exactly i literally couldn't believe my eyes when i saw him on the blacklist bc he looked so old and so unattractive is the word he just looked like an average middle aged slob which a lot of this is bc he is bald.
but it was not that it was sudden actually it just seems like it was bc the last time i saw him in anything before the blacklist was in i guess secretary in 2003 and that was a long time ago.
lukejbarnett

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I loved Boston Legal now watching him in Stargate. He was sure underrated at the time and still is really. It's like he's famous but not Brad Pitt famous but I'll take what I can get!

10 years can be a true bitch.

"Angels to some, demons to others.. Now you must come with us!"

I am a 80's teenager and remember him as a teen idol, someone up there with Rob Lowe and the "Rat Pack".
The man is hilarious and wish he would do a comedy and not this sh*t show he is doing now.

I personally think he's hotter now than he ever was, and I always thought he was hot.

You know, other people here can have opinions without the Spader Police kicking the door in.

I agree. He is magnetic & simultaneously repellent.
Carpe Noctem!

Nah, it was the drugs & booze that got him.

Actually it was 14 years because I think the film was sho5b4t in 1998. it is amazing how much we do age in roughly 15 years. Particularly if you are going from age 35 to 50. Just wait until you hit those years.

I'm watching Supernova (2000) and I'm thinking 'hey that looks like that old man who played Robert Califorina on The Office (2012)' Then I'm thinking that can't be the same guy, because it's only about 12 years between those roles and one guy is in his 30's and that old man has to be pushing 60!

Duh! Which is why I expressed it.
I'm not hating on anyone who thinks differently.

I'm implying that he's no longer sexy!
YOU don't find him sexy anymore. That doesn't mean he isn't sexy. You're entitled to your tastes but they are just that.
I do not have attention deficit disorOoh, look at the bunny!

Ditto.

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I'm implying that he's no longer sexy! There, sue me. It is what it is.

i didn't mean to imply that spader was no longer sexy and certainly not that he wasn't still a great actor. i was only saying that how one lives can accelerate the aging process. i find j.s.' s lack of vanity refreshing. in a business where actors seem to be gazing at themselves in mirrors to try on what look is best, there is a genuineness to spader's public persona. and that in itself is very sexy indeed.

Stop it the bunch of you. Yes he shows his age more because of the missing hair. But let me tell you, that guy just exudes sex appeal. I think it's his eyes and mouth not to mention his sultry voice. And he's had that in all of his roles for years. I'm sure drinking and especially the smoking don't help but those are his choices not mine. By the way, if you recall the actor Yul Brynner, he wasn't nearly attractive until he shaved his head like a cue ball, and the ladies had no problem with that. So, let's cut Spader some slack. IMO he's just fabulous.

sooner or later, time catches up with everybody. i think a lot has to do with lifestyle and dna. j.s. is a smoker and a drinker, both of which take their tollnot to mention hearty eater!

I have loved him throughout, but I too have wondered if it was due to some health issues. That being said, I saw him in person on Broadway (2009-2010) in the show RACE. When he would come out to sign autographs he looked many years younger in person than he did on stage or on screen.