Alex D. Linz
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Birthplace:
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Alex D. Linz kick-started his career when he approached his mother -- reportedly at the age of four -- and precociously expressed interest in appearing in television commercials. She obliged, and in seemingly no time, Linz had racked up filmed promotional spots for JC Penney, McDonald's, and other corporate giants. The young actor transitioned to scripted dramatic work with guest roles in series programs including The Young and the Restless and Step by Step, but achieved his biggest break when he signed to star in Home Alone 3 (1997), the third outing of 20th Century Fox and John Hughes' wildly successful franchise (a job Linz inherited from Macaulay Culkin). Though clearly a formulaic sequel, the film drew praise from no less than Roger Ebert (who proclaimed it better than the first two outings) and performed well at the box office and in ancillary, proving that Linz could hold his own onscreen. After providing a voice in Disney's animated Tarzan (1999) and playing Gwyneth Paltrow's young son in the romantic drama Bounce (2000), Linz graduated to preteen roles as the lead in the Disney comedy Max Keeble's Big Move -- a farce about a seventh-grader who turns the tables on his bullies when he discovers his family's impending move -- little foreseeing the consequences. After several additional supporting roles, Linz next tackled the lead role in Choose Connor (2007). Undoubtedly his most sober and earnest assignment to date, the film told of a teenager ruthlessly exploited when he naïvely signs to work as a politico's (Steven Weber) young spokesperson.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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43% | Choose Connor |
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— | 2008 |
19% | The Amateurs (The Moguls) (Dirty Movie) |
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— | 2005 |
No Score Yet | Full-Court Miracle |
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— | 2003 |
29% | Max Keeble's Big Move |
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$16.6M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | The Jennie Project |
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— | 2001 |
71% | Race to Space |
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— | 2001 |
52% | Bounce |
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— | 2000 |
50% | Titan A.E. |
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— | 2000 |
20% | Bruno |
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— | 2000 |
89% | Tarzan |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | My Brother the Pig |
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— | 1999 |
29% | Home Alone 3 |
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— | 1997 |
51% | One Fine Day |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | The Uninvited |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Victim of the Haunt |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Vanished |
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— | 1995 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
Providence
1999-2002
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No Score Yet |
Hey Arnold!
1996-2004
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No Score Yet |
ER
1994-2009
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No Score Yet |
Touched by an Angel
1994-2003
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86% |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-1997
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Quotes from Alex D. Linz's Characters
Maggie Taylor: | I think my dad likes your mom. |
Sammy Parker: | I think maybe my mom likes him back. |
Sammy Parker: | My mom hates your dad. |
Maggie Taylor: | So? My dad hates your mom. |
Melanie Parker: | You're the most important thing in the world. |
Sammy Parker: | No, I'm not. Your job is. |
Karen: | You get in that bed, young man. |
Alex Pruitt: | Excuse me, but I saw a man in Karen Stephen's bedroom, a little older than Dad, and he was wearing butt inspection gloves. |
Karen: | I have warned you about that telescope. You look through it long enough, you're gonna start seeing things, whether or not they're there. |
Alex Pruitt: | Well, I guess you have to be thirty five before anyone around here listens to you. |
Karen: | Don't get smart with me, Alex. Sick or not, I am very angry with you. You caused a lot of trouble today. Dad and I have to replace a door at the Stephens'. Do you think we're happy about that? |
Alex Pruitt: | I saw what I saw! |
Alex Pruitt: | Excuse me for being a good citizen. |
Kala: | close your eyes. *puts Tarzan's hand to his chest* now forget what you see what do you feel? |
Kala: | Close your eyes. *puts Tarzan's hand to his chest* now forget what you see what do you feel? |
Young Tarzan: | My heart |
Young Tarzan: | My heart. |
Kala: | come here, *brings Tarzan to her chest* |
Kala: | Come here. *brings Tarzan to her chest* |
Young Tarzan: | Your heart |
Young Tarzan: | Your heart. |
Kala: | see? they're exactly the same, Kerchak just can't see that |
Kala: | See? They're exactly the same, Kerchak just can't see that. |
Young Tarzan: | I'll make him see it, I'll be the best ape ever! |
Max Keeble: | Robe, wait. |
Robe: | You know what? I-- I've been waiting. Now I'm goin' home. Have a nice life in Chicago. |
Max Keeble: | Well, I once found a cockroach in my snowcone. My mom called the health department and he got nailed. He's been trying to nail me ever since. |