James Remar Net Worth

James Remar's Quotes

• Any good actor is a character actor.
• That's why I take on a variety of roles. I've played everything from a gay dancer in Cruising (1980) to Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club (1984). James Remar is a student of life. I'm expressing myself by acting. I'm learning about myself and making a living. I hope to do much more of it, so I can contribute my share to the world.
• I was really thrilled and honored and wanted to do the best job I could. But afterwards, I started getting a lot of bad guy offers and became concerned about being typecast. I did not want to be seen as that kind of guy all the time because a lot of those roles are not well written. They're there merely to drive the action and give the protagonist something to do. So it becomes incredibly repetitive and boring. (On 48 Hours)

Interesting Facts about James Remar

1. Was originally cast as "Hicks" in Aliens (1986), but had to be replaced early into filming. He can be seen from the back as the marines walk along a corridor, but only because the in-camera miniature of the set had been junked, and too expensive to re-shoot.
2. Actor-trained at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
3. Made an impressive Broadway debut playing Richard Gere's lover in "Bent" in 1979.
4. Gained a minor cult following after playing "Ajax" in The Warriors (1979).
5. Probably best known for the recurring TV role of "Richard," the compulsively philandering jet-set boyfriend of Kim Cattrall, in Sex and the City (1998).
6. The actress who handcuffed him to that park bench in The Warriors (1979) was Mercedes Ruehl, also in her second film. One of Ruehl's friends, who was a Washington Post reporter, wrote about seeing the film and being disappointed at her friend's harsh role.
7. Most of Remar's characters are vicious and cocky, if not evil; in real life, however, he is a proud father and a loving husband.
8. Decided to become an actor at the age of seven years old after seeing the movie Spartacus (1960).
9. He enjoys photography, scuba diving, and golf in his spare time.
10. He has worked 4 times with actor Mario Van Peebles in the movies: The Cotton Club (1984), Blowback (2000), Guardian (2001) and Sharpshooter (2007).
11. He was given an honorary name "Standing 20" during the filming of Windwalker (1980) by the Cheyenne.
12. Was the voice in the 2009-2010 Lexus car commercials.
13. Grew up in Newton, Mass. Attended John Ward Elementary School.
14. Attended Newton North High School.
15. His family surname was originally "Remarman". His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, while his mother was English.
16. Friend of Marcus Henderson.
17. He played an adoptive father 2 times. In Dexter, he was a cop trying to make the world a better place and raised a serial killer and trained him to kill the killers that the justice system couldn't catch. In Black Lightning, he played an agent for an evil organization who raised a superhero trying to make up for what he had done.
18. Born on exactly the same date as Jane Badler of V (2009) fame.