David Thornton (actor)
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David Thornton is an American actor. He is the husband of Grammy Award
-winning singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper
, whom he married in 1991. Their son, Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper, was born on November 19, 1997.
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
, whom he married in 1991. Their son, Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper, was born on November 19, 1997.
Filmography
- SessionsSessionsSessions can refer to:* Quarter Sessions, a periodic court formerly held in counties of England and Wales* Petty Sessions, the lowest level of court in England and Wales* Sessions, an EP by Australian Reggae/Rocksteady band Rogerthat...
(1983) (TV) .... Marc - Miami ViceMiami ViceMiami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
: Rites of Passage (1985) TV Episode .... Lile - Tales from the DarksideTales from the DarksideTales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series produced by George A. Romero; it originally aired from 1983 to 1988. Similar to Amazing Stories, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, The Outer Limits, and Tales From The Crypt, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot...
: The Circus (1986) TV Episode .... Werewolf - Crime StoryCrime Story (TV series)Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and direct the film Manhunter. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically —...
: Femme Fatale (1988) TV Episode .... Thalberg - Java Burn (1988) .... Lomax
- Ask Me Again (1989) (TV) .... Nelson's Pal
- Off and RunningOff and RunningOff and Running is a 1991 American film starring singer and actress Cyndi Lauper as a mermaid-themed lounge singer who gets involved with a caring but troubled man. Because of his involvement with horse racing and breeding , the man is murdered in front of her, and she goes on the lam to escape his...
(1991) .... Reese - Men of RespectMen of RespectMen of Respect is a 1990 crime drama film, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth. It stars John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a Mafia hitman who climbs his way to the top by killing his boss....
(1991) .... Philly Como - Blind SpotBlind Spot (film)Blind Spot is a 1958 British drama film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Robert MacKenzie, Delphi Lawrence, Gordon Jackson, John Le Mesurier and Michael Caine in an early screen appearance....
(1993/I) (TV) .... Frank - The Cosby MysteriesThe Cosby MysteriesThe Cosby Mysteries is a American television mystery series that starred Bill Cosby. It was the first television series to star Cosby since The Cosby Show and lasted only one season...
: The Lottery Winner Murders (1994) TV Episode - Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleMrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle is a 1994 film scripted by writer/director Alan Rudolph and former Washington Star reporter Randy Sue Coburn...
(1994) .... George S. Kaufman - New York NewsNew York NewsNew York News was a newspaper drama which was broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1995 fall lineup.-Premise:New York News was the story of the fictional New York Reporter, a struggling tabloid in the nation's largest, most competitive newspaper market, New York City...
: New York News (1995) TV Episode - JeffreyJeffrey (film)Jeffrey is a 1995 American gay romantic comedy directed by Christopher Ashley. It is based on a play by Paul Rudnick, who also wrote the screenplay.Starring Steven Weber as Jeffrey and Michael T...
(1995) .... Man #3 - Search and DestroySearch and Destroy (film)Search and Destroy is a 1995 drama film based on a stage play by Howard Korder and directed by David Salle. The film stars Griffin Dunne, repeating his role from the stage production, Rosanna Arquette, Illeana Douglas, Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro and Christopher Walken, and features...
(1995) .... Rob - New York UndercoverNew York UndercoverNew York Undercover is an American police drama that aired on the FOX television network from 1994 to 1998. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's 4th Precinct who were assigned to...
: The Shooter (1995) TV Episode .... Alan Warwick - Breathing RoomBreathing RoomBreathing Room is a 2008 horror film written and directed by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan.The film is said to be "Low on camp and high on suspense", with a plot that resembles the 2006 French cult film 13 Tzameti and House of 9.-Plot:Gabriel Hui is tossed naked into a room with thirteen strangers...
(1996) .... Brian - Unhook the StarsUnhook the StarsUnhook the Stars is a 1996 drama film starring Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, and Gerard Depardieu. The movie was directed by Nick Cassavetes, son of Gena Rowlands. Rowlands and Tomei both received SAG Award nominations for their performances...
(1996) .... Frankie Warren - If Lucy FellIf Lucy FellIf Lucy Fell is a 1996 romantic comedy starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Eric Schaeffer and Ben Stiller. The film is rated R and runs for 92 minutes...
(1996) .... Ted - RipperRipperRipper may refer to:* Jack the Ripper, a pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London in the latter half of 1888...
(1996) (VG) .... Twig - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
:- "Family Business" (1996) TV Episode .... Paul Medici
- "Untitled" (2000) TV Episode .... Paul Radford
- "True Crime" (2002) TV Episode .... Jeremy Cook
- "Sects" (2005) TV Episode .... Lionel Granger
- Home Alone 3Home Alone 3Home Alone 3 is a 1997 family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes. It is the third film in the Home Alone series and the first not to feature actor Macaulay Culkin or director Chris Columbus. The film is directed by Raja Gosnell, who served as the editor of both original films, and...
(1997) .... Earl Unger First film to appear as a villainVillainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters... - The Real BlondeThe Real BlondeThe Real Blonde is a 1998 movie directed and written by Tom DiCillo. It stars Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, and Maxwell Caulfield. The film is a satire on New York's fashion and entertainment industries.-Plot:...
(1997) .... Alex - Office KillerOffice KillerOffice Killer is a comedy-horror film directed by Cindy Sherman. It was released in 1997 and stars Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald and David Thornton.- Plot :...
(1997) .... Gary Michaels - She's So LovelyShe's So LovelyShe's So Lovely is a 1997 film directed by Nick Cassavetes, written by the late John Cassavetes. At the time of its release, it received special attention because, eight years after his death, it was the first film to posthumously feature new material from John Cassavetes.The film stars Sean Penn...
(1997) .... Saul Sunday - A Civil ActionA Civil ActionA Civil Action is a 1998 American drama film starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall, based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr...
(1998) .... Richard Aufiero - The Last Days of DiscoThe Last Days of DiscoThe Last Days of Disco is a 1998 sardonic comedy-drama film written and directed by Whit Stillman and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including Studio 54. The film concerns a group of Ivy League and Hampshire graduates falling in and out of love in...
(1998) .... Berrie Rafferty - IlluminataIlluminata (film)Illuminata is a 1998 romantic comedy film directed by John Turturro and written by Brandon Cole and John Turturro, based on Cole's play. The cinematographer was Harris Savides...
(1998) .... Orlandini - Hush (1998) .... Gavin
- High ArtHigh ArtHigh Art is an independent film directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell.- Synopsis :Sydney , age 24, is a woman who has her whole life mapped out in front of her...
(1998) .... Harry - Too Tired to Die (1998) .... Lulu
- The $treetThe $treetThe $treet is an American television drama series that aired on Fox in 2000. 11 episodes were produced and 6 aired in the U.S.The series was about a small brokerage house called Belmont Stevens located in New York and the lives of its employees. Freddie Sacker was one of the most notable...
: "Closet Cases" (2000) TV Episode .... Carl Kettner - Blessed Art ThouBlessed Art ThouBlessed Art Thou isan oil and acrylic painting by American artist Kate Kretz, depicting actress Angelina Jolie as the Virgin Mary, hovering in the clouds with her children above a Wal-Mart store...
(2000) .... Elmo - Blue Moon (2000) .... Frank's Father
- Dead Dog (2000) .... Stevenson Nagel
- The Girl Under the Waves (2001)
- Swept Away (2002) .... Michael
- Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
: "MaledictusMaledictus"Maledictus" is a first season episode of the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Plot summary:In this episode, Detectives Goren and Eames are investigating the case of a beheaded woman whose body has disappeared....
" (2002) TV Episode .... Kenny Strick - Garmento (2002) .... Ronnie Grossman
- John QJohn QJohn Q is a 2002 film directed by Nick Cassavetes starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it...
(2002) .... Jimmy Palumbo - XX/XYXX/XYXX/XY is a 2002 American romantic drama film starring Mark Ruffalo, Kathleen Robertson and Maya Stange. The film is a romantic drama written and directed by Austin Chick, the title referring to the different chromosome pairings present in men and women. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at...
(2002) .... Miles - For Earth Below (2002) .... Ron
- Private PropertyPrivate propertyPrivate property is the right of persons and firms to obtain, own, control, employ, dispose of, and bequeath land, capital, and other forms of property. Private property is distinguishable from public property, which refers to assets owned by a state, community or government rather than by...
(2002) .... Sam - 100 Mile Rule100 Mile Rule-Plot:A dark comedy about three salesmen from Detroit who come to Los Angeles for a two week seminar and get themselves involved in a world of trouble when their 'fun' snowballs into a roller-coaster ride of secrets, guilt, peer pressure and stupidity....
(2002) .... Jerry - ProloguePrologueA prologue is an opening to a story that establishes the setting and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. The Greek prologos included the modern meaning of prologue, but was of wider significance...
(2003) - Law & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
:- "Loss" (2003) TV Episode .... Lionel Granger
- "Control" (2003) TV Episode .... Lionel Granger
- "Mean" (2004) TV Episode .... Lionel Granger
- "Night" (2005) TV Episode .... Lionel Granger
- "Infected" (2006) TV Episode .... Lionel Granger
- "Lead" (2009) TV Episode .... Lionel Granger
- The NotebookThe Notebook (film)The Notebook is a 2004 romance film directed by Nick Cassavetes, based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love during the early 1940s...
(2004) .... John Hamilton - Noise (2004) .... Elliot
- The Warrior ClassThe Warrior ClassThe Warrior Class is a 2004 film directed by Alan Hruska which stars Anson Mount and Erica Leerhsen. Even though it was finished in 2004, it was not released on DVD until February 6, 2007.-Plot:...
(2004) .... Sancerre - Life on the Ledge (2005) .... Mr. Eddy
- Romance & CigarettesRomance & CigarettesRomance & Cigarettes is a 2005 American musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Turturro. The film stars an ensemble cast, including James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Mandy Moore, Mary-Louise Parker, Aida Turturro, Christopher Walken,...
(2005) .... The Urologist/Additional Voices - Alpha DogAlpha DogAlpha Dog is a 2007 crime drama film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes, first screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2006, with a wide release the following year on January 12, 2007. The film is based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old Nicholas...
(2006) .... Butch Mazursky - Here and There (Tamo i ovde)Here and There (film)Here and There is a Serbian film which was premiered at the Belgrade Film Festival FEST 2009. Starring David Thornton and Branislav Trifunović with supporting turns from Cyndi Lauper, Mirjana Karanović, Jelena Mrđa and Antone Pagan....
Serbian movie (2009) .... Robert - My Sister's KeeperMy Sister's Keeper (film)My Sister's Keeper is a 2009 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, and Alec Baldwin...
(2009) .... Doctor Chance - ZenithZenith (film)Zenith - A Film by Anonymous is a 2010 American psychological thriller about two men attempting to solve the same conspiracy theory. The title refers to a grand 'Zenith Conspiracy' formed by the film's protagonist, Ed Crowley...
(2010) .... Rudolf Berger