Max Pomeranc

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Max Pomeranc
Born (1984-03-21) March 21, 1984 (age 40)
New York City
OccupationActor
Years active1993–1995, 2008

Max Pomeranc (born March 21, 1984) is an American former child actor.

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Pomeranc was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Marion Hess Pomeranc, is an author, and his father, Abe Pomeranc, is a stock broker. [1] He made his acting debut at the age of eight, playing the lead in the film Searching for Bobby Fischer , based on the childhood of International Master Josh Waitzkin. At the time Pomeranc appeared in the film, he was also one of the U.S.'s top 20 chess players in his age group. [2] Pomeranc next starred in the 1995 family movie Fluke .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer Joshua Waitzkin
1994 Nowhere to Hide Sam Blake TV movie
1995 Fluke Brian Johnson
Journey JourneyTV movie
2008 Definitely, Maybe Robredo Campaign Worker

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 John & Leeza from Hollywood SelfEpisode: "Episode #1.43"

Awards

YearResultAwardCategoryWork
1993 WonSpecial MentionFor a talent of the future Searching for Bobby Fischer
1994 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture
1996 NominatedSaturn AwardBest Performance by a Younger Actor Fluke

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References

  1. Hess Pomeranc, Marion (June 11, 1995). "It's More Than Just a 'Fluke'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  2. Linfield, Susie (August 15, 1993). "Nine questions for... Max Pomeranc". The Washington Post .