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David Thornton (actor)
American actor (born 1953) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Farrington Thornton (born May 4, 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 and actress Cyndi Lauper.[2]
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Personal life
Thornton was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He is the son of professor Robert Donald Thornton (1917–2006),[3][4] who taught English at Harvard University among other institutions, and Grace Ellen (née Baker; 1919–2019).[5][6][1][7][8] 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 Lauper Thornton (born November 19, 1997).[9]
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.[10]
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