But the kids, man, they're on their own. Its just looking at yourself, and you end up calling each other because its too bizarre. Some people were like, "What are you doing here?" Every night, we'd be down on the beach, watching the sunset, he says. 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? We're kind of fucked up, aren't we? Seriously. Yeah, totally. Its like, Hey, remember this? And youre like, Yeah, I havent even seen it! In several cases, Zahn's work stands firmly as the most memorable aspect of otherwise underwhelming projects. [10], After his breakout film role in 1994's Reality Bites, Zahn quickly gained a reputation for playing amiable stoners, slackers, and sidekicks in films such as That Thing You Do! 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 do the dishes, do the laundry, and stay busy. 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. We were in the barn and I was taking care of my horsehe just had surgery, so I'm a vet. Steve Zahn, 69. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, thenView saved stories. Im huge on spring and summer gardening. [17] They next moved to a 360-acre horse farm outside Lexington, Kentucky, where Zahn gardens and raises horses, goats, and sheep. And now I'm finding, "Oh yeah, no, I'll wear this.". This interview has been edited and condensed. Forgive me if this is crude, but your character has a revealing moment in the first episode. 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. [8], In 1991, Zahn formed the Malaparte theater company with a group of actor friends, including Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard. Zahn lives on a 360-acre horse farm just outside Lexington, Kentucky, where he raises horses, goats, and sheep with his wife, Robyn Peterman, who is . Whether he's running a farm or acting in War for the Planet of the Apes, the veteran character actor never. I was sitting on this farm for eight months, living in 1850, and worrying about not working. Now I'm just all those guys, but they have kids.. 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. Awesome.". They're far and few between, but they stick out. For those unfamiliar with the movie, it's based on a popular series of young adult novels, and follows the travails of a whip-smart 12-year-old attempting to make the complicated transition from elementary school into middle school. Oh, sure. I owe Tom Hanks so much, as far as the things Ive learned. 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. I'm not going to be doing streaking scenes down the street and stuff.. No kidding!Yeah, Lexington is a cool little spot. Things you buy through our links may earnNew Yorka commission. Pasture, Creek, Shade, Utilities. I want to think that there's a glimmer of hope, but man, I don't know. I mean, what happens in my business is, we're telling stories about people. When thinking of actors who came of age in the 1990s, Steve Zahn's name isn't one that tends to jump to the forefront of people's minds. But someone got sick, so I had to jump in and get permission from [Actors] Equity to hit the stage in this Christmas show. Steve Zahn was a special guest on today's show and he had Matt and Ryan laughing hysterically for the entire two hours. My son's 21. I think you pull it, Joshua Jackson says to Lizzy Caplan sensually. 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. Oh, sure. Raised beds. Theres a flavor of what you might do. I'm writing now with my partner, and you're constantly thinking, "Have I seen this before?" More recently, Zahn turned up as a wayward soul in Andrew Haigh's beautifully meandering racehorse drama Lean on Pete, but if you really want to see Zahn at his indie best, you'll want to check out his hilariously unhinged, Independent Spirit and Sundance award winning turn as an escaped convict hiding out as a beauty pageant director in the 2000 comedy Happy, Texas. Is an accomplished singer/guitarist. In a way, that balance is a nice reflection of Zahns approach to his career. What appealed to you about the role of Mark and what sort of personal touches did you want to infuse in the character? One! And then when it happened, it was like, "Oh right. Click here to subscribe. You're always reminded of how small and insignificant we are, and I think that's what's liberating about it. Its weird because I dont get sent the comedies. Look, I just knew that that would change. One! 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. Not Youve Got Mail?Yeah, I guess sometimes. Do something. You know what's crazy? Zahn is an avid fly fisherman, and he owns a farm in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. 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. 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. Its somebody else wearing a prosthetic. He's like, "No, no, we're going to use a prosthetic." 2023 Vox Media, LLC. It was great. I, for one, would love to see you play the commander of a U-Boat. It was green lights all the way. I'm the activities director here I mean, I'm not like Mark. 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. It wasnt like I wanted to be a star, it was just that I knew that I can. Oh, it made me laugh. Were actually by the waterfall. He just doesn't know how to do that. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. 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". All Rights Reserved. He's so myopic about the world. Its a weird process. I mean, you see it everywhere. Usually it's That Thing You Do, which is having its 25th anniversary, which I can't believe. Were there moments when you were frustrated that you kept getting comedic parts?No, I thought it was great. 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. Photographed by Egan Parks Steve Zahn was running a few minutes late because he was tending to a horse who had had surgery and. 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. 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. How can you tell if someone is a Youve Got Mail recognizer?If its a woman. 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. Are you kidding? All 165 Pink Floyd Songs Ranked, From Worst to Best. 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. The performance at the state fair was great. And were like, "Wow, we can't play Hamlet anymore. Lived In Stanford KY, Fort Lauderdale FL, Biloxi MS, Indianapolis IN. Where's he hanging his hat these days, you ask? I loved being an actor in New York, it was so exciting. I love doing comedies, theyre so fun, but I dont get those scripts. The funny thing is, Mike actually stopped by here. I said, "You know what, man? I wanted to be a part of the circus. But really anything of value, anything thats good, you need to fight for. 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. Neither of us were really into it. [3] His father is of German and Swedish descent, and his mother is of German ancestry. We started a company called Macaroni Art. 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? And while Zahn has certainly kept a low profile of late, he hasn't been quite as invisible as you might think. 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. Its Planet of the Apes! 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He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film Happy, Texas (1999). People come up to me all the time about it. View this farm for sale with 7.6 acres by Liberty in Casey County, Kentucky 42539. Related To Nathan Zahn, Carolyn Zahn, Janice Zahn, Carol Zahn, Marie Zahn. You know what's crazy? "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. I was going to ask if you were happy with the final product. But then to do it on Skype, I mean, just talking to your kid on Skype is weird. 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! 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What do you think happens to your character and his family after he leaves the island? Filming in Hawaii wasnt a bad deal either, and at least the cast seemed to appreciate it more than their fictional counterparts. It's very different. What do you get recognized for the most these days? That was actually for a Mardi Gras outfit. Sams afraid of horses; I own them and take care of them. It was closed, so we were truly in a bubble. Kind of laid back. It was just so raw and weird. Oh, it made me laugh. 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. In 2004, the family moved from New . I mean, they started remaking movies that are like ten years old. I took a year off after Apes. I remember having to ask Mike, Just total raw, primitive? I don't think I was doing it correctly at first. I wanted his honesty to come off as a good thing, even though it's really his Achilles heel. What becomes obvious quickly is that this is how Steve Zahn sounds about everything. I pick tomatoes, I go grocery shopping. 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. I did one episode of Friends. It just makes you look at how trivial so much of our problems are. Rick Gomez is my partner. Riding in Cars With Boys is dramatic. Our instructor was a little bewildered. Yeah, thats a big one. 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. The funny thing is, Mike actually stopped by here. 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. On television, Zahn appeared as Davis McAlary on HBO's Treme (20102013), and as Mark Mossbacher in the first season of the HBO satire comedy miniseries The White Lotus (2021), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. I didn't even think about it." I'm the activities director here I mean, I'm not like Mark. So HBO, isn't it? [Laughs] And Im totally opposite that, yknow? Thats about as absurd as it gets, right? 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. He was driving cross country. 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). And its not even about acting. 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