Editing Alex D. Linz

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{{Short description|American former actor (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Alex D. Linz
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| caption            = 
| 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 (Los Angeles)|Alexander Hamilton High School]]
| alma_mater         = {{ubl|[[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[University of California, Los Angeles]] ([[Urban planning education|MURP]])}}
| other_names        = Alex Linz
| occupation         = Actor (retired), researcher, instructor
| years_active       = 1995–2007
}}
'''Alexander David Linz''' (born January 3, 1989)<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="aol">{{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}}</ref>

== 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>

== Acting career ==
Linz made his professional acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series ''[[Cybill]]''.<ref name="nypost">{{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}}</ref> He subsequently appeared in several television productions, played [[Chance Chancellor|Phillip Chancellor IV]] on the soap opera ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' in 1995 for a short period of time.<ref name="nypost" />

He was cast as the son of [[Michelle Pfeiffer]]'s character in the 1996 feature film ''[[One Fine Day (1996 film)|One Fine Day]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/home_alone_3|title=Home Alone 3 (1997)| website= RottenTomatoes.com|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]}}</ref> In 2001, Linz played the title character in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] film ''[[Max Keeble's Big Move]]'', which received mixed reviews and was a box-office failure.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Career after acting==
{{As of|2023}}, Linz was working as a [[Legal research|legal researcher]] in Los Angeles, California, and he is also a lead science instructor.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4"| Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[The Cable Guy]]''
| Tony
| Uncredited
|-
| [[One Fine Day (1996 film)|''One Fine Day'']]
| Sammy Parker
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Home Alone 3]]''
| Alex Pruitt
|<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
|-
|1998–2002
|''[[The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald]]'' series
|Franklin (voice)
|Direct-to-video<ref name="btva">{{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.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1999
| [[Tarzan (1999 film)|''Tarzan'']]
| Young [[Tarzan]] (voice)
| <ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[My Brother the Pig]]''
| Freud
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| [[Bruno (2000 film)|''Bruno'']]
| Bruno Battaglia
|
|-
| ''[[Titan A.E.]]''
| Young Cale Tucker (voice)
| <ref name="btva" />
|-
| [[Bounce (film)|''Bounce'']]
| Scott Janello
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
| ''[[Max Keeble's Big Move]]''
| Max Keeble
|<ref name="aol" />
|-
| ''[[Race to Space]]''
| Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Red Dragon (2002 film)|''Red Dragon'']]
| Young [[Francis Dolarhyde]] (voice)
| <ref name="btva" />
|-
| 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]]''
| [[Chance Chancellor|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!&excl;! Real Monsters]]''
| Son, Little Boy (voice)
| Episode: "Krumm Rises to the Top"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| [[Step by Step (TV series)|''Step by Step'']]
| Howie
| Episode: "The Fight Before Christmas"
|-
| [[Vanished (1995 film)|''Vanished'']]
| Teddy
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 1996
| [[The Uninvited (1996 film)|''The Uninvited'']]
| Jonathan Johnson
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Joey Hauk
| Episode: "Stealing Hope"
|-
| [[ER (TV series)|''ER'']]
| Dennis
| Episode: "Mars Attacks"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Jennie Project]]''
| Andrew Archibald
| Television film
|-
| 2001–2002
| [[Providence (American TV series)|''Providence'']]
| Pete Calcatera
| 20 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''
| Arnold Shortman (voice)
| 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 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"
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=513281|name=Alex D. Linz}}

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