Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Carleton Edward Zahn, a Lutheran minister, and Zelda Clair Zahn, a bookstore clerk and later a YMCA administrator.[3] His father is of German and Swedish descent, and his mother is of German ancestry.[citation needed] Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School, and moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis for high school, where he acted in school plays and became a two-time Minnesota state speech champion.[2][4] Zahn graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1986, planning to eventually join the United States Marine Corps.[2]
In 1991, Zahn made his professional stage debut in a Minnesota production of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues after falsely claiming to be a member of Actors' Equity.[2] Zahn's fellow actors suggested that Zahn study acting, inspiring him to enroll in American Repertory Theater's two-year training program.[7] At A.R.T., Zahn worked with the stage director Andrei Șerban.[8]
After his breakout film role in 1994's Reality Bites, Zahn quickly gained a reputation for playing amiable stoners, slackers, and sidekicks in films such as That Thing You Do! (1996), You've Got Mail (1998), and Out of Sight (1998).[11] In the 1990s, Zahn was often approached by fans who assumed that he was an archetypal Generation X slacker, which was not the case. Zahn has said, "I'm the guy who gets up at six without an alarm clock. I was always that guy."[5]
Zahn met author and theater artist Robyn Peterman, the daughter of clothier J. Peterman, while they were performing in a national tour of Bye Bye Birdie in 1991.[3][7] The couple married in 1994 and have two children.[16] In the 1990s, they bought a cabin in Pennsylvania and then a farm in New Jersey, near the Delaware Water Gap.[17] They next moved to a 360-acre horse farm outside Lexington, Kentucky, where Zahn gardens and raises horses, goats, and sheep.[18] He and his wife also run a local community theater, in which Zahn occasionally performs.[5] He also has a lake cabin near Pine City, Minnesota,[19] where he enjoys tubing and fishing with his children.[20] Zahn is a Lutheran.[21] He is not related to journalist and newscaster Paula Zahn.
Zahn is a lifelong military history buff and has said that one of his biggest regrets was having turned down a role in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.[22] In 2007, Zahn was awarded an honorary Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Northern Kentucky University. A University of Kentucky sports fan, Zahn is often seen at games and events.[23]
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^Sternbergh, Adam (January 31, 2010). "The Ethan Hawke Actors Studio," 2010-02-03 at the Wayback MachineNew York. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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^Cole, Stacey (February 5, 2017). "Steve Zahn Replaced in 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid,' Couldn't be Happier". Yahoo! News. from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
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^Justin, Neal (30 March 2018). "TV star Steve Zahn may save the world – but saving his Minnesota cabin comes first". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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Steven James Zahn z ɑː n 1 born November 13 1967 2 is an American actor and comedian His film roles include Reality Bites 1994 Stuart Little 1999 Shattered Glass 2003 Sahara 2005 Chicken Little 2005 the Diary of a Wimpy Kid trilogy 2010 2012 Dallas Buyers Club 2013 The Good Dinosaur 2015 and War for the Planet of the Apes 2017 On television Zahn appeared as Davis McAlary on HBO s Treme 2010 2013 and as Mark Mossbacher in the first season of the HBO satire comedy miniseries The White Lotus 2021 for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Zahn won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film Happy Texas 1999 Steve ZahnZahn in 2008BornSteven James Zahn 1967 11 13 November 13 1967 age 55 Marshall Minnesota U S EducationGustavus Adolphus CollegeHarvard University MFA OccupationsActorcomedianYears active1990 presentSpouseRobyn Peterman m 1994 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Video games 5 Theatre 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditZahn was born in Marshall Minnesota the son of Carleton Edward Zahn a Lutheran minister and Zelda Clair Zahn a bookstore clerk and later a YMCA administrator 3 His father is of German and Swedish descent and his mother is of German ancestry citation needed Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato Minnesota attending Kennedy Elementary School and moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis for high school where he acted in school plays and became a two time Minnesota state speech champion 2 4 Zahn graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1986 planning to eventually join the United States Marine Corps 2 nbsp Zahn with Jennifer Aniston at the premiere of their 2008 movie ManagementZahn attended Gustavus Adolphus College for one semester but dropped out after seeing the original West End production of Les Miserables I remember sitting through the second act thinking I m as good as that guy standing on the barricade Zahn recalled I wanted to be part of the circus 5 Zahn later enrolled in the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University earning a Master of Fine Arts 6 Career EditIn 1991 Zahn made his professional stage debut in a Minnesota production of Neil Simon s Biloxi Blues after falsely claiming to be a member of Actors Equity 2 Zahn s fellow actors suggested that Zahn study acting inspiring him to enroll in American Repertory Theater s two year training program 7 At A R T Zahn worked with the stage director Andrei Șerban 8 In 1991 Zahn formed the Malaparte theater company with a group of actor friends including Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard 9 From 1991 to 1992 Zahn played Hugo Peabody in a national tour of Bye Bye Birdie starring Tommy Tune and subsequently appeared in two Off Broadway plays Sophistry and Eric Bogosian s Suburbia 10 After his breakout film role in 1994 s Reality Bites Zahn quickly gained a reputation for playing amiable stoners slackers and sidekicks in films such as That Thing You Do 1996 You ve Got Mail 1998 and Out of Sight 1998 11 In the 1990s Zahn was often approached by fans who assumed that he was an archetypal Generation X slacker which was not the case Zahn has said I m the guy who gets up at six without an alarm clock I was always that guy 5 In 1999 Zahn landed his first starring role in the critically acclaimed indie film Happy Texas for which he won a Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival 12 In the wake of Happy Texas Zahn began playing darker more nuanced characters He received Oscar buzz for his role as Drew Barrymore s deadbeat ex in Riding in Cars with Boys 2001 and played investigative journalist Adam Penenberg in Shattered Glass 2003 13 A longtime Werner Herzog fan Zahn campaigned for the role of Vietnam prisoner of war Duane W Martin in Herzog s 2007 film Rescue Dawn to prepare for the role he lost 40 pounds by eating mostly raw food 11 7 Zahn has also worked regularly in television playing the role of Davis McClary on 36 episodes of HBO s Treme In 2017 Zahn played Bad Ape in War for the Planet of the Apes He researched the role by watching chimpanzee videos on YouTube and later said that the motion capture process and lengthy digital takes made Bad Ape the most challenging acting job I ve ever had 14 15 Personal life EditZahn met author and theater artist Robyn Peterman the daughter of clothier J Peterman while they were performing in a national tour of Bye Bye Birdie in 1991 3 7 The couple married in 1994 and have two children 16 In the 1990s they bought a cabin in Pennsylvania and then a farm in New Jersey near the Delaware Water Gap 17 They next moved to a 360 acre horse farm outside Lexington Kentucky where Zahn gardens and raises horses goats and sheep 18 He and his wife also run a local community theater in which Zahn occasionally performs 5 He also has a lake cabin near Pine City Minnesota 19 where he enjoys tubing and fishing with his children 20 Zahn is a Lutheran 21 He is not related to journalist and newscaster Paula Zahn Zahn is a lifelong military history buff and has said that one of his biggest regrets was having turned down a role in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers 22 In 2007 Zahn was awarded an honorary Ph D in Fine Arts from Northern Kentucky University A University of Kentucky sports fan Zahn is often seen at games and events 23 Filmography EditKey Denotes works that have not yet been releasedFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1992 Rain Without Thunder Jeremy Tanner1994 Reality Bites Sammy Gray1995 Crimson Tide William Barnes1996 Race the Sun Hans KooimanSubUrbia BuffThat Thing You Do Lenny Haise1998 The Object of My Affection Frank HansonOut of Sight Glenn MichaelsSafe Men EddieYou ve Got Mail George Pappas1999 Forces of Nature Alan Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor Comedy RomanceFreak Talks About Sex FreakHappy Texas Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr aka David Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleSpecial Dramatic Jury Prize for Best Comedic PerformanceNominated Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or MusicalStuart Little Monty Voice2000 Chain of Fools Thomas KreskHamlet Rosencrantz2001 Chelsea Walls RossDr Dolittle 2 Archie VoiceJoy Ride Fuller ThomasRiding in Cars with Boys Ray HasekSaving Silverman Wayne2002 Stuart Little 2 Monty Voice2003 Daddy Day Care MarvinNational Security Hank RaffertyShattered Glass Adam Penenberg2004 Employee of the Month JackSpeak Mr Freeman2005 Chicken Little Runt of the Litter VoiceSahara Al Giordino2006 Bandidas Quentin CookeRescue Dawn Duane Nominated Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male2008 The Great Buck Howard KennyManagement Mike FluxStrange Wilderness Peter GaulkeSunshine Cleaning MacUnstable Fables 3 Pigs and a Baby Sandy Pig Voice direct to video2009 Night Train Pete DobbsA Perfect Getaway Cliff Anderson2010 Calvin Marshall Coach LittleDiary of a Wimpy Kid Frank HeffleySalesmen Marvin2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules Frank Heffley2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog DaysDiary of a Wimpy Kid Class Clown Frank Heffley Voice short film2013 Escape from Planet Earth Hawk VoiceDallas Buyers Club Tucker Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureKnights of Badassdom Eric2015 The Good Dinosaur Thunderclap VoiceThe Ridiculous 6 Clem2016 Captain Fantastic Dave Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Bad Ape Voice and motion captureNominated Washington D C Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Motion Capture PerformanceLean on Pete Silver2018 Blaze Oilman 22019 Where d You Go Bernadette David WalkerTall Girl Richie Kreyman2020 Uncle Frank Mike BledsoeCowboys Troy2021 8 Bit Christmas John Doyle2022 Tall Girl 2 Richie KreymanNight at the Museum Kahmunrah Rises Again Jedediah Voice2023 Your Place or Mine ZenLaRoy SkipWildcat Post productionTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1990 All My Children Spence Episode 5303uncredited1993 South Beach Lane Bailey Episode Pirates of the Caribbean 1995 Friends Duncan Episode The One with Phoebe s Husband Mike amp Spike Nick Pickles Voice episode Person to Clothes Picture Windows Crook Episode Armed Response 1997 Liberty The American Revolution American Sergeant 4 episodes1998 From the Earth to the Moon Astronaut Elliot See MiniseriesEpisode Can We Do This 2008 Comanche Moon Augustus Gus McCrae 3 episodes2008 2012 Phineas and Ferb Swampy Sherman voices 3 episodes2009 Monk Jack Monk Jr Episode Mr Monk s Other Brother WWII in HD Nolen Marbrey Voice 3 episodes2010 2013 Treme Davis McAlary Regular 36 episodes2013 Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja Terry McFist Voice episode Fart Topia 2014 Mind Games Clark Edwards Regular 13 episodes2014 2015 Modern Family Ronnie La Fontaine Recurring role 4 episodes2015 2016 Mad Dogs Cobi Series regular 10 episodes2018 The Crossing Jude Ellis Series lead 11 episodes2019 Valley of the Boom Michael Fenne Main role2020 The Healing Powers of Dude Dude 24 Voice main roleThe Good Lord Bird Chase 2 episodes2021 The White Lotus Mark Mossbacher Main roleNominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie2022 The Last Movie Stars Donald Duck Dobbins Voice 3 episodes2022 2023 George amp Tammy George Richey 6 episodes2023 The Righteous Gemstones Peter Montgomery RecurringVideo games Edit Year Title Role Notes2005 Chicken Little Runt of the LitterTheatre EditYear Title Role Notes1991 Biloxi Blues Performer 25 References Edit Steve Zahn Filming War of the Planet of the Apes was physically the hardest job I ever did Good Morning America July 11 2017 Archived from the original on 2021 11 13 Retrieved February 10 2020 via YouTube a b c d Simon Alex July 3 2015 Great Conversations Steve Zahn Archived 2022 04 09 at the Wayback Machine HuffPost Retrieved April 9 2022 a b Braun Liz February 26 2001 Steve Zahn has a smart funny humour Archived 2017 09 16 at the Wayback Machine Jam Retrieved September 15 2017 Covert Colin August 18 2009 Local boy Steve Zahn grows up Archived 2017 09 16 at the Wayback Machine Star Tribune Minneapolis Retrieved September 15 2017 a b c Riesman Abraham July 13 2017 Steve Zahn Seriously Archived 2017 09 16 at the Wayback Machine Vulture Retrieved September 15 2017 Steve Zahn The Hollywood Interview Archived from the original on 2021 01 10 Retrieved 2021 01 08 a b c Copley Rich June 23 2016 Steve Zahn talks craft and Kentucky at UK s Singletary Center Archived 2017 09 16 at the Wayback Machine Lexington Herald Leader Retrieved on September 15 2017 O Sullivan Michael July 13 2007 Steve Zahn in All Seriousness Archived 2017 09 16 at the Wayback Machine The Washington Post Retrieved September 15 2017 Sternbergh Adam January 31 2010 The Ethan Hawke Actors Studio Archived 2010 02 03 at the Wayback Machine New York Retrieved September 16 2017 Klein Alvin March 15 1992 Tommy Tune and Bye Bye Birdie Archived 2018 01 16 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times Retrieved September 15 2017 a b Rabin Nathan July 3 2007 Interview Steve Zahn Archived 2022 04 09 at the Wayback Machine The A V Club Retrieved April 9 2022 Ojumu Akin November 13 1999 Steve Zahn s habitual scene stealing Archived 2017 09 16 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian London Retrieved September 15 2017 Smith Neil December 4 2001 Riding in Cars with Boys 2001 Archived 2018 11 06 at the Wayback Machine BBC News Retrieved September 15 2017 Rottenberg Josh April 21 2017 Why Steve Zahn s Bad Ape in War for the Planet of the Apes made director Matt Reeves cry Archived 2017 09 16 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 16 2017 Lammers Tim July 13 2017 Interview Steve Zahn Talks War of the Planet of the Apes Archived 2017 09 17 at the Wayback Machine DirectConversations com Retrieved September 16 2017 Cole Stacey February 5 2017 Steve Zahn Replaced in Diary of a Wimpy Kid Couldn t be Happier Yahoo News Archived from the original on December 4 2019 Retrieved May 26 2022 Spangler Adam 25 January 2008 The Zahn Rules Outside Archived from the original on 14 April 2021 Retrieved May 26 2022 Belloni Matthew October 27 2008 Steve Zahn What I ve Learned Archived 2020 08 07 at the Wayback Machine Esquire Retrieved September 15 2017 Justin Neal 21 February 2014 Steve Zahn plays Mind Games in new ABC series Star Tribune Minneapolis Archived from the original on 9 October 2018 Retrieved 30 October 2018 Justin Neal 30 March 2018 TV star Steve Zahn may save the world but saving his Minnesota cabin comes first Star Tribune Minneapolis Archived from the original on 9 October 2018 Retrieved 30 October 2018 Archived copy www myheritage com Archived from the original on 2022 08 24 Retrieved 2022 08 15 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Steve Zahn Archived 2016 01 05 at the Wayback Machine interviewed by Doug Boyd May 29 2013 Colonel Arthur L Kelly American Veterans Oral History Collection University of Kentucky Libraries Retrieved September 15 2017 Watson Heather C 18 March 2015 The HerKentucky UK and U of L Fan Elite Eight Her Kentucky Archived from the original on 11 May 2018 Retrieved 10 May 2018 The Healing Powers of Dude Netflix Media Center 25 June 2019 Archived from the original on December 13 2019 Retrieved December 13 2019 Steve Zahn Theatre Credits News Bio and Photos BroadwayWorld Archived from the original on 2020 10 22 Retrieved 2020 10 19 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steve Zahn Steve Zahn at IMDb Steve Zahn at the Internet Off Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Zahn amp oldid 1177035188, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
