Home Alone actor is unrecognizable while grabbing lunch in LA over 25 years after child star fame in Christmas classic
A BELOVED child star from the Home Alone franchise was spotted looking nearly unrecognizable while out to lunch in Los Angeles.
Alex D. Linz was a child actor who appeared alongside Scarlett Johansson in Home Alone 3, released in 1997.
Now, the 34-year-old former star has been spotted looking completely unrecognizable while out and about in LA.
The Santa Barbara native was seen venturing out alone on Tuesday as he stopped for a burger and soda.
The Max Keeble's Big Move star sported a bushy beard and messy hair as he chowed down on his lunch.
Alex kept things casual by wearing a bright green and blue fleece pullover, jeans, and Crocs.
He no longer acts and has reportedly taken a position as a legal analyst in California.
CHILD STAR
The former movie star was born on January 3, 1989, to his parents Deborah Baltaxe and Dr. Daniel Linz.
Alex has two younger sisters named Lily Alice and Livia.
At the age of 6, he made his acting debut on an episode of the television series Cybill.
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The child star appeared in several other TV shows, including the soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1995.
Alex was cast as the son of Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the 1996 film One Fine Day before his first big breakthrough with Home Alone.
The California kid was brought on to replace Macaulay Culkin's character for the third installment of the franchise.
The reprised cast received mixed reviews from fans.
In 2001, Alex was cast as the lead in the Disney original film Max Keeble's Big Move.
This film was also a failure at the box office and received mixed reviews.
From there, the young actor attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.
Alex became the lead singer of a local garage band named The Fez Armada in his teen years.
In 2008, the former child star attended Berkeley where he worked with an improv group, continuing his acting education.
But by the time he reached adulthood, Linz had stepped away from the movie business completely and is now said to work as a legal analyst.
MACAULAY'S STAR
Meanwhile, Alex's Home Alone predecessor, Macaulay Culkin, 43, recently received his Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
The actor, who played Kevin McCallister in the festive film, was joined by his on-screen mom at the ceremony, actress Catherine O’Hara, 69.
In his acceptance speech, Macaulay thanked his fiancée Brenda Song, 35, and said: “You’re not only the best woman I’ve ever known, you’re the best person I’ve ever known.”
Last December, the couple welcomed their second child, a baby boy named Carson.
The low-key couple kept the happy news under wraps, with word of the new arrival not coming out until this March.
The pair were already parents to a son named Dakota, who was born in April 2021.
Macaulay and Brenda first met on the set of their film Changeland in Thailand.
They have been together for five years and got engaged in 2022.
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When Brenda gave birth to her first child three years ago, they also tried to keep the news under wraps.
When they eventually confirmed it, they released a short statement saying they were overjoyed to be parents.
