Stéphanie Goldhagen

Roday James David Rodriguez was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended San Antonio Taft High School. His father is of Mexican descent, and his mother is of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Roday's father, Jaime Jim Rodriguez, worked for Boardwalk Auto Group. Rodriguez is currently a regional catering manager for Taco Cabana. Roday's father remarried and had a daughter, Lisette, who aspires to be an actress in Waxahachie. At New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing, Roday received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre. At age 22, he chose the professional name James Roday as another James Rodriguez was already registered with the Screen Actors Guild. Roday is the co-artistic director of the Red Dog Squadron, a Los Angeles theatre company he co-founded with Brad Raider. Roday has been in a relationship with his Psych co-star Maggie Lawson since 2006.