Alex D. Linz

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| name = Alex D. Linz

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| birth_name = Alexander David Linz

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|3}}

| birth_place = Santa Barbara, California, US

| education = Alexander Hamilton High School

| alma_mater = {{ubl|University of California, Berkeley (BA)|University of California, Los Angeles (MURP)}}

| other_names = Alex Linz

| occupation = Actor (retired), researcher, instructor

| years_active = 1995–2007

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Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989){{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}} 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.{{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}}

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.{{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}} 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.{{cite web | work= Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles | 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 }}

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

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

Acting career

Linz made his professional acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series Cybill.{{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}} 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.{{cite web |title=Alex D. Linz Biography |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/368660%7C0/Alex-D-Linz#biography |website=Turner Classic Movies |publisher=Turner Classic Movies}} 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.{{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/home_alone_3|title=Home Alone 3 (1997)| website= RottenTomatoes.com|publisher=Fandango}} 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.{{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 }}{{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}}

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.{{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}}

Filmography

class="wikitable"
colspan="4"\| Film
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="2" \| 1996 \| The Cable Guy \| Tony \| Uncredited
One Fine Day \| Sammy Parker \|
1997 \| Home Alone 3 \| Alex Pruitt \|{{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 }}
1998–2002 \|The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald series \|Franklin (voice) \|Direct-to-video{{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.
rowspan="2" \|1999 \| Tarzan \| Young Tarzan (voice) \|
My Brother the Pig \| Freud \|
rowspan="3" \| 2000 \| Bruno \| Bruno Battaglia \|
Titan A.E. \| Young Cale Tucker (voice) \|
Bounce \| Scott Janello \|
rowspan="2" \|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 \|
rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| Order Up \| Busboy \|
Choose Connor \| Owen Norris \|
colspan="4" \| Television
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="6" \| 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 \| rowspan="2" \| Television film
1996 \| The Uninvited \| Jonathan Johnson
rowspan="2" \| 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
rowspan="2" \| 2003 \| Full-Court Miracle \| Alex Schlotsky \| rowspan="2" \| Television film
Exit 9 \| Richie Sommerset
rowspan="2" \| 2004 \| Crossballs: The Debate Show \| PSA Kid \| Episode: "Drugs"
Jack & Bobby \| Hunter \| Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers"

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colspan="4"| Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="2" | 1996

| The Cable Guy

| Tony

| Uncredited

One Fine Day

| Sammy Parker

1997

| Home Alone 3

| Alex Pruitt

|{{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 }}

1998–2002

|The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald series

|Franklin (voice)

|Direct-to-video{{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.

rowspan="2" |1999

| Tarzan

| Young Tarzan (voice)

My Brother the Pig

| Freud

rowspan="3" | 2000

| Bruno

| Bruno Battaglia

Titan A.E.

| Young Cale Tucker (voice)

Bounce

| Scott Janello