Max Cantor
Michael 'Max' Cantor (c.1959 - 3 October 1991) was a 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.
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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 and spent his summers until 14 at Camp Hillcroft in Billings, NY,(other illustrious campers included Albert Shanker's kidsand Burt Lancaster's). He won top roles in "Winnie the Pooh" and"Velveteen Rabbit."
- Michael/Max was born in May and was over six feet tall. His commanding.
intense presence made him stand out immediately from his peers.
- In London, Vidal Sassoon cut his hair.
Selected filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Fear, Anxiety & Depression | Jack | |
| 1987 | Dirty Dancing | Robbie Gould |
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Categories
1959 births | American film actors | American journalists | Drug-related deaths | Iboga | Jewish American actors | Jewish-American journalists | 1991 deaths | People from New York City