Any glimmer of hope is beautiful in this show. What do you think happens to your character and his family after he leaves the island? I wanted his honesty to come off as a good thing, even though it's really his Achilles heel. It's like, "Bam!" I loved being an actor in New York, it was so exciting. 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. Youre reading with someone. 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 (2010-2012), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), The Good Dinosaur (2015), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). He was photographed June19 on his farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Oh God, all the time. 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. Thats about as absurd as it gets, right? [2] His fellow actors suggested that Zahn study acting, inspiring him to enroll in American Repertory Theater's two-year training program. You know what's crazy? Trust me, I had moments in New York where I would become bitter. Steve Zahn: It was so difficult. [7] At A.R.T., he worked with the venerated stage director Andrei erban. Savvy viewers likely noticed the actor's voice and mannerisms on a much bigger scale when he donned a motion capture suit to portray Bad Ape in 2017's smash hit War for the Planet of the Apes. 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. 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. If that doesn't affect your work, having kids, then you're not human. If you've been tracking Steve Zahn's career, you probably noticed that many of his more famous roles were of a supporting nature. He liked it, and Im in the movie. "[5] Zahn later enrolled in the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, earning a Master of Fine Arts. Filming in Hawaii wasnt a bad deal either, and at least the cast seemed to appreciate it more than their fictional counterparts. 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. Youve got to look for opportunities to wear it. In 2004, the family moved from New . Your father-in-law is J. Peterman of J. Peterman. Raised beds. I'm like, "Yeah, it's fine. For those of us who've been on Team Serkis since his astonishing work as Gollum in theLord of the Rings trilogy, we couldn't agree more. Fox and Nathan Lane in 1999's M. Night Shyamalan-scripted animated/live-action confection Stuart Little. People come up to me all the time about it. He was the coach on set. But the kids, man, they're on their own. Its weird because I dont get sent the comedies. Zahn made the most of the moment, managing to stand out in a film that also featured Hawke, Winona Ryder, Janeane Garofalo, and Rene Zellweger. And then I had to approve it. But I love the culture. I take that back. Seriously Zahn and his crew actually own and operate a quiet little farm in a quiet little town just outside Lexington, Kentucky. 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? They're far and few between, but they stick out. It's not just in Hollywood. Zahn has also worked regularly in television, playing the role of Davis McClary on 36 episodes of HBO's Treme. I'm like a kid. I didnt even have to do that part. But just as Zahn seemed destined to turn his full-blown slacker icon status into outright movie stardom with a string of blockbuster and indie hits throughout the early 2000s, his career momentum surprisingly slowed so much that it feels like he's all but disappeared from Hollywood in recent years. [2][4] He graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1986, planning eventually to join the United States Marine Corps. I had that made in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. What appealed to you about the role of Mark and what sort of personal touches did you want to infuse in the character? Tell me about filming that. I loved doing that stuff. Oh, yeah. I didnt know what the fuck I was going to do. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. One! Oh, it made me laugh. Doing this crazy, kind of stylized theater that was rooted in truth and honesty. But I loved to act. And I always get these stoner, urban types. Are there any types of roles that you havent played yet that you want to get to one day? Yeah, totally. Yeah, thats pretty dramatic. 7.6 Acres of Beautiful Farm Land. And then you go, Oh my God, that was an incredible experience. It's kind of a fun chapter of my life being on this side. We're kind of fucked up, aren't we? I dont know. Really?. At that point, I was about to have some big old yard sales, he jokes. All rights reserved. Rescue Dawn wasnt exactly a comedy. At one point, I was the dumb stoner guy. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series wasn't Zahn's last franchise, either. The women of, Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned, Theres No Red Button You Can Push to Stop. 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. I just dont want this business to define my life. Theres been a lot of talk about that very graphic scene in the first episode. Wondering whatever happened to Steve Zahn? at one point. Graduated from Robbinsdale-Cooper Senior High School, New Hope, Minnesota. Its nun versus AI in Damon Lindelofs new series. Photographed by Egan Parks Steve Zahn was running a few minutes late because he was tending to a horse who had had surgery and. Instead, he got to hang out at four-star resort with Connie Britton, who plays his wife. He'd been hunkering down there during the pandemic, light on work, when the script for The White Lotus came his way. My dayliliesare insane. I'm the activities director here I mean, I'm not like Mark. View this farm for sale with 7.5 acres by Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky 42728. Like most actors, Zahn got his start in theater by performing in high school productions. Yeah. Are you famous in your area? Theres a script in front of you and youre kind of pretending to pretend. But the kids, man, they're on their own. [18] He and his wife also run a local community theater, in which Zahn occasionally performs. That was something we shot at the end of the day, and Tom [Hanks] kept having ideas like, Youre playing crazy eights! Id be like, Oh, thatd be great! I remember all this stuff we did, like just eating the candy on the plane and how Tom would just encourage all this kind of great, funny, stupid shit. The actor talks pandemic productivity worries, landing a role in HBOs darkly comic miniseries, and that revealing first-episode moment. 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. I was that guy. "I wanted to be part of the circus. Is that pretty much all you wear now? Join NBA Legend and the King of Twitter Rex Chapman and one of his closest friends, Actor Josh Hopkins, form the Rex Chapman Podcast. I remember rehearsing as a band for like a month straight. 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. [22] In 2007, he was awarded an honorary Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Northern Kentucky University. When I'm not working, I get up early and feed all the animals, then I get most of my stuff done by noon. While Steve Zahn has managed to keep one foot in the Hollywood blockbuster door over the years, he's always kept his other firmly in the indie films that gave him his first taste of stardom. We sit around and have these crazy conversations with these people who are smart and educated and think critically and challenge you. Its about filling it with something else, you know what I mean? It was great. Zahn also appeared withhis Friends screen partner Jennifer Aniston in the indie dramediesThe Object of My Affection and Management. The way he did it was just great. When Zahn and I talk ahead of the show's finale, the beloved character actor (lately I've been seeing the word "Zahnaissance" floating around) is at the Kentucky farm his family moved to in. I've played bad guys, I've played good guys, dumb guys, smart guys, he says. 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. 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. What do you guys farm out there?We have horses and goats. Of course." I wanted his honesty to come off as a good thing, even though it's really his Achilles heel. What do you get recognized for the most these days? Right, people pick and choose the roles they identify you with. On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins, the guys are joined by the incredible actor, Steve Zahn. He thinks he has cancer, then finds out his dad is gay and died from AIDS. For years, theres no money. People are like, Are you ? And Im like, No! Hed been hunkering down there during the pandemic, light on work, when the script for The White Lotus came his way. When I'm not working, I get up early and feed all the animals, then I get most of my stuff done by noon. And while Zahn has certainly kept a low profile of late, he hasn't been quite as invisible as you might think. I assume people started to think you were a big stoner, right? Click here to subscribe. In the last five years, I've said it daily. You could play him so many different ways, but I wanted him to come off just as this vulnerable guy that you could adhere to. Steve Zahn is a smart guy. Briefly attended the Guthrie Theater Drama School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but dropped out to pursue his film career. All the [musical] performances. Kentucky Refugee Ministries is hosting its Passport to Flavor event with a special twist: You could win a meal with actor Steve Zahn. Oh, sure. It was either do that or dig holes or join the Marine Corps. CoachCal.com's TJ Beisner just teased a new segment featuring the actor and players that already looks hilarious: @TJBeisner @TJBeisner I would've done anything . And now I'm finding, "Oh yeah, no, I'll wear this.". Right, its not like when youre acting in Diary of a Wimpy Kid.Exactly. Steve Zahn was a special guest on today's show and he had Matt and Ryan laughing hysterically for the entire two hours. View this farm for sale with 7.5 acres by Columbia in Adair County, Kentucky 42728. Steve Zahn visited Conan Tuesday night and gave a loopy interview about life on his farm in Kentucky. I'm the activities director here I mean, I'm not like Mark. Things you buy through our links may earnNew Yorka commission. Hes a city guy. What is real? Yeah. I mean, what happens in my business is, we're telling stories about people. Just work. 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". And yet, he plays all these kind of adorable rednecks. He was driving cross country. I mean, they started remaking movies that are like ten years old. But you shot that pilot where youre a small-town sheriff, The Crossing.That was a pilot we did in March. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, thenView saved stories. Hes a New Yorker man. The performance at the state fair was great. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. We were at the Maui Four Seasons. Whether it registered or not, you've actually heard his voice in handful of popular animated releases over the years. Its insane, yknow? at one point. It just makes you look at how trivial so much of our problems are. And then I read the part, and its a great part, and I thought, Wow! Steve Zahn, 58. 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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. It was limited, like the car ride from the airport to the hotel. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories, Steve Zahn has played all kinds of guys. And all of us are going up to Erie to a minor league ballpark for Wonders Night, which is kind of fun. Did you dream about being an actor when you were a kid?No. Steve Zahn was running a few minutes late because he was tending to a horse who had had surgery and needed bandages redressed. Were actually seeing a body double wearing a prosthetic, but what did you think when you first read it in the script? I worked with New York actors in it. I was going to ask if you were happy with the final product. Of course, appearances are often deceiving, especially in the context of the entertainment business. 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. (1996) and played guitar and sang in Saving Silverman (2001). You sit and you explore these tiny moments in this huge blockbuster movie. Its about filling it with something else, you know what I mean? 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. Its hard to play a cop, but its really hard to play a cop thats a chimp. But he has good intentions. Dont tell anyone! It always goes back to a huge tortoise. Zahn made his first voice appearance opposite Michael J. Forgive me if this is crude, but your character has a revealing moment in the first episode. Dont get me wrong. I was like, "Oh, okay, cool." Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. And that's what I love about the show. This story first appeared in the July 16 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Mark is going through this big existential crisis. "[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. The one thing we're certain of is that there's literally nothing Steve Zahn can't do as a performer, and we can't wait to see where his career goes from here. I did more of a silverback gorilla. Oh, sure. Rick Gomez is my partner. Its a chick flick! Cookies help us deliver our Services. I've played bad guys, I've played good guys, dumb guys, smart guys, he says. Were by a waterfall? That was fun. Oh, it made me laugh. 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. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. [Mimes seeing someone coming toward him.] 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. I mean, what happens in my business is, we're telling stories about people. FARMFLIP #343863 To play what? To play a new ape. I got really excited, of course. I learned all that stuff too. All these characters are so flawed, man, and they're so bruised. Other topics of discussion: -- Zahn riding his bike to the Final Four And youve been on the other side a ton. And you know, maybe thats partially living on a farm and just wanting to be around funny people. In short, he's the poster dad for washed masculinity. He was driving cross country. Great.". I remember every day. My kids don't even sit on social media, which is really kind of insane. pal Liv Tyler. That's so insane. I was always that guy. Isn't that weird?" If you were late, you were sprinting.. In that time, he's also proven himself one of the more loyal actors around, reuniting with friends and collaborators on several projects. A few years later, Zahn's voice turned up amongst an all-star cast of actors and funny people as Runt of the Litter in the animated blockbuster Chicken Little. In truth, the series was merely the first time he showed his face in a full-fledged family film. It depends on Youre kind of a part of peoples subconscious and its weird to see it pop out. Lets Do the Thing: How Online Were You in February 2023? Then my wife wakes up and starts her writing. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film Happy, Texas (1999). Terms of Service apply. So I did this crazy Skype audition with Matt. I pick tomatoes, I go grocery shopping. So when he got a call to star with Connie Britton, Natasha Rothwell and Murray Bartlett in HBOs The White Lotus, a darkly comic miniseries (from Enlighteneds Mike White) about haves and have-nots colliding at a Hawaiian resort, he needed little convincing. Im really proud of my perennial beds. Have a bourbon. He's so myopic about the world. Im like, Of course, thats the first thing you do.. I didnt have some master plan. Steve Zahn is one of the most passionate and entertaining Kentucky fans around, which is why it only makes sense that the program's finally getting him involved. We're kind of oppositesshe writes well into the night. Thats a Youve Got Mail.. So out of 15 months, it was 14 months off. I was like, "Oh, okay, cool." When my son graduated from high school, we went to France. [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. No, no, I just think they come. I was like, "Oh geez, no, this is crazy." Our instructor was a little bewildered. It's kind of too late, it's too far down the road, but they do have this connection. On television, Zahn appeared as . Oh, as opposed to non-comedy films where youre the comedic character.And yet, I dont get the commander of the U-Boat, either. Do something. We were in the barn and I was taking care of my horsehe just had surgery, so I'm a vet. 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). The rest, as they say, is history. It's not even your kids anymore, it's these people who live in your house. He has said, "I'm the guy who gets up at six without an alarm clock. So to spend hours on these little, beautiful moments between two characters just really surprised me and its become one of my favorite jobs that Ive ever done. So HBO, isn't it? Since 1957, GQ has inspired men to look sharper and live smarter with its unparalleled coverage of style, culture, and beyond. It was the most physical job I think Ive ever done. I mean, Ive played a lot of dramatic roles. First episode. Cynicism is dead. I said, "You know what, man? But this was all on location. Theres a flavor of what you might do. It was something that I enjoyed doing. Seriously Zahn and his crew actually own and operate a quiet little farm in a. Lived In Stanford KY, Fort Lauderdale FL, Biloxi MS, Indianapolis IN. This interview has been edited and condensed. I think that was just too shocking for most people, to have a colonial soldier knocking on your door saying, "Did you go vote?" I remember sitting through the second act thinking, Im good as that guy standing on the barricade. What do you think happens to your character and his family after he leaves the island? Id say Saving Silverman or Sahara or That Thing You Do. What else defines your life?I like to fish. Because I really felt that it was the only thing I could really do. 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. Steve Zahn, 69. And that's what I love about the show. Sometimes its just something like, during the holidays, That Thing You Do is running on a loop on HBO, you know what I mean? What role do you get recognized the most for on the street? And sometimes were so disconnected from people that the stories we tell are movies about movies. This interview has been edited and condensed. I wouldnt have called that. Is an accomplished singer/guitarist. With special guests and the latest news from the NBA, hear personal stories as Rex and Josh rose to the top of their careers from humble beginnings in Lexington, KY. Were actually seeing a body double wearing a prosthetic, but what did you think when you first read it in the script? [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. That's so insane. It's sad to me to see him try to connect with his son. Thats what we do. And it's so abrupt. Your father-in-law is J. Peterman of J. Peterman. Im huge on spring and summer gardening. And were like, "Wow, we can't play Hamlet anymore. 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