Zahn with co-star Connie Britton in HBOs TheWhite Lotus, which premiered July 11. 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. Its just such an enduring movie, so I assumed.You can usually tell when somebody comes up, you can guess what they recognize you from. How does this show compare to your own familys vacations? They told us wed be underwater for 30 seconds. They said, If you feel like you need help, just cross your arms and well come get you. First take, everybody crossed their arms. Of course, appearances are often deceiving, especially in the context of the entertainment business. At that point, I was about to have some big old yard sales, he jokes. Filming in Hawaii wasnt a bad deal either, and at least the cast seemed to appreciate it more than their fictional counterparts. He wants his family to be this amazing, connected group. Is an accomplished singer/guitarist. I'm not going to be doing streaking scenes down the street and stuff.. 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. Connie Britton and Steve Zahn as Nicole and Mark Mossbacher. One! Every night, we'd be down on the beach, watching the sunset, he says. But yeah, I think we lose touch, especially nowadays. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Have there been any times in your life when youve worked through something similar? 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. 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 way he did it was just great. Over his now decades-long career, Zahn has proven one of the more versatile actors around, doling out laughs and tears in equal measure (and with equal grace). Oh, as opposed to non-comedy films where youre the comedic character.And yet, I dont get the commander of the U-Boat, either. When I havent worked for a while, I get antsy. It might not be the job that you wanna do, artistically. 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. That includes working with directors like Richard Linklater (Suburbia), Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight), John Dahl (the wildly underrated Joy Ride), Billy Ray (Shattered Glass), and Werner Herzog (Rescue Dawn). We started a company called Macaroni Art. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. For years, theres no money. Great.". Like most actors, Zahn got his start in theater by performing in high school productions. 1. And then you go, Oh my God, that was an incredible experience. Thats a passion of mine. 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. It's kind of a fun chapter of my life being on this side. This is great! What is real? Yeah. If that doesn't affect your work, having kids, then you're not human. I mean, Ive played a lot of dramatic roles. Seriously. 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. I just wanted to kick ass in the next thing I did. 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. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. He literally says the words what is real?" 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. Youre pretending double that youre this person youre not, and youre in a different environment. Great.". Forgive me if this is crude, but your character has a revealing moment in the first episode. But I auditioned with him and it was great! We're kind of oppositesshe writes well into the night. Connie Britton and Steve Zahn as Nicole and Mark Mossbacher. Sometimes its just something like, during the holidays, That Thing You Do is running on a loop on HBO, you know what I mean? He's got some voice work lined up (opposite Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, and Ron Perlman) in the animated flick Robodog, and an appearance in the Silicon Valley drama Valley of the Boom(from House of Lies creator Matthew Carnahan) on the books, but other than that, the future appears to be all but unwritten for Zahn. I've played bad guys, I've played good guys, dumb guys, smart guys, he says. But you shot that pilot where youre a small-town sheriff, The Crossing.That was a pilot we did in March. "I remember sitting through the second act thinking, I'm as good as that guy standing on the barricade," Zahn recalled. is at the Kentucky farm his family moved to in the early aughts. 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. Apply Bed Bath and Beyond coupon and save 25% off your entire purchase, Target Circle: up to 50% Off with Target promo code, With Asos Promo Code you take 70% OFF Select styles, Michael Kors promo code: sign up for KORSVIP + Get 10% off on First Order, 2023 Cond Nast. I mean, what happens in my business is, we're telling stories about people. You're always reminded of how small and insignificant we are, and I think that's what's liberating about it. Im an outdoorsman. Its weird because I dont get sent the comedies. All that, and he still has time to hang out with his old That Thing You Do! [2], Zahn attended Gustavus Adolphus College for one semester but dropped out after seeing the original West End production of Les Misrables. I'm like, "Yeah, it's fine. Thats about as absurd as it gets, right? Weve all done CGI where youre in front of a green screen pretending youre on the Titanic or wherever, you know? Contact Steve Purvis of Woods & Waters with KDL LLC to learn more about this farm. Raised beds. We sit around and have these crazy conversations with these people who are smart and educated and think critically and challenge you. Are there any types of roles that you havent played yet that you want to get to one day? [Laughs] And Im totally opposite that, yknow? And were like, "Wow, we can't play Hamlet anymore. In those early years, how close did you ever come to saying, Screw it, this isnt working out, I should try something else? No kidding!Yeah, Lexington is a cool little spot. 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. All rights reserved. Join NBA Legend and the King of Twitter Rex Chapman and one of his closest friends, Actor Josh Hopkins, form the Rex Chapman Podcast. 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. (1996) and played guitar and sang in Saving Silverman (2001). Rick Gomez is my partner. In the last five years, I've said it daily. I have a lot of wigs for Mardi Gras outfits. Whether hes running a farm or acting in War for the Planet of the Apes, the veteran character actor never stops working. I was always that guy. Were by a waterfall? But yeah, I think we lose touch, especially nowadays. And youve been on the other side a ton. People come up to me all the time about it. And then I read the part, and its a great part, and I thought, Wow! 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. But good to have you back!. 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). I'm writing now with my partner, and you're constantly thinking, "Have I seen this before?" Tell me about filming that. 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. Thats what we do. I never had to restrict games and stuff like that because there was a lot of shit to do. While trying to carve out a career in the New York theater scene, Zahn met lifelong pals Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard. His film roles include "Reality Bites," "That Thing You Do!," "Crimson Tide," "Stuart Little," "Saving Silverman" and "Dallas Buyers Club.". I was like, "Oh geez, no, this is crazy." But That Thing You Do, Saving Silverman, Sahara. Thirty seconds doesnt seem long. It's kind of too late, it's too far down the road, but they do have this connection. [Laughs] Yeah, theyre gonna remake Das Boot. GQ: In one of your more memorable scenes, you pretend to be a drunk ape seducing Connie Britton. 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. You've worked in Hollywood for a long timeis that attitude something that you've encountered a lot and taken as a cautionary tale? We just want to dive into a pool without having to hold onto our bottoms. "I wanted to be part of the circus. Hed been hunkering down there during the pandemic, light on work, when the script for The White Lotus came his way. Was that a prosthetic penis you wore? An enjoyably indulgent but paper-thin adaptation shrinks Taylor Jenkins Reids best-selling novel into a claustrophobic love triangle. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. All rights reserved. Still, few actors from that era were quite as prolific or as consistently entertaining as this brashly energetic performer. For the past 15 years or so, Zahn has been living the working man's life with his family in rural Kentucky. Zahn is an avid fly fisherman, and he owns a farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. What is real? This is what we're living in right now, it's absolutely insane. [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. 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. Zahn, 53, spoke about the show, prosthetic penises and his traumatic history of shooting underwater. But then to do it on Skype, I mean, just talking to your kid on Skype is weird. What would I be doing here?. Id say Saving Silverman or Sahara or That Thing You Do. I got terrified because I realized that this was a lot more involved than I thought. Of course." With fellow thespians Josh Hamilton and Frank Whaley in tow, the group would go on to form the Malaparte Theater Company and spend the next few years making names for themselves in off-Broadway productions. Are you kidding? IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. The whole show is in a silly, goofy mood. 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". I just hung out with Sam Rockwell, hes a great friend of mine and one of the greatest actors alive. It's very different. I lived in New Orleans for four years. I have a lot of wigs for Mardi Gras outfits. What else defines your life?I like to fish. But that movie? I'm like a kid. Its hard to play a cop, but its really hard to play a cop thats a chimp. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. I remember every day. 7.6 Acres of Beautiful Farm Land. What do you get recognized for the most these days? Steve Zahn has played all kinds of guys. Some people were like, "What are you doing here?" First episode. 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'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. Any glimmer of hope is beautiful in this show. Lets Do the Thing: How Online Were You in February 2023? 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. I went to the bathroom at intermission and everyone was peeing and talking about how great the show was, and I remember thinking I dont want to be out here. There are closets in this house they're filled with coats that have never been worn and still have the paper over the buttons. More recently, Zahn appeared as a small-town sheriff in way over his head on ABC's mind-bending sci-fi drama The Crossing. 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. You know, the disc jockey at the station that talks fast or whatever. I was working in a machine shop, tool-and-die, and I got this eight-month run of Biloxi Blues. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. 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. But this was all on location. And all of us are going up to Erie to a minor league ballpark for Wonders Night, which is kind of fun. [3] His father is of German and Swedish descent, and his mother is of German ancestry. Zahn also appeared withhis Friends screen partner Jennifer Aniston in the indie dramediesThe Object of My Affection and Management. Oh, it made me laugh. It was horribly critically panned and did no money. Steve Zahn, 58. Its not about, I need to get my face out there so I can get more jobs. 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