Rewind: James Spader 1985 interview on his life....long before "The Blacklist"

[@2Absorbent2Individual-y4l]

Daddy Spader!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 If only I had a time machine!

[@paolavega2400]

Omg. His voice, his looks, his eyes, his lips. It's all about him❤

[@edcmp0612]

What a pleasant surprise, started watching the Blacklist recently , third season now, James definitely one of the most underrated actor ever…. i absolutely love the way he carry himself, how he talks… brilliant

[@Cupidsmom]

That is why I am here too! I had no idea he is such an amazing actor.

[@leyleejaylee]

He’s not underrated! Hes always been a great actor and has been in lots of Hollywood stuff since the 80s

[@nataliarocha6118]

James and his voice are so fucking pretty.

[@anfelbouadjadja3065]

Hes just sooo attractive

[@1adadada]

whatever age, whatever shape. hair or no hair. he's got something about him.

[@gracepearson7180]

James is one of my favorite actor way back 80's boy next door ❤️ till now he is still handsome

[@DebNKY]

He is so fine.

[@ramseyabdul1873]

His hair just screams "80s"!!!!!! Awesomeness

[@nitro_001newman2]

Dude had the greatest hair back then. He’s got the Canadian look, even though he’s not Canadian.

[@aquamineralspirit4462]

Canadian people really that differ than americans? From european point of view, canadians and americans as people from visual point are pretty similar

[@jenniferwilcox9759]

What's the "Canadian look"?

[@edgecru5her]

Such a gifted orator

[@upmysuccess90s20]

James in his 20s was such a hunk. Plus the hair in the 80s was just something else there 😊. Liked him in the movie “A Killer in the Family” and “Pretty in Pink”

[@NorthernLights2375]

James Spader was so gorgeous when younger

[@2Absorbent2Individual-y4l]

He's still gorgeous now.

[@JosieTyner-s7u]

Was?! Ain't no was, still is!!!!

[@lizaliza1174]

hes so handsome

[@AIAudiobooks411]

was, but hes still cool as hell

[@beverlydavis968]

Great ❤

[@ginamarie007]

He always had such jerk roles in the 80’s & 90’s. The kind of guy that you love to hate lol love him in the blacklist and it’s nice to see him talking about himself and who he really is. He really is a nice guy!

[@titan-tm7kl]

Tuff Turf was one of my favourite movies growing up he was so cool

[@Slujambio]

A quite interesting actor’s evolution.

[@zovalentine7305]

❤ James Spader ❤

[@rollerball1200]

James is my third cousin and if it wasn't for him I'd be living in a van down by the river!

[@Aren6]

Must be a blessing having such a cool cousin

[@raimundalibarino7107]

Vdd?

[@cameroncooper4291]

He seems like a really great person but i have never met him

[@hanansidawi256]

Can u give me his telephone number please?

[@grahamfay2473]

In many interviews he has said that he sometimes takes on film roles because he needs to earn money for his 'extended family'. He's such an awesome actor and kind man.

[@aristonkhleonarcturus]

I fond of him because of the Blacklist, now I am digging his past because I really want to know who he was, he is just so great, even at young, his voice is still similar he is today, it's just there is something bout the dude's voice, I just love this guy

[@GotoMaki4Micah]

i've seen a lot of his old work and i think reddington is his crown jewel of acting. spader may look more average now then he used to but i think reddington made him sexiest he's ever been.

[@Annie497-f5x]

He's from my home state, so I saw all of his movies when I was younger! He was SO handsome. Aging has taken it's toll on him, but she is still such an amazingly talented actor!!

[@GodLovesMoviesToo]

Such a fine actor.

[@silviabeatrizmiguens4605]

I LOVE James Spader and Blacklist

[@louisblackforester]

He was a name in the film industy before Tom Cruise.

[@1adadada]

Alan shore and Raymond Reddington. Two of the greatest characters ever.

[@stevenkrohn4471]

My mom Shirley Rich discovered him and told him to go to Hollywood.He still credits her for his career.

[@couerleroi1]

She discovered me too. James and I were hiding behind her car. She discovered James and told him to go to Hollywood. She told me to go to hell

[@Navy-Seal-Ninja90]

handsome fella he was. what a legend he is today!! so amazing at what he does. always doing it 100%. LEGEND!!

[@Legoisjustsogood]

James was already Raymond Reddington in 1985

[@kyleknapp1985]

He’s not even Raymond reddington now.

[@wandaharris29]

Had the biggest crush on him

[@BellefontePerson]

Take a drink every time he says "ya know" and you'll be drunk before the end of this video.

[@kelsilulu]

James could get it back in the day. WOULD

[@michaelglucksman147]

amazing what a great actor he is, when he was this age I just thought he was an eighties pretty boy..lol

[@LindsayP2k]

Reddington would not have been the same if someone else played him…the character IS James through & through💜

[@trevordixon1427]

Great in stargate film

[@aarorissanen930]

This guy looks just like Raymond Reddington

[@yemisisawyerr9403]

😂

[@jaypressley]

Would anybody actually think this interview was taken during the Blacklist years if it wasn't mentioned in the title that it wasn't? I mean... really.

[@katriendv307]

I was a fan of him, long before The Blacklist 😊

[@Estefaniac19]

I started watching the blacklist because of James, i grew yo watching several things he was in

[@MistyFalin]

Otter I have missed you

[@esperanzamontesdeocarosas9922]

Saludos desde ÇDMX Me encantas como actor pero en tu papel de la lista negra me enamore de ti tienes una sonrisa encantadora saludos besos y abrazos

[@erichoward8852]

He’s been the same since day 1 💀

[@Erica-e8w]

🌹🌹💞🍓💐

[@raimundalibarino7107]

A voz é bonita. Mas não estou entendendo nada.kkk tenho que aprender inglês. ❤

[@marypthompson6349]

James Spader was white hot in 1986 in Pretty in Pink.

[@LaRuta-sk8rr]

You know

[@kamuelalee]

James Spader is Holden Caulfield.

[@EugeneFedorchenko]

i've counted 31 times

[@torhockers1482]

Love that his mind is always busy. Admired him for years as an actor but seen little interviews. He seems years ahead of his shoulders. I also respect the work that he has taken on as it’s very left field, he’s done a great job of exercising his acting by stretching in all directions. Plus his other work from being an actor has also helped his “character”. Big fan of his, I’m just peeved that I couldn’t get past the first series of Blacklist because I just couldn’t stand the actress that played his daughter. Her acting just became worse to the point wheee even her walking stride was ridiculous. I’m sorry to give her grief but she just ruined a programme that I really wanted to watch. What’s it with women actors that have to over egg the pudding in every scene they are in? Toni Trucks that played Lisa in Seal Team or Emily Deschanel in Bones (just) are the only women I can watch that look normal & talk normally without the over exaggerate with sighs, eye rolls, hair flicks or walking.

[@GotoMaki4Micah]

i 100% understand about that actress who played his daughter. but i also blame the writing. i found it hard to be emotionally involved in their relationship because it lacked any physical or emotional vulnerability or intimacy. all she emoted was annoyance and frustration. it was weird since he wanted to forge a relationship with her. in future seasons they have him act less stoic. in a future season, they have him dance with her at a poolside, her looking happier then she ever did with tom. THAT, created a connection that, i can believe. however her trust/ distrust and constantly defying him got old quick. she didn't even have a healthy fear of him, which was wild. since i like red, i should root for them but i couldn't. she's such an insolent brat, in dire need of a spanking lol

[@torhockers1482]

@@GotoMaki4Micah agree, we made it to season 2/3 I can’t remeber, & we waned are that. It could have been awesome but like you said, the writing was a little lukewarm, what a travesty, especially after having JS accept the script, he just didn’t have the strong actors of his calibre or the writers to run the marathon. By the sounds of it it just died a death. A waste as it could have been one of those cult programmes.

[@courte28]

Ryan Phillipe talks just like James Spader

[@aristonkhleonarcturus]

Not in the movie and not here, he always said "You know" 😂 It's really him 😢

[@shadesofdownXL]

Ya know...When ya know...Ya know. Ya know?

[@SuperAllAboutYou]

He says you know a lot lol cute

[@MoonGooned]

You know...... x?

[@yessy2646]

He was so delicious yummy yummy 😋

[@socialist_doorbell_pig]

Listen i still don’t care if he’s in his 60s now, SMASHHHHH. Immediately. Mark Ruffalo is close to 60, ANOTHER SMASHHHHHHH. Hugh Jackman?? 68???? SMASHHHHHHHH

[@mistyfalin5445]

Hello dreamboat

[@louismurigi6597]

i know you ' you are Raymond reddington😂😂

[@Taterxtot93]

you know?

[@jeromelindsey5269]

Drinking game …. Take a shot every time he says “you know” and see if you can you know make it to the end of the video without being you know

[@masercot]

That is a LOT of "you know"s....

[@3008theyear]

You know, you know?

[@whatspoppinsam]

Jensen Ackles kinda vibes

[@HelenaBlack80]

You’re right, he does look a lot like Jensen Ackles!

[@anitadikc]

you know

[@drbrunsucre5112]

You know

[@PikesvilleAl]

You know