Alex D. Linz
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="aol">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early life, family and educationEdit
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name= "journal">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, during which time he was the lead singer of a garage band, The Fez Armada.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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!.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2011.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning at University of California, Los Angeles in 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Acting careerEdit
Linz made his professional acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series Cybill.<ref name="nypost">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="nypost" />
He was cast as the son of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1996 feature film One Fine Day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Career after actingEdit
Template:As of, Linz was working as a legal researcher in Los Angeles, California, and he is also a lead science instructor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
FilmographyEdit
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
1996 | The Cable Guy | Tony | Uncredited | |
One Fine Day | Sammy Parker | |||
1997 | Home Alone 3 | Alex Pruitt | citation | CitationClass=web
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1998–2002 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald series | Franklin (voice) | citation | CitationClass=web
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1999 | Tarzan | Young Tarzan (voice) | <ref name="btva" /> | |
My Brother the Pig | Freud | |||
2000 | Bruno | Bruno Battaglia | ||
Titan A.E. | Young Cale Tucker (voice) | <ref name="btva" /> | ||
Bounce | Scott Janello | |||
2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Max Keeble | <ref name="aol" /> | |
Race to Space | Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber | |||
2002 | Red Dragon | Young Francis Dolarhyde (voice) | <ref name="btva" /> | |
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"<ref name="btva" /> | ||
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<ref name="btva" /> | |
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" |
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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