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Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church (born June 17, 1960) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and television actor.

Biography

Early life

Church, the third of six children, was born in El Paso, Texas to an Army officer/health care worker father and a homemaker mother. He was raised in Laredo, Texas and graduated from Harlingen High School, Harlingen, Texas in 1979, going on to attend the University of North Texas.

Career

Church started in the entertainment business as a radio personality. A part in an independent film convinced him to move to California to pursue an acting career. Church played the part of dim-witted airport mechanic Lowell Mather for six seasons (1990–1995) on the NBC sitcom Wings. He worked in television for two more seasons with a lead role on Ned and Stacey opposite Debra Messing. He has had supporting roles in films such as George of the Jungle and The Specials. Church often plays villains or comic relief in films, most evident by turns in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and Over the Hedge to name a few.

After having small roles in films such as Monkeybone and 3000 Miles to Graceland, Church made his directorial debut Rolling Kansas in 2003. Church later took a break from films and relocated back to his native Texas. He has also done voiceover work in commercials, such as for Merrill Lynch and Icehouse Beer.

At one point, Church was close to landing the part that went to Dermot Mulroney in Alexander Payne's About Schmidt but already had prior commitments during the time of the filming . In 2003 Payne, a close friend of Church who had promised him a part in his next film, cast the actor in Sideways as Jack, the selfish best friend to Paul Giamatti's character, looking to have one last fling before getting married. Sideways earned acclaim for Church, for which he won an IFP Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since appeared in films such as Idiocracy, did voice-overs for films such as Over the Hedge and starred in one of AMC's highest rated television productions, Broken Trail, with Robert Duvall, in 2006, for which he received an Emmy nomination. In 2007, Church appeared as the villain Sandman in Spider-Man 3, the third installment of the franchise, released in May of 2007.

In 2005, Church was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Personal life

Church resides on his large ranch in Kerrville, Texas, where film director Alexander Payne personally visited Church to offer him the role of "Jack" in Sideways. He is a full-time rancher. He is married to Mia Zottoli and has a daughter named Cody.

Filmography

Awards

Won

Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Haden Church Biography (1960-)". Film Reference. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. "Thomas Haden Church Profile". E! Online. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2005/05.06.24.html
  4. "ELLE'S JUNE ISSUE: THOMAS HADEN CHURCH". The Bosh. 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2007-05-31. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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