Alex D. Linz
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image 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). He retired from acting in 2007.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, during which time he was the lead singer of a garage band, The Fez Armada.[5]
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!.[6] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2011.[7] He earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning at University of California, Los Angeles in 2017.[8][9]
Acting career
Linz made his professional acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series Cybill.[10] 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.[10]
He was cast as the son of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1996 feature film One Fine Day.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13][14]
Career after acting
Template:As of, Linz was working as a legal researcher in Los Angeles, California, and he is also a lead science instructor.[15]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [16] |
| 1998–2002 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald series | Franklin (voice) | Direct-to-video[17] |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Young Tarzan (voice) | [17] |
| My Brother the Pig | Freud | ||
| 2000 | Bruno | Bruno Battaglia | |
| Titan A.E. | Young Cale Tucker (voice) | [17] | |
| Bounce | Scott Janello | ||
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Max Keeble | [2] |
| Race to Space | Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber | ||
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Young Francis Dolarhyde (voice) | [17] |
| 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"[17] | |
| 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[17] |
| 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
External links
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- Living people
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- Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles) alumni
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
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