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Actor James Spader poses with his Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series in the press room at the 57th Annual Emmy Awards on Sept. 18, 2005. With this award, he became the first actor to win Emmys for portraying the same non-guest character on two different shows, "The Practice" and "Boston Legal." In 2007, he won another Emmy.
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Spader and actress Anjelica Huston present on stage during the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 19, 2004. Spader won his first Emmy for his work on "The Practice."
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James Spader, Candice Bergen and William Shatner, left to right, attend the Fox Home Entertainment "Boston Legal" DVD release celebration at The Museum of Television & Radio in New York on May 15, 2006.
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Actors James Spader and William Shatner share a private moment at the "Boston Legal" DVD release in New York.
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James Spader and William Shatner watch Chile's Fernando Gonzalez play Russia's Dmitry Tursunov during their semifinal match at the Countrywide Classic tennis tournament in Los Angeles on July 29, 2006.
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Actor James Spader, seen at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996. Seven years earlier, he won the Best Actor award from the festival for his work in the film "Sex, Lies, and Videotape."
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James Spader joins the cast and crew of "Boston Legal" for a panel discussion with the Writers Guild of America on Aug. 14, 2007, in Beverly Hills, Calif.