and frequent opponent of Superman. ...
Smallville is an American television series set in Smallville, Kansas, but produced in Vancouver, Canada. ...
is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Spike (aka William The Bloody) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ...
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In the fictional world of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, a vampire is a demon of a species which inhabits and animates a human corpse. ...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a two-time Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ...
A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ...
Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
Early life He was born in Greenville, California, and grew up with his brother and sister in Modesto, California. Dreaming about becoming an actor since he played Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh in fourth grade, James joined the theater group at Davis High School, acting in many plays including musicals. After graduation, Marsters studied at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, 1980–1982, and Juilliard Drama School, 1982–1984. Greenville is a census-designated place located in Plumas County, California. ...
Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County in the U.S. state of California. ...
Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ...
The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts is located at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California. ...
The Drama Division of the Juilliard School was founded in 1968 by the renowned American director, producer, and theater administrator John Houseman and the French director, teacher, and actor, Michel Saint-Denis. ...
In an appearance on the Loveline radio show in early 2003 he spoke very negatively about the school and his experience at Juilliard, which he was "basically kicked out of", saying that they were not concerned about being entertaining and that it "wasn't an acting school, it was a speech school". However Marsters also made sure to emphasize that they were great when it comes to dance and music.[citation needed] Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew, in a guest appearance on Dawsons Creek Loveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in the United States, Canada and Mexico, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, including actors and members of popular bands. ...
Career Marsters moved to Chicago where his first professional acting role was Ferdinand in The Tempest at the Goodman Theatre in 1987. In this production, he was rolled onto the stage strapped naked to a wheel. He also appeared with well known Chicago companies such as the Northlight and the Bailiwick and with his own group, the Genesis Theatre Company. Marsters was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance of the lead role of Robespierre in the six hour drama Incorruptible: The Life, Death and Dreams of Maximilian de Robespierre in 1989. Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ...
Prospero and Ariel from a painting by William Hamilton The Tempest is a play written by William Shakespeare. ...
The Goodman Theatre The Goodman Theatre is a theater in Chicagos Loop, and part of Chicago theatre. ...
The Bailiwick Repertory Theatre is a theater company in Chicago founded in 1982[1] that produces eclectic works. ...
The Joseph Jefferson Awards (The Jeff Awards) are given annually to acknowledge excellence in theatre in the Chicago area. ...
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre, (May 6, 1758–July 28, 1794), known also to his contemporaries as the Incorruptible, is one of the best known of the leaders of the French Revolution. ...
In 1990, Marsters moved to Seattle and, with Liane Davidson and Greg Musick, formed the New Mercury Theatre, named after Orson Welles' own theatre group. In this and other companies, Marsters was involved in a wide range of plays, including Teechers (a British play by John Godber), Anouilh's Antigone, an original work based on the Dr. Seuss books, and Shaw's Misalliance. City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ...
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The Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City by Orson Welles and John Houseman. ...
Teechers is a play by John Godber, written in 1987. ...
John Godber (born 1956) is a British playwright, known mainly for his innovative theater and observational comedies with an edge. He was born in Upton, West Yorkshire, trained as a teacher of drama, and was artistic director of Hull Truck Theatre Company. ...
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Jean Anouilhs play Antigone is a tragedy inspired by Greek mythology and the play of the same name (Antigone, by Sophocles) from the fifth century B.C. In English, it is often distinguished from its antecedent by being pronounced in its original French form, approximately Ante-GÅŒN. The...
Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic childrens books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Fox in...
George Bernard Shaw (born 26 July 1856, Dublin, Ireland died November 2, 1950, Hertfordshire, England) was an Irish writer. ...
Misalliance is a play written in 1909-1910 by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright G. Bernard Shaw. ...
In 1992, Marsters got his first acting job on TV—on Northern Exposure, a show that was shot near Seattle, in which he appeared for a single episode as a church minister. He has made guest appearances on television series such as Andromeda, as well as the independent films Chance (2002), Winding Roads (1999), and the 2005 USA Network movie Cool Money. During November 2005, Marsters filmed a thriller, Shadow Puppets, with Jolene Blalock. Northern Exposure was a quirky, surreal, character-driven American dramatic comedy television series. ...
Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda is a Canadian science fiction television series, based on unused material by Gene Roddenberry developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced posthumously by his widow, Majel Roddenberry. ...
Chance (2002) is the directing debut of actress Amber Benson (best known from her role as Tara Maclay in Buffy the Vampire Slayer). ...
USA Network is a popular American cable TV network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ...
Cool Money is a 2005 gangster film starring James Marsters, John Cassini, Larry Manetti, Wayne Robson and Robin Brule. ...
Jolene Blalock (born March 5, 1975 in San Diego, California) is an American actress best known for playing Sub-Commander TPol, a Vulcan in Star Trek: Enterprise. ...
Marsters as "Spike" It was James' notable and acclaimed appearance as Spike on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (first appearing in Season Two) that attracted the attention of the general public. The immediate fan response prevented his character from being killed off, instead allowing him to enjoy a pivotal presence throughout the series. Spike became a regular in Season Four, and remained so until the show's finale. After the conclusion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marsters carried the infamous Spike over to the Buffy spinoff show, Angel, also in a regular role (second title billing after David Boreanaz, the titular "Angel"). Spike (aka William The Bloody) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. ...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a two-time Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ...
Angel is a spin-off of the American television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
David Paul Boreanaz (born May 16, 1969) is an American film and television actor. ...
As for where he got the inspiration for Spike's English accent, Marsters said it was from his co-star, Anthony Stewart Head. Head—who was born in Camden Town—affects a light, Received Pronunciation accent as Giles; he has a deeper, more notably London accent when not in character. Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor who has appeared in theatre, television and films. ...
Camden Town is an area of North London, England, in the London Borough of Camden. ...
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Rupert Giles is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
Other work Marsters has also narrated the audiobooks for The Dresden Files produced by Buzzy Multimedia, a series of detective novels with a supernatural bent. The third audio in the series, Grave Peril[1], was released in March of 2005 and Marsters is contracted to narrate the fourth in the series, Summer Knight in 2006. Marsters has also been confirmed to voice Lex Luthor in the upcoming animated movie Superman: Doomsday. This article is about the books. ...
Buzzy Multimedia [1]- Publisher of Sci-Fi And Fantasy Audiobooks Buzzy Multimedia [2], is an independent publishing company producing unabridged science-fiction and fantasy audio books. ...
Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain. ...
In late 2005, Marsters appeared on the television series Smallville playing Dr. Milton Fine (a.k.a. Brainiac) in episodes 1 ("Arrival"), 4 ("Aqua"), 5 ("Thirst"), 7 ("Splinter"), 8 ("Solitude"), 16 ("Hypnotic"), 21 ("Oracle"), and 22 ("Vessel"). See also: 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 2000s in music. ...
A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...
Smallville is an American television series set in Smallville, Kansas, but produced in Vancouver, Canada. ...
Brainiac is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and frequent opponent of Superman. ...
 James Marsters as Professor Milton Fine in Smallville On October 29, 2005, Marsters presented two performances of his own abridged adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth with American actress Cheryl Puente as Lady Macbeth, followed by question and answer sessions with the audience and acoustic concerts in London. Image File history File linksMetadata Image-fine. ...
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Smallville is an American television series set in Smallville, Kansas, but produced in Vancouver, Canada. ...
October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches on the heath by Théodore Chassériau. ...
In September, 2006, Marsters' own interpretation of John Godber's play Teechers was performed on stage with two other actors in Los Angeles. This is a play he had received critical acclaim for as a stage actor prior to his television work. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ...
On September 22, 2006 it was announced that Marsters is contracted to co-star in the 2008 cinematic release of P.S. I Love You alongside Kathy Bates, Hilary Swank, and Gerard Butler. [2] September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
PS, I Love You is a 2007 film directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. ...
Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. ...
Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ...
Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish actor and singer, perhaps best known for his roles as the Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera, as well as King Leonidas from 300. ...
On 19th June, he confirmed on his website that he will be starring alongside John Barrowman in an episode of the second series of Torchwood. John Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow) is a Scottish American actor, musical performer, dancer, singer, and TV presenter who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. ...
For the eponymous fictional institute, see Torchwood Institute. ...
Musical career Marsters had played in bands and solo in bars and clubs for many years and enjoyed several successful sell-out solo gigs at Los Angeles clubs before forming a band. For these solo gigs he mainly performed covers of classic folk and rock musicians such as Tom Waits, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen. He sang several songs in "Once More, with Feeling", a musical episode of Buffy. "Rest in Peace", "Walk Through the Fire", and "Something To Sing About" all featured Marsters singing in a solo capacity, and he participated in most of the full cast songs. Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government - Type Mayor-Council - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo - Governing body City Council Area - City 498. ...
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For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ...
Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Omemee, Ontario. ...
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...
Once More, With Feeling is a musical episode of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...
 James Marsters performing at the Union Chapel Concert on 4th May 2007 In 2003–2004, Marsters was lead singer for the rock band Ghost of the Robot. Their debut album Mad Brilliant was released on February 2, 2003. The band played its first gigs in Los Angeles and Paris. They went on to play successful dates in and around Los Angeles and two sold-out tours of Europe in 2003 and 2004. They released one CD album, Mad Brilliant; three singles, "Valerie", "David Letterman" and "New Man"; and one mid-length EP, It's Nothing. All these releases carried tracks written and co-written by Marsters. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 426 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (455 × 640 pixel, file size: 76 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Took at Union Chapel Concert on 4th May 2007. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 426 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (455 × 640 pixel, file size: 76 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Took at Union Chapel Concert on 4th May 2007. ...
Ghost of the Robot was a rock band, based in Southern California. ...
February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article is about the capital of France. ...
// Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ...
Marsters' solo musical career was launched in October 2004, in London. His solo acoustic tour of the United Kingdom in April 2005 sold out[3]. A new solo album Civilized Man[3] was released on April 15, 2005. It includes several new songs as well as the popular "Katie" and "Smile". He has played songs from the album live in Detroit, Houston, Sacramento. Ten of the eleven songs are written by Marsters. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Settled 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government - Type Strong Mayor-Council - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area - City 143. ...
Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government - Mayor Bill White Area - City 601. ...
Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Government - Mayor Heather Fargo Area - City 99. ...
New solo songs not included on the album but sung at live solo concerts include "Birth of the Blues", "Finer than Gold", "Lou", and "London City". "Finer than Gold", "London City", and "Lou" were composed while on tour in the UK in April 2005. "Birth of the Blues" was composed by Marsters in Amsterdam in 2004 while touring with his now defunct band. Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA) - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2] - City 219 km² (84. ...
During his October 2005 mini-tour of the UK, Marsters introduced other new songs to his sets. "Button Down Vandals", "Up On Me", and "All That She Wanted". These songs are available only as part of his recently released Words and Music DVD which has his abridged version of Macbeth as well as a full length solo music performance.
During his September 2006 convention James Marsters & Friends [3], Marsters debuted several new songs including "The Truth Is Heavy", "Fall of Night", "Jealous Man", "Too Fast", and "Not A Millionaire". All these songs reflect his new blues and folk sound. Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ...
He also performed a cover version of Keb Mo's classic "Baby Blue". Keb Mo is a noted blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. ...
References - ^ Buzzy Multimedia
- ^ Marsters at IMDB
- ^ a b c James Marsters Live
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