Biography

Alan Maxson received the "Independent Community Arts Award" in October 2016 from The Long Beach Acting & Film Association. The award recognized Alan with this statement "The Long Beach Acting & Film Association Proudly Recognizes Alan Maxson for your work in the independent film community that promotes creativity & artistry. LBAFA recognizes those who think outside of the box, thriving in their own craft while lifting up and encouraging others in theirs. With your example, you've inspired people in entertainment, and promoted education & growth in this industry. Thank you for all you have done as a passionate friend of LBAFA and ally to aspiring, struggling and established artists alike, and in appreciation, we present this Independent Community Arts Award to you.".

Alan Maxson won "Best Actor" for his role as Cookie in Christmas with Cookie during the Off The Rails Podcast Boobah Awards of 2017.

In Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death, Alan plays 3 different roles including Cheedo (Bloodsucka Jones personal body guard wearing cardboard armor), a zombie (who seems to always be looking up) and finally you see archive footage of Cookie from Christmas with Cookie on a TV while the main characters are channel surfing.

In 2018 the Cricket Magazine article, "The Man in the Monster Suit" by Shelley Walden, was featured in a Winsight 5th grade English exams program for Educational Testing Services on ETS.org. The article was accompanied by a picture of Alan in a monster suit.

In AMC Visionaries: Eli Roth's History of Horror, one of the producers altered a news paper article in an episode (Slashers Part 2) to say it was written by Alan Matson. This was a nod to Alan without using his real name.