Thomas Haden Church

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Thomas Haden Church (2009)

Thomas Haden Church (* 17th June 1960 in Yolo , California , as Thomas Richard McMillen ) is an American actor .

Life

Thomas Haden Church was born the fourth of six children under the name Thomas Richard McMillen . He was the son of an Army officer and a telephone operator. However, he was raised under his stepfather's last name, "Quesada," in Laredo , Texas . After he was old enough, he changed his last name to "Haden Church" , which can also be found in his family tree. He graduated from Harlingen High School in Harlingen , Texas in 1979 and then attended the University of North Texas .

Thomas Haden Church started his career at a radio station. A role in an independent film led him to move to California and begin an acting career. Church played the mechanic Lowell Mather in the sitcom High Flyer from 1990 to 1995 . From 1995 to 1997, he played alongside Debra Messing in the sitcom Ned & Stacey, a creative from the advertising industry.

Church was also on the big screen. His first feature film was Tombstone in 1993 . He has played the evil fiance of Ursula, the title character of George ( Brendan Fraser ) in the Tarzan - Parody He came out of the jungle - George is freed. Other small film roles followed.

In 2003, he brought a screenwriter and director of the film Rolling Kansas in the cinema, on the Sundance Film Festival premiered.

In 2004 he starred alongside Paul Giamatti in the critically acclaimed independent film Sideways . He won numerous awards for his portrayal of Jack, including the Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar in the same category .

In the comic adaptation Spider-Man 3 (with Tobey Maguire ), which came into German cinemas on May 1, 2007, he played the role of the villain " Sandman ". A few months later he was awarded the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a miniseries or a TV movie for the role of Tom Harte in the two-part television series Broken Trail .

Thomas Haden Church has been married to Mia Church since 2007 and has two children with her. They live on a ranch in Bandera County , which Church bought in 1998.

Filmography

Thomas Haden Church (2007)

Awards

Web links

Commons : Thomas Haden Church  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Thomas Haden Church Profile , E! On-line. Retrieved April 12, 2012. 
  2. ↑ a b Jerry Buck: `` Wings' character takes off for Church , Austin American-Statesman. August 23, 1992. Retrieved December 10, 2007. 
  3. ↑ Thomas Haden Church Biography (1960–) , Film Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2012. 
  4. ↑ Andrew Goldman: Church's Doctrine  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at elle.com , accessed April 12, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.elle.com  
  5. ↑ Thomas Haden Church is back for fun in Easy A on chron.com , accessed April 12, 2012
  6. ↑ Ed Pilkington: Naked ambition . In: The Guardian . May 16, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Church, Thomas Haden
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McMillen, Thomas Richard (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Yolo , California, USA