Max Jerry Horowitz

Max Jerry Horowitz is one of the main protagonists of Mary and Max.

Mary and Max
Max Horowitz is a forty-four-year-old obese Jewish man with Asperger syndrome and has spent his days alone since the loss of his father and his mother's suicide. He lives in New York with unwanted animals like a goldfish, a parakeet, and a cat who got his eye shot with a BB gun, along with an invisible friend known as Mr. Ravioli. He struggles with panic attacks and dislikes littering, since he cares for the environment. Max also wears his yarmulke and invented chocolate hot dogs.

Teased since he was a kid, Max spends his days in solitude until young Mary Daisy Dinkle comes into his life by sending him a letter asking him to be his friend. He sends her a response and Mary and Max spend the film writing to each other and helping each other overcome their troubles. Max gets in trouble and is sent to a psychiatric hospital, where he is diagnosed with high-functioning autism. Fortunately, he unexpectedly wins a lottery.

Max and Mary's bond continues, even when he passes away in the end after finding true happiness.

Trivia

 * Max is voiced by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.