Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn (born November 13, 1968) is an American comedic actor who has appeared in more than 30 films.

Bio

Zahn is originally from Marshall, Minnesota and is the son of a Lutheran pastor. After attending Harvard University, his first acting role was in "Biloxi Blues"; a Minnesota production; but his first big break came in 1994, when he was noticed by Ben Stiller, who cast him in his picture, Reality Bites.

Career

Zahn appeared in several films in the mid-1990s, which gained him enough respect that he was given the starring role in the critically-acclaimed film Happy, Texas (1999). Some of Zahn's most popular movies have been his most recent ones, including National Security (2003) in which he starred opposite Martin Lawrence, and Daddy Day Care (2003). Zahn received his strongest critical acclaim for his performance in Riding In Cars With Boys, in which he co-starred with Drew Barrymore as her dim-witted, drug addicted boyfriend. Both Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper stated that the performance was deserving of an Oscar nomination.[1]

Personal Life

Off the screen, Zahn is an avid fly fisherman, and he owns a farm in western New Jersey. Zahn is married to Robyn Peterman, an actress and the daughter of J. Peterman, whom Zahn met on a touring production of Bye Bye Birdie. The two have a son, Henry James Zahn, born in 2000. In 2004 the family moved from New Jersey to a small horse farm near Lexington, Kentucky, his wife's hometown.

External links

• Steve Zahn at IMDb