Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, singer, and musician, known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent on Broadway 1996, the 2005 movie version of the musical, and the Broadway Tour of Rent in 2009. He is also known for originating the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida and for playing the Emcee from the 1998 revival of Cabaret and most recently appeared as Huey Calhoun in the Broadway Company of Memphis.
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| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | Billy Joel is one of my hugest idols. |
| 3 | 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] |
| 4 | Ignorance is bliss. I wish I still had some. |
| 5 | "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) |
| 6 | Rent'll allow me to get my own apartment. I've always mooched off of girlfriends. |
| 7 | 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. |
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| 1 | His parents were both from Jewish families (from Romania, Russia, Austria, and Poland). |
| 2 | Playing the role of the Emcee in the current Broadway revival of Cabaret from October, 2003 up to the show's closing date in January of 2004. [November 2003] |
| 3 | Getting ready to record his new album and reprise his role of Roger in Rent on Broadway for six weeks (beginning July 2007). [May 2007] |
| 4 | Extended his return to Rent with Anthony Rapp for an extra four weeks (through September). New CD to be released October 2007. [September 2007] |
| 5 | His new CD, working title of Me And Larry, is still in production and should be releasing in January 2008. [September 2007] |
| 6 | He created the role of Radames in the 2000 Original Broadway Cast of Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida with Heather Headley. He later returned June 28, 2004 to reprise the role through, September 5, 2004 when Aida played its final performance, ending its triumphant four and a half year run. [2000] |
| 7 | About to start filming "Rent" movie in San Francisco as Roger Davis. [2005] |
| 8 | School of Rock (2003) with Jack Black, as Theo [October 2003] |
| 9 | Playing music from his new album, Civilian, around New York City. [October 2004] |
| 10 | Is touring with piano player Larry Edoff to promote new CD "Blinding Light" on Sh-K-Boom Records, set to release on April 30, 2008. [February 2008] |
| 11 | On tour across the Northeast with Larry Edoff. [2006] |
| 12 | Adam and Larry are currently working on a new CD of Broadway songs set to be released some time 2010. [2010] |
| 13 | CD released with collaborator Larry Edoff, on BlindingLightLLC. Titled Blinding Light, Adam sings lead on 11 out of the 12 tracks. [May 2008] |
| 14 | Graduated from Syosset High School, along with Natalie Portman, Idina Menzel, and Judd Apatow. |
| 15 | His character from Rent, Roger, is modeled after the poet Rodolfo, from Puccini's La Boheme. |
| 16 | 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. |
| 17 | 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] |
| 18 | Released his second solo album on Sh-K-boom records, "Civilian", on November 2nd 2004, the day of the presidential election |
| 19 | 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." |
| 20 | His second son, Montgomery Lovell Pascal, was born on February 6, 2004. |
| 21 | 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. |
| 22 | Solo album, "Model Prisoner", released on Sh-K-Boom Records in 2000. |
| 23 | His son, Lennon Jay Pascal, was born on October 19, 2001. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival | 2016 | performer: "Down At The Midnight Rectory", "Fair Game", "Songs Of Old" |
| Great Performances | 2001-2009 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | 2008 | TV Special performer: "Seasons of Love" |
| Rent | 2005 | performer: "Seasons of Love", "Rent", "You'll See", "One Song Glory", "Light My Candle", "Another Day/No Day But Today reprise", "Will I?", "Santa Fe", "La Vie Boheme", "I Should Tell You", "Without You", "Goodbye Love", "What You Own", "Finale A", "Your Eyes", "Finale B/No Day But Today", "Seasons of Love B Reprise", "La Vie Boheme B Reprise", "I'll Cover You Reprise/Seasons Of Love" |
| Noel | 2004 | performer: "Winter Light" |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Broadway: The Next Generation | 2018 | Documentary filming | Himself |
| A Better Life: An Exploration of Joy & Meaning in a World Without God | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Spotlight on Broadway | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Broadway.com Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Single Drop of You | 2009 | Short | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| PIX 11 Morning News | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| 11th Annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The View | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Early Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Broadway's Best | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Great Performances | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Working in the Theatre | 1996-2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Cast of Rent |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Musical |
