# Alex D. Linz

Alexander David Linz (born January 3, 1989) 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.

## 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. He has two younger sisters, Lily Alice and Livia. His parents are divorced, and he lived with his mother. The family is Jewish, and Alex had a bar mitzvah ceremony.
He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, during which time he was the lead singer of a garage band, The Fez Armada.
After his career as a child actor, Linz attended college at University of California, Berkeley, where he became involved in a campus improv group, Jericho!. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2011. He earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning at University of California, Los Angeles in 2017.

## Acting career

Linz made his professional acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series Cybill. He subsequently appeared in several television productions, played Phillip Chancellor IV on the soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1995 for a short period of time.
He was cast as the son of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1996 feature film One Fine Day. 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. In 2001, Linz played the title character in the Disney film Max Keeble's Big Move, which received mixed reviews and was a box-office failure.

## Career after acting

As of 2023, Linz was working as a legal researcher in Los Angeles, California, and he is also a lead science instructor.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | The Cable Guy | Tony | Uncredited |
| 1996 | One Fine Day | Sammy Parker | |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Alex Pruitt | |
| 1998–2002 | The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald series | Franklin (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Young Tarzan (voice) | |
| 1999 | My Brother the Pig | Freud | |
| 2000 | Bruno | Bruno Battaglia | |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. | Young Cale Tucker (voice) | |
| 2000 | Bounce | Scott Janello | |
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Max Keeble | |
| 2001 | Race to Space | Wilhelm 'Billy' von Huber | |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Young Francis Dolarhyde (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Amateurs | Billy | |
| 2007 | Order Up | Busboy | |
| 2007 | Choose Connor | Owen Norris | |
| Television ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | The Young and the Restless | Phillip Chancellor IV #6 | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Cybill | Jason | Episode: "The Replacements" |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Jesse Stipanovic | Episode: "Chip Off the Old Clark" |
| 1995 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Son, Little Boy (voice) | Episode: "Krumm Rises to the Top" |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Howie | Episode: "The Fight Before Christmas" |
| 1995 | Vanished | Teddy | Television film |
| 1996 | The Uninvited | Jonathan Johnson | Television film |
| 2000 | Touched by an Angel | Joey Hauk | Episode: "Stealing Hope" |
| 2000 | ER | Dennis | Episode: "Mars Attacks" |
| 2001 | The Jennie Project | Andrew Archibald | Television film |
| 2001–2002 | Providence | Pete Calcatera | 20 episodes |
| 2002 | Hey Arnold! | Arnold Shortman (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Full-Court Miracle | Alex Schlotsky | Television film |
| 2003 | Exit 9 | Richie Sommerset | Television film |
| 2004 | Crossballs: The Debate Show | PSA Kid | Episode: "Drugs" |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | Hunter | Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers" |