Maximilian Lee Piazza is an actor who is known for playing young Tim Kono in the Hulu Comedy series, Only Murders In The Building. His other roles include Josh Hubbins in Spirited (2022) and Young Zoro in Netflix’s One Piece. Piazza is also quite famous on Instagram with over 70,000 followers.
Delve into headings including the complete details on who Piazza’s parents are. In addition, know what ethnicities he belongs to. Also, read how Piazza started his acting career and what projects he has been in so far.
Who Are Maximilian Lee Piazza’s Parents?
Maximilian Lee Piazza, who was born on Dec 23, 2008, is the son of John Piazza and Susan Kim Piazza. Maximilian’s father, John is a recognized authority on health and fitness. He has been a practicing doctor in the field of chiropractic care since 1996. He also has international certification as a chiropractic sports physician. The actor’s father furthermore works with Olympic and professional athletes. Maximilian’s father practices at New York Chiropractic and Physical Therapy.
Maximilian’s mother, Susan Kim Piazza, on the other hand, is the former vice president of marketing for a leading broadband communications provider. She is the co-founder of SK and Associates. She works as the consulting arm of a multibillion-dollar hedge fund firm with offices in New York, Connecticut, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, and London.
Together, Maximilian’s parents are the founders of the Sports Science Lab. It reportedly is a world-class facility that focuses on optimizing the performances of all athletes. It emphasizes using state-of-the-art sports science technologies.
His Ethnicity
Piazza’s ethnicity is a bit of a mystery. The former child model hasn’t talked about what race each of his parents belongs to. From articles online and images on the likewise sources though, he apparently is half Korean and half Italian.
In March 2021, amidst the rising Asian Hate Crime in the US, Piazza on his Instagram posted a montage of clips from Asian kids while shouting out the message,
We (Asian) are not a virus. We are people.
Turns out, from his father’s side, Maximilian Lee Piazza is Italian. In 2021, Piazza’s father and mother were among the numerous donors who helped Casa Belvedere, an Italian culture center reach its goal of completing the building’s restoration in time. Piazza’s father and mother in their donations said,
…affords us the opportunity to immerse our young son in an environment where he can learn about his paternal ancestry.
The name, Piazza certainly has its origin in Italy. It apparently is a topographic name for someone who lived in the main square of a town or a habitational name from a place called Piazza or Piazze from Piazza ‘square.’ The name mostly belongs to Enna Province, Lucca Province, and Bergamo Province.
What Is He Popular For?
Piazza initially started out as a child model for Ralph Lauren despite his parents being against it. Later his manager suggested he go for acting as Piazza had developed a good personality and ability to be himself in front of the camera. Maximilian says after he started acting he found it was the perfect creative medium for him. As a model, the One Piece actor worked with brands like Levi’s, Puma, Air Jordan, Converse, Tommy Hilfiger, and Hurley. He additionally has worked with international brands including French Toast and Free Assembly.
Piazza’s first screen appearance was in the Hulu series, Only Murders In The Building as Young Tim Kono. Maximilian then played Henry Von Biedermeyer in the 2022 reboot of iCarly. Following that, he portrayed Josh Hubbins in the 2022 Christmas film, Spirited starring alongside Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell.
Piazza’s recent screen appearance was as a Young Zoro in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece.
The raven-haired actor also practiced martial arts specializing in laijutsu, a Japanese sword martial art known as Ryunshin Shouchi Ryu. As a matter of fact, Maximilian’s mother, Susan, too, is a third-degree black belt in the art of Tae Kwon Do.
The young actor additionally is a hip-hop dancer.
Does Maximilian Lee Piazza Have A Girlfriend?
Going by his Instagram, Piazza doesn’t seem to have a girlfriend. The young actor has a rather open social media handle. It seems as if Piazza has been using his Instagram since day one.
However not once has the actor talked or even mentioned about his romantic pursuits. Most of his feeds include his modeling and behind-the-scenes antics. But the half-Italian-half-Korean actor has yet to spill the beans on whether he has a girlfriend or not. Piazza certainly is in the coming-of-age phase and he may have had one or two love interests. However, whether or not he has anything going serious remains somewhat enigmatic and not so apparent.
