Church was born as Thomas Richard McMillen in Woodland, Yolo County, California,[4] the son of Maxine (née Sanders; 1936-2021)[5] and Carlos "Carl" Richard McMillen (1936–2008), who served for eight years in the Marines and who was on active duty at the end of the Korean War; after 1962, Carlos worked as a surveyor.[6] Church's parents divorced and his mother moved to Laredo, Texas. She remarried in 1969, to widower George A. Quesada, a veteran of an Army Air Forces reconnaissance unit which served in Guam in World War II.[7] Church took his stepfather's surname for a time but changed it to 'Haden Church', extracted from the names of other relatives, when people found 'Quesada' difficult to pronounce.[2] He left high school in 1977 to work in the oil fields of Louisiana, but he returned to graduate from Harlingen High School in 1979. He attended the University of North Texas while living in Dallas.[2]
Career
Church started in the entertainment business as a radio personality and doing voice-over work.[8] After appearing in an independent film, he moved to California to pursue an acting career. His character delivers a love letter to Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) from her deceased former lover, Eddie LaBec, in the Cheers episode, "Death Takes a Vacation on Ice". He played the part of slow-witted aircraft mechanic Lowell Mather for six seasons (1990–95) on the NBC sitcom Wings.[9]
In 2003, director Alexander Payne called him regarding the role of Jack, the selfish best friend of Paul Giamatti's character, in Sideways. During the audition, Church stripped naked to read the audition scene, later saying "To me, it was painfully obvious... I was reading the scene where Jack comes in naked and there has to be in-born vulnerability in the scene."[8] (He later found that he was the only actor to strip down for the audition).[10]Sideways earned acclaim for Church; he won an IFP Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Church at the Spider-Man 3 (2007) premiere in New York City
In December 2021, it was announced that Church will star alongside Toni Collette and Anna Faris in the comedy film The Estate, directed by Dean Craig.[17]
Personal life
Church lives on his 2,000-acre (810 ha) ranch in Kerrville, Texas.[8][18] During the filming of Divorce, he rented a house in New Rochelle, New York.[19] He has two children from a former relationship with Mia Zottoli, but was never married to her or anyone else despite a 2008 article in the Los Angeles Times incorrectly claiming he was married to his partner.[1][20][18] Church's father, Carl, died in 2008,[6] and his stepfather, George, died in 2012.[7]
^ abHow did Thomas Haden Church land his role on Divorce? 'I was age-appropriate', Oct. 2016 in the Guardian: As he points out, he has never been divorced (or married). “But I did go through a pretty significant upheaval several years ago. I have an ex with two children. So having gone through something as sort of life-changing as that myself … ” he trails off a bit, sounding uncomfortable, and pivots to something less personal.
^ abcBuck, Jerry (August 3, 1992). . Deseret News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2013. His birth name was McMillen, but he took his stepfather's name of Quesada. He changed it to Thomas Haden Church 'because nobody could spell Quesada or pronounce it.'
^"Thomas Haden Church". TV Guide. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
^ ab"Thomas Haden Church". AllMovie. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca (April 10, 2008). "Thomas Haden Church's choice career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
^"Spider-Man 3 Interviews: Thomas Haden Church - SuperHeroHype". Superherohype.com. April 22, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^Macready, Melody (January 10, 2021). "Spider-Man: 5 Ways Sandman Was The Best Villain Of The Trilogy (& 5 Ways It Will Always Be Doc Ock)". ScreenRant. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^Betancourt, David; Cavna, Michael (December 20, 2021). "The Top 6 Spider-Man Movie Villains, Ranked". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^"Turns out one of Spider-Man: No Way Home's big bads wasn't needed on the movie set". SYFY Official Site. 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
^"Thomas Haden Church vs Joe the Plumber". Funnyordie.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^"FEARnet Goes to Church for Zombie Roadkill", dreadcentral.com; accessed June 10, 2014.
^Dalton, Ben (December 2, 2021). "Toni Collette, Anna Faris, Thomas Haden Church set to star in UK-US comedy 'The Estate'". Screen Daily.
^ abGoldman, Andrew (May 23, 2007). "Church's Doctrine: Thomas Haden Church tells us why he loves older women and making out". Elle. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
^"Thomas Haden Church on Filming 'Divorce' in Westchester". 8 January 2018.
^"Thomas Haden Church's choice career". Los Angeles Times. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017 – via LA Times.
^"Spider-Man: No Way Home Reuses Footage From Past Spider-Man Movies". Marvel. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
^"Looks Like No Way Home Reused Spider-Man 3 Sandman Scenes". Screen Rant. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
^"9th Annual Film Awards (2004) - Online Film & Television Association". www.oftaawards.com. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
^"11th Annual TV Awards (2006-07) - Online Film & Television Association". www.oftaawards.com. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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Thomas Haden Church born Thomas Richard McMillen 2 3 June 17 1960 4 is an American actor After starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings and playing the lead for two seasons in Ned amp Stacey 1995 1997 Church became known for his film work including his role of Lyle van de Groot in George of the Jungle 1997 his Academy Award nominated performance in Sideways 2004 his role as the Marvel Comics villain Sandman in the superhero films Spider Man 3 2007 and Spider Man No Way Home 2021 as well as his starring roles in Smart People 2008 Easy A 2010 We Bought a Zoo 2011 and Hellboy 2019 He also made his directorial debut with Rolling Kansas 2003 Thomas Haden ChurchChurch at the 2009 premiere of Don McKayBornThomas Richard McMillen 1960 06 17 June 17 1960 age 62 Woodland California U S EducationHarlingen High SchoolAlma materUniversity of North TexasOccupationActorYears active1989 presentPartnerMia Zottoli 2002 2008 Children2 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Video games 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditChurch was born as Thomas Richard McMillen in Woodland Yolo County California 4 the son of Maxine nee Sanders 1936 2021 5 and Carlos Carl Richard McMillen 1936 2008 who served for eight years in the Marines and who was on active duty at the end of the Korean War after 1962 Carlos worked as a surveyor 6 Church s parents divorced and his mother moved to Laredo Texas She remarried in 1969 to widower George A Quesada a veteran of an Army Air Forces reconnaissance unit which served in Guam in World War II 7 Church took his stepfather s surname for a time but changed it to Haden Church extracted from the names of other relatives when people found Quesada difficult to pronounce 2 He left high school in 1977 to work in the oil fields of Louisiana but he returned to graduate from Harlingen High School in 1979 He attended the University of North Texas while living in Dallas 2 Career EditChurch started in the entertainment business as a radio personality and doing voice over work 8 After appearing in an independent film he moved to California to pursue an acting career His character delivers a love letter to Carla Tortelli Rhea Perlman from her deceased former lover Eddie LaBec in the Cheers episode Death Takes a Vacation on Ice He played the part of slow witted aircraft mechanic Lowell Mather for six seasons 1990 95 on the NBC sitcom Wings 9 He worked in television for two more seasons with a lead role in Ned amp Stacey opposite Debra Messing He has had supporting roles in films such as Tombstone George of the Jungle The Specials and Demon Knight Church bought a ranch in Texas in 1998 In late 2000 he took a break from films 8 After having small roles in films such as Monkeybone and 3000 Miles to Graceland he made his directorial debut with Rolling Kansas in 2003 He has voiceover work in commercials such as for Merrill Lynch and Icehouse beer citation needed In 2003 director Alexander Payne called him regarding the role of Jack the selfish best friend of Paul Giamatti s character in Sideways During the audition Church stripped naked to read the audition scene later saying To me it was painfully obvious I was reading the scene where Jack comes in naked and there has to be in born vulnerability in the scene 8 He later found that he was the only actor to strip down for the audition 10 Sideways earned acclaim for Church he won an IFP Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Church at the Spider Man 3 2007 premiere in New York City He has since appeared in films such as Idiocracy done voice over work on films such as Over the Hedge and starred in one of AMC s highest rated television productions Broken Trail with Robert Duvall in 2006 for which he won an Emmy In 2007 he appeared as the villain Sandman in Sam Raimi s Spider Man 3 starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst 11 He received praise for his portrayal of the character 12 13 Although he was not present on set he lent his voice to Sandman digitally created for the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU film Spider Man No Way Home released in 2021 and linked both the Raimi and Marc Webb franchises to the MCU Archival footage from Spider Man 3 was used to show his human form at the end of the film where Jon Watts provided the motion capture for Sandman 14 In 2005 he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences In October 2008 Church appeared as Joe Six Pack in a video on funnyordie com challenging Joe the Plumber to a beer drinking contest 15 Church starred in the FEARnet webseries Zombie Roadkill alongside David Dorfman 16 He also appeared in the HBO original series Divorce In December 2021 it was announced that Church will star alongside Toni Collette and Anna Faris in the comedy film The Estate directed by Dean Craig 17 Personal life EditChurch lives on his 2 000 acre 810 ha ranch in Kerrville Texas 8 18 During the filming of Divorce he rented a house in New Rochelle New York 19 He has two children from a former relationship with Mia Zottoli but was never married to her or anyone else despite a 2008 article in the Los Angeles Times incorrectly claiming he was married to his partner 1 20 18 Church s father Carl died in 2008 6 and his stepfather George died in 2012 7 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1990 Gypsy Angels Roommate 1989 Versionuncredited1993 Tombstone Billy Clanton1995 Demon Knight Roach1997 George of the Jungle Lyle Van de GrootOne Night Stand Don1998 Susan s Plan Dr Chris StillmanFree Money Larry Lundstrom1999 Goosed Steven Troy2000 The Specials The Strobe2001 3000 Miles to Graceland US Marshal QuigleyMonkeybone Death s Assistant Uncredited2002 Lone Star State of Mind KillerThe Badge David Hardwick2003 Rolling Kansas Agent Madsen Trooper UncreditedAlso writer directorGeorge of the Jungle 2 Lyle Van de Groot Direct to video2004 Serial Killing 4 Dummys Vince GrimaldiSideways Jack ColeSpanglish Mike2006 Over the Hedge Dwayne VoiceIdiocracy Brawndo CEOCharlotte s Web Brooks Voice2007 Spider Man 3 Flint Marko Sandman2008 Smart People Chuck Wetherhold2009 Don McKay Don McKay Also executive producerImagine That Johnny WhitefeatherAliens in the Attic Tazer VoiceAll About Steve Hartman2010 Easy A Mr Griffith2011 Another Happy Day PaulKiller Joe Ansel SmithWe Bought a Zoo Duncan Mee2012 John Carter Tal Hajus2013 Whitewash Bruce LandryLucky Them Charlie2014 Heaven Is for Real Jay Wilkins2015 Max Ray WincottDaddy s Home Leo Holt2016 Cardboard Boxer Willie2017 Crash Pad Grady Dott2019 The Peanut Butter Falcon Clint The Salt Water RedneckHellboy Lobster Johnson2020 The 24th Col Norton2021 Spider Man No Way Home Flint Marko Sandman Voice and Archive footage 21 22 2022 Acidman LloydTBA Chocolate Lizards Merle Luskey Post productionTBA Horizon FilmingTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1989 Protect and Surf Dwight Jesmer Television film21 Jump Street Tony Episode Eternal Flame Cheers Gordie Brown Episode Death Takes a Holiday on Ice China Beach Jack Daniels Episode China Man Booker Leon Ross 2 episodes1990 1995 Wings Lowell Mather 123 episodes1992 Flying Blind Jonathan 2 episodes1993 Fugitive Nights Danger in the Desert Nelson Hareem Television film1995 1997 Ned and Stacey Ned Dorsey 46 episodes1995 Partners Episode City Hall 1998 Mr Murder Drew Oslett Jr Television film2001 Gary amp Mike Additional voices Episode Washington D C The Cartoon Cartoon Show Doo Dah voice Episode Yee Hah amp Doo Dah Bronco Breakin Boots Going to California Schwee Episode Apocalypse Cow 2003 Miss Match Andrew Horn Episode Matchmaker Matchmaker UncreditedLucky Bobby Blaine Episode The Method 2004 Teen Titans Killer Moth voice Episode Date with Destiny 2006 Broken Trail Tom Harte Television miniseries 2 episodes2010 Zombie Roadkill Ranger Chet Masterson Television miniseries 6 episodes2012 Regular Show Quillgin voice Episode The Christmas Special 2016 2019 Divorce Robert Dufresne 24 episodes Also executive producer2021 Nature Narrator Episode Big Bend The Wild Frontier of Texas TBA Twisted Metal Agent Stone Main role upcoming seriesVideo games Edit Year Title Voice role Notes1990 Ys Goban Toba English dub Credited as Thomas H Church2007 Spider Man 3 Flint Marko SandmanAwards and nominations EditChurch has received multiple awards and nominations for his roles in both television and film He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for his role as Jack in Sideways 2004 two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in 2004 for the film Sideways 2004 and Best Supporting Actor in 2007 for the miniseries Broken Trail 2006 won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in 2007 for Broken Trail 2006 and won one of three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations in 2005 for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Sideways 2004 Year Title Accolade Results Ref2004 Sideways Award Circuit Community Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedAward Circuit Community Award Best Cast Ensemble WonBoston Society Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor WonBoston Society Film Critics Award Best Cast Ensemble WonChicago Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor WonFlorida Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor WonGolden Schmoes Award Best Supporting Actor of the Year NominatedKansas City Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor WonLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor WonNational Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actor WonNew York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedNew York Film Critics Online Award Best Supporting Actor WonPhoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actor WonPhoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble Acting WonSan Francisco Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor WonSeattle Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor WonSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor WonSt Louis Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor WonUtah Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedVillage Voice Film Poll Award Best Supporting Performance NominatedWashing D C Area Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor Nominated2005 Academy Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedCritics Choice Award Best Supporting Actor WonCritics Choice Award Best Ensemble NominatedDallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor WonGold Derby Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedGold Derby Award Best Ensemble NominatedGolden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture NominatedIndependent Spirit Award Best Supporting Male WonInternational Online Cinema Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedIowa Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor WonNational Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor WonOnline Film amp Television Association Award Best Breakthrough Performance Male Won 23 Online Film amp Television Association Award Best Supporting Actor NominatedOnline Film Critics Society Award Best Supporting Actor WonSatellite Award Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical WonScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role NominatedScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture WonVancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor Nominated2007 Broken Trail Gold Derby Award Best Lead Actor in a Television Movie Miniseries NominatedGolden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor in a Series Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television NominatedMonte Carlo Television Festival Award Mini Series Best Performance by an Actor NominatedOnline Film amp Television Association Award Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Won 24 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie WonScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries NominatedSpider Man 3 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Rumble shared with Tobey Maguire James Franco Topher Grace NominatedBroken Trail Western Heritage Award Outstanding Television Feature Film Won2014 Whitewash Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Best Actor in a Canadian Film NominatedReferences Edit a b How did Thomas Haden Church land his role on Divorce I was age appropriate Oct 2016 in the Guardian As he points out he has never been divorced or married But I did go through a pretty significant upheaval several years ago I have an ex with two children So having gone through something as sort of life changing as that myself he trails off a bit sounding uncomfortable and pivots to something less personal a b c Buck Jerry August 3 1992 Wings Character Stumbles But He s Not Stupid Star Says Deseret News Associated Press Archived from the original on June 3 2016 Retrieved March 1 2013 His birth name was McMillen but he took his stepfather s name of Quesada He changed it to Thomas Haden Church because nobody could spell Quesada or pronounce it Thomas Haden Church TV Guide Retrieved September 14 2010 a b Thomas Haden Church AllMovie Retrieved February 16 2018 Maxine S Quesada Obituary Austin American Statesman Retrieved 2022 08 28 a b Carl Richard McMillen 71 Bonner County Daily Bee April 11 2008 Retrieved March 1 2013 a b George A Quesada Denton Record Chronicle July 18 2012 Archived from the original on April 8 2013 Retrieved March 1 2013 a b c d Pilkington Ed May 16 2008 Naked ambition The Guardian Retrieved May 17 2008 Overheard with Evan Smith January 12 2017 Ascher Walsh Rebecca April 10 2008 Thomas Haden Church s choice career Los Angeles Times Retrieved May 17 2008 Spider Man 3 Interviews Thomas Haden Church SuperHeroHype Superherohype com April 22 2007 Retrieved August 24 2017 Macready Melody January 10 2021 Spider Man 5 Ways Sandman Was The Best Villain Of The Trilogy amp 5 Ways It Will Always Be Doc Ock ScreenRant Retrieved February 17 2022 Betancourt David Cavna Michael December 20 2021 The Top 6 Spider Man Movie Villains Ranked The Washington Post Retrieved February 17 2022 Turns out one of Spider Man No Way Home s big bads wasn t needed on the movie set SYFY Official Site 2022 01 03 Retrieved 2022 01 07 Thomas Haden Church vs Joe the Plumber Funnyordie com Retrieved August 24 2017 FEARnet Goes to Church for Zombie Roadkill dreadcentral com accessed June 10 2014 Dalton Ben December 2 2021 Toni Collette Anna Faris Thomas Haden Church set to star in UK US comedy The Estate Screen Daily a b Goldman Andrew May 23 2007 Church s Doctrine Thomas Haden Church tells us why he loves older women and making out Elle Retrieved August 25 2014 Thomas Haden Church on Filming Divorce in Westchester 8 January 2018 Thomas Haden Church s choice career Los Angeles Times 10 April 2008 Retrieved 24 August 2017 via LA Times Spider Man No Way Home Reuses Footage From Past Spider Man Movies Marvel Retrieved 2021 12 30 Looks Like No Way Home Reused Spider Man 3 Sandman Scenes Screen Rant Retrieved December 28 2021 9th Annual Film Awards 2004 Online Film amp Television Association www oftaawards com Retrieved 2018 04 14 11th Annual TV Awards 2006 07 Online Film amp Television Association www oftaawards com Retrieved 2018 04 14 External links Edit Media related to Thomas Haden Church at Wikimedia Commons Thomas Haden Church at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Haden Church amp oldid 1124213200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
