- Born
- Birth nameCasey Everett James
- Casey James was born on May 31, 1982 in Plano, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for American Idol (2002), Teddy Pendergrass & Lisa Fischer: Glad to Be Alive (1990) and Urban Cowboy (2016). He was previously married to Kellie Lister.
- SpouseKellie Lister(August 2005 - September 2009) (divorced)
- Never watched American Idol prior to taking part in the show.
- When he was 7, lightning struck his house and since then, he has spent his childhood not having a TV.
- Huge Star Wars fan.
- As an infant, he had a bad reaction to pertussis vaccine and his family feared that he would be brain damaged. Thankfully, this did not occur.
- After a serious motorcycle accident at 21, he was told by his doctors that he would never be able to play guitar again. He beat the odds and has been considered one of the best guitar players on the show.
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