James LeGros mini-bio: James LeGros (born April 27, 1962) is an American film and television actor. He is known as a star of independent films with a diversified body of work in the early to mid 1990s.
LeGros was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Redlands, California. He attended the Professional Conservatory at South Coast Repertory in California, as well as the University of California.
One of his best-known roles was in Living In Oblivion (directed by Tom DiCillo, also starring Steve Buscemi and Catherine Keener). LeGros played Chad Palomino, a male acting diva with endless 'a-list' star demands for a 'b-movie' director and crew. LeGros appeared on Showtime's Sleeper Cell (as Special Agent Ray Fuller) and on Law & Order. He was also a cast member on the television show Ally McBeal and guest starred on ER, Roseanne, Punky Brewster and The Outer Limits (new series).
It isn't hard to make James LeGros bust a gut laughing. Just call him Brad Pitt. Okay, so he doesn't get $6 million a film or have his photo air-kissed by legions of swooning schoolgirls during recess. But if you've caught LeGros' quirky personality, you may wonder why he's still toiling away. But this Minnesota native, despite being tight-lipped on Pitt, LeGros will happily chitchat about his career. LeGros says he isn't very "LA", although he did live there for a short while.
Collects misspellings of his last name.
An offbeat favorite in 80s and 90s independent films.
Apprenticed with the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Southern California before ending up in Hollywood in the early 80s.
Married to actress/photographer Kristina Loggia, the daughter of actor Robert Loggia. They have two sons.
When not working on films, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Jackson Hole, Wyoming with his wife and two sons.
Last name pronounced Le-GROW.
James is an only child.