Thanks to his work on both film and television with over 150 on-screen credits to his name, James Remar’s net worth has increased significantly over the years. At the moment, Remar is also involved with Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2019). From 2014 to 2015, Remar worked on “State of Affairs”, and most recently played in the show “The Path” (2017-2018), while James is currently working on “Black Lightning” (2018- ), in which he plays Peter Gambi. In 2012, Remar played alongside Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning “Django Unchained”, and appeared in six episodes of the Golden Globes Award-winning series “Grey’s Anatomy” (2013-2014). The success of the series and ensuing popularity helped James to earn a lot of money, but he also had parts in blockbuster movies such as “RED” (2010), starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman, and “X-Men: First Class” (2011). Remar’s first serious involvement with TV shows occurred in 1997, when he starred alongside Jim Belushi in the crime series “Total Security”, playing in 13 episodes, and would later work on television more often than earlier in his career.īesides “Sex and the City”, Remar’s work on television is also known for his role of Harry Morgan in the Golden Globes Award-winning show “Dexter”, playing in 96 episodes from 2006 to 2013. In the mid-‘90s, James appeared in “Miracle on 34th Street” (1994), “Boys on the Side” (1995) and in Jean-Claude Van Damme’s “The Quest” (1996), while he portrayed Lord Rayden in “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation” (1997). He had numerous roles in the ‘90s but the most notable were in “Blink” (1993), starring Madeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn, and “Renaissance Man” (1994) in which Remar played alongside Danny DeVito. In 1990, James played Preston in “Tales from the Darkside: The Movie” segment “Lover’s Vow”, while he had a supporting role alongside Ethan Hawke in “White Fang” (1991). James was cast as Corporal Hicks in the Oscar-winning science-fiction/horror film “Aliens” (1986) but was replaced by Michael Biehn because of Remar’s drug problem, director James Cameron stating that he dismissed Remar due to creative differences, and that was the story for several years, but the truth is that James struggled with addiction at the time. Remar then starred in the action movie “Quiet Cool” (1986), and appeared in “The Dream Team” (1989) with Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd and Peter Boyle, while he ended the ‘80s with Gus Van Sant’s “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989) starring Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch.Ĭreative Differences with James Cameron and Work in the 90s In 1982, James had the role of sociopathic murderer Albert Ganz in Walter Hill’s Golden Globes Award-nominated film “48 Hrs.” starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, while he also played a supporting role alongside Richard Gere, Gregory Hines and Diane Lane in Francis Ford Coppola’s Oscar-nominated “The Cotton Club” (1984). Aside from portraying aggressive characters, Remar played a homosexual in William Friedkin’s “Cruising” (1980) alongside Al Pacino, and young Cheyenne Windwalker in “Windwalker” (1980). James’ second film actually put him on the map when he played the sexually aggressive and violent and character Ajax in Walter Hill’s cult movie “The Warriors” (1979), which helped him to secure more roles, usually playing villains. Remar decided to become an actor at the age of seven, after watching Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning movie “Spartacus” (1960), starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, and Jean Simmons, and got his first role in the drama “On the Yard” in 1978. James went to John Ward Elementary School and then to the Newton North High School, and trained in acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Roy Remar, an attorney, and Elizabeth Mary, a mental health state official, while his paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants with the original surname Remarman. James Remar Wiki: Early Life, Parents, and Educationīorn William James Remar on the 31st December 1953, in Boston, Massachusetts USA, he is a son of S.
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