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Alex D. Linz | |
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| Born | Alexander David Linz January 3, 1989 |
| Other name | Alex Linz |
| Education | Alexander Hamilton High School |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–2007 |
| Known for | Home Alone 3 Max Keeble's Big Move |
Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989)[1] is an American former child actor who starred in several late 1990s and early 2000s films and television series. His film roles include Home Alone 3 (1997) and Max Keeble's Big Move (2001).
Early life, family and education
[edit]Linz was born on January 3, 1989, in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Deborah (née Baltaxe), an attorney, and Dr. Daniel Linz, a professor of communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2] He has two younger sisters, Lily Alice and Livia. Linz's parents are divorced, and he lived with his mother. Linz is Jewish, and had a bar mitzvah ceremony.[3]
Linz attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, during which time he was the lead singer of a garage band, The Fez Armada.[4]
After his career as a child actor, Linz attended college at University of California, Berkeley, where he became involved in a campus improv group, Jericho!.[5] Linz graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2011.[6] He earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning at University of California, Los Angeles in 2017.[7][8]
Acting career
[edit]Linz made his professional acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series Cybill.[9] He subsequently appeared in several television productions, played Phillip Chancellor IV on the soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1995 for a short period of time.[9]
Linz was cast as the son of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1996 feature film One Fine Day.[10] His big breakthrough came in the 1997 Christmas film Home Alone 3, but the film received a lukewarm response due to lacking a reprising cast that represented the McCallister family of the previous blockbuster Home Alone feature films.[11] In 2001, Linz played the title character in the Disney film Max Keeble's Big Move, which received mixed reviews and was a box-office failure.[12][13]
Career after acting
[edit]As of 2023[update], Linz is working as a legal researcher in Los Angeles, California, and he is also a lead science instructor.[14]
Filmography
[edit]| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Young Sammy Weaver | Uncredited |
| The Cable Guy | Tony | Uncredited | |
| One Fine Day | Sammy Parker | ||
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Alex Pruitt | [15] |
| 1998–2002 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald series | Franklin (voice) | Direct-to-video[16] |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Young Tarzan (voice) | [16] |
| My Brother the Pig | Freud | ||
| 2000 | Bruno | Bruno Battaglia | |
| Titan A.E. | Young Cale Tucker (voice) | [16] | |
| Bounce | Scott Janello | ||
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Max Keeble | [17] |
| Race to Space | Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber | ||
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Young Francis Dolarhyde (voice) | [16] |
| 2005 | The Amateurs | Billy | |
| 2007 | Order Up | Busboy | |
| Choose Connor | Owen Norris | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | The Young and the Restless | Phillip Chancellor IV #6 | 1 episode |
| Cybill | Jason | Episode: "The Replacements" | |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Jesse Stipanovic | Episode: "Chip Off the Old Clark" | |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Son, Little Boy (voice) | Episode: "Krumm Rises to the Top"[16] | |
| Step by Step | Howie | Episode: "The Fight Before Christmas" | |
| Vanished | Teddy | Television film | |
| 1996 | The Uninvited | Jonathan Johnson | |
| 2000 | Touched by an Angel | Joey Hauk | Episode: "Stealing Hope" |
| ER | Dennis | Episode: "Mars Attacks" | |
| 2001 | The Jennie Project | Andrew Archibald | Television film |
| 2001–2002 | Providence | Pete Calcatera | 20 episodes |
| 2002 | Hey Arnold! | Arnold Shortman (voice) | 2 episodes[16] |
| 2003 | Full-Court Miracle | Alex Schlotsky | Television film |
| Exit 9 | Richie Sommerset | ||
| 2004 | Crossballs: The Debate Show | PSA Kid | Episode: "Drugs" |
| Jack & Bobby | Hunter | Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers" | |
| Video games | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Young Tarzan | Voice |
| 2000 | Nicktoons Racing | Arnold | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alexander David Linz, Born 1/03/1989 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Alex D. Linz Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Chanukah Hoop Dreams". Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Los Angeles. November 20, 2003. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2006.
- ↑ "Where is Alex D. Linz now? What happened to him? Net Worth". affairpost.com. August 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Where Is This 'Max Keeble' Star Now?". bustle.com. December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Child Star Alumnus, Alex D. Linz". hercampus.com. October 2012.
- ↑ "Alex Linz". global.luskin.ucla.edu. Global Public Affairs, Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles. August 2, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Remember Alex D. Linz From 'Home Alone 3?' Where is he now?". gistfest.com. March 13, 2022.
- 1 2 Shakhnazarova, Nika (December 20, 2023). "'Home Alone' child star Alex D. Linz spotted in rare LA appearance decades after quitting Hollywood". New York Post.
- ↑ "Alex D. Linz Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Home Alone 3 (1997)". RottenTomatoes.com. Fandango.
- ↑ "Flashback Review: Max Keeble's Big Move". nickthemoviecritic.com. October 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Max Keeble's Big Move: Disney's Epic Blunder EXPOSED". nickdiramio.com.
- ↑ Esuabom, Christina (April 23, 2023). "Jonathan Taylor Thomas And Scarlett Pomers Aren't The Only Child Stars To Keep Their Lives A Secret After Vanishing From Hollywood". thethings.com.
- ↑ "10 Christmas Movies That Should Have Been Standalone Films". collider.com. December 5, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alex Linz (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 2, 2025. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ↑ Walasky, Casey (July 14, 2016). "Remember Max Keeble from 'Max Keeble's Big Move'? You'll never guess what he's up to now!". AOL.com.
External links
[edit]- Alex D. Linz at IMDb
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