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Max Greenfield
Max Greenfield | |
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 Greenfield at the Golden Globe Awards in 2013 | |
| Born | (1980-09-04) September 4, 1980 Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tess Sanchez (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
Max Greenfield (born September 4, 1980)[1][2][3] is an American actor. He appeared in recurring roles in Veronica Mars and Ugly Betty, and co-starred in the WB series Modern Men. He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which he received Emmy, Critics' Choice Television, and Golden Globe awards nominations, and the voice of Roger in the Ice Age franchise.
Contents
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Philanthropy
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links
Career
Greenfield began pursuing his acting career in 1998 after he graduated from high school. He landed guest appearances on dramas such as Boston Public, Gilmore Girls and The O.C. Greenfield scored his first lead role on the short-lived series Modern Men as one of three bachelors who hire a life coach to help them understand and manage women. Greenfield had more success in supporting roles on Veronica Mars (reprising the role in the film adaptation in 2014) and Greek. In 2007 he landed a recurring role on Ugly Betty. He continued his television career with a slew of guest-starring roles on primetime series such as The CW's remake of Melrose Place, the short-lived No Ordinary Family, and Castle.
He created, produced, and starred in the comedy series The Gentlemen's League for the Audience Network in 2010, which followed the real-life fantasy football league he ran with actor Jerry Ferrara.[4] As for film, Greenfield had his feature film debut in the film Cross Bronx. Greenfield had a featured role in When Do We Eat?, as an Internet tycoon who, after losing his fortune, becomes a Hasidic Jew.[4] In 2011, Greenfield began playing the role of Schmidt in the sitcom New Girl. The role earned him nominations for both a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.[5]
In 2015, Greenfield starred in a series of McDonald's commercials promoting their Sirloin Third Pound Burgers.[6]
In 2018, Greenfield was cast in the lead role of Dave Johnson in the CBS comedy The Neighborhood. He took over the role from Josh Lawson, who played the character in the pilot episode.[7] On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Greenfield is set to reprise his role as Leo D'Amato in an upcoming 8-episode revival series of Veronica Mars.[8] In the same year, Greenfield was cast in the recurring role of the Denouement brothers on the third season of the Netflix comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events.[9]
Personal life
Greenfield was born and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He is Jewish and had a Saturday Night Live-themed Bar Mitzvah.[10] He has been married to casting director Tess Sanchez since 2008. They have two children, a daughter Lilly (born 2009) and a son Ozzie (born 2015).[11][12][13]
Philanthropy
Max Greenfield has worked with Young Storytellers Foundation on numerous occasions, stating that his own kids have inspired him to help children find self-confidence and creativity.[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Cross Bronx | Ike Green | |
| 2005 | When Do We Eat? | Ethan | |
| 2014 | They Came Together | Jake | |
| 2014 | Veronica Mars | Leo D'Amato | |
| 2014 | About Alex | Josh | |
| 2015 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | John Fremont | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Mortgage Broker | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Roger (voice) | |
| 2017 | Fist Fight | N/A | Producer |
| 2017 | Shot Caller | Tom | |
| 2017 | The Glass Castle | David | |
| 2017 | I'm Not Here | Dad | |
| 2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Chris Miller | |
| 2018 | The Oath | Dan | |
| 2019 | What Men Want | Kevin | |
| TBA | Promising Young Woman | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Undressed | Victor | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Boston Public | Sean Tallen | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Five" |
| 2003 | Gilmore Girls | Lucas | Episode: "Chicken or Beef?" |
| 2005–2007 | Veronica Mars | Leo D'Amato | 11 episodes |
| 2005 | Sleeper Cell | Teen #2 | Episode: "Al-Faitha" |
| 2006 | Modern Men | Kyle Brewster | Main cast; 7 episodes |
| 2007 | The O.C. | Young Sandy Cohen | Episode: "The Case of the Franks" |
| 2007–2008 | Ugly Betty | Nick Pepper | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | Life | Bradley Sloane | Episode: "Tear Asunder" |
| 2008 | Greek | Michael | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | Kath & Kim | Bar fight guy | Episode: "Wicked Gay" |
| 2009 | Raising the Bar | David Steinberg | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Melrose Place | Mickey Richards | Episode: "Cannon" |
| 2010 | Castle | David Nicolaides | Episode: "Food to Die For" |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Damien Musso | Episode: "The Whole Truth" |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family | Mr. Robbins | Episode: "No Ordinary Quake" |
| 2010–2011 | The Gentlemen's League | Max | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Whole Truth | Joseph Tucci | Episode: "Cold Case" |
| 2010 | Undercovers | Redman | Uncredited; episode: "The Key to It All" |
| 2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Steve | Episode: "I Love Lucci, Part 1" |
| 2011 | Happy Endings | Ian | Episode: "You've Got Male" |
| 2011–2018 | New Girl | Schmidt | Principal cast, 7 seasons Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Scene Stealer – Male |
| 2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Alistair McQueen | Episode: "Lights, Camera, Assassination" |
| 2013–2016 | Bob's Burgers | Boo Boo | Voice; 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Doug | Episode: "The One with George Clooney" |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken | Bobby, Blue Robot, Bone Age Warrior | Voice; episode: "Super Guitario Center" |
| 2014–2015 | The Mindy Project | Lee | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Gabriel | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Kipper | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Will & Grace | Eli Wolf | Episode: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying" |
| 2018 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | Ronnie | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 2018–present | The Neighborhood | Dave Johnson | Main role |
| 2018 | No Activity | Cotric | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Dewey Denouement, Frank Denouement, Ernest Denouement | Episode: "Penultimate Peril: Part 1" and "Penultimate Peril: Part 2" |
References
^ Char Adams (2016-03-07). "Max Greenfield and Sally Field Kiss on Ellen DeGeneres Show". People.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "OFFBEAT: 'Mary Poppins' and 'South Pacific' among Marriott's 2013 season | OffBeat with Phil Potempa". Nwitimes.com. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
^ Lempel, Robin. "Kelly & Michael: Max Greenfield 35th Birthday + New Girl Review". Recapo. Retrieved June 6, 2016. Part of a recap of Season 27, Episode 6 of Live! with Kelly and Michael, which aired September 8, 2014.
^ ab "Max Greenfield". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-05-03.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Max Greenfield Will Be McDonald's Sirloin Pitchman". Huffington Post. May 7, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 15, 2018). "Max Greenfield To Star In CBS Comedy Series 'The Neighborhood' In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 8, 2018). "'Veronica Mars': Max Greenfield To Return, Patton Oswalt Also Cast In Revival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ Mathews, Liam (November 13, 2018). "The Final Season of A Series of Unfortunate Events Is Coming New Year's Day". TVGuide. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ Bans, Lauren (January 2012). "The GQ&A: Max Greenfield". GQ. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
^ "Max Greenfield's Emmy Experience". Goop.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
^ Rapkin, Mickey (2013-01-25). "The Max Factor". Elle.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
^ Corneau, Allison (2015-08-25). "New Girl's Max Greenfield, Wife Tess Sanchez Welcome Baby No. 2: Find Out His Name!". US Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
^ Bhatt, Rakhee. "Max Greenfield on Young Storytellers & Whether or Not We'll Ever Find out Schmidt's First Name on 'New Girl'". Los Angeles Confidential. Greengale Publishing. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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