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'''Alexander David Linz''' (born January 3, 1989)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/alexander_david_linz_born_1989_19298133|title=Alexander David Linz, Born 1/03/1989 in California |website= CaliforniaBirthIndex.org | publisher= |access-date= December 18, 2019}}</ref> is an American former ] who starred in several late 1990s and early 2000s films and television series. His film roles include '']'' (1997) and '']'' (2001). He retired from acting in 2007.<ref name="aol">{{cite web |last1=Walasky |first1=Casey |title=Remember Max Keeble from 'Max Keeble's Big Move'? You'll never guess what he's up to now! |url=https://www.aol.com/article/2016/05/23/remember-max-keeble-from-max-keebles-big-move-here-is-what-h/21382249/ |website=AOL.com |date=July 14, 2016}}</ref>


== Early life, family and education==
'''Alexander David "Alex" Linz''' (born January 3, 1989) is an American actor, Director & Producer who starred in several late 1990s and early 2000s films and television programs as a ]. His notable film roles include '']'' (1997) and '']'' (2001). From 1998 to 2001, Linz provided the voice of Franklin, a human boy in the live-action/animated series '']''.
Linz was born in ], the son of Deborah (née Baltaxe), an attorney, and Dr. Daniel Linz, a professor of ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/37/Alex-D-Linz.html | title=Alex D. Linz Biography| website= filmreference.com| accessdate= March 19, 2024}}</ref> He has two younger sisters, Lily Alice and Livia. His parents are divorced, and he lived with his mother. The family is ], and Alex had a ] ceremony.<ref name= "journal">{{cite web | work= ] | title= Chanukah Hoop Dreams | url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/8717/| location= Los Angeles| access-date= May 4, 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060427053606/http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=11391| archive-date= April 27, 2006 | url-status= live| date=November 20, 2003 }}</ref>


He attended ] in Los Angeles, during which time he was the lead singer of a ], The Fez Armada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where is Alex D. Linz now? What happened to him? Net Worth |url=https://affairpost.com/where-is-alex-d-linz-now-what-happened-to-him-net-worth/ |website= affairpost.com|date= August 16, 2023| accessdate= }}</ref>
==Early life==
Linz was born in ], ], the son of Deborah Baltaxe, an attorney, and Dr. Daniel Linz, a professor of ] at the ].<ref></ref> His parents are now divorced, and he lives with his mother. He has two younger sisters named Lily Alice and Livia. Linz's mother is Jewish and Linz had a ] when he was 13.<ref name="journal">{{cite web | title=the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles | work=Chanukah Hoop Dreams | url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=11391 | accessdate=4 May 2006| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20060427053606/http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=11391| archivedate= 27 April 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> He attended ] in Los Angeles and graduated from the ], where he was a member of the improvisation and sketch comedy group, jericho!. In Linz's past, he was a lead science instructor at Galileo Learning, a pedestrian programs intern at City of Los Angeles, a strategy and planning department intern at Metrolink, and a legal researcher for Smith & Baltaxe, LLP.


After his career as a child actor, Linz attended college at ], where he became involved in a campus ] group, Jericho!.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where Is This 'Max Keeble' Star Now? |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/131832-what-happened-to-alex-linz-the-max-keebles-big-move-star-has-stepped-out-of-the#:~:text=He%20actually%20stopped%20pursuing%20acting,Science%2C%20Technology%2C%20and%20Society. |website= bustle.com| date=December 23, 2015 | publisher=| accessdate= }}</ref> He graduated with a ] degree in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title= Child Star Alumnus, Alex D. Linz |url=https://www.hercampus.com/school/uc-berkeley/child-star-alumnus-alex-d-linz/ |website= hercampus.com| date=October 2012 | publisher=| accessdate= }}</ref> He earned his ] in ] at ] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://global.luskin.ucla.edu/student-profiles/alex-linz/|title=Alex Linz|date=August 2, 2016|website= global.luskin.ucla.edu | publisher= Global Public Affairs, Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles |language=en-US|access-date= December 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Remember Alex D. Linz From 'Home Alone 3?' Where is he now? |url=https://gistfest.com/remember-alex-d-linz-from-home-alone-3-where-is-he-now/ |website=gistfest.com| date=March 13, 2022 | publisher=| accessdate= }}</ref>
==Career==
Linz made his acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series '']''. He subsequently appeared in several television productions, played ] on the soap opera '']'' in 1995 for a short period of time, and was cast as the son of ]'s character in the 1996 film '']''. In 1997, Linz replaced ] as the lead actor in '']'', and voiced a young ] in the ].


== Acting career ==
Linz had several starring roles in 2000s films aimed at younger audiences, including the 2001 comedy '']'', in which he played the title role, 2002's '']'', which received a minor theatrical release, and 2003's ]-themed ] ] film '']'', in which he played the lead player in a Jewish school's ] team. He was also, briefly, the voice of ] in the extremely popular ] cartoon '']''. However, due to the poor box-office performance of the recently released ''],'' the show was abruptly cancelled after Linz had only starred in two episodes.
Linz made his professional acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series '']''.<ref name="nypost">{{cite news |last1=Shakhnazarova |first1=Nika |title=‘Home Alone’ child star Alex D. Linz spotted in rare LA appearance decades after quitting Hollywood |url=https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/entertainment/home-alone-actor-alex-d-linz-seen-in-rare-la-appearance-decades-after-quitting-hollywood/ |work=New York Post |date=December 20, 2023}}</ref> He subsequently appeared in several television productions, played ] on the soap opera '']'' in 1995 for a short period of time.<ref name="nypost" />


He was cast as the son of ]'s character in the 1996 feature film '']''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex D. Linz Biography |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/368660%7C0/Alex-D-Linz#biography |website=tcm.com |publisher=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> His big breakthrough came in the 1997 Christmas film '']'', but the film received a lukewarm response due to lacking a reprising cast that represented the McCallister family of the previous blockbuster '']'' feature films.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/home_alone_3|title=Home Alone 3 (1997)| website= RottenTomatoes.com|publisher=]}}</ref> In 2001, Linz played the title character in the ] film '']'', which received mixed reviews and was a box-office failure.<ref>{{cite web |title= Flashback Review: Max Keeble's Big Move |url=https://nickthemoviecritic.com/2018/10/10/flashback-review-max-keebles-big-move/ |website=nickthemoviecritic.com|date= October 10, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Max Keeble's Big Move: Disney's Epic Blunder EXPOSED |url=https://www.nickdiramio.com/blog/max-keebles-big-move |website=nickdiramio.com}}</ref>
Linz appeared in the comedy '']'', starring ]. He appeared in the 2007 short '']'' as a busboy. His most recent credit is in the political film '']'' as Owen Norris, alongside ].


==Career after acting==
==Filmography==
{{As of|2023}}, Linz was working as a ] in Los Angeles, California, and he is also a lead science instructor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Esuabom |first=Christina |date=April 23, 2023 |title=Jonathan Taylor Thomas And Scarlett Pomers Aren't The Only Child Stars To Keep Their Lives A Secret After Vanishing From Hollywood |url=https://www.thethings.com/what-happened-to-child-stars-jonathan-taylor-thomas-and-scarlett-pomers-vanished-from-hollywood/ |website=thethings.com}}</ref>
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|+Film
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4"| Film
|- |-
! Year ! Year
! Title ! Title
! Role ! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes ! Notes
|- |-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| 1995
| '']'' | '']''
| Teddy | Tony
| Television film
|-
| 1996
| ''{{sortname|The|Cable Guy}}''
| {{n/a}}
| Uncredited | Uncredited
|- |-
| ]
| 1996
| ''{{sortname|The|Uninvited|dab=1996 film}}''
| Jonathan Johnson
| Television film
|-
| 1996
| '']''
| Sammy Parker | Sammy Parker
| |
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| '']'' | '']''
| Alex Pruitt | Alex Pruitt
|<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Christmas Movies That Should Have Been Standalone Films |url=https://collider.com/christmas-holiday-movies-that-shouldnt-have-gotten-sequels/#39-the-santa-clause-39-1994 |website=collider.com|date=December 5, 2022 }}</ref>
|
|- |-
|1998–2002
| 1998-1999, 2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly/The Legend of Grimace Island/Birthday World|The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald}}'' |'']'' series
| Franklin (voice) |Franklin (voice)
|Direct-to-video<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Alex Linz (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Alex-Linz/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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.</ref>
| Direct-to-VHS short films
|- |-
| 1999 | rowspan="2" |1999
| '']'' | ]
| Young ] (voice) | Young ] (voice)
| <ref name="btva" />
|
|- |-
| 1999
| '']'' | '']''
| Freud | Freud
| |
|- |-
| 2000 | rowspan="3" | 2000
| '']'' | ]
| Bruno Battaglia | Bruno Battaglia
| |
|- |-
| 2000
| '']'' | '']''
| Young Cale Tucker (voice) | Young Cale Tucker (voice)
| <ref name="btva" />
|
|- |-
| ]
| 2000
| '']''
| Scott Janello | Scott Janello
| |
|- |-
| 2001 | rowspan="2" |2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Jennie Project}}''
| Andrew Archibald
| Television film
|-
| 2001
| '']'' | '']''
| Max Keeble | Max Keeble
|<ref name="aol" />
|
|- |-
| 2001
| '']'' | '']''
| Wilhelm "Billy" von Huber | Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber
| |
|- |-
| 2002 | 2002
| '']'' | ]
| Young ] (voice) | Young ] (voice)
| <ref name="btva" />
|
|-
| 2003
| '']''
| Alex Schlotsky
| Television film
|- |-
| 2005 | 2005
| ''{{sortname|The|Amateurs}}'' | '']''
| Billy | Billy
| |
|- |-
| 2007 | rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''Order Up'' | ''Order Up''
| Busboy | Busboy
|
| Short film
|- |-
| 2007
| ''Choose Connor'' | ''Choose Connor''
| Owen Norris | Owen Norris
| |
|- |-
! colspan="4" | Television
| 2015
|
|
|
|-
| 2017
|
|
|
|-
| 2018
|
|
|
|-
| 2019
|
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''The Lord of Talon''
| Warrior Talon (voice)
|
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
|- |-
! Year ! Year
! Title ! Title
! Role ! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes ! Notes
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1995
| '']''
| ] #6
| 1 episode
|- |-
| 1995
| '']'' | '']''
| Jason | Jason
| Episode: "The Replacements" | Episode: "The Replacements"
|- |-
| 1995
| '']'' | '']''
| Jesse Stipanovic | Jesse Stipanovic
| Episode: "Chip Off the Old Clark" | Episode: "Chip Off the Old Clark"
|- |-
| 1995
| '']'' | '']''
| Son, little boy (voice) | Son, Little Boy (voice)
| Episode: "A Room with No Viewfinder/Krumm Rises to the Top" | Episode: "Krumm Rises to the Top"<ref name="btva" />
|- |-
| ]
| 1995
| '']''
| Howie | Howie
| Episode: "The Flight Before Christmas" | Episode: "The Fight Before Christmas"
|- |-
| ]
| 1995
| Teddy
| ''{{sortname|The|Young and the Restless}}''
| rowspan="2" | Television film
| ]
| |-
| 1996
| ]
| Jonathan Johnson
|- |-
| 2000 | rowspan="2" | 2000
| '']'' | '']''
| Joey | Joey Hauk
| Episode: "Stealing Hope" | Episode: "Stealing Hope"
|- |-
| ]
| 2000
| '']''
| Dennis | Dennis
| Episode: "Mars Attacks" | Episode: "Mars Attacks"
|-
| 2001
| '']''
| Andrew Archibald
| Television film
|- |-
| 2001–2002 | 2001–2002
| '']'' | ]
| Pete Calcatera | Pete Calcatera
| 19 episodes | 20 episodes
|- |-
| 2002-2004 | 2002
| '']'' | '']''
| Arnold | Arnold Shortman (voice)
| 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
| season 5 (2000-2004)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| '']''
| Alex Schlotsky
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|- |-
| 2003
| ''Exit 9'' | ''Exit 9''
| Richie Sommerset | Richie Sommerset
| Unsold ] pilot
|- |-
| 2004 | rowspan="2" | 2004
| '']'' | '']''
| PSA kid | PSA Kid
| Episode: "Drugs" | Episode: "Drugs"
|- |-
| 2004
| '']'' | '']''
| Hunter | Hunter
| Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers" | Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers"
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Video games
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| '']''
| Young Tarzan
| Voice only
|-
| 2001
| '']''
| Arnold
| Voice only
|- |-
| 2021
| ''The Lord of Talon #Video games|The Lord of Talon''
| Warrior Talon
| Voice only
|} |}


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Latest revision as of 15:49, 2 January 2025

American former actor (born 1989)
Alex D. Linz
BornAlexander David Linz
(1989-01-03) January 3, 1989 (age 36)
Santa Barbara, California, US
Other namesAlex Linz
EducationAlexander Hamilton High School
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Actor (retired), researcher, instructor
Years active1995–2007

Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989) 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). He retired from acting in 2007.

Early life, family and education

Linz was born 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. He has two younger sisters, Lily Alice and Livia. His parents are divorced, and he lived with his mother. The family is Jewish, and Alex had a bar mitzvah ceremony.

He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, during which time he was the lead singer of a garage band, The Fez Armada.

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!. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2011. He earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning at University of California, Los Angeles in 2017.

Acting career

Linz made his professional acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series Cybill. 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.

He was cast as the son of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1996 feature film One Fine Day. 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. 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.

Career after acting

As of 2023, Linz was working as a legal researcher in Los Angeles, California, and he is also a lead science instructor.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Cable Guy Tony Uncredited
One Fine Day Sammy Parker
1997 Home Alone 3 Alex Pruitt
1998–2002 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald series Franklin (voice) Direct-to-video
1999 Tarzan Young Tarzan (voice)
My Brother the Pig Freud
2000 Bruno Bruno Battaglia
Titan A.E. Young Cale Tucker (voice)
Bounce Scott Janello
2001 Max Keeble's Big Move Max Keeble
Race to Space Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber
2002 Red Dragon Young Francis Dolarhyde (voice)
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"
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
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"

References

  1. "Alexander David Linz, Born 1/03/1989 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. "Alex D. Linz Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. "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.
  5. "Where is Alex D. Linz now? What happened to him? Net Worth". affairpost.com. August 16, 2023.
  6. "Where Is This 'Max Keeble' Star Now?". bustle.com. December 23, 2015.
  7. "Child Star Alumnus, Alex D. Linz". hercampus.com. October 2012.
  8. "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.
  9. "Remember Alex D. Linz From 'Home Alone 3?' Where is he now?". gistfest.com. March 13, 2022.
  10. ^ Shakhnazarova, Nika (December 20, 2023). "'Home Alone' child star Alex D. Linz spotted in rare LA appearance decades after quitting Hollywood". New York Post.
  11. "Alex D. Linz Biography". tcm.com. Turner Classic Movies.
  12. "Home Alone 3 (1997)". RottenTomatoes.com. Fandango.
  13. "Flashback Review: Max Keeble's Big Move". nickthemoviecritic.com. October 10, 2018.
  14. "Max Keeble's Big Move: Disney's Epic Blunder EXPOSED". nickdiramio.com.
  15. 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.
  16. "10 Christmas Movies That Should Have Been Standalone Films". collider.com. December 5, 2022.
  17. ^ "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.

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