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Max Greenfield, born on September 4, 1979 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States, is a television actor, film actor and screenwriter. That puts Max Greenfield at 47 years old in 2026. Education on record includes University of Wisconsin–Madison.
My Take
Max Greenfield will always be Schmidt to me, the gloriously self-absorbed roommate on New Girl whose every line landed somewhere between cringe and charm. That role earned him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, and it is still the performance I associate with him most. What I appreciate is how he kept working steadily afterward, anchoring The Neighborhood on CBS for years as the well-meaning dad next door. A Wisconsin-Madison graduate from suburban New York, he has quietly built a career on likable comic specificity, and I find his consistency more impressive than any single flashy turn.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Max Greenfield
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・グリーンフィールド
- Reading
- まっくす・ぐりーんふぃーるど
- Born
- September 4, 1979 (age 47)
- Origin
- Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / screenwriter / director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
2. Background
- University
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
3. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/iamgreenfield
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20Greenfield
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q891796
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Max Greenfield born?
Max Greenfield was born on September 4, 1979 and is 47 years old.
Where is Max Greenfield from?
Max Greenfield is from Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States.
What does Max Greenfield do?
Max Greenfield works as actor, television actor, film actor, screenwriter, director.
Where did Max Greenfield study?
Max Greenfield attended University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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