Editing Alex D. Linz (section)

== 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> He has two younger sisters, Lily Alice and Livia. His parents are divorced, and he lived with his mother. The family is [[American Jews|Jewish]], and Alex had a [[Bar and bat mitzvah|bar mitzvah]] ceremony.<ref name= "journal">{{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 }}</ref> 

He attended [[Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles)|Alexander Hamilton High School]] in Los Angeles, during which time he was the lead singer of a [[Garage rock|garage band]], The Fez Armada.<ref>{{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= }}</ref>

After his career as a child actor, Linz attended college at [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he became involved in a campus [[Improvisation|improv]] group, Jericho!.<ref>{{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= }}</ref> He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 2011.<ref>{{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= }}</ref> He earned his [[master's degree]] in [[urban and regional planning]] at [[University of California, Los Angeles]] in 2017.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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= }}</ref>