Awesome.". 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? 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. 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. Theres been a lot of talk about that very graphic scene in the first episode. Im huge on spring and summer gardening. So HBO, isn't it? Maybe I was just kind of dumb, but I came into it and really started watching Andy [Serkis] and those guys and, you know, I really take offense when people go, Hes such a great motion-capture actor. I go, No, hes one of the greatest actors Ive ever worked with. Matt Reeves is this incredible director whos totally passionate and connected to this story. And that's what I love about the show. He literally says the words what is real?" That's so insane. I wanted to be a part of the circus. He played lead guitar and sang in That Thing You Do! *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. Zahn is married to Robyn Peterman, an actress and the daughter of John Peterman, whom Zahn met on a touring production of Bye Bye Birdie. I was going to ask if you were happy with the final product. I mean, they started remaking movies that are like ten years old. Some people were like, "What are you doing here?" Off we go with Steve Zahn on a four-wheeler throu Zahn has a staggering net worth of $25 million which he made from various successful films, TV series, and voice acting in animated movies. People come up to me all the time about it. It's sad to me to see him try to connect with his son. He doesn't edit himself, which gets him in trouble. What does Steve Zahn do to unwind at the end of the day?Feed my horses. He's so myopic about the world. The funny thing is, Mike actually stopped by here. "Life on a farm is serene," says Zahn, "until your h Were you anxious to get back to work?I was sitting on this farm for eight months, living in 1850, and worrying about not working. Every night, we'd be down on the beach, watching the sunset, he says. Are you a history buff? If that doesn't affect your work, having kids, then you're not human. But then to do it on Skype, I mean, just talking to your kid on Skype is weird. Are there any types of roles that you havent played yet that you want to get to one day? This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 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. 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. You're always reminded of how small and insignificant we are, and I think that's what's liberating about it. Though Zahn clearly enjoyed working on the movie, he's referred to the film's six-month shoot as "the most painful of my life" mostly because he spent much of it hunched over pretending to be an ape. 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. If that doesn't affect your work, having kids, then you're not human. Was that a prosthetic penis you wore? When I was at A.R.T., I was an ingenue. Filming in Hawaii wasnt a bad deal either, and at least the cast seemed to appreciate it more than their fictional counterparts. It was something that I enjoyed doing. My kids don't even sit on social media, which is really kind of insane. I'm not going to be doing streaking scenes down the street and stuff.. And it's so abrupt. 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. Were actually by the waterfall. Every Christmas was insane, getting J. Peterman stuff. [Laughs] And Im totally opposite that, yknow? The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. And it's so abrupt. First episode. It's sad to me to see him try to connect with his son. Zahn, 53, spoke about the show, prosthetic penises and his traumatic history of shooting underwater. [16] In the 1990s, they bought a cabin in Pennsylvania and then a farm in New Jersey, near the Delaware Water Gap. Of course." If it looks cold, it was cold. [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. If you were late, you were sprinting.. What do you guys farm out there?We have horses and goats. He's like, "No, no, we're going to use a prosthetic." 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Its like, Hey, remember this? And youre like, Yeah, I havent even seen it! 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. And I think sometimes people Its funny. 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. Thats a Youve Got Mail.. 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. Watch Steve Zahn talk about people having no clue who he is, even neighbors who work on his Kentucky farm.It's just 4 minutes of my big talk with #SteveZahn! On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins, the guys are joined by the incredible actor, Steve Zahn. The women of, Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned, Theres No Red Button You Can Push to Stop. It's kind of a fun chapter of my life being on this side. 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. 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. On television, Zahn appeared as . All these characters are so flawed, man, and they're so bruised. It wasnt like I wanted to be a star, it was just that I knew that I can. It was my first gig. 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. Fred Hechinger and Steve Zahn as Quinn and Mark Mossbacher. The first movie I did, Reality Bites, I came back home and I was poorer than when I started. 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. Have there been any times in your life when youve worked through something similar? To revisit this article, select My Account, thenView saved stories, Steve Zahn has played all kinds of guys. I worked with New York actors in it. The first college I went to, I remember taking a trip to London with a dance group and it was January, between the semesters, and I got credit for going to see London theater. I was sitting on this farm for eight months, living in 1850, and worrying about not working. You sit and you explore these tiny moments in this huge blockbuster movie. Thats a compliment, right? Connie Britton and Steve Zahn as Nicole and Mark Mossbacher. What would I be doing here?. [2] His fellow actors suggested that Zahn study acting, inspiring him to enroll in American Repertory Theater's two-year training program. Yeah. Right, its not like when youre acting in Diary of a Wimpy Kid.Exactly. Steve Zahn: It was so difficult. Look, I just knew that that would change. I'm like a kid. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. 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. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. [3][7] The couple married in 1994 and have two children. 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. I got to say, for three days, thats all I did, was try to perfect this scene. So out of 15 months, it was 14 months off. 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. He's so myopic about the world. I didn't think at all that that would be a thing. It never occurred to me that people would go, Penis! And Mike was like, "Yeah, I didn't either. It never got to that point. 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. What role do you get recognized the most for on the street? Wow.There are some movies you forget. You've worked in Hollywood for a long timeis that attitude something that you've encountered a lot and taken as a cautionary tale? And I remember asking Mike, "You don't want full frontal, right?" I love doing comedies, theyre so fun, but I dont get those scripts. [7] At A.R.T., he worked with the venerated stage director Andrei erban. The famous actor, now a resident of Scott County, came on to talk about his passion for UK football and his life as a Kentuckian. Oh, sure. Matt didnt do that to you, I hope.No, Matt didnt. In truth, the series was merely the first time he showed his face in a full-fledged family film. When I'm not working, I get up early and feed all the animals, then I get most of my stuff done by noon. Were actually seeing a body double wearing a prosthetic, but what did you think when you first read it in the script? Theres a flavor of what you might do. Every Christmas was insane, getting J. Peterman stuff. Do you feel like lately youre trying to transition into more dramatic roles? 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. I took a year off after Apes. I remember every day of that shoot. Oh, it made me laugh. And then when it happened, it was like, "Oh right. Covering Rammsteins Du Hast in Berlin. People go, Ive seen everything youve done. And I go, I havent. 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. I think of myself as Hamlet, but I'm not. The guy is phenomenal. Were there moments when you were frustrated that you kept getting comedic parts?No, I thought it was great. My son's 21. "I've played bad guys, I've played good guys, dumb guys, smart guys," he says. We're going to look like King Lear. Rick Gomez is my partner. Tom taught us so much stuff. In real life, he speaks slowly and deliberately, thinking through his answers and waxing poetic about everything from the farm he owns in Kentucky to the experimental theater he practiced early in his career. We're kind of fucked up, aren't we? No kidding!Yeah, Lexington is a cool little spot. I mean, you see it everywhere. It was great. Usually it's That Thing You Do, which is having its 25th anniversary, which I can't believe. I have kids this age [of Marks], a little older. It always goes back to the water. [2][4] He graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1986, planning eventually to join the United States Marine Corps. You've worked in Hollywood for a long timeis that attitude something that you've encountered a lot and taken as a cautionary tale? Dont tell anyone! However, if you know Zahn from his roles in dramatic outings like Rescue Dawn and his latest, War for the Planet of the Apes, his intensity makes all the sense in the world. 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. I do the dishes, do the laundry, and stay busy. 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. I remember the scene where Im playing cards with the guys. 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