Max Perlich was born on March 28, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is known for his work on Blow (2001), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Cliffhanger (1993). He is married to Jia Mae.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His mother, Angela (Renzi), was a piano teacher, of Italian descent. His father, Ford Sorvino, was an Italian immigrant who worked in a robe factory as a foreman. Paul originally had his heart set on a life as an opera singer. He was exposed to dramatic arts while studying at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He furthered his studies with Sanford Meisner and eventually made his film debut in Where's Poppa? (1970).
