Max Records
{{short description|American actor}}
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| name = Max Records
| image = MaxRecordsCCJuly09.jpg
| caption = Records at San Diego Comic-Con in 2009
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|18}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, United States
| nationality = American
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| education = Metropolitan Learning Center
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2006–2016
}}
Max Records (born June 18, 1997) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Max in the film Where the Wild Things Are,{{cite news|last1=|title=Max Records: Acting is a hobby|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/max-records-acting-is-a-hobby-26591180.html|access-date=2016-02-15|work=The Irish Independent|agency=Press Association|date=December 11, 2009}} for which he won the 2009 Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film,{{cite press release|title=Child/Teen Star Winners Announced at 31st Annual Young Artist Awards|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/press/PR7-YAA2010.pdf|publisher=Young Artist Association|access-date=2016-02-15|date=April 11, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128093722/http://www.youngartistawards.org/press/PR7-YAA2010.pdf|archive-date=November 28, 2010|df=mdy-all}} and as Slater Pedulla in The Sitter. He starred in the lead role of John Wayne Cleaver in the 2016 film titled I Am Not A Serial Killer, based on Dan Wells' 2009 novel of the same name, which received positive reviews and ratings. He has also appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show.
Personal life
Records was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of Shawn Records, a photographer, and Jenny, a librarian.{{cite news |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2009/10/portland_family_took_a_big_lea.html| title=Portland family took a big leap to let son star in 'Where the Wild Things Are'|newspaper=The Oregonian | date= October 31, 2009 | author=Shawn Levy |authorlink=Shawn Levy (writer)|access-date=August 16, 2016}}{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Jeff|title=18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2014/04/18_actors_you_maybe_didnt_know.html|access-date=2016-02-15|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland, Oregon|date=April 28, 2014}}
Records attended Metropolitan Learning Center, a public Kx12 school, for most of his childhood. He then transferred to Trillium Charter School for the rest of High School.
Career
Records first became famous for the main role in Where the Wild Things Are when he was hired personally by Spike Jonze.{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Nicholas|title=How Wild Things King Max Records Landed the Role|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20313245,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019091551/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20313245,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2009|access-date=2016-02-15|magazine=People|date=October 16, 2009}} Records' father, who is a photographer, was asked to send the company information of actors fitting a certain description; his son happened to fit the criteria, so his information was also provided.
Before being cast in Where the Wild Things Are, Records starred in a music video for the band Death Cab for Cutie.
After Where the Wild Things Are, his most notable roles are Young Stephen in The Brothers Bloom and Slater Pedula in The Sitter.
Records co-starred with Christopher Lloyd as John Wayne Cleaver in the film I Am Not a Serial Killer, shot in 2015{{cite news|last=Lawler|first=Christa|title=Christopher Lloyd, other actors, crew descend on Virginia to film scenes for indie thriller|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/ae/movies/3702887-christopher-lloyd-other-actors-crew-descend-virginia-film-scenes-indie-thriller|access-date=2016-02-15|newspaper=Duluth News Tribune|location=Duluth, Minnesota|date=March 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051728/http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/ae/movies/3702887-christopher-lloyd-other-actors-crew-descend-virginia-film-scenes-indie-thriller|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} and released in early 2016. Rolling Stone described the role as "a homicidal Midwestern teen who has to kill a mass murderer in order to stop becoming one himself".{{cite news|last1=Ehrlich|first1=David|title=SXSW 2016: Chet Baker Biopic, Sky Ferreira Drug Thriller Anchor Fest Lineup|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/sxsw-2016-chet-baker-biopic-sky-ferreira-drug-thriller-anchor-fest-lineup-20160202|access-date=2016-02-15|work=Rolling Stone|date=February 2, 2016}}
Filmography
= Film =
= Video games =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role |
| 2009
| Max |
Awards
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Award !Category !Result |
| 2009
|Best Leading Young Actor in Feature Film |Won |
| 2016
|British Film Institute Festival |Best Leading Actor |Nominated |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm2504006}}
{{Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film}}
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Category:Male actors from Portland, Oregon
Category:American male child actors