Steve Zahn Family

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton E. Zahn, a retired Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor. Steve Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School. After attending Robbinsdale Cooper High School, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, his first professional acting role was in Biloxi Blues, a Minnesota production at the Old Log Theater; but his first big break came in 1994, when he was noticed by Ben Stiller, who cast him in his picture, Reality Bites.

Steve Zahn is an avid fly fisherman, and he owns a farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. Steve Zahn is married to Robyn Peterman, an actress and the daughter of John Peterman, whom Steve Zahn met on a touring production of Bye Bye Birdie. The two have a son, Henry James, born April 3, 2000 in New York, and a daughter, Audrey Clair, born April 25, 2002. In 2004, the family moved from New Jersey to a small horse farm in Georgetown, Kentucky, near Lexington, Kentucky, his wife's hometown. Steve Zahn is also a faithful University of Kentucky sports fan, often seen at games and events.