Max Greenfield
American actor
Max Greenfield
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Greenfield at the
Golden Globe Awards
in 2013
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Born |
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1979-09-04
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September 4, 1979
(age
43)
Dobbs Ferry, New York
, U.S.
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Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse |
Tess Sanchez
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m.
2008
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Children | 2 |
Max Greenfield (born September 4, 1979) [1] [2] [3] [4] is an American actor. He appeared in recurring roles in Veronica Mars and Ugly Betty . He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom New Girl , for which he received nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards , the Golden Globe Awards , and the Critics' Choice Television Awards . Since 2018, Greenfield has portrayed Dave Johnson in the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood .
He voiced Roger in the Ice Age franchise , and numerous characters in the shows Bob's Burgers , Robot Chicken and BoJack Horseman .
Early life
Greenfield was born and raised in Dobbs Ferry, New York . He is Jewish and had a Saturday Night Live -themed Bar Mitzvah . [5] He graduated from Dobbs Ferry High School in 1998. [6] At DFHS, Greenfield played wide receiver for the football team. [7]
Career
Greenfield began pursuing an 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 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 made other guest-starring appearances on the 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 . [8] 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 . [8] 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 . [9]
In 2015, Greenfield starred in a series of McDonald's commercials promoting their Sirloin Third Pound Burgers. [10]
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. [11] On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Greenfield is set to reprise his role as Leo D'Amato in the 8-episode revival series of Veronica Mars . [12] 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 . [13]
Philanthropy
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]
Personal life
He has been married to casting director Tess Sanchez since 2008. They have two children, a daughter Lilly and a son Ozzie. [15]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Cross Bronx | Ike Green | |
2005 | When Do We Eat? | Ethan | |
2014 | They Came Together | Jake | |
Veronica Mars | Leo D'Amato | ||
About Alex | Josh | ||
2015 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | John Fremont | |
The Big Short | Mortgage Broker | ||
2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Roger (voice) | |
2017 | Fist Fight | — | Producer |
Shot Caller | Tom | ||
The Glass Castle | David | ||
I'm Not Here | Dad | ||
2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Chris Miller | |
The Oath | Dan Moore | ||
2019 | What Men Want | Kevin Myrtle | |
2020 | Promising Young Woman | Joe Macklemore III | |
Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! | Roger the Dog (voice) | ||
2022 | The Valet | Vincent Royce | |
TBA | Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story | TBA | Post-production |
First Time Female Director | TBA | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Undressed | Victor | 3 episodes |
2002 | Boston Public | Sean Tallen | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Five" |
2003 | Gilmore Girls | Lucas | Episode: "Chicken or Beef?" |
2005–2007, 2019 | Veronica Mars | Leo D'Amato | 14 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 |
Kath & Kim | Bar fight guy | Episode: "Wicked Gay" | |
2009 | Raising the Bar | David Steinberg | 4 episodes |
Melrose Place | Mickey Richards | Episode: "Cannon" | |
2010 | Castle | David Nicolaides | Episode: "Food to Die For" |
Lie to Me | Damien Musso | Episode: "The Whole Truth" | |
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" |
Undercovers | Redman | Uncredited; episode: "The Key to It All" | |
2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Steve | Episode: "I Love Lucci, Part 1" |
Happy Endings | Ian | Episode: "You've Got Male" | |
2011–2018 | New Girl | Winston Schmidt |
Main cast, 7 seasons
Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2012, 2013) 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" |
2013–2020 | Bob's Burgers | Boo Boo | Voice; 5 episodes |
2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Doug | Episode: "The One with George Clooney" |
Robot Chicken | Bobby, LaserTech, Tuk | 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 |
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" |
BoJack Horseman | Maximillian Banks | Voice; 3 episodes | |
2020 | Hoops | Lonnie | Voice; 2 episodes |
2021 | Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. | Dr. Arthur Goldstein | Episode: "Mom-Mentum" |
2021-2022 | Tuca & Bertie | Thomas | Voice; 2 episodes |
2022 | American Horror Stories | Bryce | Episode: "Aura" |
Audio
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus | Barry Allen / Flash | Main role [16] |
References
- ↑ Char Adams (2016-03-07). "Max Greenfield and Sally Field Kiss on Ellen DeGeneres Show" . People . Retrieved 2022-03-31 .
- ↑ "OFFBEAT: 'Mary Poppins' and 'South Pacific' among Marriott's 2013 season" . The Times of Northwest Indiana . 2016-11-10 . Retrieved 2022-03-31 .
- ↑ Lempel, Robin (8 September 2014). "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.
- ↑ "Tess Sanchez on Instagram: "HBD @iammaxgreenfield I will follow you anywhere. #40" " .
- ↑ Bans, Lauren (January 10, 2011). "The GQ&A: Max Greenfield" . GQ . Retrieved March 31, 2022 .
- ↑ "Graduations" . The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York) . June 28, 1998 . Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
- ↑ "Dobbs Ferry/Hastings ends with win" . The Daily Item (Port Chester, New York) . November 5, 1997 . Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
- 1 2 "Max Greenfield" . Yahoo! TV . Retrieved July 25, 2014 .
- ↑ "Max Greenfield" . Archived from the original on 2013-09-27 . Retrieved 2013-05-03 .
- ↑ "Max Greenfield Will Be McDonald's Sirloin Pitchman" . HuffPost . May 7, 2015 . Retrieved March 31, 2022 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Cronin, Brian (June 28, 2023). "The Flash Speeds Into His First Scripted Podcast Series" . Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on June 28, 2023 . Retrieved June 30, 2023 .
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