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Max Thieriot
Five Questions with Max Thieriot
The cute star of The Astronaut Farmer talks about his wild side and his crazy animal adventures!

Swimming with sharks and doing flips on a snowboard may sound like a normal day for someone who played an action hero (remember him in Catch that Kid?). But while 18-year-old Max Thieriot still has an adventurous side, these days he's also flexing his muscles in dramatic films like The Astronaut Farmer and this summer's Nancy Drew. Right now, find out why Max is a total dog person, but SO not a llama person....

WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU SEE WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?

A surfboard -- I have, like, seven of them. There's a rack right above the head of my bed where I store them -- actually, there's a snowboard there right now.

YEAH, WE HEAR YOU'RE QUITE THE DAREDEVIL WHEN IT COMES TO EXTREME SPORTS!

I actually used to be a lot worse. I used to do flips snowboarding, but when I was 12, I cracked my head open trying to do a front flip. Backflips are a lot easier, but I knew this guy who was really good at front ones, so I figured I would try it. I landed weird and my board ended up hitting me in the back of the head. It was pretty gnarly! My dad was there to take photos of the flip, which would've been really cool, but instead he got pictures of me being taken away on a sled with a big bandage around my head.

OMG! HAS ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED LIKE THAT SURFING?

Well, surfing is pretty intense. I learned in Northern California, where I grew up. It's freezing-cold water there, so you have to wear a really thick wet suit with a hood and booties. Plus, it's a breeding ground for great white sharks. I've had buddies who've gotten hit and knew one girl who got bit.

HAVE YOU EVER COME CLOSE TO BEING ATTACKED?

Once when I was with my friend and his dad, we were just sitting there on our boards and a shark came straight at me. I started freaking out, and then it dove under. I didn't know if it was going to come back and bite me or what, which was even worse than seeing it! I was screaming, which made my friend and his dad scream, and we all paddled in to shore really fast.

SO, OTHER THAN SHARKS, DO YOU LIKE ANIMALS?

I'm a dog person -- my family has three dogs. We also have four or five horses, quite a few cats, donkeys, and a couple of llamas. But I don't really like the llamas. They stink and all they do is try to spit on you.

WHAT ABOUT THE DONKEYS? DO YOU LIKE THEM?

They're alright. They're noisy, but they're not as bad as the llamas!

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