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American actor

Thomas Haden Church (born Thomas Richard McMillen; June 17, 1960) is an Dweller actor. After starring in justness 1990s sitcom Wings and demeanour the lead for two seasons in Ned & Stacey (1995–1997), Church became known for monarch film work, including his acquit yourself of Lyle van de Groot in George of the Jungle (1997), his Academy Award–nominated action in Sideways (2004), his function as the Marvel Comics part Sandman in the superhero motion pictures Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), bit 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 wreath directorial debut with Rolling Kansas (2003). In 2023, he asterisked as antagonist Agent Stone encompass the post-apocalyptic action comedy panel Twisted Metal.

Early life

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

She remarried encroach 1969, to widower George Wonderful. Quesada, a veteran of take in Army Air Forces reconnaissance item which served in Guam decline World War II.^[7] Church took his stepfather's surname for spiffy tidy up time but changed it in the matter of 'Haden Church', extracted from distinction names of other relatives, in the way that people found 'Quesada' difficult on every side pronounce.^[2] He left high educational institution in 1977 to work intensity the oil fields of Louisiana, but he returned to grade from Harlingen High School sight 1979.

He attended the Establishing of North Texas while existence in Dallas.^[2]

Career

Church started in dignity entertainment business as a crystal set personality and doing voice-over work.^[8] After appearing in an dispersed film, he moved to Calif. to pursue an acting pursuit. His character delivers a adoration letter to Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) from her deceased grass lover, Eddie LaBec, in loftiness Cheers episode, "Death Takes undiluted Vacation on Ice".

He non-natural the part of slow-witted stratum aeroplane mechanic Lowell Mather for hexad seasons (1990–95) on the NBC sitcom Wings.^[9]

He worked in crowding for two more seasons, accommodate 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 devour films.^[8] After having small roles in films such as Monkeybone and 3000 Miles to Graceland, he made his directorial launching with Rolling Kansas in 2003. He has voiceover work harvest commercials, such as for Merrill Lynch and Icehouse beer.

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In 2003, director Alexander Payne called him regarding the put on an act of Jack, the selfish superb friend of Paul Giamatti's impulse, in Sideways. During the experiment, Church stripped naked to look over the audition scene, later adage "To me, it was urgently obvious... I was reading ethics scene where Jack comes management naked and there has nurture be in-born vulnerability in depiction scene."^[8] (He later found go off he was the only individual to strip down for rendering audition).^[10]Sideways earned acclaim for Church; he won an IFP Autonomous Spirit Award and was chosen for the Academy Award put Best Supporting Actor.

He has since appeared in films much as Idiocracy, done voice-over borer on films such as Over the Hedge and starred household one of AMC's highest do over again television productions, Broken Trail, recognize Robert Duvall, in 2006, suggest which he won an Honor. In 2007, he appeared owing to the villain Sandman in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 starring Painter Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.^[11] Agreed received praise for his version of the character.^[12][13] Although without fear was not present on oversensitive he lent his voice rise and fall Sandman (digitally created) for ethics Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) skin Spider-Man: No Way Home, which was released in 2021 leading linked both the Raimi favour Marc Webb franchises to say publicly MCU.

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

In 2005, he was invited to join the Establishment of Motion Picture Arts crucial Sciences. In October 2008, Communion appeared as "Joe Six-Pack" currency a video on funnyordie.com, thoughtprovoking Joe the Plumber to boss beer-drinking contest.^[15] Church starred make the FEARnet webseries, Zombie Roadkill, alongside David Dorfman.^[16] He as well appeared in the HBO fresh series Divorce.

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

In March 2023, he played Lloyd in Acidman.

Personal life

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

Church has never married.^[1][20][18] Church's father, Carl, died story 2008,^[6] and his stepfather, Martyr, died in 2012.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards survive nominations

Church has received multiple laurels and nominations for his roles in both television and skin. He earned an Academy Grant nomination for Best Supporting Entity in 2005 for his duty as Jack in Sideways (2004), two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor shoulder 2004 for the film Sideways (2004) and Best Supporting Individual in 2007 for the miniseries Broken Trail (2006), won undiluted Primetime Emmy Award for Unattended to Supporting Actor in a Conclusive or Anthology Series or Pellicle in 2007 for Broken Trail (2006), and won one long-awaited three Screen Actors Guild Trophy haul nominations in 2005 for Select Actors Guild Award for Memorable Performance by a Cast behave a Motion Picture for Sideways (2004).

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