James LeGros

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name = James LeGros


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1962|4|27|mf=y
birthplace = Minneapolis, Minnesota

James LeGros (born April 27, 1962) is an American film and television actor. He is known as a star of independent films with a diversified body of work in the early to mid 1990s.

Biography

Early life

LeGros was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a teacher mother and real estate broker father, [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/James-LeGros.html James LeGros Biography (1962-) ] ] and was raised in Redlands, California. He attended the Professional Conservatory at South Coast Repertory in California, as well as the University of California. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800060006/bio James LeGros Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ]

Career

One of his best-known roles was in "Living In Oblivion" (directed by Tom DiCillo, also starring Steve Buscemi and Catherine Keener). LeGros played Chad Palomino, a male acting diva with endless 'a-list' star demands for a 'b-movie' director and crew. LeGros appeared on Showtime's "Sleeper Cell" (as Special Agent Ray Fuller) and on "Law & Order". He was also a cast member on the television show "Ally McBeal" and guest starred on "ER", "Roseanne", "Punky Brewster" and "The Outer Limits" (new series).

Filmography

* "Phantasm II" (1988)
* "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989)
* "Point Break" (1991)
* "Singles" (1992)
* "Where the Day Takes You" (1992)
* Guncrazy (1992)
* "Bad Girls" (1994)
* "Floundering" (1994)
* "Living In Oblivion" (1995)
* "Psycho" (1998)
* "Thursday" (1998)
* "Enemy of the State" (1998)
* "Scotland, Pa." (2001)
* "Lovely & Amazing" (2001)
* "November" (2004)
* "The Last Winter" (2006)
* "Sherman's Way" (2006)
* "Zodiac" (2007)
* "Vantage Point" (2008)

References

External links

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