Max Pomeranc

Max Pomeranc
Born	(1984-03-21) March 21, 1984 (age 40) New York City
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–1995, 2008

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

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

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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	John & Leeza from Hollywood	Self	Episode: "Episode #1.43"

Awards

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work
1993	Won	Special Mention	For a talent of the future	Searching for Bobby Fischer
1994	Nominated	Young Artist Award	Best Actor Under Ten in a Motion Picture
1996	Nominated	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Fluke

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.

External links

• Max Pomeranc at IMDb