Get ready to crack up! Are you a history buff? To play what? To play a new ape. I got really excited, of course. We're kind of oppositesshe writes well into the night. I do the dishes, do the laundry, and stay busy. And I think sometimes people Its funny. Cookies help us deliver our Services. And then I had to approve it. I remember seeing my sister in a play when I was very young, and I remember telling my folks, I want to do that. In sixthgrade, I was in the high-school production of The Wizard of Oz as a munchkin, and one day, Dr. Lamby, I think his name was, was yelling at all the cast and he pulled me aside and screamed, This is the only guy up there doing anything! [Laughs] I was the guy in high school; I was the guy who was good at it. I want to think that there's a glimmer of hope, but man, I don't know. I mean, maybe Mom and Dad get closer, maybe they work. My dayliliesare insane. [Laughs] Yeah, theyre gonna remake Das Boot. Some people were like, "What are you doing here?" They told us wed be underwater for 30 seconds. Wow.There are some movies you forget. 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. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbR3_S40FqVaWfKhYOTneSQ?sub_confirmation=1Shop TV + film merch https://www.amazon.com/shop/reallyfamousBest TV + movies to watch now https://amzn.to/3mJKC9kBest celebrity memoirs https://amzn.to/34C5tFgSubscribe to Really Famous celebrity interview PODCAST https://playpodca.st/really-famousGET MORE Really-Famous.comINSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/karamayerrobinson/TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@karamayerrobinsonTWITTER https://twitter.com/kara1to1FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/KaraMayerRobinsonFun gifts for TV + film lovers https://www.amazon.com/shop/reallyfamousTHERAPY Get 10% off your first month with our sponsor BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/reallyfamous Inside Scoop http://eepurl.com/dnbUWLWhat's it like to be famous?What's it like to be really famous?In my Really Famous celebrity interviews, we answer that question.And wayyyyyy more.SUPPORT THE SHOW!+ Join me on Patreon for $3 http://patreon.com/reallyfamous+ Or donate any $ https://www.reallyfamouspodcast.com/donateMERCH https://reallyfamouspodcast.com/merch+ Get a REALLY FAMOUS t-shirt, mug or dog bandana.+ BONUS: Send me a photo with your new merch + I'll share it on my social media.Artist credits: Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson Copyright Kara Mayer Robinson Music: Nightingale by Eveningland Creative CommonsPodcast Music: Title: Take a Chance Artist: Kevin MacLeod incompetech Creative Commons Did Cirie go too far by bringing family matters into the game? We were at the Maui Four Seasons. I have a wide variety. "Is this good?" Connie Britton and Steve Zahn as Nicole and Mark Mossbacher. [9] From 1991 to 1992, he 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. He thinks he has cancer, then finds out his dad is gay and died from AIDS. [16] In the 1990s, they bought a cabin in Pennsylvania and then a farm in New Jersey, near the Delaware Water Gap. "I've played bad guys, I've played good guys, dumb guys, smart guys," he says. 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 He made his professional debut in a 1987 production of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, eventually working his way into the esteemed American Repertory Theater. Zahn made his first voice appearance opposite Michael J. Thats a compliment, right? It's like, "Bam!" In the last five years, I've said it daily. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy. But good to have you back!. When I was a lot younger, I was like, "I don't know if I'm going to wear this." [2][4] He graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1986, planning eventually to join the United States Marine Corps. Seriously. Click here to subscribe. "Is this good?" Tom taught us so much stuff. Seriously Zahn and his crew actually own and operate a quiet little farm in a. . And I remember telling them, "Hey, don't get all crazy here. [17] They next moved to a 360-acre horse farm outside Lexington, Kentucky, where Zahn gardens and raises horses, goats, and sheep. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. I owe Tom Hanks so much, as far as the things Ive learned. What appealed to you about the role of Mark and what sort of personal touches did you want to infuse in the character? I have a lot of wigs for Mardi Gras outfits. It's very different. Of course." I had that made in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Matt didnt do that to you, I hope.No, Matt didnt. The first movie I did, Reality Bites, I came back home and I was poorer than when I started. Laidback, unpretentious, not given to bold proclamations, exceedingly sweet, he's calling from his farm outside of Lexington, Kentucky, where he and his wife, actress-turned-author Robyn Peterman, have raised their family for the last twentysomething years. When I havent worked for a while, I get antsy. While The Crossing received generally favorable reviews, its mix of heady plot lines and somber tone never quite connected with audiences, andwas canceled after just 11 episodes. It was the most physical job I think Ive ever done. Right, its not like when youre acting in Diary of a Wimpy Kid.Exactly. I like to sit on the beach and drink a beer, but [the hotel in the show] is not my speed. Awesome.". The two have a son, Henry Zahn (born 3 April 2000 in New York ), and a daughter, Audrey Robyn. How is it not acting?Well, youre not interacting with anyone. Steve Zahn. 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). (1996) and played guitar and sang in Saving Silverman (2001). 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. [23], Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 21:01, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Washington D.C. 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And that's what I love about the show. I kind of did this thing [wiggles his body back and forth] and I entered the frame and I really worked on it. If you know him as the wacky guy from That Thing You Do, Saving Silverman, or the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films, meeting him is confusing at first. It just makes you look at how trivial so much of our problems are. I'm writing now with my partner, and you're constantly thinking, "Have I seen this before?" 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. 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. And I remember asking Mike, "You don't want full frontal, right?" Filming in Hawaii wasnt a bad deal either, and at least the cast seemed to appreciate it more than their fictional counterparts. (1996) and played guitar and sang in Saving Silverman (2001). When I'm not working, I get up early and feed all the animals, then I get most of my stuff done by noon. I wanted to be a part of the circus. Join NBA Legend and the King of Twitter Rex Chapman and one of his closest friends, Actor Josh Hopkins, form the Rex Chapman Podcast. IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. Other topics of discussion: -- Zahn riding his bike to the Final Four 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). More recently, Zahn appeared as a small-town sheriff in way over his head on ABC's mind-bending sci-fi drama The Crossing. And were like, "Wow, we can't play Hamlet anymore. People come up to me all the time about it. In short, he's the poster dad for washed masculinity. That was one of those movies that you get spoiled. But I love the culture. We're going to look like King Lear. 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. They said, If you feel like you need help, just cross your arms and well come get you. First take, everybody crossed their arms. I've played bad guys, I've played good guys, dumb guys, smart guys, he says. Show up early, know your shit, have an opinion, dont be a dick. Obviously Bad Ape is a very tragic character. My son's 21. I was like, "Oh geez, no, this is crazy." I did one episode of Friends. Includes Address (10) Phone (2) Email (1) See Results. 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. When I was at A.R.T., I was an ingenue. But then to do it on Skype, I mean, just talking to your kid on Skype is weird. The rest, as they say, is history. I have kids this age [of Marks], a little older. For the past 15 years or so, Zahn has been living the working man's life with his family in rural Kentucky. Well, I will say, it's not something you see on TV a lot. He played lead guitar and sang in That Thing You Do! He wants his family to be this amazing, connected group. And you know, maybe thats partially living on a farm and just wanting to be around funny people. 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. Were actually seeing a body double wearing a prosthetic, but what did you think when you first read it in the script? Its like, Hey, remember this? And youre like, Yeah, I havent even seen it! You know, the disc jockey at the station that talks fast or whatever. Off we go with Steve Zahn on a four-wheeler throu I took a year off after Apes. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google His film roles include "Reality Bites," "That Thing You Do!," "Crimson Tide," "Stuart Little," "Saving Silverman" and "Dallas Buyers Club.". I'm the activities director here I mean, I'm not like Mark. Our instructor was a little bewildered. I lived in New Orleans for four years. Oh, it made me laugh. 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. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. How did you become a part of Apes?I got a call from my manager saying that they were interested in me in a movie, and I was shooting a show down in Puerto Rico at the time 14-hour-days kind of thing and was like, Yeah, okay, what is it? And he was like Planet of the Apes. And I was like, Really? I was working in a machine shop, tool-and-die, and I got this eight-month run of Biloxi Blues. We were in the barn and I was taking care of my horsehe just had surgery, so I'm a vet. Terms of Service apply. Every night, we'd be down on the beach, watching the sunset, he says. You've probably noticed that even after appearing in a couple of legit blockbusters and an scoring an endless stream of indie hits, Zahn hasn't really been appearing on the big screen much in the past few years. Is that pretty much all you wear now? He literally says the words what is real?" And sometimes were so disconnected from people that the stories we tell are movies about movies. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. We sit around and have these crazy conversations with these people who are smart and educated and think critically and challenge you. Youre gonna remake it already?. The funny thing is, Mike actually stopped by here. I mean, my kid, Henry, the first time we ever Skyped, he looked at it and he was like at the time, I think he was 9 he goes, Hey! I go, Hey! He immediately drops his pants and shows me his ass. [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. I would've done anything . He doesn't edit himself, which gets him in trouble. That list includes films opposite his That Thing You Do! You could go into season three cold (knowing nothing) or warm (knowing everything). Youre reading with someone. Since 1957, GQ has inspired men to look sharper and live smarter with its unparalleled coverage of style, culture, and beyond. Graduated from Robbinsdale-Cooper Senior High School, New Hope, Minnesota. We were in the barn and I was taking care of my horsehe just had surgery, so I'm a vet. I have so many costumes, so I look for opportunities to wear them. What is real? Yeah. Do you feel like lately youre trying to transition into more dramatic roles? This is great! The way he did it was just great. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. What do you get recognized for the most these days? 'The Mandalorian' Season 3: What Was Grogu Looking at in Hyperspace? When Zahn and I talk ahead of the shows 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 the early aughts. I had a Skype conversation with [director] Matt Reeves for, like, an hour and 15 minutes. Yeah, totally. The women of, Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned, Theres No Red Button You Can Push to Stop. Related To Nathan Zahn, Carolyn Zahn, Janice Zahn, Carol Zahn, Marie Zahn. Are you kidding? 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. And then you view the others as apes. I'm not going to be doing streaking scenes down the street and stuff.. No kidding!Yeah, Lexington is a cool little spot. Zahn shot the series smack-dab in the middle of COVID-19, when productions were being shut down daily, if not hourly. 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It never got to that point. And I'm kind of like Mark in a way. First episode. First episode. No, no, I just think they come. 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? Hed been hunkering down there during the pandemic, light on work, when the script for The White Lotus came his way. Right, people pick and choose the roles they identify you with. [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. I remember every day. I never had to restrict games and stuff like that because there was a lot of shit to do. 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. 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