{"id":25545,"date":"2026-07-10T18:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=james-marsden"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:36:48","slug":"james-marsden","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=james-marsden","title":{"rendered":"James Marsden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>James Paul Marsden\u00a0(born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career by guest-starring on the television shows\u00a0Saved by the Bell: The New Class\u00a0(1993),\u00a0Touched by an Angel\u00a0(1995), and\u00a0Party of Five (1995). 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