Alex D. Linz

Infobox actor


birthname = Alexander David Linz
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yearsactive = 1994 ─ present
birthdate = birth date and age|1989|1|3
birthplace = Santa Barbara, California

Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989) is an American actor who starred in several late 1990s and early 2000s films and television programs as a child actor. His notable film roles include "Home Alone 3" and "Max Keeble's Big Move".

Biography

Personal life

Linz was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Deborah Baltaxe, an attorney, and Dr. Daniel Linz, a professor of psychology at UCSB. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/37/Alex-D-Linz.html Alex D. Linz Biography (1989-) ] ] His parents are now divorced, and he lives with his mother. He has a younger sister named Lily Alice. Linz is Jewish.cite web | title=the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles | work=Chanukah Hoop Dreams | url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=11391 | accessmonthday=4 May | accessyear=2006] He attended Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles, California) and is currently a sophomore at UC Berkeley.

Career

Linz made his acting debut in 1994, on an episode of the television series "Cybill". He subsequently appeared in several television productions, and was cast as the son of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1996 film, "One Fine Day". In 1997, Linz replaced Macaulay Culkin as the lead actor in "Home Alone 3", and voiced a young Tarzan in the 1999 animated film version.

Linz had several starring roles in 2000s films aimed at younger audiences, including the 2001 comedy "Max Keeble's Big Move", in which he played the title role, 2002's "Race to Space", which received a minor theatrical release, and 2003's Hanukkah-themed made-for-television Disney Channel film, "Full-Court Miracle", in which he played the lead player in a Jewish school's basketball team. He was also, briefly, the last voice of Arnold in the popular Nickelodeon cartoon "Hey Arnold!", for the last two episodes, entitled "April Fools' Day" and "The Journal".

One of Linz' recent credit is in the comedy, "The Amateurs", starring Jeff Bridges. The film was made in 2005. His most recent credit is in a 2007 drama, "Choose Connor", starring Steven Weber.

Filmography

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0513281|name=Alex D. Linz
* [http://www.stargalaxy.com/idol_index.php?dbase=idol&idol_id=996 Picture gallery]