Max Elliott Slade

Max Elliott Slade was born on Jul 04, 1980 in USA. Max Elliott Slade's big-screen debut came with Parenthood directed by Ron Howard in 1989, strarring Young Gil. Max Elliott Slade is known for Frost/Nixon directed by Ron Howard, Frank Langella stars as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost. The upcoming new movie Max Elliott Slade plays is Frost/Nixon which will be released on Jan 23, 2009.

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 Portrait craché d'une famille modèle (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 Ninja Kids (1992), Les 3 ninjas contre-attaquent (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 - L'exécuteur (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.