Max Pomeranc

{{Short description|American child actor (born 1984)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Max Pomeranc

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|21|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = New York City

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1993–1995, 2008

}}

Max Pomeranc (born March 21, 1984) is an American former child actor.

Pomeranc was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Marion Hess Pomeranc, is an author, and his father, Abe Pomeranc, is a stock broker.{{cite news |last=Hess Pomeranc |first=Marion |title=It's More Than Just a 'Fluke' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=1995-06-11 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-11-ca-11811-story.html|access-date=2010-07-19}} He made his acting debut at the age of eight, playing the lead in the film Searching for Bobby Fischer, based on the childhood of International Master Josh Waitzkin. At the time Pomeranc appeared in the film, he was also one of the U.S.'s top 20 chess players in his age group.{{cite news |last=Linfield |first=Susie |title=Nine questions for... Max Pomeranc |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=1993-08-15 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1993/08/15/nine-questinos-for-max-pomeranc/e02940ec-bb75-488f-bada-f2c6aa017afb/}} Pomeranc next starred in the 1995 family movie Fluke.