Alex D. Linz
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| Alex D. Linz | |
 Linz (centre) with Josh Peck and Zena Grey in Max Keeble's Big Move, 2001 |
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| Birth name | Alexander David Linz |
| Born | January 3, 1989 (age 18) Santa Barbara, California |
| Notable roles | Home Alone 3 (1997) Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) |
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, notably Home Alone 3 (1997) and Disney's Max Keeble's Big Move (2001).
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early and personal life
Linz was born in Santa Barbara, California to Dr. Daniel Linz, a professor at the University of California, and Deborah Baltaxe. Linz has a younger sister named Lily Alice. His parents are now divorced, and he lives with his mother. Linz is of Jewish heritage and religion.[1] He attends Hamilton High School and is currently a senior. He will be starring as Prior in Angels in America at Hamilton which opens April 12 and ends the weekend of the 20th. For more information please contact Hamilton.
[edit] 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."
Linz' most recent credit is in the comedy, The Amateurs, starring Jeff Bridges. The film was made in 2005.
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Full Court Miracle" | Alex Shlotsky | |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Young Francis Dolarhyde | voice role |
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Max Keeble | |
| 2000 | Bounce | Scott Janello | |
| Titan A.E. | Young Cale | voice role | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Young Tarzan | voice role |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Alex Pruitt | |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | Sammy Parker |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Chanukah Hoop Dreams. Retrieved on 4 May, 2006.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Casper Van Dien |
Actors to portray Tarzan 1999-2001 |
Succeeded by Michael T. Weiss |
