James David Rodríguez was born on April 4, 1976. He is the son of Jim Rodríguez, who worked for Boardwalk Auto Group. Roday was born in San Antonio. He attended Taft High School. He studied theater at New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing, where he earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts. He has acted in several theatrical productions, which include "The Three Sisters," "Twelfth Night," "A Respectable Wedding," and "Severity's Mistress." He starred in the film _Rolling Kansas launched him into the public spotlight, and gave rise to numerous fan clubs.
In Peoples 100 Most Beautiful People issue.
Was in a seven-year relationship with "Psych" co-star Maggie Lawson.
His favorite gum is Juicy Fruit.
BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.
Co-artistic director of the theater company Red Dog Squadron, which he founded in 1999 with friend Brad Raider.
Friend of Dana Ashbrook , whom he directed in his 2004 play "Sustenance." Ashbrook starred in Rodays favorite show "Twin Peaks" and guest-starred in the "Psych" episode that Roday wrote as an homage to "Twin Peaks." According to Roday, Ashbrook was instrumental in helping some of the pieces fall in place for the episode.
Used to be in a band called Dogberry when he was younger.
Decided to use the last name "Roday," since there was already someone named James Rodriguez in the Screen Actors Guild.
(January 2010) Directed a play called "Greedy" for his theatre company, Red Dog Squadron, in Los Angeles, California.
(February 2010) Starring off-Broadway as "Finn" in "Extinction," a play by Gabriel McKinley , directed by Wayne Kasserman. With Michael Weston also in the cast.
Actors geek out over athletes. Everyone knows that.
I usually just pick a genre of movie that I feel like saluting and then,go off and come up with something that I can sort of pay homage to.
I came from Texas, I was studying theater at NYU, and I thought for sure,that my lot in life would be to get the best bartending job I could,find and do theater in New York. And that was a good life.
Have I ever pretended to be something? I think back in college I think I,might have told a girl that I was a professional tennis player once.
And then, of course, she had never heard of me so I had to dig deeper.
basic cable-style baby. .
