David Thornton | |
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Born | David Farrington Thornton[1] June 12, 1953 Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
David Farrington Thornton (born June 12, 1953) is an American actor. He has appeared in John Q, Home Alone 3 as Earl Unger, Law & Order, The Notebook, and The Other Woman, among other roles. He is the husband of singer songwriter Cyndi Lauper.[2]
Personal life
Thornton was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He is the son of Robert Donald Thornton (1917–2006),[3][4] an international authority on the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who taught English at Harvard University among other institutions, and Grace Ellen, née Baker.[5][1][6][7] He graduated from Hamilton College and Yale Drama School and studied at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio.[2]
Thornton met singer Cyndi Lauper on the set of the film Off and Running.[2] They married in November 1991 and have a son, Declyn Wallace Thornton (b. 1997).[8]
In 2005, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Thornton in Thornton v. Baron, which is considered a landmark decision in the New York real estate industry, specifically dealing with rent stabilization in New York.[9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Sessions | Marc | TV movie |
1985 | Miami Vice | Lile | TV series (1 episode "Rites of Passage") |
1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Werewolf | TV series (1 episode "The Circus") |
1988 | Crime Story | Thalberg | TV series (1 episode "Femme Fatale") |
Java Burn | Lomax | ||
1989 | American Playhouse | Nelson's Pal | TV series (1 episode "Ask Me Again") |
1991 | Off and Running | Reese | |
Men of Respect | Philly Como | ||
1993 | Blind Spot | Frank | TV series |
1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | TV series (1 episode "The Lottery Winner Murders") | |
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | George S. Kaufman | ||
1995 | New York News | TV series (1 episode "New York News") | |
Jeffrey | Man #3 | ||
Search and Destroy | Rob | ||
New York Undercover | Alan Warwick | TV series (1 episode "The Shooter") | |
1996 | Breathing Room | Brian | |
Unhook the Stars | Frankie Warren | ||
If Lucy Fell | Ted | ||
Ripper | Twig | Video game | |
Law & Order | Paul Medici | TV series (1 episode "Family Business") | |
1997 | Home Alone 3 | Earl Unger | |
The Real Blonde | Alex | ||
Office Killer | Gary Michaels | ||
She's So Lovely | Saul Sunday | ||
1998 | A Civil Action | Richard Aufiero | |
The Last Days of Disco | Berrie Rafferty | ||
Illuminata | Orlandini | ||
Hush | Gavin | ||
High Art | Harry | ||
Too Tired to Die | Lulu | ||
2000 | The $treet | Carl Kettner | TV series (1 episode "Closet Cases") |
Blessed Art Thou | Elmo | ||
Blue Moon | Frank's Father | ||
Dead Dog | Stevenson Nagel | ||
2001 | The Girl Under the Waves | ||
2002 | Swept Away | Michael | |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Kenny Strick | TV series (1 episode "Maledictus") | |
Garmento | Ronnie Grossman | ||
John Q | Jimmy Palumbo | ||
XX/XY | Miles | ||
For Earth Below | Ron | ||
Private Property | Sam | ||
100 Mile Rule | Jerry | ||
Law & Order | Jeremy Cook | TV series (1 episode "True Crime") | |
2003 | Prologue | ||
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lionel Granger | TV series (10 episodes) | |
2004 | The Notebook | John Hamilton | |
Noise | Elliot | ||
The Warrior Class | Sancerre | ||
2005 | Law & Order | Lionel Granger | TV series (1 episode "Sects") |
Life on the Ledge | Mr. Eddy | ||
Romance & Cigarettes | The Urologist/Additional Voices | ||
2006 | Alpha Dog | Butch Mazursky | |
2009 | Here and There | Robert | |
My Sister's Keeper | Dr. Chance | ||
2010 | Zenith | Berger | |
2011 | Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | Simon Rudolph | |
Dirty Movie | Little Johnny's Dad | ||
Fake | Tay Murphy | ||
Trophy Kids | Charlie | ||
2013 | Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual | Himself | TV series |
2014 | The Other Woman | Nick | |
2023 | God Is a Bullet | Arthur Naci | |
TBA | Transfer at Aachen | Ludwig Vnuk | Pre-production |
References
- 1 2 "Robert Donald Thornton". cheraw.uber.matchbin.net.
- 1 2 3 Neustatter, Angela (5 July 1992). "How We Met: 41. David Thornton and Cyndi Lauper". The Independent. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ↑ "Robert Donald Thornton Obituary (2006) Charlotte Observer". Legacy.com.
- ↑ "Robert D. Thornton". WorldCat Entities. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Who Was Who In America 2006-2007, vol. XVIII, Kerry Nugent Morrison, Marquis Who's Who, 2007, p. 241
- ↑ Jane Wollman Rusoff (2008-06-15). "Cyndi Lauper is still unusual, but within reason". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Robert Thornton An appreciation". HeraldScotland. 7 December 2006.
- ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (12 October 2008). "'I've always been the outsider'". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ↑ "Thornton v Baron (2005 NY Slip Op 05457)". www.nycourts.gov.