Steven James Zahn is an American actor and comedian.
16 Facts About Steve Zahn
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On television, Zahn appeared as Davis McAlary on HBO's Treme, and as Mark Mossbacher in the first season of the HBO satire comedy miniseries The White Lotus, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
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Steve Zahn won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film Happy, Texas.
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Steve Zahn's father is of German and Swedish descent, and his mother is of German ancestry.
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Steve Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School, and moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis for high school, where he acted in school plays and became a two-time Minnesota state speech champion.
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Steve Zahn graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1986, planning eventually to join the United States Marine Corps.
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Steve Zahn attended Gustavus Adolphus College for one semester but dropped out after seeing the original West End production of Les Miserables.
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In 1991, Steve 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.
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In 1991, Steve Zahn formed the Malaparte theater company with a group of actor friends, including Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard.
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In 1999, Steve 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.
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Steve Zahn received Oscar buzz for his role as Drew Barrymore's deadbeat ex in Riding in Cars with Boys, and played investigative journalist Adam Penenberg in Shattered Glass.
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Steve Zahn has worked regularly in television, playing the role of Davis McClary on 36 episodes of HBO's Treme.
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In 2017, Steve Zahn played Bad Ape in War for the Planet of the Apes.
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Steve Zahn 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".
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Steve Zahn has a lake cabin near Pine City, Minnesota, where he enjoys tubing and fishing with his two children.
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Steve 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.