American actor
Max Greenfield
Born (1979-09-04 ) September 4, 1979 (age 45) Occupation Actor Years active 2000–present Spouse
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 was 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 and a son.[ 15]
Filmography
Film
Television
Television
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, 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: "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
Schmidt
Main cast, 146 episodes 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
References
^ Char Adams (2016-03-07). "Max Greenfield and Sally Field Kiss on Ellen DeGeneres Show" . People . Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. 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 .
^ a b "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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