- Born
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Born into a family of actors, Max Slade scored his first acting role at the age of eight, as the child version of Steve Martin's character, Gil Buckman, in director Ron Howard's hit comedy Parenthood (1989). The following year, he took a role in the short-lived Parenthood (1990) TV series (alongside young Leonardo DiCaprio and Thora Birch), this time playing Gil Buckman's son, Kevin.
Max is perhaps best known for his role as Colt in the children's martial arts films 3 Ninjas (1992), 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994), and 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up (1995). He had studied karate since the age of five and this role provided an opportunity for his acting and martial arts skills to come together. He was the only actor to appear in all three films, his co-stars Michael Treanor and Chad Power having declined to appear in 'Kick Back.' ('Kick Back' and 'Knuckle Up' were released out of order.)
At the age of fourteen, Max worked with Ron Howard for the third time, this time as Tom Hanks' screen son in Apollo 13 (1995). Max's final film appearance was in the independent action film The Sweeper (1996).
Max quit acting professionally at age 15 in order to focus on school, going on to earn a B.A. in anthropology from USC.- IMDb Mini Biography By: annonymous
- ParentsBesty Slade
- RelativesDemian Slade(Sibling)
- Is studying mixed martial arts at Legends Training Center in Los Angeles.
- Max is a bartender in Los Angeles, California. He is also studying anthropology at the University of Southern California.
- Still studies martial arts with the same shihan ("master") he has trained with since childhood.
- Is the youngest son of John and Betsy. He has one elder brother, Demian Slade (b. 1972), who was also a teen actor.
- Teaches kundalini yoga in Pasadena, California.
- Caring for friends opens the heart, and gifts us with the privilege of sharing the fruits of our self-imposed and necessary solitude.
- The process of art-making is full of happy accidents - what fun!
- Change shakes us up, and we can thank our Muse for it... we are driven by change to create, to excel, and to become better humans, perhaps even more sensitive humans!
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