Max Lewis Ehrich (born June 24, 1991)[1] is an American actor, singer, and dancer.

Max Ehrich
BornJune 24, 1991 (1991-06-24) (age 33)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active2004–present

Life and career

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Ehrich was raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey,[1] in a Jewish family with mother Rhonda Ehrich[2] and father Bruce Ehrich.[3] He made his film debut starring in One Easy Job (2004), then had a supporting role as principal dancer in High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Breaking into television, Ehrich played Randy in two episodes of Ugly Betty.[4] He then played 16-year-old jock Jesse Moretti in the 2009 Lifetime TV-movie The Pregnancy Pact, starring Thora Birch, Camryn Manheim, and Nancy Travis.[5][6] He filmed two pilots for CBS in 2010, and has since shot another pilot as a recurring guest star for the new Country Music Television sitcom Working Class, starring Melissa Peterman.[7] He played Adam in iStart A Fan War, a TV-movie for the Nickelodeon show iCarly.

In 2012, Ehrich joined the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless as Fenmore Baldwin.[8] The following year he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal.[9][10][11] Ehrich chose a scene where Fenmore tells Jamie that Summer is the one cyberbullying him.[12][13] From 2014 through 2015, he appeared in a recurring role throughout CBS' Under the Dome, as Hunter May. He additionally has appeared on series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon show 100 Things to Do Before High School, and appeared as Quinn in six episodes of Embeds.[4] In 2019, Ehrich appeared in the Netflix film Walk. Ride. Rodeo.[4]

Personal life

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Ehrich and singer-songwriter Demi Lovato began dating in March 2020 and became engaged in July 2020.[14] Two months later, the couple called off their engagement.[15][16]

By November 2020, he was reported to be dating singer Mariah Angeliq.[17] The couple soon ended up calling it quits. As of now, Max is currently single.

Filmography and discography

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Discography

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Year Title
2019 Ride (from Walk Ride Rodeo)[citation needed]
2019 Somebody Else[citation needed]
2020 Afraid
2023 BACKROADS

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 One Easy Job[18] Henry Short film
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Principal dancer
2011 Grace Face[citation needed] Dylan Short film
2018 The Last Breakfast Club[citation needed] Andrew
2019 Walk. Ride. Rodeo. Tate Watkins Netflix Original
2023 Southern Gospel Samuel Allen

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Ugly Betty Randy 2 episodes
2010 The Pregnancy Pact Jesse Moretti Television film
2010 Shake It Up Eddie 2 episodes
2010 iCarly Adam Episode: "iStart a Fan War"
2010 No Ordinary Family Dylan Episode: "No Ordinary Anniversary"
2011 Parenthood Bradley Episode: "Damage Control"
2011 Working Class Josh Episode: "The Dance"
2012–2015 The Young and the Restless Fenmore Baldwin Role held: June 11, 2012 – May 18, 2015
2014–2015 Under the Dome Hunter May 19 episodes
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Daniel Pryor Episode: "Pornstar's Requiem"
2014–2016 100 Things to Do Before High School Ronbie Martin 10 episodes
2016 The Path Freddie Ridge 3 episodes
2016–2017 Sweet/Vicious Landon Mays 3 episodes
2019 American Princess Brett Recurring role

Awards and nominations

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List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2011
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Supporting Actor The Pregnancy Pact Nominated
2012
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 18–21 Parenthood Nominated
2013
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
2014
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
2015
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
2016
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Rapkin, Mickey (July 27, 2008). "Auditioning Round the Campfire". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2008. Max Ehrich, 17, of Marlboro, N.J., spent seven summers at French Woods. In November he will be seen as a principal dancer in the feature film 'High School Musical 3.'
  2. ^ Connelly, Irene (July 28, 2020). "Demi Lovato is engaged to a nice Jewish boy from New Jersey". The Forward. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. [O]ne of his grandfathers attended Weequahic High School, the archetypically Jewish school that provided the grist for many a Philip Roth novel. Article includes Rhonda Ehrlich tweet confirming mother's name.
  3. ^ "Arnold Ehrich [Obituary]". The Star-Ledger. Newark, New Jersey. December 14, 2014. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020. He was a graduate of Weequahic High School in Newark.... Surviving are ... his son, Bruce Ehrich and [Bruce's] wife, Rhonda ... [and] his grandchildren, Matthew, Lindsay, Max and Jessica.
  4. ^ a b c "Max Ehrich: Credits". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ill-conceived: Gloucester-inspired 'Pregnancy Pact' goes belly up". Boston Herald. January 21, 2010. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Pregnancy Pact". Lifetime. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  7. ^ Kroll, Justin (December 2, 2010). "Players". Variety. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Max Ehrich Interview". CBS. June 8, 2012. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2013. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  10. ^ Cain-Jackson, Bryan (June 17, 2013). "The Young and the Restless' Max Ehrich on His Daytime Emmy Nomination". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  11. ^ Deese, Hollie (June 10, 2013). "Interview: The Young And The Restless' Max Ehrich". Soaps.She Knows.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  12. ^ Bibel, Sara (June 14, 2013). "Deep Soap: Daytime Emmy Nominees Predict the Winners". Xfinity. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  13. ^ Clifford, Kambra (May 17, 2013). "'Y&R's' Max Ehrich Is Living A Dream". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  14. ^ Streva, Virginia (July 23, 2020). "Demi Lovato gets engaged to Monmouth County native Max Ehrich". Philly Voice. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: WWB Holdings. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  15. ^ Mauch, Ally (September 26, 2020). "Demi Lovato's Ex Max Ehrich Says He Found Out About Their Relationship Status 'Through a Tabloid'". People. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "Demi Lovato Was 'Shocked' When She Discovered Max Ehrich's Intentions 'Weren't Genuine': Source". People. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  17. ^ "Max Ehrich Girlfriend After Demi Lovato Split: Dating History". J-14. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  18. ^ "Max Ehrich". IMDb. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  19. ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  20. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  21. ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  22. ^ "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  23. ^ "The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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