Max Greenfield

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{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Max Greenfield
| image = NBF2024-max-greenfield.jpg
| caption = Greenfield in 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|9|4}}
| birth_place = [[Dobbs Ferry, New York]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1998–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Tess Sanchez|2008}}
| children = 2
}}

'''Max Greenfield''' (born September 4, 1979)<ref>{{cite web|author=Char Adams|url=http://people.com/tv/max-greenfield-and-sally-field-kiss-on-ellen-degeneres-show/|title=Max Greenfield and Sally Field Kiss on Ellen DeGeneres Show|website=People|date=2016-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229112406/http://people.com/tv/max-greenfield-and-sally-field-kiss-on-ellen-degeneres-show/ |access-date=2022-03-31|archive-date=2016-12-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/offbeat/offbeat-mary-poppins-and-south-pacific-among-marriotts-2013-season/article_1d17ee09-bbc5-567b-93c9-57b3367a1da0.html |title=OFFBEAT: 'Mary Poppins' and 'South Pacific' among Marriott's 2013 season|website=The Times of Northwest Indiana|date=2016-11-10 |access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.recapo.com/live-with-kelly-ripa/live-with-kelly-interviews/kelly-michael-max-greenfield-35th-birthday-new-girl-review/ | title=Kelly & Michael: Max Greenfield 35th Birthday + New Girl Review | last=Lempel | first=Robin | date=8 September 2014 | publisher=Recapo | access-date=June 6, 2016}} Part of a recap of Season 27, Episode 6 of ''[[Live! with Kelly and Michael]]'', which aired September 8, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B1_nHlyJKDG/ | title=Tess Sanchez on Instagram: "HBD @iammaxgreenfield I will follow you anywhere. #40" }}</ref> is an American actor and author. He appeared in recurring roles in ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' and ''[[Ugly Betty]]''. He co-starred as [[Schmidt (New Girl)|Schmidt]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[New Girl]]'', for which he received nominations at the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], the [[Golden Globe Awards]], and the [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]]. Since 2018, Greenfield has portrayed Dave Johnson in the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]]''.

He voiced Roger in the [[Ice Age (franchise)|''Ice Age'' franchise]], and numerous characters in the shows ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' and ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''. He has also written the children's books ''I Don't Want to Read This Book'', ''I Don't Want to Read This Book Aloud'', ''This Book is Not a Present'' and ''Good Night Thoughts''.

==Early life==
Greenfield was born and raised in [[Dobbs Ferry, New York]]. He is Jewish and had a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''-themed [[Bar and Bat Mitzvah|Bar Mitzvah]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/max-greenfield-interview-new-girl|title=The GQ&A: Max Greenfield|last=Bans|first=Lauren|date=January 10, 2011|work=[[GQ]]|access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref> He graduated from [[Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District|Dobbs Ferry High School]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/680553260/|title=Graduations|date=June 28, 1998|newspaper=The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York) |access-date=July 27, 2021}}</ref> At DFHS, Greenfield played wide receiver for the football team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/717617225/|title=Dobbs Ferry/Hastings ends with win|date=November 5, 1997|newspaper=The Daily Item (Port Chester, New York) |access-date=July 27, 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
Greenfield began pursuing an acting career in 1995 after he graduated from high school. He briefly attended college at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin]], but dropped out after earning a 0.67 GPA his freshman year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-04 |title=Max Greenfield to speak at Monday's ULS |url=https://www.usforacle.com/2021/04/04/max-greenfield-to-speak-at-mondays-uls/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=The Oracle |language=en-US}}</ref> He landed guest appearances on dramas such as ''[[Boston Public]]'', ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' and ''[[The O.C.]]'' Greenfield scored his first lead role on the short-lived series ''[[Modern Men]]'' as one of three bachelors who hire a [[life coach]] to help them understand women. Greenfield had more success in supporting roles on ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' (reprising the role in the [[Veronica Mars (film)|film adaptation]] in 2014) and ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]''. In 2007 he landed a recurring role on ''[[Ugly Betty]]''. He made other guest-starring appearances on the remake of ''[[Melrose Place]]'', the short-lived ''[[No Ordinary Family]]'', and ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''.

He created, produced, and starred in the comedy series ''The Gentlemen's League'' for the [[Audience Network]] in 2010, which followed the real-life fantasy football league he ran with actor [[Jerry Ferrara]].<ref name="yahoobio">{{cite web |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/person/max-greenfield/biography.html |title=Max Greenfield |publisher=[[Yahoo! TV]] |access-date=July 25, 2014}}</ref> Greenfield had his feature film debut in the film ''Cross Bronx''. Greenfield had a featured role in ''[[When Do We Eat? (2006 film)|When Do We Eat?]]'', as an Internet tycoon who, after losing his fortune, becomes a [[Hasidic Jew]].<ref name="yahoobio"/> In 2011, Greenfield began playing the role of Schmidt in the sitcom ''[[New Girl]]''. The role earned him nominations for both a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/max-greenfield/biography.html |title=Max Greenfield |access-date=2013-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927213445/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/max-greenfield/biography.html |archive-date=2013-09-27 }}</ref>

In 2015, Greenfield starred in a series of [[McDonald's]] commercials promoting their Giant Green Burgers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/max-greenfield-will-mcdon_b_7233622|title=Max Greenfield Will Be McDonald's Sirloin Pitchman|date=May 7, 2015|work=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref>

In 2018, Greenfield was cast in the lead role of Dave Johnson in the CBS comedy ''[[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]]''. He took over the role from [[Josh Lawson]], who played the character in the pilot episode.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Max Greenfield To Star In CBS Comedy Series 'The Neighborhood' In Recasting|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/max-greenfield-the-neighborhoodc-cast-cbs-comedy-series-recasting-1202391107/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 1, 2019|date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Greenfield was set to reprise his role as Leo D'Amato in the 8-episode [[Veronica Mars#Revival series|revival series]] of ''[[Veronica Mars]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/veronica-mars-max-greenfield-patton-oswalt-cast-revival-hulu-1202498280/|title='Veronica Mars': Max Greenfield To Return, Patton Oswalt Also Cast In Revival|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=November 8, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref> In the same year, Greenfield was cast in the recurring role of the Denouement brothers on the third season of the [[Netflix]] comedy drama series ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/a-series-of-unfortunate-season-3-premiere-date/|title=The Final Season of A Series of Unfortunate Events Is Coming New Year's Day|last=Mathews|first=Liam|date=November 13, 2018|website=TVGuide|access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
Greenfield has worked with [[Young Storytellers Foundation]] on numerous occasions, stating that his own kids have inspired him to help children find self-confidence and creativity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://la-confidential-magazine.com/max-greenfield-on-young-storytellers-and-new-girl-season-6|title=Max Greenfield on Young Storytellers & Whether or Not We'll Ever Find out Schmidt's First Name on 'New Girl'|last1=Bhatt|first1=Rakhee|website=Los Angeles Confidential|publisher=Greengale Publishing|access-date=21 October 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Greenfield married Tess Sanchez, a former casting director, in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nesvig |first=Kara |date=May 6, 2024 |title=Who Is Max Greenfield's Wife? All About Tess Sanchez |url=https://people.com/who-is-tess-sanchez-max-greenfield-wife-7974997 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> They have two children, a daughter and a son.<ref>{{cite news|last=Corneau|first=Allison|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/max-greenfield-wife-tess-sanchez-welcome-baby-no-2-2015258|title=New Girl's Max Greenfield, Wife Tess Sanchez Welcome Baby No. 2: Find Out His Name!|date=2015-08-25|work=[[US Magazine]]|access-date=2016-11-24}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''Cross Bronx''
| Ike Green
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[When Do We Eat? (2005 film)|When Do We Eat?]]''
| Ethan
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[They Came Together]]''
| Jake
|
|-
| ''[[Veronica Mars (film)|Veronica Mars]]''
| [[Leo D'Amato]]
|
|-
| ''[[About Alex]]''
| Josh
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Hello, My Name Is Doris]]''
| John Fremont
|
|-
| ''[[The Big Short (film)|The Big Short]]''
| Mortgage Broker
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]''
| Roger (voice)
| <ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Max Greenfield (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Max-Greenfield/ |access-date=January 11, 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>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| ''[[Fist Fight]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Story writer and producer
|-
| ''[[Shot Caller (film)|Shot Caller]]''
| Tom
|
|-
| ''[[The Glass Castle (2017 film)|The Glass Castle]]''
| David
|
|-
| ''[[I'm Not Here]]''
| Dad
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]''
| [[Chris Miller (writer)|Chris Miller]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=May 1, 2018 |title=''New Girl'' Star Max Greenfield Joins Taraji P. Henson in ''What Men Want'' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/max-greenfield-what-men-want-taraji-p-henson-1202793918/ |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Oath (2018 film)|The Oath]]''
| Dan Moore
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[What Men Want]]''
| Kevin Myrtle
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| ''[[Promising Young Woman]]''
| Joe Macklemore III
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=March 29, 2019 |title=Bo Burnham To Star Opposite Carey Mulligan In ''Promising Young Woman''; Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Connie Britton + More |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/bo-burnham-alison-brie-connie-britton-adam-brody-carey-mulligan-promising-young-woman-cast-1202585238/ |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite!]]''
| Roger (voice)
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Valet (2022 film)|The Valet]]''
| Vincent Royce
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=May 7, 2021 |title=''The Valet'': Max Greenfield, Marisol Nichols, Betsy Brandt Join Lionsgate Comedy |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-valet-max-greenfield-marisol-nichols-betsy-brandt-lionsgate-1234751892/ |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[First Time Female Director]]''
| Robbie
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=July 14, 2022 |title=Chelsea Peretti Makes Feature Directorial Debut With ''First Time Female Director'' For Fox's MarVista & Paper Kite |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/chelsea-peretti-first-time-female-director-1235064237/ |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Unfrosted]]''
| Rick Ludwin
|
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Let's Have Kids!]]''
| {{TBA}}
| Post-production<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=April 29, 2024 |title=Karen Gillan & Zoë Chao To Topline MRC Comedy ''Let's Have Kids!'' From Adam Sztykiel |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/karen-gillan-zoe-chao-join-lets-have-kids-comedy-mrc-1235898577/ |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
! Year
! Title
! Role
! style="width:26em;" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Undressed]]''
| Victor
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Boston Public]]''
| Sean Tallen
| Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Five"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
| Lucas
| Episode: "Chicken or Beef?"
|-
| 2005–2007, 2019
| ''[[Veronica Mars]]''
| Leo D'Amato
| 14 episodes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Sleeper Cell (TV series)|Sleeper Cell]]''
| Teen #2
| Episode: "Al-Faitha"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Modern Men]]''
| Kyle Brewster
| Main cast; 7 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''{{sortname|The|O.C.}}''
| Young [[Sandy Cohen]]
| Episode: "[[The Case of the Franks]]"
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''[[Ugly Betty]]''
| Nick Pepper
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Life (American TV series)|Life]]''
| Bradley Sloane
| Episode: "Tear Asunder"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]''
| Michael
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Kath & Kim (American TV series)|Kath & Kim]]''
| Bar fight guy
| Episode: "Gay"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Raising the Bar (2008 TV series)|Raising the Bar]]''
| David Steinberg
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]''
| Mickey Richards
| Episode: "Cannon"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
| David Nicolaides
| Episode: "Food to Die For"
|-
| ''[[Lie to Me]]''
| Damien Musso
| Episode: "The Whole Truth"
|-
| ''[[No Ordinary Family]]''
| Mr. Robbins
| Episode: "No Ordinary Quake"
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''{{sortname|The|Gentlemen's League|nolink=1}}''
| Max
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''{{sortname|The|Whole Truth|dab=TV series}}''
| Joseph Tucci
| Episode: "Cold Case"
|-
| ''[[Undercovers (TV series)|Undercovers]]''
| Redman
| Uncredited; episode: "The Key to It All"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
| Steve
| Episode: "I Love Lucci, Part 1"
|-
| ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]''
| Ian
| Episode: "You've Got Male"
|-
| 2011–2018
| ''[[New Girl]]''
| [[Schmidt (New Girl)|Schmidt]]
| Main cast, 146 episodes Nominated – [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] (2012, 2013) Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] Nominated – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] Nominated – [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice TV Scene Stealer – Male
|-
| 2012
| ''[[NTSF:SD:SUV::]]''
| Alistair McQueen
| Episode: "Lights, Camera, Assassination"
|-
| 2013–2020
| ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''
| Boo Boo
| Voice, 5 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
| Doug
| Episode: "The One with George Clooney"
|-
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Bobby, LaserTech, Tuk
| Voice, episode: "Super Guitario Center"
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''{{sortname|The|Mindy Project}}''
| Lee
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[American Horror Story: Hotel]]''
| Gabriel
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[All Hail King Julien]]''
| Kipper
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Eli Wolf
| Episode: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story]]''
| Ronnie
| Recurring role; 3 episodes
|-
| 2018–present
| ''[[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]]''
| Dave Johnson
| Main role
|-
| 2018
| ''[[No Activity (American TV series)|No Activity]]''
| Cotric
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''
| Dewey Denouement, Frank Denouement, Ernest Denouement
| Episode: "Penultimate Peril"
|-
| ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''
| Maximillian Banks
| Voice, 3 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Hoops (TV series)|Hoops]]''
| Lonnie
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.]]''
| Dr. Arthur Goldstein
| Episode: "Mom-Mentum"
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''[[Tuca & Bertie]]''
| Thomas
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[American Horror Stories]]''
| Bryce
| Episode: "Aura"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|''[[Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022 game show)|Celebrity Jeopardy!]]''
|Himself (Contestant)
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stenzel |first=Wesley |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Ana Navarro, Rachel Brosnahan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more heading to ''Celebrity Jeopardy'' season 3 |url=https://ew.com/celebrity-jeopardy-season-3-competitors-announced-8763071 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Running Point]]''
| Lev Levenson
| 7 episodes
|}

===Audio===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Audio
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 2023
| ''Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus''
| [[Barry Allen|Barry Allen / Flash]]
| Main role<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/the-flash-escape-the-midnight-circus-podcast-scripted/|title=The Flash Speeds Into His First Scripted Podcast Series|first=Brian|last=Cronin|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=June 28, 2023|accessdate=June 30, 2023|archive-date=June 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628020751/https://www.cbr.com/the-flash-escape-the-midnight-circus-podcast-scripted/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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