Thats what we do. If you were late, you were sprinting.. He literally says the words what is real?" His film roles include "Reality Bites," "That Thing You Do!," "Crimson Tide," "Stuart Little," "Saving Silverman" and "Dallas Buyers Club.". While in paradise, Mark surfs through an existential crisis (first obsessing that he could have cancer, then learning that his late father was closeted and died of AIDS), while struggling to connect with his Lean In power wife Nicole (Connie Britton), his sweetly dopey, device-addled son Quinn (Fred Hechinger), and his terrifying daughter Olivia (Sydney Sweeney). 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. When I was at A.R.T., I was an ingenue. In several cases, Zahn's work stands firmly as the most memorable aspect of otherwise underwhelming projects. I worked with New York actors in it. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Im not doing the movie, Im doing what were doing right now, even if its contradictory to my idea of what were going to do, ultimately. I was working in a machine shop, tool-and-die, and I got this eight-month run of Biloxi Blues. The actor talks pandemic productivity worries, landing a role in HBOs darkly comic miniseries, and that revealing first-episode moment. Youre gonna remake it already?. We're going to look like King Lear. Im really proud of my perennial beds. He's so myopic about the world. 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. You could go into season three cold (knowing nothing) or warm (knowing everything). In short, he's the poster dad for washed masculinity. It just makes you look at how trivial so much of our problems are. I want to think that there's a glimmer of hope, but man, I don't know. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. There, they raise horses and goats and all manner of produce. Kentucky Refugee Ministries is hosting its Passport to Flavor event with a special twist: You could win a meal with actor Steve Zahn. A University of Kentucky sports fan, Zahn is often seen at games and events. In addition, it has been verified that he made a whopping . He played lead guitar and sang in That Thing You Do! It was the most physical job I think Ive ever done. It was green lights all the way. I'm the activities director here I mean, I'm not like Mark. And then you view the others as apes. GQ may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. That's so insane. He thinks he has cancer, then finds out his dad is gay and died from AIDS. The funny thing is, Mike actually stopped by here. Do you feel like lately youre trying to transition into more dramatic roles? I was always that guy. I dont know. Im huge on spring and summer gardening. Its weird because I dont get sent the comedies. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-ready videos to electric live events, GQ meets millions of modern men where they live, creating the moments that create conversations. And all of us are going up to Erie to a minor league ballpark for Wonders Night, which is kind of fun. As he's in this kind of crazy Disney Land for rich people, where everything is fake, everything is false, they're going to have a new group of people the next week and they're going to treat them exactly the same way. Have there been any times in your life when youve worked through something similar? That was it. Steve Zahn was running a few minutes late because he was tending to a horse who had had surgery and needed bandages redressed. It reminded me of doing this experimental theater I did at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge in 1989. 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. It always goes back to the water. What do you guys farm out there?We have horses and goats. One! Whats it like for you to do all this CGI acting, where you have to have the jumpsuit on?To be honest, what makes it so terrifying is that theres no difference other than youre wearing a jumpsuit with a helmet and a camera in a backpack, which takes about a minute to get used to. Because I really felt that it was the only thing I could really do. 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. While in paradise, Mark surfs through an existential crisis (first obsessing that he could have cancer, then learning that his late father was closeted and died of AIDS), while struggling to connect with his Lean In power wife Nicole (Connie Britton), his sweetly dopey, device-addled son Quinn (Fred Hechinger), and his terrifying daughter Olivia (Sydney Sweeney). And then when it happened, it was like, "Oh right. Were actually seeing a body double wearing a prosthetic, but what did you think when you first read it in the script? We're kind of oppositesshe writes well into the night. It's sad to me to see him try to connect with his son. We're going to look like King Lear. I have kids this age [of Marks], a little older. [2], Zahn attended Gustavus Adolphus College for one semester but dropped out after seeing the original West End production of Les Misrables. Now, I just play different kinds of dads, says Steve Zahn, whose first breakout role was in 1994s Reality Bites. Cynicism is dead. And if you don't know who Serkis is, well, check out his IMDb page, 'cause you probably just haven't been paying close enough attention. It's not even your kids anymore, it's these people who live in your house. It was either do that or dig holes or join the Marine Corps. I mean, they started remaking movies that are like ten years old. We're kind of fucked up, aren't we? Off we go with Steve Zahn on a four-wheeler throu People come up to me all the time about it. More recently, Zahn appeared as a small-town sheriff in way over his head on ABC's mind-bending sci-fi drama The Crossing. They're far and few between, but they stick out. Covering Rammsteins Du Hast in Berlin. 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Ready for Tolkien Battle, How the Landscape of Native-Led Stories Has Changed Between Avatars: Were Flexing Our Sovereignty, The Definitive Voice of Entertainment News. "[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. All the [musical] performances. [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. This is a show about some of the luckiest and most privileged people in the world, who are completely incapable of being happy. at one point. [Laughs] Because theres just no way that Im actually going to live there, right? Show up early, know your shit, have an opinion, dont be a dick. People come up to me all the time about it. 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? He'd been hunkering down there during the pandemic, light on work, when the script for The White Lotus came his way. I'm like a kid. He was photographed June19 on his farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. View this farm for sale with 7.5 acres by Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky 42728. It never occurred to me that people would go, Penis!, These 8 toxic phrases can ruin your relationship, according to Harvard, 8 of the best new restaurants, bars and cafes in Kolkata to check out, Inside images of Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar's new restaurant, Nicolas Cage on the magic of working with animals, Sex Lives: A guy who says a successful threesome is all about communication, Bill Gates shared the secret to success with Mark Zuckerberg. Luckily, he also spent that time opposite cinema's greatest motion capture performer in the great Andy Serkis, who Zahn praised as "one of the greatest actors" he's ever worked with. So everybodys famous because everybody knows everybody?Well, actually, Sam Shepard lives out there. More recently, Zahn turned up as a wayward soul in Andrew Haigh's beautifully meandering racehorse drama Lean on Pete, but if you really want to see Zahn at his indie best, you'll want to check out his hilariously unhinged, Independent Spirit and Sundance award winning turn as an escaped convict hiding out as a beauty pageant director in the 2000 comedy Happy, Texas. He was driving cross country. Steve Zahn on Leaving His Rural Kentucky Life for HBO's 'White Lotus' 18 July 2021 The Hollywood Reporter Steve Zahn was running a few minutes late because he was tending to a horse who had had surgery and needed bandages redressed. Over the course of nearly three decades hes garnered recognition for playing an array of stoners, slackers, screw-ups, and oddballs, but once you start talking to him, you realize thats all an expertly executed act. Yeah, totally. My dayliliesare insane. And I always get these stoner, urban types. On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins, the guys are joined by the incredible actor, Steve Zahn. I'm growing into the J. Peterman stuff, but I have everything. 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 sit around and have these crazy conversations with these people who are smart and educated and think critically and challenge you. And they followed suit, man. It was just so raw and weird. Filming in Hawaii wasnt a bad deal either, and at least the cast seemed to appreciate it more than their fictional counterparts. If you've been tracking Steve Zahn's career, you probably noticed that many of his more famous roles were of a supporting nature. And I think sometimes people Its funny. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. Everything You Never Thought to Ask About In-flight Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discoverys licensing chief on how movies and TV get on planes, editing decisions, and the curious case of. [7] At A.R.T., he worked with the venerated stage director Andrei erban. Planet of the Apes' Steve Zahn on His Farm and His Craft Steve Zahn. For years, theres no money. Is that pretty much all you wear now? (1996), You've Got Mail (1998), and Out of Sight (1998). It wasnt like I wanted to be a star, it was just that I knew that I can. Life on a farm is serene, says Zahn, until your horse goes lame and you have to turn into a vet. The actor has spent the past two decades living in rural Kentucky and 2020 marked the longest stretch of a project not pulling him away from the homestead. Steve Zahn is a smart guy. I have a lot of wigs for Mardi Gras outfits. The role that introduced me to you was that of Lenny, the goofball bandmate in That Thing You Do. But That Thing You Do, Saving Silverman, Sahara. So HBO, isn't it? Usually, youre acting for time; theres always this emphasis, whether or not you have people pointing at their watches, you know this big machine has to keep moving. In 2017, Zahn played Bad Ape in War for the Planet of the Apes. You can thank us for that recommendation later. I wanted his honesty to come off as a good thing, even though it's really his Achilles heel. When I was a lot younger, I was like, "I don't know if I'm going to wear this." Other topics of discussion: -- Zahn riding his bike to the Final Four 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. Right, people pick and choose the roles they identify you with. 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). Riding in Cars With Boys is dramatic. Its just looking at yourself, and you end up calling each other because its too bizarre. [12] In the wake of Happy, Texas, Zahn began playing darker, more nuanced characters. That's so insane. [2] His fellow actors suggested that Zahn study acting, inspiring him to enroll in American Repertory Theater's two-year training program. Ninety-nine percent of the time, people are excited, but I was like, How many ways can I die underwater? I had a bad experience shooting Crimson Tide. Yeah, thats pretty dramatic. It's sad to me to see him try to connect with his son. It was just so raw and weird. We were in the barn and I was taking care of my horsehe just had surgery, so I'm a vet. I took a year off after Apes. Is an accomplished singer/guitarist. [Co-star] Fred [Hechinger] and I both got our PADI [scuba] license. And I'm kind of like Mark in a way. I'm the activities director here I mean, I'm not like Mark. You'll die laughing at STEVE ZAHN's story of NOT being recognized Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson 7.19K subscribers Subscribe 69 Share 4.5K views 1 year ago #SteveZahn #ComedyActing Get. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. In the last five years, I've said it daily. I mean, Ive played a lot of dramatic roles. I remember that you campaigned for Kentucky Senate hopeful Amy McGrath wearing Revolutionary War garb. Instead, he got to hang out at four-star resort with Connie Britton, who plays his wife. I take that back. I remember having to ask Mike, Just total raw, primitive? I don't think I was doing it correctly at first. This is great! The first movie I did, Reality Bites, I came back home and I was poorer than when I started. He wants his family to be this amazing, connected group. It's true. I think that was just too shocking for most people, to have a colonial soldier knocking on your door saying, "Did you go vote?" What does Steve Zahn do to unwind at the end of the day?Feed my horses. I wouldve done anything, really. Forgive me if this is crude, but your character has a revealing moment in the first episode. Even fewer have managed to continue delivering high-quality work in the decades that followed. Then my wife wakes up and starts her writing. I get in the back of the Kawasaki Mule and have my son drive me around with an American flag, down my neighbors driveway, screaming, The fireworks are coming!. It's true. [3][7] The couple married in 1994 and have two children. Oh, it made me laugh. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. Rescue Dawn wasnt exactly a comedy. For those unfamiliar with the movie, it's based on a popular series of young adult novels, and follows the travails of a whip-smart 12-year-old attempting to make the complicated transition from elementary school into middle school. pal Liv Tyler. Theres a scene where were all drowning in the sub. Sams afraid of horses; I own them and take care of them. But the irony is that I played a chimpanzee in Planet of the Apes. Some people were like, "What are you doing here?" Whether it registered or not, you've actually heard his voice in handful of popular animated releases over the years. You might know him from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Daddy Day Care, or National Security Steve Zahn is an American actor who has been in a litany of TV shows and movies. What about when you were canvassing as a Revolutionary War soldier? You sit and you explore these tiny moments in this huge blockbuster movie. And its not even about acting. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. I mean, maybe Mom and Dad get closer, maybe they work. I was going to ask if you were happy with the final product. 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. 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