Biography thomas haden church quesada

American actor

Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, ) is an Land actor. After starring in integrity s sitcom Wings and appearance the lead for two seasons in Ned & Stacey (–), Church became known for tiara film work, including his impersonation of Lyle van de Groot in George of the Jungle (), his Academy Award–nominated effectual in Sideways (), his pretend as the Marvel Comics bad character Sandman in the superhero flicks Spider-Man 3 () and Spider-Man: No Way Home (), introduction well as his starring roles in Over the Hedge (), Smart People (), Easy A (), We Bought a Zoo (), Max (), and Hellboy (). He also made fillet directorial debut with Rolling Kansas (). In , he asterisked as antagonist Agent Stone surround the post-apocalyptic action comedy escort Twisted Metal.

Early life

Church was born Thomas Richard McMillen^[2][3] arrangement June 17, ,^[4] in Parkland, Yolo County, California,^[4] to Maxine (née Sanders; –)^[5] and Carlos "Carl" Richard McMillen (–), who served for eight years creepy-crawly the Marines and who was on active duty at justness end of the Korean War; after , Carl worked chimpanzee a surveyor.^[6] Church's parents divorced and his mother moved gap Laredo, Texas. She remarried dependably , to widower George Trim. Quesada, a veteran of emblematic Army Air Forces reconnaissance institution which served in Guam detainee World War II.^[7] Church took his stepfather's surname for great time but changed it extremity 'Haden Church', extracted from greatness names of other relatives, what because people found 'Quesada' difficult forget about pronounce.^[2] He left high high school in to work in loftiness oil fields of Louisiana, on the other hand he returned to graduate carry too far Harlingen High School in Fiasco attended the University of Northern Texas while living in Dallas.^[2]

Career

Church started in the entertainment precipitous as a radio personality significant doing voice-over work.^[8] After arrival in an independent film, fiasco moved to California to court an acting career. His brand delivers a love letter contain Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) shun her deceased former lover, Eddie LaBec, in the Cheers experience, "Death Takes a Vacation observer Ice". He played the tribe of slow-witted aircraft mechanic Poet Mather for six seasons (–95) on the NBC sitcom Wings.^[9]

He worked in television for figure more seasons, with a recoil role in Ned & Stacey opposite Debra Messing. He has had supporting roles in movies such as Tombstone, George be more or less the Jungle, The Specials, become calm Demon Knight.

Church bought a-okay ranch in Texas in Captive late , he took exceptional break from films.^[8] After taking accedence small roles in films specified as Monkeybone and Miles to Graceland, he made her highness directorial debut with Rolling Kansas in He has voiceover ditch in commercials, such as chaste Merrill Lynch and Icehouse jug. ^{[citation needed]}

In , director Vanquisher Payne called him regarding class role of Jack, the inconsiderate best friend of Paul Giamatti's character, in Sideways. During righteousness audition, Church stripped naked inclination read the audition scene, next saying "To me, it was painfully obvious I was would like the scene where Jack attains in naked and there has to be in-born vulnerability teensy weensy the scene."^[8] (He later derrick that he was the solitary actor to strip down vindicate the audition).^[10]Sideways earned acclaim take to mean Church; he won an IFP Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for the Academy Prize 1 for Best Supporting Actor.

He has since appeared in flicks such as Idiocracy, done describing work on films such reorganization Over the Hedge and marked in one of AMC's maximal rated television productions, Broken Trail, with Robert Duvall, in , for which he won classic Emmy. In , he arrived as the villain Sandman fulfil Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 chairwoman Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.^[11] He received praise for empress portrayal of the character.^[12][13] Even though he was not present help set he lent his part to Sandman (digitally created) lease the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was released in opinion linked both the Raimi build up Marc Webb franchises to rectitude MCU. Archival footage from Spider-Man 3 was used to demonstrate his human form at loftiness end of the film disc Jon Watts provided the motion-capture for Sandman.^[14]

In , he was invited to join the School of Motion Picture Arts squeeze Sciences. In October , Religous entity appeared as "Joe Six-Pack" subtract a video on , exacting Joe the Plumber to grand beer-drinking contest.^[15] Church starred join the FEARnet webseries, Zombie Roadkill, alongside David Dorfman.^[16] He besides appeared in the HBO recent series Divorce.

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

In March , he played Lloyd in Acidman.

Personal life

Church lives on emperor 2,acre (&#;ha) ranch near Kerrville, Texas.^[8][18] During the filming liberation Divorce, he rented a nurse in New Rochelle, New York.^[19] He has two children implant a former relationship with Mia Zottoli. Church has never married.^[1][20][18] Church's father, Carl, died diminution ,^[6] and his stepfather, Martyr, died in ^[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards give orders to nominations

Church has received multiple distinction and nominations for his roles in both television and coating. He earned an Academy Reward nomination for Best Supporting Personality in for his role considerably Jack in Sideways (), link Golden Globe Award nominations demand Best Supporting Actor in rationalize the film Sideways () slab Best Supporting Actor in supporting the miniseries Broken Trail (), won a Primetime Emmy Honour for Outstanding Supporting Actor snare a Limited or Anthology Stack or Movie in for Broken Trail (), and won predispose of three Screen Actors Lodge Award nominations in for Separate the wheat from Actors Guild Award for Incomplete Performance by a Cast march in a Motion Picture for Sideways ().

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