- Is the first male actor to pose for the cover of Elle Girl magazine.
- Luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana named a pair of boots after him: the "Adam Brody Lace Up Boots".
- (November 20, 2013) Engaged to Leighton Meester.
- (February 15, 2014) Married his girlfriend of two years Leighton Meester following a three-month-engagement.
- Based his performance in Jennifer's Body (2009) mainly on Brandon Flowers of The Killers, Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars.
- Became a father for the 1st time at age 35 when his wife Leighton Meester gave birth to their daughter Arlo Day Brody on August 4, 2015. They had a second child, a boy whose name has not been revealed yet, in September 2020.
- In 2007, he was set to play the role of Ned on Pushing Daisies (2007). However, after just finishing up The O.C. (2003), Adam did not want to venture into another television show so soon, so he passed on the role. It was rumored that the producers and ABC offered him a salary of $300,000 per episode. This would have placed him as one of the highest-paid TV actors at that time.
- (December 5, 2006) Split from his The O.C. (2003) co-star Rachel Bilson after two years together.
- His favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
- Mentioned in an interview that Brad Pitt once approached him and told him that he loved the movie Grind (2003).
- His parents are both from Jewish families (from Russia and Poland). Adam had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
- Has younger fraternal twin brothers, Matt and Sean (born 1985).
- Loves indie rock and jazz. His taste in music is the same as that of his character on The O.C. (2003), Seth Cohen.
- Has a dog named Penny.
- Is only 14 years younger than Kelly Rowan, who plays his mother on The O.C. (2003).
- Plays the drums in a band called Big Japan (formerly called Steven's Team). Claims his drumming is more like practice instead of actual drumming.
- Was to star in and co-produce a 2007 remake of Revenge of the Nerds (1984) but after three weeks of filming the project was canceled.
- Loves filmmaking and is interested in writing and directing.
- Campaigned for Barack Obama in the 2008 election.
- Was named one of Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" with Mischa Barton, Ben McKenzie, and Rachel Bilson.
- Favorite books are "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon, and "Less than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis.
- Attended MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California.
- Owns a horse.
- Winner of the UCLA film school Jim Morrison Film Award.
- Graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego, California.
- Portrayed a character named Barry Gilmore in an episode of Judging Amy (1999), then went on to have a recurring role on Gilmore Girls (2000).
- Portrayed Greg Brady in a parody sketch on The Amanda Show (1999), while portraying the actor Barry Williams (who played Greg in real life) on Growing Up Brady (2000).
- Was named one of People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2004.
- Was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful" in 2004.
- Topped E!'s "Sizzling 16" in 2003, beating out stars like Josh Duhamel, Keira Knightley, Hayden Christensen, and Emily VanCamp.
- Former janitor at a swimming Racket Club at fourteen.
- Was ranked #9 on Elle Girl magazine's "50 Hottest Guys" list.
- Voted by fans as Elle Girl magazine's "Coolest TV Star" and "Coolest Guy Celeb".
- Named one of People magazine's "50 Hottest Bachelors" in 2003, 2004, and 2005.
- Was voted #1 in Cosmo Girl UK's list of pin-up sex symbols in 2005.
- Was roommates with Bret Harrison, who guest-starred on The Rivals (2004).
- Was ranked #17 in The Independent Online's "100 Sexiest Men Alive" in 2006.
- Likes watching The Daily Show (1996) and Entourage (2004).
- Appeared in the horror films Jennifer's Body (2009) and Ready or Not (2019), both of which his respective characters sold their soul to the Devil.
- Brother-in-law of Lex Meester.
- Studied with Amy Lyndon.
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