Biography for
Adam Pascal More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

25 October 1970, The Bronx, New York, USA

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse

Cybele Chivian

(19 December 1998 - present) 2 children

Trade Mark

Rock-and-roll voice

Trivia

His son, Lennon Jay, born October 2001

Solo album, "Model Prisoner", released on Sh-K-Boom Records in 2000.

Was on the cover of Newsweek with his "Rent" co-star Daphne Rubin Vega, who played opposite him as 'Mimi Marquez' in the original Broadway cast.

Has another son, Montgomery Lovell, born in 2004.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1996 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Rent," but lost to Nathan Lane in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."

Released his second solo album on Sh-K-boom records, "Civilian", on November 2nd 2004, the day of the presidential election

Received the 1996 Theatre World and Obie Awards, as well as nominations for the 1996 Tony and Drama Desk awards for Best Actor in a Musical. [1996]

When he was first cast in Rent, producers had just one problem: he always sang with his eyes closed. They brought it to his attention; he's never done it since.

His character from Rent, Roger, is modeled after the poet Rodolfo, from Puccini's La Boheme.

Graduated from Syosset High School, along with Natalie Portman, Idina Menzel, and Judd Apatow.

Personal Quotes

I am definitely less green than I was back then. What I meant by that was that I wasn't an actor and really at that point had no intention of continuing to pursue acting. What I did in "Rent" was just very natural. From day one I just connected to the role and the music and I think that's why I was successful in it.

Rent'll allow me to get my own apartment. I've always mooched off of girlfriends.

"When I was doing the play, it was hard for me to understand why people reacted so strongly to it. I thought it was great, but I didn't understand until I left why it had such a visceral impact. Now I know that when you watch it, whatever your individual issues are, you feel like a little bit of something has been lifted off your shoulders. And that's so rare." (About his experiences in Rent)

Ignorance is bliss. I wish I still had some.

Of course, I was like most people saying, 'Oh, that's crazy,' and to a certain extent it is crazy. But where it's true is that music effects you on a spiritual level. You're either going to convey positively or negatively when it comes to that. If your message is a dark message, no, you're not responsible for somebody killing themselves, that's ridiculous, but you should take responsibility for the spiritual connection that your music is going to make with somebody and whether it's going to make a positive or dark spiritual connection. [on whether Marilyn Manson's music has a dark influence on teenagers' lives]

Billy Joel is one of my hugest idols.

I always wanted to play music and have my music be the focus of my career. The only thing that's changed is the direction my career and life took, into the musical theater world. It's an added huge bonus into my life. I'm so lucky and honored to be able to do it. But I'm not a big fan of it.I would never want to be in a traditional revival. Rocky Horror is one thing, but I'd never want to do The Music Man or Kiss Me, Kate. That's not the kind of musical theater I enjoy. That's not my thing.