Pascal, Adam 1970–

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Pascal, Adam 1970–

PERSONAL

Born October 25, 1970, in New York, NY; son of Wendy Seaman; married Cybele Chivian (a playwright), December 19, 1998; children: Lennon Jay, Montgomery Lovell. Education: Attended University of Southern Florida; studied communications at New York Institute of Technology.

Addresses:

Agent—Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—GEF Entertainment, 122 North Clark Dr., Suite 401, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Actor and producer. Taught "Working in the Theatre" seminars at City University of New York, c. 2000. Previously worked as rock musician, primarily with the band Mute, 1985-94. Also worked as a personal trainer.

Awards, Honors:

Theatre World Award, outstanding new performer, Obie Award, best actor in a musical, Village Voice, Antoinette Perry Award nomination, and Drama Desk Award nomination, lead actor in a musical, 1996, Critics Choice Award nomination (with others), best song, Black Reel Award nomination (with others), best ensemble, 2006, all for Rent.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Roger, Rent, New York Theatre Workshop, New York City, 1994, then off-Broadway production, then Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1995-96, then Shaftsbury Theatre, London, 1998-99, the New York City, 2007.

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs, City Center, New York City, 2000.

This Is Your Song: Broadway Sings Elton John, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Radames, Aida (also known as Elaborate Lives: The Story of Aida), Chicago, then Palace Theatre, New York City, 2000, 2004.

Radames, Chess, New Amsterdam Theatre, 2003.

Emcee, Cabaret, Studio 54 Theatre, New York City, 2003-2004.

Claude Bukowski, Hair!, New Amsterdam Theatre, 2004.

Stage Work:

Coproducer, Fully Committed, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1999-2001.

Film Appearances:

Eddie, SLC Punk!, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

Theo, The School of Rock (also known as School of Rock), Paramount, 2003.

Nicholi, Temptation, 2004.

Roger Davis, Rent, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2005.

Himself, No Day But Today: The Story of "Rent" (documentary), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.

Theo, American Primitive, 2007.

Bobby, Goyband, 2008.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1996.

"My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs," Great Performances, PBS, 2001.

Broadway's Best, Bravo, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996.

Today (also known as The Today Show and NBC News Today), NBC, 2000, 2005, 2006.

Trackers, Oxygen, 2000.

CNN Showbiz Today, Cable News Network, 2000.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

Dennis Hofferman, "Willkommen," Cold Case, CBS, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Rent: Original Broadway Cast Recording, c. 2000.

Civilian, Sh-K-Boom Records, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, June, 1996, p. 105.