James Marsden moved to Los Angeles when he was 19 to pursue a career in acting. He’s currently 38.

“So I just realized that I’ve been doing this for half of my life, exactly,” Marsden told me during a casual one-on-one Friday evening.

Those years spent honing his craft explain why organizers at the Savannah Film Festival chose Marsden as the recipient of this year’s Spotlight Award, which was handed to him on stage at Trustees Theater prior to the Director’s Choice screening. A montage of clips highlighting Marsden’s work emphasized his range: Stoic superhero in the “X-Men” trilogy; Easter Bunny guardian in “Hop;” exuberant dance-show host in “Hairspray,” and; henpecked husband pushed to the brink in “Straw Dogs.”

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I’ve added some stills from “Death at a Funeral” and “Modern Family” Episode 2.11.

GALLERY LINK:
Movie/TV Productions > Death at a Funeral > Promotional Stills
Movie/TV Productions > Modern Family > Promotional Stills – S02E11: Slow Down Your Neighbors

Jimmy will be the voice of Arthur Wiknik in History’s upcoming six-hour series “Vietnam in HD”, which will premiere on Tuesday, November 8, 9 and 10 at 9PM ET. Thanks to Kevin for letting us know!

Jimmy recently guested on “Rove LA” with Justin Timberlake and actress Eliza Dushku. You can watch video clips from the episode here.

GALLERY LINK:
Public Appearances > 2011 Appearances > [2011.10.24]”Rove LA”

ConnectSavannah.com has posted a new interview from Jimmy, thanks to b for the tip!

Is there a plus or a minus side to being closely identified with the X–Men franchise? A typecast point where you’d say “I don’t want to be the guy who’s in all the X–Men movies”?

James Marsden: I would never say I don’t want to be the guy from the X–Men movies, because my longevity, and the opportunities I’ve gotten in this business, are largely due to being cast in those movies. It was something that certainly put me on the map. As well as being financially lucrative, they also were really well–made movies and were reviewed really well.

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I have uploaded 5 HQ photos of Jimmy filming “30 Rock” at Rockefeller Center in New York City recently.

GALLERY LINK:
Movie/TV Productions > 30 Rock > On The Set (October 17, 2011)

Jimmy attended the Giorgio Armani / Vanity Fair Private Dinner in L.A. yesterday. I’ve uploaded 5 HQ photos from this event and some HQ candids from October 1st.

GALLERY LINK:
Public Appearances > 2011 Appearances > [2011.10.11]Giorgio Armani / Vanity Fair Private Dinner (HQ)
Paparazzi Photos > 2011 Candids > [2011.10.01]Studio City (HQ)

Thanks so much to Kelly for sending us these gorgeous photoshoots!

GALLERY LINK:
Photoshoot Outtakes > Magazine Outtakes > Sam Jones Photoshoot for August Man (Malaysia) (March 2011)
Movie/TV Productions > Hop > Promo Shoot

I’ve uploaded some stills from Jimmy’s new movie “As Cool As I Am”. Thanks to Mauro for the tip!

GALLERY LINK:
Movie/TV Productions > As Cool As I Am > Promotional Stills

James Marsden is making his way through the Emmy-nominated comedy series.

The actor, who guest starred last season on Emmy winner Modern Family, has booked a multiepisode role on NBC’s 30 Rock, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Details on Marsden’s role are being kept under wraps but he’ll stick around for six episodes of the Tina Fey comedy.

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