James Marsden has two brothers in real life but not a twin. He is the one who contributed the idea of his ‘Twin brother character‘ Ben, in the Netflix show Dead To Me.
James Marsden was born to James Luther Marsden and Kathleen in Stillwater, Oklahoma on 18 September 1973. However, his father who was a professor, and his mother got divorced when he was just nine years old.
He studied Journalism in his home state in 1991 at Oklahoma State University after attending Oklahoma City’s Putnam City North High School. He was a Delta Tau Delta fraternity member.
James had his first role was as Eddie in the premiere episode of The Nanny in 1993. Moreover, in 1994, his cast in the Canadian television show Boogies Diner was well appreciated.
However, his major break has to be considered to be the lead role in the 1996 ABC series Second Noah. Even though the show was short-lived for different reasons, the young actor won the heart of the young audience.
Does James Marsden Have A Twin In Real Life?
To clear the air, James Marsden does not have a twin in real life. Creator Liz Feldman thanked James for pitching the idea of a twin brother character when he died in Season 1.
James Marsden was not supposed to play after the Dead To Me Season 1 because he was bludgeoned to death by Jen (Christina Applegate). Later, Marsden was not convinced to leave the show early because Liz had opportunities to make season 2 of the Netflix black comedy. Eventually, Liz agreed to take him back in the upcoming series.
According to E News, James contacted Liz when his character Steve passed asking why he was researching whether a man can survive a serious brain injury and drowning. On the other hand, the Dead To Me team had such a good time working together and they got him with his identical twin brother character Ben.
At the same time, James has real brothers Jeff and Robert, but none of them are reported to be identical twins. The rumors regarding Marsden having an identical twin is completely baseless.
The rumors might have erupted because of his twin character Ben from the Dead To Me series.
Who Are His Brothers Jeff and Robbie Marsden?
James Marsden has two brothers Jeff and Robbie Marsden born to the same parents (Kathleen and James Luther Marsden). They are of Scottish, German, English, and French descent.
His brothers are not very famous as James. We believe that they are also related to show business. The 48-year-old actor often enjoys his time with children son Jack, 21, daughter Mary, 16, and son William, 9 in different Hollywood events.
The native of Oklahoma has two older children with his ex-wife Lisa Linde and a younger child with an ex-girlfriend named Rose Costa. At a family gathering, the Enchanted actor was previously photographed with members of his “Sonic family,” including Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz.
James is very close with his brother as he is to his children.
James Marsden Sisters and Family
James Marsden sisters are Jennifer Marsden and Elizabeth Marsden. However, his sisters are also not in active show business like the other brothers.
On the other hand, James is open about his family history and is proud of them. He often posts pictures of his parents and siblings wishing them. In one of the posts on mother’s day, he wished Happy mothers day to his wife and mom and added, ” to all the other Mothers out there, watching over us and loving us as no one else can, Happy Mother’s Day.”
Similarly mentioning his father, James thanked his father for all the efforts and said, “thinking of you and all you do and for us and everyone around you.
Big big love.”
He slowly got inclined to pursue an acting career after meeting Kirk Cameron’s actress sister Candace Cameron Bure. She invited James to visit them in Los Angeles while he was vacationing with his family in Hawaii.
Marsden’s family had a great contribution to helping James take acting as a career.