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 ''

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'' (1997) and ''

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'' (2001). He retired from acting in 2007.

Early life

Linz was born in

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, the son of Deborah Baltaxe, an attorney, and Dr. Daniel Linz, a professor of

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at the

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. His parents are divorced, and he lived with his mother. He has two younger sisters named Lily Alice and Livia. Linz is of

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faith, and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles during which time he was the lead singer of a local garage band named "The Fez Armada". After he graduated from the

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, where he was a member of the improvisation and sketch comedy group, ''jericho!'', Linz received a master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning at

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in 2017.

Career

Linz made his acting debut in 1995 on an episode of the television series ''

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''. He subsequently appeared in several television productions, played

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on the soap opera ''

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'' in 1995 for a short period of time, and was cast as the son of

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's character in the 1996 film '' One Fine Day''. His first big breakthrough came in the 1997 Christmas film, ''

'', but the film got a lukewarm reception due to lacking a reprising cast that represented the McCallister family. In 2001, Linz played the title character in the

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film ''

'' which received mixed reviews and was a box office failure.

Filmography

Film

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linz, Alex D. 1989 births Living people 20th-century American Jews 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American male actors Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles) alumni American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Film directors from California Film producers from California Jewish American male actors Male actors from Santa Barbara, California University of California, Berkeley alumni