Max Adler
Biography
Max Adler is an American actor who became known for playing Dave Karofsky, the bullying school jock on the Fox series Glee. He was born in Queens, New York, and grew up in Arizona before heading to Los Angeles to start an acting career. After a series of small productions, he landed the recurring Glee part, and creator Ryan Murphy was impressed enough to write more for him. The November 2010 episode Never Been Kissed revealed Karofsky as a closeted gay teen, and the performance brought Adler supportive messages from viewers online. He also drew praise for his work in the episode On My Way. He has been part of three Shakespeare productions with The Porters of Hellsgate, a theater company in Los Angeles, and from 2014 to 2017 he played Tank on Switched at Birth. In 2014 he appeared as Baker in Believe Me.
40years old
Turns 41 on January 17in 94 days
- Born Queens
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 11 years2012 to 2023
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Big break
Max Adler was cast as Glee bully Dave Karofsky in a recurring role, and creator Ryan Murphy was so impressed with his acting that he wanted to write more material for him.
Beyond film
Adler has been a resident artist at The Porters of Hellsgate, a Los Angeles theater company, and has taken part in three of its Shakespearean productions since 2008.
Max Adler movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Max Adler shares two films with Brett Dier, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Danny Mooney
Ben McPhersonDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Ben McPherson
All films by Paul Davis
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