Max Vontaine

Max Hartman is an actor, producer, musician, songwriter, and composer who has spent his career happily refusing to pick a lane. A member of Kitchen Dog Theater’s Company of Artists since 1999, his stage work has earned recognition from The Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Theater Critics Forum, D Magazine, Dallas Observer, and others. Screen credits include Never Goin’ Back, Little Woods, Five Star Day, El Tonto Por Cristo, and The Finale, which he produced with fellow Kitchen Dog Theater creatives. Then there’s the voice. Max spent more than a decade as a principal voice for Domino’s and has worked across commercials and animation, including Tales of Wedding Rings & Solo Leveling. A lifelong singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Max plays guitar, bass, piano, and drums. He also created Max Vontaine, his martini-smooth crooner alter ego blending music, comedy, audience interaction, and classic showmanship, & was twice named Entertainer of the Year by Los Angeles Downtown News.