And were like, "Wow, we can't play Hamlet anymore. Theres a flavor of what you might do. I didnt have some master plan. That's so insane. I didnt even have to do that part. GQ may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. I think you pull it, Joshua Jackson says to Lizzy Caplan sensually. Steve Zahn visited Conan Tuesday night and gave a loopy interview about life on his farm in Kentucky. I take that back. The guy is phenomenal. What do you get recognized for the most these days? I didn't think at all that that would be a thing. It never occurred to me that people would go, Penis! And Mike was like, "Yeah, I didn't either. (1996) and played guitar and sang in Saving Silverman (2001). It was green lights all the way. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. Zahn lives on a 360-acre horse farm just outside Lexington, Kentucky, where he raises horses, goats, and sheep with his wife, Robyn Peterman, who is . 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". Steve Zahn was running a few minutes late because he was tending to a horse who had had surgery and needed bandages redressed. "Is this good?" Yknow, an actor takes six months off and it turns into a year, because you call them in month seven and go, Im ready! and they go, Okay. Is there anything out there? No. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Well, I will say, it's not something you see on TV a lot. My son's 21. Are you a history buff? But at that point, after spending months on his farm in Kentucky, Zahn would have filmed Love Island if it meant a change of scene. Saving Silverman, interesting. GQ: In one of your more memorable scenes, you pretend to be a drunk ape seducing Connie Britton. And sometimes were so disconnected from people that the stories we tell are movies about movies. I lived in New Orleans for four years. So everybodys famous because everybody knows everybody?Well, actually, Sam Shepard lives out there. 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). I did one episode of Friends. He doesn't edit himself, which gets him in trouble. But yeah, I think we lose touch, especially nowadays. Are there any types of roles that you havent played yet that you want to get to one day? If you were late, you were sprinting.. Here's what it is, Watch of the week: Audemars Piguet Starwheel by Code 11.59, 13 new and exciting movies releasing in December 2022, Kantara Hindi OTT release: Here's when and where you can watch Rishab Shetty's movie. What would I be doing here?. We sit and we get so wrapped up in our little worlds, and compared to what most people have to go through, it's ridiculous. Did you dream about being an actor when you were a kid?No. He wants his family to be this amazing, connected group. Theres a scene where were all drowning in the sub. I remember, back in the day in New York, going to auditions and youre reading with an assistant at some casting agency and they might not be actors, so your impulse as an actor is to make that exchange, thats the play of the day. That was fun. In short, he's the poster dad for washed masculinity. In the last five years, I've said it daily. Riding in Cars With Boys is dramatic. [Laughs] Yeah, theyre gonna remake Das Boot. Steve Zahn has played all kinds of guys. You can thank us for that recommendation later. Zahn with co-star Connie Britton in HBOs TheWhite Lotus, which premiered July 11. At that point, I was about to have some big old yard sales, he jokes. Additionally, he's played romantic sidekick to the likes of Drew Barrymore in Riding In Cars With Boysand to Jennifer Aniston in the underrated rom-com-drama Management. He's like, "No, no, we're going to use a prosthetic." All 165 Pink Floyd Songs Ranked, From Worst to Best. Steve Zahn: 'I've never been a slacker. It was closed, so we were truly in a bubble. I'm like, "Yeah, it's fine. [16] In the 1990s, they bought a cabin in Pennsylvania and then a farm in New Jersey, near the Delaware Water Gap. It always goes back to a huge tortoise. Usually it's That Thing You Do, which is having its 25th anniversary, which I can't believe. Never. Instead, he got to hang out at four-star resort with Connie Britton, who plays his wife. 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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. Zahn is married to Robyn Peterman, an actress and the daughter of John Peterman, whom Zahn met on a touring production of Bye Bye Birdie. Thats a Youve Got Mail.. Whatever. [2] His fellow actors suggested that Zahn study acting, inspiring him to enroll in American Repertory Theater's two-year training program. Steven James Zahn (/zn/;[1] born November 13, 1967)[2] is an American actor and comedian. His film roles include "Reality Bites," "That Thing You Do!," "Crimson Tide," "Stuart Little," "Saving Silverman" and "Dallas Buyers Club.". I didn't think at all that that would be a thing. It never occurred to me that people would go, Penis! And Mike was like, "Yeah, I didn't either. Oh, I have so many. You've worked in Hollywood for a long timeis that attitude something that you've encountered a lot and taken as a cautionary tale? "I've played bad guys, I've played good guys, dumb guys, smart guys," he says. He played lead guitar and sang in That Thing You Do! It just makes you look at how trivial so much of our problems are. Steve Zahn has established himself as a home name in the movies of comedy-action genre due to his highly consistent and diligent acting prowess. [Laughs] Oh, yeah! I have great irises. I'm not going to be doing streaking scenes down the street and stuff.. Steve Zahn has played all kinds of guys. But yeah, I've talked to my friends and peers, the same age, actors. I'm writing now with my partner, and you're constantly thinking, "Have I seen this before?" Still, it wasn't until the early 2000s that Zahn went full sidekick, and it's a role he played to near perfection opposite the likes of Martin Lawrence in National Security, Eddie Murphy in Daddy Day Care, Penlope Cruz and Salma Hayek in Bandidas, and Matthew McConaughey in Sahara. It was just so raw and weird. I like Westerns and I like war flicks, and if I get something like that, I get really excited like I'm 12 years old. With a list of nearly 100 film credits including Dallas Buyers Club, Saving Silverman, Diary of A Wimpy Kid and so many more, Steve talks about his beginnings in acting and what Cynicism is dead. They're far and few between, but they stick out. What about when you were canvassing as a Revolutionary War soldier? [14][15], 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. There, they raise horses and goats and all manner of produce. Zahn made his first voice appearance opposite Michael J. Photographed by Egan Parks Steve Zahn was running a few minutes late because he was tending to a horse who had had surgery. People go, Ive seen everything youve done. And I go, I havent. Join NBA Legend and the King of Twitter Rex Chapman and one of his closest friends, Actor Josh Hopkins, form the Rex Chapman Podcast. The technology has come along so far that when you see us on horses, were on horses. And one of them had worked for Anne Bogart and said, Hey, theyre starting up the A.R.T. and I thought it was awesome and got in. He's so myopic about the world. In The White LotusMike Whites bitingly funny HBO satire about a group of guests at a Hawaiian resort who are as spectacularly miserable as they are privilegedhe portrays Mark Mossbacher, a platonic ideal of a Zahn role: one part clueless slacker, one part befuddled dad. We're kind of fucked up, aren't we? They said, If you feel like you need help, just cross your arms and well come get you. First take, everybody crossed their arms. at one point. I remember every day of that shoot. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Critically-acclaimed and award-winning actor Steve Zahn has enjoyed quite a year with numerous projects released during the pandemic. And youve been on the other side a ton. I said, "You know what, man? One! co-star Tom Everett Scott landed the role instead just in case you were wondering whatever happened to Tom Everett Scott. And I always get these stoner, urban types. It's very different. Some people were like, "What are you doing here?" Its somebody else wearing a prosthetic. Steve Zahn, 69. He doesn't edit himself, which gets him in trouble. I was always that guy. [2][4] He graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1986, planning eventually to join the United States Marine Corps. I didn't even think about it." The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series wasn't Zahn's last franchise, either. They were always out doing stuff. Yeah, thats pretty dramatic. Because youre hunched down the whole time, right?Yeah, and the process of learning how to do this was with Terry Notary, who plays [the ape named] Rocket. It was my first gig. Though theres plenty of humor in Bad Apes part, hes also a figure of pathos and tragedy. They were always out doing stuff. But this was all on location. We just talked about [Sergio] Leone movies and Westerns, and then he asked me if Id read for him and I said, Of course, Id love to. I think theres an idea that once youve worked for a while, there are just piles of scripts on your desk, and offers. I pick tomatoes, I go grocery shopping. But I loved to act. And its not even about acting. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, thenView saved stories. On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins, the guys are joined by the incredible actor, Steve Zahn. I still have people, when I go to football games, that come up and welcome me to their town and hope I have a good time. Yeah, totally. It was limited, like the car ride from the airport to the hotel. You mentioned to GQ the last time we talked to you that you're now cast as the dad in everything. Do you draw from your own experiences as a parent in these roles? We've got a script called Hot Fruit that's being auctioned right now and were writing another one right now called She Dances, about a father and daughter going to a national dance competition. Its weird because I dont get sent the comedies. "I remember sitting through the second act thinking, I'm as good as that guy standing on the barricade," Zahn recalled. Yu Tsai These days, Zahn, who is starring in the new HBO Max film 8-Bit Christmas, is back to working out on the Kentucky farm he calls home and running about 25 miles every. I think of myself as Hamlet, but I'm not. Zahn admitted Limited: When asked if he got a chance to enjoy the scenery Hawaii offered, he said it was 'limited' though he did get scuba certified He also has 8-Bit Christmas with Neil Patrick. Oh God, all the time. And I'm kind of like Mark in a way. Steven J Zahn from Georgetown, KY Age: 54 years old Also known as: Mr Steve Zahn, Mr Steven J Zahn, Mr Steven Zahn View Full Report Mobile number (917) 617-4444 Landline number (908) 496-9382 Email addresses szahn@verizon.net Current address 1333 Cane Run Rd, Georgetown, KY, 40324-9413 See more results for Steven Zahn in Georgetown, KY in KY (4) [21], 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. Hed been hunkering down there during the pandemic, light on work, when the script for The White Lotus came his way. Are you kidding? But the irony is that I played a chimpanzee in Planet of the Apes. We caught up with Zahn at the New York offices to talk about the craft of acting, the difficulties of Skype auditions, and how he can identify what movie you recognize him from before you even say it. He just doesn't know how to do that. Steve Zahn's rise to prominence in the early '90s was as impressive as any of his contemporaries. Other topics of discussion: -- Zahn riding his bike to the Final Four Zahn, 53, spoke about the show, prosthetic penises and his traumatic history of shooting underwater. The whole show is in a silly, goofy mood. It felt like film camp. "At that point, I was about . And I remember asking Mike, "You don't want full frontal, right?" I like to sit on the beach and drink a beer, but [the hotel in the show] is not my speed. My mentor and teacher was in London at the time and we had dinner that night and I told him, Im dropping out and just going to do theater. He was so excited. Its about filling it with something else, you know what I mean? You know what's crazy? He's always seemed to have untapped leading man charisma just under the surface, but he's landed one supporting role after another, usually playing the quirky pal to more straight-laced movie stars. Hes a city guy. I have kids this age [of Marks], a little older. I lived in New Orleans for four years. Some people were like, "What are you doing here?" Stiller was on hand to scout Zahn's castmate Ethan Hawke for a role in his directorial debut Reality Bites, but he enjoyed his work enough to offer the young actor a supporting role. Planet of the Apes' Steve Zahn on His Farm and His Craft Steve Zahn. It's sad to me to see him try to connect with his son. Weve all done CGI where youre in front of a green screen pretending youre on the Titanic or wherever, you know? Like most actors, Zahn got his start in theater by performing in high school productions. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy. Watch Steve Zahn talk about people having no clue who he is, even neighbors who work on his Kentucky farm.It's just 4 minutes of my big talk with #SteveZahn! With The Crossing officially in his past, Steve Zahn looks to have more free time on his hands. I mean, they started remaking movies that are like ten years old. His film roles include Reality Bites (1994), Stuart Little (1999), Shattered Glass (2003), Sahara (2005), Chicken Little (2005), the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (20102012), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), The Good Dinosaur (2015), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). What about when you were canvassing as a Revolutionary War soldier? Auditioning or reading for people in general can just be kind of weird to begin with, because its not acting. The women of, Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned, Theres No Red Button You Can Push to Stop. Trust me, I had moments in New York where I would become bitter. Seriously Zahn and his crew actually own and operate a quiet little farm in a. Every night, we'd be down on the beach, watching the sunset, he says. But he has good intentions. Then my wife wakes up and starts her writing. What appealed to you about the role of Mark and what sort of personal touches did you want to infuse in the character? He was driving cross country. On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins, the guys are joined by the incredible actor, Steve Zahn. I want to think that there's a glimmer of hope, but man, I don't know. [6], 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. Theres been a lot of talk about that very graphic scene in the first episode. One! [Co-star] Fred [Hechinger] and I both got our PADI [scuba] license. Its hard to play a cop, but its really hard to play a cop thats a chimp. "Now I'm just all those guys, but they have kids . I dont know. It always goes back to a huge tortoise. He just doesn't know how to do that. I'm writing now with my partner, and you're constantly thinking, "Have I seen this before?" We sit around and have these crazy conversations with these people who are smart and educated and think critically and challenge you. Still, it seems just a matter of time until Zahn finds the right fit for small screen success. Have a bourbon. That has a lot to do with his growing workload on television, including an often scene-stealing role on HBO's grossly underrated drama Treme and an equally impressive performance in Amazon Studios' limited series adaptation of the UK hit Mad Dogs. Oh, it made me laugh. But when youre acting that youre dying, it gets difficult. I'm like a kid. The company is now defunct, but the founding members have remained close over the years. I did another show for HBO called Treme, and the first thing you see of me in the entire four years we did was my ass. I said, "You know what, man? He's like, "No, no, we're going to use a prosthetic." Forgive me if this is crude, but your character has a revealing moment in the first episode. We were in the barn and I was taking care of my horsehe just had surgery, so I'm a vet. My kids don't even sit on social media, which is really kind of insane. Steve Zahn: It was so difficult. I was like, "Oh geez, no, this is crazy." Seriously. And then when it happened, it was like, "Oh right. You're always reminded of how small and insignificant we are, and I think that's what's liberating about it. Rick Gomez is my partner. In that time, he's also proven himself one of the more loyal actors around, reuniting with friends and collaborators on several projects. Its a weird process. And you know, maybe thats partially living on a farm and just wanting to be around funny people. I wouldve done anything, really. I'm the activities director here I mean, I'm not like Mark. I just hung out with Sam Rockwell, hes a great friend of mine and one of the greatest actors alive. We sat down in chairs looking at each other, breathing, and talking about core and talking about strength and talking about presence and how we hold ourselves as humans, but apes dont, but theyre not lazy just breaking it down. I loved doing that stuff. It was something that I enjoyed doing. This password will be used to sign into all, Steve Zahn Isnt the Guy You Thought He Was, Okay, TikTok, You Can Calm Down About Aubrey Plaza at the SAG Awards Now, Shakira Takes Some Pointers From Taylor Swift, In Search of Tom and Katies Bubba Painting, Maybe punting on the larger plot can be forgiven if we get a sweet. But just, you know, your responsibility as a leader on set, your responsibilities. When I havent worked for a while, I get antsy. Neither of us were really into it. And all of us are going up to Erie to a minor league ballpark for Wonders Night, which is kind of fun. I take that back. Total opposite. 17-Down, Three Letters: Party for One artist Carly ___ Jepsen. Youre gonna remake it already?. I mean, maybe Mom and Dad get closer, maybe they work. If you were late, you were sprinting.. He thinks he has cancer, then finds out his dad is gay and died from AIDS. I mean, maybe Mom and Dad get closer, maybe they work. I was always that guy. However, if you know Zahn from his roles in dramatic outings like Rescue Dawn and his latest, War for the Planet of the Apes, his intensity makes all the sense in the world. I'm like a kid. I mean, what happens in my business is, we're telling stories about people. Sam Richardson Is Happy That the Kids Are Finding. Yeah, totally. Your father-in-law is J. Peterman of J. Peterman. 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