 At Lyonne's prompting, Parness then cast actor David Krumholtz as Max in March 2003.Lyonne and Krumholtz first worked together in the 1998 20th-Century Fox film "The Slums of Beverly Hills", in which they played Vivian and Ben Abromowitz (brother and sister).According to a [ press release] dated March 12, 2005, REX Media was responsible for the website (www.maxandgrace.com), poster and promotional pieces for "Max & Grace."