Max Ehrich

{{short description|American actor, singer, and dancer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = Max Ehrich

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|June 24, 1991}}

| birth_place = Marlboro, New Jersey, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|dancer}}

| yearsactive = 2004–present

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Max Lewis Ehrich (born June 24, 1991) is an American actor, singer, and dancer.

Life and career

Ehrich was raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey,{{cite news|last=Rapkin|first=Mickey|date=July 27, 2008|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/fashion/27camp.html |title=Auditioning Round the Campfire|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date= November 23, 2008|quote= Max Ehrich, 17, of Marlboro, N.J., spent seven summers at French Woods. In November he will be seen as a principal dancer in the feature film 'High School Musical 3.'}} in a Jewish family with mother Rhonda Ehrich{{cite magazine|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/451630/demi-lovato-is-engaged-to-a-nice-jewish-boy-from-new-jerseydemi-lovato-is/|title=Demi Lovato is engaged to a nice Jewish boy from New Jersey|magazine=The Forward| date=July 28, 2020|access-date=September 27, 2020|first=Irene |last=Connelly|archive-date=September 27, 2020| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200927174455/https://forward.com/schmooze/451630/demi-lovato-is-engaged-to-a-nice-jewish-boy-from-new-jerseydemi-lovato-is/ |url-status= live|quote=[O]ne of his grandfathers attended Weequahic High School, the archetypically Jewish school that provided the grist for many a Philip Roth novel.}} Article includes Rhonda Ehrlich tweet confirming mother's name. and father Bruce Ehrich.{{cite news|url= https://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=arnold-ehrich&pid=173466639&fhid=17116|title=Arnold Ehrich [Obituary]|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|location=Newark, New Jersey|date=December 14, 2014|access-date= September 27, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200927173702/https://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=arnold-ehrich&pid=173466639&fhid=17116 |url-status=live|quote=He was a graduate of Weequahic High School in Newark.... Surviving are ... his son, Bruce Ehrich and [Bruce's] wife, Rhonda ... [and] his grandchildren, Matthew, Lindsay, Max and Jessica.}} He made his film debut starring in One Easy Job (2004), then had a supporting role as principal dancer in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Breaking into television, Ehrich played Randy in two episodes of Ugly Betty.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/max-ehrich/credits/302712/|title=Max Ehrich: Credits|magazine=TV Guide|access-date=September 28, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200927170029/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/max-ehrich/credits/302712/ |url-status=live}} He then played 16-year-old jock Jesse Moretti in the 2009 Lifetime TV-movie The Pregnancy Pact, starring Thora Birch, Camryn Manheim, and Nancy Travis.{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/01/21/ill-conceived-gloucester-inspired-pregnancy-pact-goes-belly-up/|title=Ill-conceived: Gloucester-inspired 'Pregnancy Pact' goes belly up|newspaper=Boston Herald|date=January 21, 2010|access-date=September 27, 2020|archive-date= September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200927171728/https://www.bostonherald.com/2010/01/21/ill-conceived-gloucester-inspired-pregnancy-pact-goes-belly-up/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-pregnancy-pact|title=The Pregnancy Pact|publisher=Lifetime |access-date=2014-03-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101229091039/http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-pregnancy-pact |archive-date=2010-12-29}} He filmed two pilots for CBS in 2010, and has since shot another pilot as a recurring guest star for the new Country Music Television sitcom Working Class, starring Melissa Peterman.{{cite magazine|url= https://variety.com/2010/scene/news/players-11-1118028282/|title=Players|magazine=Variety|date=December 2, 2010|access-date=September 27, 2020|first=Justin |last=Kroll|archive-date= September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200927172621/https://variety.com/2010/scene/news/players-11-1118028282/|url-status=live}} He played Adam in iStart A Fan War, a TV-movie for the Nickelodeon show iCarly.

In 2012, Ehrich joined the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless as Fenmore Baldwin.{{cite web|url= https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/news/113203/|title=Max Ehrich Interview |publisher=CBS|access-date=September 27, 2020 |date=June 8, 2012|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200917022013/https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_young_and_the_restless/news/113203/|url-status=live}} The following year he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal.{{cite web|url=http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html |title=The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |publisher=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=May 1, 2013 |date=May 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606100958/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_40th_nominations.html |archive-date=June 6, 2013 }}{{cite news|last=Cain-Jackson|first=Bryan|title=The Young and the Restless' Max Ehrich on His Daytime Emmy Nomination|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bryan-cainjackson/the-young-and-the-restles_b_3451961.html|access-date=July 28, 2013|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=June 17, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Deese|first=Hollie|title=Interview: The Young And The Restless' Max Ehrich|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/youngandrestless/news/id/33627/|access-date=July 28, 2013|publisher=Soaps.She Knows.com|date=June 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719172946/http://soaps.sheknows.com/youngandrestless/news/id/33627|archive-date=July 19, 2013|url-status=dead}} Ehrich chose a scene where Fenmore tells Jamie that Summer is the one cyberbullying him.{{cite news|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Deep Soap: Daytime Emmy Nominees Predict the Winners|url=http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2013/06/14/deep-soap-daytime-emmy-nominees-predict-the-winners/|access-date=July 29, 2013|publisher=Xfinity|date=June 14, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Clifford|first=Kambra|title='Y&R's' Max Ehrich Is Living A Dream|url=http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/05/yrs-max-ehrich-is-living-a-dream|access-date=July 28, 2013|publisher=Soap Opera Network|date=May 17, 2013}} From 2014 through 2015, he appeared in a recurring role throughout CBS' Under the Dome, as Hunter May. He additionally has appeared on series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon show 100 Things to Do Before High School, and appeared as Quinn in six episodes of Embeds. In 2019, Ehrich appeared in the Netflix film Walk. Ride. Rodeo.

Personal life

Ehrich and singer-songwriter Demi Lovato began dating in March 2020 and became engaged in July 2020.{{cite magazine|url= https://www.phillyvoice.com/demi-lovato-singer-engaged-new-jersey-monmouth-county-max-ehrich/|title=Demi Lovato gets engaged to Monmouth County native Max Ehrich|date=July 23, 2020|first=Virginia|last=Streva|magazine=Philly Voice| location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|publisher=WWB Holdings|access-date=September 27, 2020|archive-date=July 24, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724222821/https://www.phillyvoice.com/demi-lovato-singer-engaged-new-jersey-monmouth-county-max-ehrich/|url-status=live}} Two months later, the couple called off their engagement.{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-max-ehrich-found-out-about-split-through-tabloid/|title=Demi Lovato's Ex Max Ehrich Says He Found Out About Their Relationship Status 'Through a Tabloid'| first=Ally |last=Mauch|magazine=People|date=September 26, 2020|access-date=September 27, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Demi Lovato Was 'Shocked' When She Discovered Max Ehrich's Intentions 'Weren't Genuine': Source |url=https://people.com/music/demi-lovato-discovers-ex-max-ehrich-intentions-insincere/ |access-date=October 3, 2020 |agency=People}}

By November 2020, he was reported to be dating singer Mariah Angeliq.{{cite news |title=Max Ehrich Girlfriend After Demi Lovato Split: Dating History|url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/max-ehrich-girlfriend-after-demi-lovato-split-dating-history/|access-date=July 11, 2021 |agency=J-14}} The couple soon ended up calling it quits. As of now, Max is currently single.

Filmography and discography

=Discography=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

rowspan="2" |2019

|Ride (from Walk Ride Rodeo){{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

Somebody Else{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

2020

|Afraid

2023

|BACKROADS

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2004 \| One Easy Job{{Cite web\|title=Max Ehrich\|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1997824/\|access-date=2021-09-13\|website=IMDb}} \| Henry \| Short film
2008 \| High School Musical 3: Senior Year \| Principal dancer \|
2011 \| Grace Face{{citation needed\|date=September 2020}} \| Dylan \| Short film
2018 \| {{sortname\|The\|Last Breakfast Club\|nolink=1}}{{citation needed\|date=September 2020}} \| Andrew \|
2019 \| Walk. Ride. Rodeo. \| Tate Watkins \| Netflix Original
2023 \|Southern Gospel \|Samuel Allen \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2004

| One Easy Job{{Cite web|title=Max Ehrich|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1997824/|access-date=2021-09-13|website=IMDb}}

| Henry

| Short film

2008

| High School Musical 3: Senior Year

| Principal dancer

2011

| Grace Face{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

| Dylan

| Short film

2018

| {{sortname|The|Last Breakfast Club|nolink=1}}{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

| Andrew

2019

| Walk. Ride. Rodeo.

| Tate Watkins

| Netflix Original

2023

|Southern Gospel

|Samuel Allen

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2008 \| Ugly Betty \| Randy \| 2 episodes
rowspan="4" \| 2010 \| {{sortname\|The\|Pregnancy Pact}} \| Jesse Moretti \| Television film
Shake It Up \| Eddie \| 2 episodes
iCarly \| Adam \| Episode: "iStart a Fan War"
No Ordinary Family \| Dylan \| Episode: "No Ordinary Anniversary"
rowspan="2" \| 2011 \| Parenthood \| Bradley \| Episode: "Damage Control"
Working Class \| Josh \| Episode: "The Dance"
2012–2015 \| {{sortname\|The\|Young and the Restless}} \| Fenmore Baldwin \| Role held: June 11, 2012 – May 18, 2015
2014–2015 \| Under the Dome \| Hunter May \| 19 episodes
2014 \| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \| Daniel Pryor \| Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem"
2014–2016 \| 100 Things to Do Before High School \| Ronbie Martin \| 10 episodes
2016 \| {{sortname\|The\|Path\|dab=TV series}} \| Freddie Ridge \| 3 episodes
2016–2017 \| Sweet/Vicious \| Landon Mays \| 3 episodes
2019 \| American Princess \| Brett \| Recurring role
2025- \| The Bay \| \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2008

| Ugly Betty

| Randy

| 2 episodes

rowspan="4" | 2010

| {{sortname|The|Pregnancy Pact}}

| Jesse Moretti

| Television film

Shake It Up

| Eddie

| 2 episodes

iCarly

| Adam

| Episode: "iStart a Fan War"

No Ordinary Family

| Dylan

| Episode: "No Ordinary Anniversary"

rowspan="2" | 2011

| Parenthood

| Bradley

| Episode: "Damage Control"

Working Class

| Josh

| Episode: "The Dance"

2012–2015

| {{sortname|The|Young and the Restless}}

| Fenmore Baldwin

| Role held: June 11, 2012 – May 18, 2015

2014–2015

| Under the Dome

| Hunter May

| 19 episodes

2014

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Daniel Pryor

| Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem"

2014–2016

| 100 Things to Do Before High School

| Ronbie Martin

| 10 episodes

2016

| {{sortname|The|Path|dab=TV series}}

| Freddie Ridge

| 3 episodes

2016–2017

| Sweet/Vicious

| Landon Mays

| 3 episodes

2019

| American Princess

| Brett

| Recurring role

2025-

| The Bay

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+List of acting awards and nominations
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
2011 \| rowspan="2" \|Young Artist Award \|Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Actor \| The Pregnancy Pact \|{{Nom }} \| {{center\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html \|title=32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards \|publisher=The Young Artist Foundation \|year=2011 \|access-date=2011-03-15 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808150433/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html \|archive-date=2013-08-08 }}}}
2012 \|Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 18–21 \| Parenthood \|{{Nom }} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html \|title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards \|publisher=The Young Artist Foundation \|year=2012 \|access-date=2012-04-07 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html \|archive-date=2012-04-04 }}}}
2013 \| rowspan="4" \| Daytime Emmy Award \| rowspan="4" \| Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series \| rowspan="4" \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom }} \|{{center\|}}
2014 \| {{nom }} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=http://emmyonline.org/day_41st_nominations \|title=The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|location=New York \|access-date=May 1, 2014 \|date=May 1, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623154747/http://emmyonline.org/day_41st_nominations \|archive-date=June 23, 2014 \|url-status=dead }}}}
2015 \| {{nom}} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|title=The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|access-date=March 31, 2015 \|date=March 31, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093445/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf \|archive-date=April 2, 2015 \|location=New York \|url-status=dead }}}}
2016 \| {{nom}} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|title=The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|access-date=March 24, 2016 \|date=March 24, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417042422/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf \|archive-date=April 17, 2016 \|location=New York \|url-status=live }}}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+List of acting awards and nominations

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

2011

| rowspan="2" |Young Artist Award

|Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Actor

| The Pregnancy Pact

|{{Nom }}

| {{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |title=32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards |publisher=The Young Artist Foundation |year=2011 |access-date=2011-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808150433/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |archive-date=2013-08-08 }}}}

2012

|Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 18–21

| Parenthood

|{{Nom }}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards |publisher=The Young Artist Foundation |year=2012 |access-date=2012-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |archive-date=2012-04-04 }}}}

2013

| rowspan="4" | Daytime Emmy Award

| rowspan="4" | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

| rowspan="4" |The Young and the Restless

| {{nom }}

|{{center|}}

2014

| {{nom }}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=http://emmyonline.org/day_41st_nominations |title=The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |location=New York |access-date=May 1, 2014 |date=May 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623154747/http://emmyonline.org/day_41st_nominations |archive-date=June 23, 2014 |url-status=dead }}}}

2015

| {{nom}}

|{{center|{{cite web|title=The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=March 31, 2015 |date=March 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093445/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_42nd_nominations.pdf |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |location=New York |url-status=dead }}}}

2016

| {{nom}}

|{{center|{{cite web|title=The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=March 24, 2016 |date=March 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417042422/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf |archive-date=April 17, 2016 |location=New York |url-status=live }}}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|1997824|Max Ehrich}}
{{twitter|maxehrich}}

Category:1991 births

Category:21st-century American male actors

Category:21st-century American Jews

Category:American male dancers

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male television actors

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Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from New Jersey

Category:People from Marlboro Township, New Jersey

Category:Actors from Monmouth County, New Jersey