Max Cantor
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Michael 'Max' Cantor (c.1959 - 3 October 1991) was an American journalist and actor in films such as Dirty Dancing (1987) and Fear, Anxiety and Depression (1989). He was a 1982 graduate of Harvard University, where he lived in Adams House and starred in several productions by the then-student director Peter Sellars. His writings for The Village Voice on ibogaine as a cure for heroin addiction, and his interest in the cult surrounding East Village cannibal murderer Daniel Rakowitz may have led to his premature death of a heroin overdose. He became an addict while researching addicts in New York and died of an undiluted shot of pure heroin at the age of 32.
[edit] Trivia
- His father was the theatrical producer Arthur Cantor. He grew up in the famed Dakota Apartments on West 72nd Street in New York.
- Michael, as he was known in his younger years, attended the Collegiate School (a prestigious New York private school where John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Anthony Root, among others, were educated). He spent his summers until 14 at Camp Hillcroft in Billings, NY; (other illustrious campers included Albert Shanker's kids and Burt Lancaster's). Michael won top roles in "Winnie the Pooh" and "Velveteen Rabbit."
- During his trips to London with his father, Vidal Sassoon personally cut his hair.
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Fear, Anxiety & Depression | Jack | |
| 1987 | Dirty Dancing | Robbie Gould |
