History Creator / MaxAdler

Max Adler (born January 17, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role of bully David Karofsky in the FOX hit show ''Series/{{Glee}}''. Despite the character he plays, he is an anti-bullying activist, and is also involved in the fight against Muscular Distrophia.

Max Adler (born January 17, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role of bully David Karofsky in the FOX hit show ''Series/{{Glee}}''. [[RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor Despite the character he plays]], he is an anti-bullying activist, and is also involved in the fight against Muscular Distrophia.

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!!This actor provides examples of:

* WhenHeSmiles: On Glee, Karofsky is usually scowling or otherwise looking pissed. But as his picture here shows, when he's not, he's actually pretty dashing.

* AscendedExtra: He auditioned for one of the main male characters on the show, didn't get it but impressed Ryan Murphy enough for him to call him back for the then-small part of Karofsky, which was expanded when Murphy noticed his potential.
* DawsonCasting: It's not as noticeable as some [[MarkSalling other]] [[Creator/CoryMonteith actors]] on the show, but he is 26 playing an 18-year-old.
* HollywoodPudgy: On the show he's been called 'chubby' and 'unattractive', despite being neither. Of course, the words were said during an angry rant...
** Though partially (if loosely) in-universe justified/handwaved/whatever in that Karofsky usually is wearing a heavy letterman jacket and is a lineman. The former tends to be loose around the waist while the latter tends to be stereotyped as heavy around the belly.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: He's one of the only two actors (the other being Creator/JaymaMays) in the whole cast to have ''actually'' been in a Glee club, and a successful one, thus meaning he can sing pretty well, but he's playing a character who wants nothing to do with the club.
** Also he's one of the few characters that didn't sing a single song.
* LyingCreator: Not as much as someone 'cough Creator/ChrisColfer cough', but Max knows what to say and what to withhold about ''Series/{{Glee}}'' and his character's journey.
* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: And ''how''. Probably to be averted in the future as David Karofsky will most probably mellow out during season 3, and there have already been a lot of signs pointing out that he might not be such a bully if he let go. Even so, the contrast between moody teenage boy prone to violence David Karofsky and easy-going, respectful man Max Adler is very sharp. If he'd been given one or two actual interviews before Never Been Kissed, a lot of people would have realised HeReallyCanAct much sooner. One wonders if RIB hoped that nobody would pay that much attention to him before the episode for precisely this reason.
** Just... watch his early interactions with Kurt. Now think about the fact that, during their free time, Max and Creator/ChrisColfer are plotting an Oprah musical...
*** His TV Career seems to be going this way, as his character in the ''Series/LastResort'' pilot is [[spoiler: or better, ''was'' as of episode's end]] also kind of a bad guy.
*** Inverted with his role on ''Series/SwitchedAtBirth'', who's arguably as nice a guy as Max actually is.
* PromotedFanboy: He has said that he auditioned for a part in Glee because he admired Creator/RyanMurphy and his work.

Max Adler (b: January 17, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role of bully David Karofsky in the FOX hit show ''Series/{{Glee}}''. [[RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor Despite the character he plays]], he is an anti-bullying activist, and is also involved in the fight against Muscular Distrophia.

Max Adler (b: 1986) is an American actor best known for his role of bully David Karofsky in the FOX hit show ''Series/{{Glee}}''. [[RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor Despite the character he plays]], he is an anti-bullying activist, and is also involved in the fight against Muscular Distrophia.

See also: Creator/ChrisColfer, DarrenCriss, Creator/LeaMichele, Creator/CoryMonteith and Creator/KevinMcHale

* AscendedFanboy: He has said that he auditioned for a part in Glee because he admired Creator/RyanMurphy and his work.

* [[IronyAsSheIsCast Irony As He Is Cast]]: He's one of the only two actors (the other being Creator/JaymaMays) in the whole cast to have ''actually'' been in a Glee club, and a successful one, thus meaning he can sing pretty well, but he's playing a character who wants nothing to do with the club.

* [[LyingCreator Lying Actor]]: Not as much as someone 'cough Creator/ChrisColfer cough', but Max knows what to say and what to withhold about ''Series/{{Glee}}'' and his character's journey.

Max Adler (b: 1986) is an American actor best known for his role of bully David Karofsky in the FOX hit show ''{{Glee}}''. [[RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor Despite the character he plays]], he is an anti-bullying activist, and is also involved in the fight against Muscular Distrophia.

* [[LyingCreator Lying Actor]]: Not as much as someone 'cough Creator/ChrisColfer cough', but Max knows what to say and what to withhold about ''{{Glee}}'' and his character's journey.

* AscendedFanboy: He has said that he auditioned for a part in Glee because he admired RyanMurphy and his work.

See also: Creator/ChrisColfer, DarrenCriss, LeaMichele, Creator/CoryMonteith and Creator/KevinMcHale

See also: Creator/ChrisColfer, DarrenCriss, LeaMichele, Creator/CoryMonteith and KevinMcHale

See also: ChrisColfer, DarrenCriss, LeaMichele, Creator/CoryMonteith and KevinMcHale

* [[LyingCreator Lying Actor]]: Not as much as someone 'cough ChrisColfer cough', but Max knows what to say and what to withhold about ''{{Glee}}'' and his character's journey.

** Just... watch his early interactions with Kurt. Now think about the fact that, during their free time, Max and ChrisColfer are plotting an Oprah musical...

* DawsonCasting: It's not as noticeable as some [[MarkSalling other]] [[CoryMonteith actors]] on the show, but he is 26 playing an 18-year-old.

See also: ChrisColfer, DarrenCriss, LeaMichele, CoryMonteith and KevinMcHale

Max Adler (b: 1986) is an American actor best known for his role of bully David Karofsky in the FOX hit show ''{{Glee}}''. [[MeanCharacterNiceActor Despite the character he plays]], he is an anti-bullying activist, and is also involved in the fight against Muscular Distrophia.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: And ''how''. Probably to be averted in the future as David Karofsky will most probably mellow out during season 3, and there have already been a lot of signs pointing out that he might not be such a bully if he let go. Even so, the contrast between moody teenage boy prone to violence David Karofsky and easy-going, respectful man Max Adler is very sharp. If he'd been given one or two actual interviews before Never Been Kissed, a lot of people would have realised HeReallyCanAct much sooner. One wonders if RIB hoped that nobody would pay that much attention to him before the episode for precisely this reason.

* [[IronyAsSheIsCast Irony As He Is Cast]]: He's one of the only two actors (the other being JaymaMays) in the whole cast to have ''actually'' been in a Glee club, and a successful one, thus meaning he can sing pretty well, but he's playing a character who wants nothing to do with the club.

*** His TV Career seems to be going this way, as his character in the ''LastResort'' pilot is [[spoiler: or better, ''was'' as of episode's end]] also kind of a bad guy.

* HazelEyes