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Zahn in 2008
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Born |
Steven James Zahn November 13, 1967 Marshall, Minnesota, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse(s) | Robyn Peterman (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Steven James "Steve" Zahn (/ˈzɑːn/; born November 13, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for roles in films including; Reality Bites, That Thing You Do!, Forces of Nature, Joy Ride, You've Got Mail, Riding in Cars with Boys, Saving Silverman, Daddy Day Care, National Security, Sahara, and A Perfect Getaway. He is also known for lending his voice to Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, Dr. Dolittle 2, Escape from Planet Earth, Chicken Little, The Good Dinosaur, and voiced Swampy and Sherman on the family television series Phineas and Ferb, and played Cobi on Mad Dogs.
Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton Edward Zahn, a retired pastor in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. His father is of German and Swedish descent, and his mother is of German ancestry. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School, and later moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis.