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My Take
Steve Zahn is my favorite kind of actor: the one whose presence guarantees a film has at least one pocket of genuine warmth. From That Thing You Do! through Joy Ride to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films, he has perfected a comic looseness that never feels lazy — there is stage-trained precision under all that affability. A Minnesota kid who polished his craft in Harvard's theater orbit, he chose character work over chasing leads, and the result is one of the most reliable filmographies in American comedy. When he goes dramatic, the goofball charm turns into heartbreak. I would watch him in anything, honestly.
Overview
Steven James Zahn ( ZAHN; born November 13, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. In film, Zahn is best known for his lead roles in That Thing You Do! (1996), Happy, Texas (1999), Joy Ride (2001), National Security (2003), A Perfect Getaway (2009), the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series (2010–2012), Cowboys (2020), and LaRoy, Texas (2023).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Zahn
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴ・ザーン
- Reading
- すてぃーゔ・ざーん
- Born
- November 13, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Marshall, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stand-up comedian / comedian / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Robbinsdale Cooper High School
- University
- Harvard University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.