Max Burkholder (born Max Henry Burkholder, July 30, 1997) is a child actor most noticeable for his role Max Braverman, who has Asperger Syndrome, in the NBC series Parenthood. Prior to that, he became known as a voice actor, among his many roles were those of Chomper in The Land Before Time television series based on film series of the same name. He also provides the voice of Roo on My Friends Tigger & Pooh (taking over the role from Jimmy Bennett), reprising the role for the forthcoming 2011 Disney animated movie and played "World", the imaginary friend inside a toybox in the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends movie "Destination: Imagination".[1]
Career[]
TV[]
Burkholder has appeared on Brothers & Sisters as Jack McCallister and as young Mitch on Crumbs. He guest starred on CSI: Miami episode Death Pool 100 & in a CSI: NY episode. In addition, he played Billy in one episode of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody on Disney Channel, and was the voice of Samsquatch in Random! Cartoons. He appeared in the TV series In Treatment and Love for Rent, and played the role of Duncan in the Grey's Anatomy episode "Brave New World". He also played a kid in an airport in The O.C.. He was also in the film Friends with Money.[1]
For Burkholder's role as Max Braverman on Parenthood, executive producer Jason Katims said, consultant Wayne Tashjian, a behavioral psychologist, looks at the script and meets with Burkholder and his mother about those scenes involving the Max character. Burkholder and his mother then practice the scenes by themselves. For special scenes, the show employs a second consultant to ensure accuracy.[2]
Movies[]
In the movies, he played Max in Daddy Day Care and in Friends with Money.[1]
Filmography[]
Film Credits[]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Daddy Day Care | Max Ryerson | Film debut |
| 2005 | Fathers and Sons | Nick at 5 | Television movie |
| Love for Rent | Max | ||
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Max | |
| The Ant Bully | Blue Teammate #6 | Voice Role | |
| 2007 | Point of Entry | Sam Alden | Television movie |
| My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | Roo | Voice Role, Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2008 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination | World | 'Television movie, Voice Role |
| The Journal | 10 Year Old Alex | Short film | |
| 2009 | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Tigger & Pooh And A Musical Too | Roo | Direct-to-DVD, Voice Role |
| Children of the Corn | Additional voices | Television movie | |
| 2010 | The Rainbow Tribe | Boo | |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Roo | In production, Voice Role |
Television Credits[]
| Year | Television Series | Role | Episode/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Commando Nanny | Seth Winter | Never aired television series |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Kid in Airport | "The Rainy Day Women" |
| Family Guy | Various Voices | 11 episode, 2005-2010 | |
| 2006 | Crumbs | Young Mitch Crumb | "Tennis Any Crumb?" |
| "Maybe I'm Tony Randall" | |||
| CSI: NY | Sam | "Necrophilia Americana" | |
| The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Billy | "Books and Birdhouses" | |
| CSI: Miami | Tyler Lamar | "Death Pool 100" | |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Samsquatch | "Samsquatch" |
| Lipshitz Saves the World | Young Adam Lipshitz | Unknown status | |
| The Land Before Time | Chomper | 26 episodes, 2007-2008 | |
| American Dad! | Kid Doctor | "Surro-Gate", Voice Role | |
| Brothers & Sisters | Jack McCallister | 4 episodes, 2007-2009 | |
| My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Roo | 25 episodes, 2007-2009, Voice Role | |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Billy Connors | "Natural Selection", Voice Role |
| Grey's Anatomy | Duncan Pailey | "Brave New World" | |
| In Treatment | Max Weston | "Oliver: Week Three" | |
| 2009 | "Sophie: Week One" | ||
| Private Practice | Ben King | "Do the Right Thing" | |
| "What You Do for Love" | |||
| American Dad! | Little Boy | "Jack's Back", Voice Role | |
| The Cleveland Show | Kid | "The One About Friends", Voice Role | |
| 2010-Present | Parenthood | Max Braverman | Main Character |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Max Burkholder, IMDb
- ↑ Template:Cite news