James Marsden “The All-American Boy” James Marsden attended Oklahoma State University for over a year, when he dropped out to become an actor. James Marsden was born September 18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and graduated high school from Putnam City North High School in 1991. His father was an eminent Professor of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University. His mother was a Nutritionist, divorced to his father when he was the age of 9. James grew up with four siblings, two brothers, Jeff and Robert, two sisters, Jennifer and Elizabeth. He was known for having "The All-American Boy" look and could easily win the hearts of girls. James adopted the love for acting earlier on in his life, although he was also interested …show more content…
He even adopted the alter-ego "El Gato Negro" which translates to "The Black Cat" in English, showing his temporary ardor to the sport of wrestling. Friends and family have been known to call him "Bello Jimmy" as well as "Jimmy Lee" after the character from Double Dragon, which James was a fan of while growing up. During his teen years he often spent a lot of time at the gas station his father owned, playing the arcade version until he was given the home version for his 15th birthday. As James grew up he still kept a good relationship with his brothers and sisters. Since James is musically gifted some might say, he and his siblings formed a band called "The Hot Rods" performing at their family owned gas station from time to time. While he attended college at Oklahoma State University, James was in the college production of "Bye Bye Birdie". While in college James was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity as he studied Broadcast Journalism. After attending college for over a year, James unexpectedly dropped out of college to pursue his acting career in Los Angeles, California. James got his first acting job on the pilot episode of "The Nanny" in 1993, as Eddie, …show more content…
Later he entered the cast for a Canadian television series called "Boogies Diner" but the show only aired for one season. After that series ended, James received a brief role as the original Griffin on Fox's "Party of Five" in 1994. It was in 1996, that James received his big break, cast as the lead role Ricky, a teen father, on the short-lived ABC series "Second Noah". Sadly the series didn't last long, but he received enough exposure to the public that he managed to win the hearts of many. Not only was James growing with fame, he was growing as a person. As he grew with fame he was cast in the 1998, teen thriller, "Disturbing Behavior" along with Nick Stahl, and Katie Holmes. For James, 2000, was a big year, with him starring in two different movies, and getting married. On July 22, 2000, James married Lisa Linde, actress on "Days of Our Lives", and daughter of the renowned country music songwriter, Dennis Linde. James, and Lisa have two children, Jack Marsden, born February 1, 2001, and Mary Marsden, born August 10, 2005. Sadly James, and Lisa are now divorced, but that still doesn't change the fact that they have history together. In 2000, James appeared in the flick "Gossip" an edgy, twisted tale, with Kate Hudson,
Throughout his life, the only relationship he was able to maintain was with his sister. On the other hand, his relationship with his parents was very strained; At one point he declared that his "entire childhood seem like a fiction"(123) due to his dad’s infidelity.
chopping wood - introduced him to early rock & roll and rhythm & blues music.
He would not have to worry about being like his father and drinking all of the time as well as worry about if he does in fact drink and argue with their mother hitting his kids because he is angry. As people grow in the world they learn from the people who are close to them. Therefore, if his father had received the necessary help he needed at an early age, then James would have never found himself in the situation he was in. There is also the fact that he would not have to worry about someday placing his kids in an unhealthy environment due to the fact that he was not in a stable home setting. Furthermore, unless he makes a change in his life and realizes the mistakes his father made and learn from them this cycle of life within his family will continue on until one day some decides that enough is
James was trained in music and other subjects by his mother, a schoolteacher. Johnson graduated from Atlanta University with A.B. in 1894. He later obtained a M.A. in 1904 while studing at Columbia. For several years he was principal of the black high school in Jacksonville, Fla. He read law at the same time, and was admitted to the Florida bar in 1897, and began practicing there. During this period, he and his brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), a composer, began writing songs. In 1901 the two went to New York, where they wrote some 200 songs for the Broadway musical stage.
James’s childhood was full of narrow escapes and secret dwellings. He, unlike his brother, Charles II, was dour and serious, in ad...
At the age of 18 Jones, then a trumpeter won a scholarship to Berklee Colleg...
Born to Rocco and Angela Valvano, James Thomas Anthony Valvano was not your typical child. Growing up James was a character. He had crazy aspirations that ultimately shaped who he would become in later decades. When James Valvano was around the age of seventeen he pondered what he wanted to be when he grew up, just like many of his peers at that age. James took a small index card and wrote down everything he wanted to accomplish in his life. On that single index card, James wrote he ...
James explains that he feels like a son to the city of Cleveland. He says, “people there have seen me grow up.” The community watched him develop physically, mentally, and as a player. James grew matured from an eighteen-year-old kid to a twenty-five-year-old man. With age comes responsibility, and he is well aware of the situation, as well as the responsibility to lead the team. He engages the audience by using nicknames, such as “D-Wade,” “CB,” and “Riles,” to name a few. James refers to the team as his brothers, another indication of how influential family has been on his career and his life altogether. His emotions and values express that family is what makes him
When two siblings are born together, and are close in age, many people wonder whether they will be the same or different altogether. A “River Runs through it” shows two brothers who grew up in the same household, and grew up loving to do the same activity fly fishing. Both brothers were raised in a very strict presbyterian household. Norman is the older brother, and he is much more responsible and family orientated. Paul is the irresponsible younger brother; Paul as an adult was not at home much anymore. Both brothers were loved equally as children, but how they view and use love is what separates them. Paul and Norman differ in behavior and character.
Miles Davis was born May 26, 1926 in Alton, Illinois. He was raised in an upper-middle-class family, with his father, Miles Dewey Davis Jr., being a dentist, and his mother, Cleota Mae Davis a music teacher. He spent his childhood in St. Louis and was interested in music by age 12, when he started to take trumpet lessons. At 16, he took up opportunities to play music locally and a year later, Davis joined Eddie Randle’s group known as “The Blue Devils” (Macnie; “Miles Davis” Sony; Ruhlmann).
Jesse Woodson James was born on September 5, 1847 in Western Missouri. Jesse’s father, a Baptist minister, Robert Salle James and his mother Zerelda Cole. Jesse had one whole brother Frank James and other half and step siblings. Jesse’s father died when he was a young boy and his mother remarried more than once. When Jesse was 17 he married a young girl, who was also his first cousin, named Zerelda Mimms. They had 2 children, Jesse Jr. and Mary. (O’Brien)
To solve this problem, he would often steal in order to look good enough to attend school. By the time James reached 16 years old, he was arrested, and served 3 years in prison. While in prison he started a gospel group and earned the title “Music Box” (Brenchley, 2003, DVD). James tried to find his place in life, his interest was boxing, and his idol was Bo Jack the boxer. He did some semi-pro boxing in his days, and played baseball.
Unlike Aunt Abby, James offers a more sincere regard for Frado. He buys her a puppy and often protects her from his mother’s brutal thrashings. He even intends to bring her home with him to live. He does not possess the indifference of his father or the cowardice of his sister, Jane. Being one of the few characters who emits a genuine aura of concern James i...
At the young age of thirteen, he experienced several tragedies that would affect his life forever and would greatly impact his music later in life. Within a year, his father, his uncle, and his minister all died. He lost every important male influence in his life. After graduating from high school in High Point, he moved to Philadelphia in 1943, where he lived in a small one-room apartment and worked as a laborer in a s...
James was an authoritarian parent. He was controlling, in-charge and no one questioned him. He would play the role of the doting father. When his children made mistakes, he made a point to criticize them. He often compared them to other kids that he felt were “more perfect.” When his often unspoken expectations were not met he would yell and scream striking fear into his entire family. “He’s not a warm, fuzzy kind of guy, and he’s not going to inspire feelings of intimacy. But when his system works, he can boast about one thing: His recruits tend to obey” (Dewar).