- Has shaved off his famous peroxide locks to raise cash for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Los Angeles. (May 1, 2004)
- James Marsters gained the scar on his left eyebrow when he was mugged whilst living in Queens
- Is left-handed.
- Won the Sexiest Male Vampire Award at the Nocturnal 2K Convention in London, England.(July 2000)
- While doing regional theatre in Chicago, he co-founded the New Mercury Theatre company (named after Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre). In 1990, New Mercury's founders packed the operation up and relocated to Seattle in the hopes of finding more opportunity; they played there for a number of years, using any available space, including the basements of restaurants and churches, but eventually found themselves a more permanent space near Pioneer Square.
- Is instantly recognisable chiefly for his platinum blonde bleached hair. He has to bleach his hair regularly to play 'Spike' on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. He recommends adding four to seven packets of Sweet 'n' Low to the bleaching solution, to take the sting out.
- Has a HUGE cult following in the Sci-Fi/fantasy community. There are (literally) hundreds of websites dedicated to him and his immensely popular vampire character 'Spike' on the internet.
- Will be performing his solo acoustic music at the 14 Below club in Santa Monica, California on April 20th 2002. (April 2002)
- He (Spike in the TV series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) has a cameo in HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999) as a terrified passenger on the rollercoaster.
- Learnt to speak with and English accent from Anthony Stewart Head (GILES IN BUFFY).
- He was in an Andromeda episode which will be aired in November in the UK
- James was in a movie called WINDING ROADS, was on Northern Exposure, Andromeda and was briefly in HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL.
- His nickname as a young child at school was Curious George.
- Gained scar on leg from childhood game and had to have stitches and skin grafts which kept him off his feet for almost a year.
- His dad is a minister and his mum almost became a nun.
- Had a cat named Zachary that regrettably died in 2000.
- Won best looking person 2001, beating Bon Jovi.
- He smokes in real life.
- James loves Shakespeare, his favorites is MacBeth.
- Was nominated Saturn Award for Best Genre TV Supporting Actor in 2000 for BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.
Quotes- "All I wanted when I came on the show was a good body count and a good death. That's all."
- "I patterned the accent after this guy I was in a play with, but that was three years ago. Now I'm listening to Tony Head (Giles in Buffy), who sounds kind of like Spike in real life. It's much more tough-guy talk in real life. His accent (as Giles) is just as fake as mine. His is nice and gritty, but it's not North London. I'm always afraid that I'm morphing over into Tony Head, wherever he's from." - on his British accent in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- "Chekov man, it's all the same thing. Chekov and Buffy the vampire slayer - it's all about beautiful losers."
Awards- Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award: Male, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (2002)
- Saturn Award: Best Supporting Actor on Television, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (2001)
- The sexiest Male Vampire award (2000)
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