Boston Legal
Patriot Acts
Wednesday 21 May 2008 on ABC

Patriotism is in the air as Alan and Denny celebrate their acceptance into the Auxiliary Coast Guard. But when the town of Concord, Massachusetts decides to secede from the United States, Alan accepts the case, and deeply offends Denny. The case takes a personal turn when Denny represents the...

Christian was nominated, along with his Boston Legal castmates for a SAG Award in the category of Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008. (edit) He has taken the stage at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the American Repertory Theatre, and the Yale Repertory Theatre. (edit) Christian has appeared on Broadway in the farce “Noises Off.” (edit) He attended the Phillips Academy in Massachusetts on a scholarship awarded to him by the Des Moines Register, where he had worked as a paper boy. (edit) Christian pulled of the difficult task of performing and directing in a production of Wait Until Dark. (edit)

Christian Clemenson: (Speaking on whether Boston Legal is a comedy or a drama.) Those who watch the show know what it's about. I think you can just lift it as something silly, because there are hijinks that go on. Each show deals with an important issue, and yet as David himself has said, there is a lot of humor, a lot of comedy that sort of helps the medicine slide down a little easier. (edit) Christian Clemenson: (Talking about winning an Emmy award.) Everybody always says that line about like, it's nice to have the appreciation of your peers, but there's this real truth to it. These are people who make television and know what television is about, and they are looking at your work and saying “Yes, good.” It's really a wonderful feeling. (edit) Christian Clemenson: (Shortly after hearing of his Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actor in a Dramatic Series in 2007.)I didn’t actually sleep too well last night. I won last year and was sort of anticipating it, but you’re never sure. I have to leave in about 20 minutes to do a ‘Boston Legal’ scene with James Spader, who is also nominated. It is the best possible way to go to work. (edit) Christian Clemenson: (Speaking about the film United 93 where he played Thomas E. Burnett Jr., one of the real passengers on the airplane that crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11th.) The first time I saw it was at the Tribeca Film Festival with an audience full of family members. And at the end of it there was a reaction to a film I've never experienced before. There was this electric pause and then the sound of wailing and crying and sobbing. It just filled the whole audience. And it was not like anything I'd ever experienced. (edit)

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