In 1997, Alex D. Linz landed the role that every child actor dreamed, but his career soon changed as he soon assumed the lead role in the third Home Alone film.
There are tough acts to follow, and then there are tough acts to follow.
And Alex D. Linz had to follow the most difficult act of the entire film franchise.
Alex Pruitt, who played Alex Pruitt in the 1997 family comedy Home Alone 3, may be best known to movie fans. Since Kevin McCallister, who was portrayed by Macaulay Culkin, who was the most well-known actor in the lead role, he was the first actor to do so in a Home Alone film.
To be fair to Alex, he delivered a charismatic performance, bringing his own cheeky charm to the role of an eight-year-old tech-savvy kid who must protect his home from a gang of criminals. More than enough evidence supported his promising acting career.
However, he chose to leave Hollywood when he was in his teens and instead chose a more ordinary life and career.
He is now 36, and it’s not just because he’s a quarter or a century older. The distinctive pudding bowl haircut and chubby cheeks are no longer present. He also has a beard, glasses, and a shorter, messy hairstyle these days.
At the age of six, Alex made his acting debut in a scene from the sitcom Cybill. He is from Santa Barbara, California. Before taking up a bigger role in the romantic comedy One Fine Day, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney, he had a few other minor roles in movies, including The Cable Guy and The Siege at Ruby Ridge.
But his big break was in 1997 when he was cast as Alex in the third season of Home Alone. There were high hopes for the third instalment, which featured an all-new cast and family, because the first two movies in the franchise had one of the highest-grossing family movies of all time.
Unfortunately, the movie only received a mediocre reception as fans long for the McCallister clan of the past. Despite not being a box office hit, the first two movies were a bit of a flop.
After the film’s release, Alex continued to act, playing the voice for young Tarzan in animated Disney films, as well as in Bruno and Max Keeble’s Big Move, a 2001 box office hit. He also appeared on television programs like Providence and ER.
His acting career was essentially over by 2007. He tried his hand at music while attending the Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, playing in the garage band The Fez Armada.
After graduating in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he then enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley. He completed his studies in 2017 and went on to pursue a master’s degree in urban and regional planning at the University of California.
