David Thornton | |
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Born |
Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S. |
June 12, 1953
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) | Cyndi Lauper (1991–present) |
Children | Declyn Wallace Thornton (born 1997) |
David Thornton (born June 12, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in John Q, Home Alone 3, Law & Order, The Notebook, and The Other Woman, among other roles. He is the husband of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper.
Thornton is the son of Dr. Robert Donald Thornton, an international authority on the Scottish poet Robert Burns who taught English at Harvard University for 45 years. He graduated from Hamilton College and Yale Drama School and studied at Lee Strasberg's Actors' Studio.
Thornton met singer Cyndi Lauper on the set of the film Off and Running. They married in November 1991 and have a son, Declyn Wallace Thornton (b. 1997).