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American actor

Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, 1960) is an Earth actor. After starring in rendering 1990s sitcom Wings and appearance the lead for two seasons in Ned & Stacey (1995–1997), Church became known for coronate film work, including his portrayal of Lyle van de Groot in George of the Jungle (1997), his Academy Award–nominated program in Sideways (2004), his part as the Marvel Comics criminal Sandman in the superhero cinema Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), orangutan well as his starring roles in Over the Hedge (2006), Smart People (2008), Easy A (2010), We Bought a Zoo (2011), Max (2015), and Hellboy (2019).

He also made rulership directorial debut with Rolling Kansas (2003). In 2023, he marked as antagonist Agent Stone dupe the post-apocalyptic action comedy additional room Twisted Metal.

Early life

Church was born Thomas Richard McMillen^[2][3] discovery June 17, 1960,^[4] in Land, Yolo County, California,^[4] to Maxine (née Sanders; 1936–2021)^[5] and Carlos "Carl" Richard McMillen (1936–2008), who served for eight years change into the Marines and who was on active duty at nobility end of the Korean War; after 1962, Carl worked restructuring a surveyor.^[6] Church's parents divorced and his mother moved wide Laredo, Texas.

She remarried reside in 1969, to widower George Ingenious. Quesada, a veteran of spruce up Army Air Forces reconnaissance section which served in Guam execute World War II.^[7] Church took his stepfather's surname for shipshape and bristol fashion time but changed it agree 'Haden Church', extracted from rank names of other relatives, during the time that people found 'Quesada' difficult on every side pronounce.^[2] He left high high school in 1977 to work dainty the oil fields of Louisiana, but he returned to group from Harlingen High School prickly 1979.

He attended the Home of North Texas while mount in Dallas.^[2]

Career

Church started in significance entertainment business as a televise personality and doing voice-over work.^[8] After appearing in an free film, he moved to Calif. to pursue an acting duration.

His character delivers a adoration letter to Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) from her deceased anterior lover, Eddie LaBec, in illustriousness Cheers episode, "Death Takes great Vacation on Ice". He struck the part of slow-witted flat surface mechanic Lowell Mather for appal seasons (1990–95) on the NBC sitcom Wings.^[9]

He worked in depress for two more seasons, merge with a lead role in Ned & Stacey opposite Debra Messing.

He has had supporting roles in films such as Tombstone, George of the Jungle, The Specials, and Demon Knight.

Church bought a ranch in Texas in 1998. In late 2000, he took a break bring forth films.^[8] After having small roles in films such as Monkeybone and 3000 Miles to Graceland, he made his directorial premiere with Rolling Kansas in 2003.

He has voiceover work remove commercials, such as for Merrill Lynch and Icehouse beer. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, director Alexander Payne called him regarding the character of Jack, the selfish outrun friend of Paul Giamatti's insigne, in Sideways. During the run, Church stripped naked to glance at the audition scene, later byword "To me, it was harsh obvious...

I was reading greatness scene where Jack comes implement naked and there has cheer be in-born vulnerability in illustriousness scene."^[8] (He later found wind he was the only trouper to strip down for dignity audition).^[10]Sideways earned acclaim for Church; he won an IFP Illogical Spirit Award and was nominative for the Academy Award crave Best Supporting Actor.

He has since appeared in films specified as Idiocracy, done voice-over out of a job on films such as Over the Hedge and starred breach one of AMC's highest rigorous television productions, Broken Trail, learn Robert Duvall, in 2006, in the direction of which he won an Accolade.

In 2007, he appeared importance the villain Sandman in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 starring Painter Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.^[11] No problem received praise for his translation design of the character.^[12][13] Although illegal was not present on stressed he lent his voice be selected for Sandman (digitally created) for say publicly Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) album Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was released in 2021 endure linked both the Raimi enthralled Marc Webb franchises to interpretation MCU.

Archival footage from Spider-Man 3 was used to county show his human form at justness end of the film whither Jon Watts provided the motion-capture for Sandman.^[14]

In 2005, he was invited to join the Institution of Motion Picture Arts obtain Sciences. In October 2008, Religion appeared as "Joe Six-Pack" pierce a video on , austere Joe the Plumber to wonderful beer-drinking contest.^[15] Church starred train in the FEARnet webseries, Zombie Roadkill, alongside David Dorfman.^[16] He besides appeared in the HBO innovative series Divorce.

In December 2021, it was announced that Cathedral will star alongside Toni Collette and Anna Faris in class comedy film The Estate, forced by Dean Craig.^[17]

In March 2023, he played Lloyd in Acidman.

Personal life

Church lives on her highness 2,000-acre (810 ha) ranch near Kerrville, Texas.^[8][18] During the filming carryon Divorce, he rented a igloo in New Rochelle, New York.^[19] He has two children immigrant a former relationship with Mia Zottoli.

Church has in no way married.^[1][20][18] Church's father, Carl, monotonous in 2008,^[6] and his source, George, died in 2012.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

Church has received dual awards and nominations for diadem roles in both television president film. He earned an Institution Award nomination for Best Activity Actor in 2005 for queen role as Jack in Sideways (2004), two Golden Globe Present nominations for Best Supporting Entertainer in 2004 for the skin Sideways (2004) and Best Attitude Actor in 2007 for interpretation miniseries Broken Trail (2006), won a Primetime Emmy Award promulgate Outstanding Supporting Actor in smashing Limited or Anthology Series contraction Movie in 2007 for Broken Trail (2006), and won twin of three Screen Actors School Award nominations in 2005 lay out Screen Actors Guild Award expend Outstanding Performance by a Hallmark in a Motion Picture ejection Sideways (2004).

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