Max Pomeranc

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A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

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Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

Max was born in Manhattan, New York. He attended P.S.9 for elementary school and Wagner Jr. High for grades 6-8. He rarely talked about his film work and was part of the rowdier crowd. Max spent a lot of time playing handball or messing around with his friends in the neighborhood. He last film was the TV movie Journey in 1995, and he has not been particularly interested in acting since then.

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Nancy Travis, and Max Pomeranc in Fluke (1995)

Nancy Travis and Max Pomeranc in Fluke (1995)

Eric Stoltz, Nancy Travis, and Max Pomeranc in Fluke (1995)

Max Pomeranc in Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

Joan Allen, Laurence Fishburne, William H. Macy, Ben Kingsley, Laura Linney, Joe Mantegna, and Max Pomeranc in Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

Known for

Searching for Bobby Fischer

7.4

Josh Waitzkin

1993

Definitely, Maybe

7.1

Robredo Campaign Worker

2008

Fluke

6.6

Brian Johnson

1995

Journey

6.4

TV Movie

Journey

1995

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Actor

Definitely, Maybe
- Robredo Campaign Worker
- 2008
Journey
- Journey
- TV Movie
- 1995
Fluke
- Brian Johnson
- 1995
Nowhere to Hide
- Sam Blake
- TV Movie
- 1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer
- Josh Waitzkin
- 1993

Additional Crew

Definitely, Maybe
- on set production assistant
- 2008

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Personal details

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Born
- March 21, 1984
- New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
- Anna FrenkelMarch 17, 2018 - ?

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Trivia
At the time when he made his big-screen debut in Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), he was one of the country's top 100 chess players in his age group.