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Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church TV Listings
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3000 Miles to Graceland
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Fri, Nov 13, 6:30 AM
Wings
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Thomas Haden Church Biography
Birth Name:
Thomas Quesada
Birth Place:
Fort Worth, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
06/17/1961, Gemini
Profession:
Actor; director; screenwriter
Ruggedly handsome and surprisingly versatile, this former deejay has showcased his world-weary demeanor in both comic and dramatic roles. In 1990, he snagged his breakthrough part as a lovable dullard on the sitcom
Wings,
and during his five-year tenure, the Texas native made his film debut as a gunslinger in the Western
Tombstone
. Worried about being typecast, he left
Wings
in 1995 for a completely antithetical (not to mention larger) role as a stuck-up, sarcastic urbanite on
Ned and Stacey
. Although the series was short-lived, it was quite amusing, and Church was in fine form as a despicable cad who still managed to be appealing. After the sitcom's demise, he bought a ranch in his home state but continued to pop up in supporting parts in bad flicks (
Monkeybone
,
The Specials
) and even cowrote, directed and appeared in the 2003 pot comedy
Rolling Kansas
. Then Church more or less retired from showbiz, opting to stay home and raise cattle. Then writer/director Alexander Payne cast him as an aging, commitment-phobic playboy in the critically acclaimed indie
Sideways
. Church's seriocomic turn earned him Oscar and Golden Globe nods, and an Independent Spirit Award, and completely revitalized his career. Soon he was working more than ever in high-profile projects, both on the big-screen (
Spider-Man 3
) and TV, earning a second Golden Globe nomination for his sympathetic performance as a cowboy in the 2006 miniseries
Broken Trail.
Thomas Haden Church Fast Facts:
Worked as a deejay and a voice-over actor in Texas.
Dropped out of Southern Methodist University in 1985 to become a freelance copywriter.
Said he was inspired to become an actor by a chance meeting with Robert Duvall in the mid-'80s. They later co-starred in the 2006 Golden Globe-nominated Western miniseries
Broken Trail.
Thomas Haden Church Relationships:
Cody - Daughter
George 'Tex' Quesada - Brother
Mia Zottoli - Ex-fiancée
Thomas Haden Church Awards:
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2007 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2004 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
College:
University of North Texas, Denton, TX (BA in Television and Film Production); attended Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
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