David Thornton (actor) facts for kids

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.

Personal life

Thornton was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He is the son of professor Robert Donald Thornton (1917–2006), who taught English at Harvard University among other institutions, and Grace Ellen (née Baker; 1919–2019). 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 (born November 19, 1997).

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.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Burn, JavaJava Burn	, LomaxLomax
1990	of Respect, MenMen of Respect	Como, PhillyPhilly Como (Fleance}
1991	and Running, OffOff and Running	, ReeseReese
1994	Parker and the Vicious Circle, Mrs.Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Kaufman, George S.George S. Kaufman
1995	, JeffreyJeffrey	3, ManMan #3
1995	and Destroy, SearchSearch and Destroy	, RobRob
1996	the Stars, UnhookUnhook the Stars	Warren, FrankieFrankie Warren
1996	Room, BreathingBreathing Room	, BrianBrian
1996	Lucy Fell, IfIf Lucy Fell	, TedTed
1997	Alone 3, HomeHome Alone 3	Unger, EarlEarl Unger
1997	Real Blonde, TheThe Real Blonde	, AlexAlex
1997	Killer, OfficeOffice Killer	Michaels, GaryGary Michaels
1997	So Lovely, She'sShe's So Lovely	Sunday, SaulSaul Sunday
1998	Civil Action, AA Civil Action	Aufiero, RichardRichard Aufiero
1998	Last Days of Disco, TheThe Last Days of Disco	Rafferty, BerrieBerrie Rafferty
1998	, IlluminataIlluminata	, OrlandiniOrlandini
1998	, HushHush	, GavinGavin
1998	Art, HighHigh Art	, HarryHarry
1998	Tired to Die, TooToo Tired to Die	, LuluLulu
2000	Art Thou, BlessedBlessed Art Thou	, ElmoElmo
2000	Moon, BlueBlue Moon	Father, Frank'sFrank's Father
2000	Dog, DeadDead Dog	Nagel, StevensonStevenson Nagel
2001	Girl Under the Waves, TheThe Girl Under the Waves	, DavidDavid
2002	Away, SweptSwept Away	, MichaelMichael
2002	, GarmentoGarmento	Grossman, RonnieRonnie Grossman
2002	Q, JohnJohn Q	Palumbo, JimmyJimmy Palumbo
2002	, XX/XYXX/XY	, MilesMiles
2002	Earth Below, ForFor Earth Below	, RonRon	Short film
2002	Property, PrivatePrivate Property	, SamSam
2002	Mile Rule, 100100 Mile Rule	, JerryJerry
2003	, ProloguePrologue	N/A
2004	Notebook, TheThe Notebook	Hamilton, JohnJohn Hamilton
2004	, NoiseNoise	, ElliotElliot
2004	Warrior Class, TheThe Warrior Class	, SancerreSancerre
2005	on the Ledge, LifeLife on the Ledge	Eddy, Mr.Mr. Eddy
2005	& Cigarettes, RomanceRomance & Cigarettes	, UrologistUrologist
2006	Dog, AlphaAlpha Dog	Mazursky, ButchButch Mazursky
2009	and There, HereHere and There	, RobertRobert
2009	Sister's Keeper, MyMy Sister's Keeper	Chance, Dr.Dr. Chance
2010	, ZenithZenith	, BergerBerger
2011	Fink and the Meaning of Life, JeremyJeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life	Rudolph, SimonSimon Rudolph
2011	Movie, DirtyDirty Movie	Johnny's Dad, LittleLittle Johnny's Dad
2011	, FakeFake	Murphy, TayTay Murphy
2011	Kids, TrophyTrophy Kids	, CharlieCharlie
2014	Other Woman, TheThe Other Woman	, NickNick
2023	Is a Bullet, GodGod Is a Bullet	Naci, ArthurArthur Naci
TBA	Transfer at Aachen	Vnuk, LudwigLudwig Vnuk	Pre-production

Television

Video games

See also

In Spanish: David Thornton para niños