Max Burkholder Biography

Fast Facts

• He and the rest of the cast of "Daddy Day Care" were nominated for the 2004 Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film
• Nominated for a Young Artist Award in 2012 for Best Supporting Young Actor on "Parenthood"
• Won two Young Artist Awards in 2014 for his involvement in "Parenthood," one for Best Performance in a TV Series by a Supporting Young Actor and one for Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series
• Quote: "[on playing a character with Asperger's syndrome] "I had no idea what autism was before so I wanted to be able to learn more․ It's hard sometimes thinking of stuff that a person with autism might do in any given situation, but it's still really fun․""
• Landed his first recurring television role in 2010 on NBC's "Parenthood" in which he portrays a character with Asperger syndrome
• Often completes voice work for various children's programs including "The Land Before Time" and "Tigger & Pooh"
• Has played a family member of Mae Whitman's character multiple times, playing her brother in "In Treatment" and her cousin in "Parenthood․"
• His hobbies include baseball, tennis, karate, swimming and playing the piano
• Meets with a clinical psychologist employed by "Parenthood" in order to discuss the proper way of portraying a child with Asperger
• One of the hardest scenes he had to film in "Parenthood" involved eating right in front of a hissing cockroach