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Biography

Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor and singer known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson 's musical Rent (musical)|Rent on Broadway theatre|Broadway 1996, the 2005 Rent (film)|movie version of the musical , and the Broadway Tour of Rent (musical)|Rent in 2009. He is also known for originating the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice 's Aida (musical)|Aida and for playing the Emcee from the 1998 revival of Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret .

Early life and stage work

Pascal was born in The Bronx, New York and grew up in Woodbury, Nassau County, New York , with his mother and stepfather, Wendy and Mel Seamon. He was raised Jew ish.He graduated from Syosset High School . http://syosset.patch.com/articles/rent-star-adam-pascal-revisits-roots Before his interest in music, he was a personal trainer. Although he began as a rock musician playing in a number of bands (such as Mute) formed with his schoolmates, Pascal became drawn to the musical theater. A friend of his from high school mentioned Rent (musical)|Rent to him. On a whim, he auditioned and was cast as the HIV positive rock guitarist Roger Davis. His powerful tenor voice and his performance in Rent earned him a Tony Awards|Tony nomination, a Theater World award, and an Obie Award. He left the show on November 2, 1997, but went on to reprise Roger when Rent opened in London.

The role helped Pascal gain fame on Broadway, and he was cast in the Elton John and Tim Rice musical Aida (musical)|Aida as the Egyptian general Radames with the original and final castsMolnar, Joseph. talkinbroadway.com, accessed September 6, 2011 (former Rent castmate Idina Menzel would co-star as Amneris in 2001), and Kander and Ebb's Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret , closing the show as the Emcee (closing cast). He also participated in several charity performances, including Chess (musical)|Chess in 2003 (playing the American, Freddie Trumper), InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011 Hair (musical)|Hair in 2004 (singing "I Got Life"), InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011 and the 24 Hour Plays in 2005. InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011 He returned to Aida in 2004 to close the run of the show as Radames. InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011Gans, Andrew. Playbill.com, May 4, 2004

Along with original Broadway Rent cast member Anthony Rapp (Mark Cohen), Pascal returned to Broadway to star as Roger in Rent from July 30 to October 7, 2007. Broadway.com, May 3, 2007 In January 2009, he and Rapp reprised their originating (and film) roles as Roger and Mark in another Rent tour titled: "Rent: The Broadway Tour" , which played in many cities in the North America, as well as stops in Japan and South Korea. At the tour's Detroit , Michigan stop in February, Pascal suffered two herniated discs in his neck and was on medical leave for a week. Cary Shields, an understudy and also a Broadway Rent veteran, filled in. Pascal made a full recovery and finished up the tour in early 2010. This tour closed on February 7, 2010.
Pascal reprised the role of Frederick Trumper, aka "Freddie, The American" in the London concert version of Chess (musical)|Chess at the Royal Albert Hall on May 12–13, 2008. His Rent and Aida co-star Idina Menzel played the role of Florence. chessinconcert.com, accessed September 6, 2011 This performance was recorded; it has been televised, first on American and British television on June 17, 2009, and repeatedly in America on PBS stations as part of that network's "Great Performances" series; and has been released on DVD. icethesite.com, accessed September 6, 2011

Pascal joined the Broadway Cast of Memphis (musical) on October 25, 2011 as Huey Calhoun. He replaced original cast member Chad Kimball in the role.

Music

Pascal felt that he was looked upon solely as a Broadway singer, and thus returned to his rock and roll roots with a solo recording contract on Sh-K-Boom Records , which was founded by his Aida costar, Sherie Rene Scott and her husband Kurt Deutsch. americantheatrewing.org, as of December, 2010, accessed September 6, 2011 He has released two solo rock album s, Model Prisoner (2000),Ehren, Christine. Playbill.com, May 9, 2000 Civilian (2004), trusttommy.com, November 5, 2009 as well as a collaborative rock album Blinding Light (2008) with pianist, Larry Edoff.Hetrick, Adam. Playbill.com, July 31, 2008
He also contributed a cover of Billy Joel 's "New York State of Mind" to the Compact disc|CD Broadway Cares: Home for the Holidays (2001),Banks, Richard. wbroadwaycares.shtml, 2002, accessed September 6, 2011 the end credits song, "Winter Light", from the movie Noel (2004), InternetMovieDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011 and the song "Perfect Place" on the album Listen which showcases songs written by adolescents who stutter (2009). pediastaff.com, 2009, accessed September 6, 2011 In School of Rock , he played Theo, lead singer of the band No Vacancy, and sang on two songs on the soundtrack.

On July 4, 2006, Pascal took part in the Macy's Fourth of July Celebration. He sang during the traditional fireworks display. He also took part in both the fifth and tenth anniversary celebrations of Rent on Broadway in 2000 and 2005, respectively.

Pascal formed the band "Me and Larry (Edoff)" in 2006. The two musicians began composing and performing original material and reworked Broadway songs in small venues throughout the US. Pascal won the 2007–2008 Golden Icon Award for Best Small Venue Concert. The band's first CD, Blinding Light , was released in May 2008 on Pascal's own label. The CD is available at concerts and through Amazon amazon.com, accessed September 6, 2011 and the band's website meandlarry.com, accessed September 6, 2011 (where a direct digital download is available).

In 2008, Pascal recorded a ballad entitled "Eva Wanted" with Broadway veteran and recording artist Maya Days. Pascal and Days co-starred in Aida on Broadway in 2000. Days is also a veteran of Rent on Broadway and in the UK, as well as the first National Tour, playing Mimi. InternetBroadwayDatabase, accessed September 6, 2011

As of 2009 and later, Pascal is developing a theatrical stage version of the classic 1988 concept album, Operation: Mindcrime by the prograssive metal band, Queensrÿche. The band is one of Pascal's musical influences, and has fully endorsed his efforts.Reesman, Bryan. bryanreesman.com, February 24, 2010

Film work

Pascal made his film debut in SLC Punk! (1999), and also appeared in School of Rock (2003) and Temptation (2004 film)|Temptation (2004). The audio for Temptation (2004 film)|Temptation , a musical, was recorded live on set during filming.

In late 2005, he, along with five others of the principal cast, reprised their roles in the film version of Rent (film)| Rent , directed by Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus . Pop idol Justin Timberlake campaigned heavily to Columbus and the producers for the role of Roger, but Columbus insisted that only the original cast members could convey the true meaning of Rent . The film released on November 23, 2005.

In the independent movie Falling Star (formally titled Goyband ), Pascal stars as a former boy-band icon who is booked to play a show at a Kosher hotel, but ends up shocking the guests with his sexy show. Fans were invited to participate in the movie as extras for the concert scenes. His co-stars are Amy Davidson , Cris Judd , Tovah Feldshuh , Dean Edwards , Tibor Feldman and Natasha Lyonne . Goyband originally premiered at the Jerusalem Films Festival in December 2008. Its North America premiere was July 2009, on Long Island. The movie was bought by distributor, MarVista Entertainment, which retitled it Falling Star . marvista.net, accessed September 6, 2011

Pascal has also completed filming for another independent movie, American Primitive , about a gay couple who try to hide their relationship from family and neighbors in 1973, a few years following the Stonewall Riots . American Primitive.com , accessed September 6, 2011

Disney had been planning a major motion picture adaptation release of Aida in 2010. According to Jim Hill Media, Beyoncé Knowles was in talks with The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Studios to star in the title role alongside Christina Aguilera as Amneris. It was unknown if Pascal would be asked to play his familiar role of Radames in this adaptation. However, no further reports of the adaptation's production have surfaced since.

Television

Pascal had a guest role as Dennis Hofferman, a murder victim, on an episode of Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case , with Tracie Thoms , his co-star from the film version of Rent , and Laura Bell Bundy , another Broadway star who originated the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (musical)| Legally Blonde . The episode, called "Willkommen", originally aired on April 2, 2006, and revolved around an amateur production of Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret . tv.com, accessed September 6, 2011

Pascal provided the narration and sang a song in the double-length episode " List of Backyardigans episodes#The Tale of the Mighty Knights|Tale of the Mighty Knights " for the show The Backyardigans . The song is called "I'm Not an Egg Anymore", and is the final song of the episode.

Personal life

On December 19, 1998, tv.com, accessed September 6, 2011 Pascal married Cybele Chivian, daughter of Eric Chivian|Eric S. Chivian, M.D. , Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School and 1985 Nobel Prize winner. They have two sons, foodallergy.org, September 10, 2010 Lennon Jay (born October 2001) and Montgomery Lovell (born February 2004).

Discography

"Mute" - ca. 1994

"Model Prisoner" - 2000

"Civilian" - 2004

"Blinding Light" (with Larry Edoff) - 2008

Stage credits

Rent (Original US & UK casts) - Roger Davis (1996–1997 , 1998 )

Aida - Radames (Original cast) (1998–2000)

Fully Committed (off-Broadway) - Co-producer (2000)

Cabaret - Emcee (October 2003 - January 2004) (Closing Cast)

Aida - Radames (2004) (Closing Cast)

Hair (2005) (Actors' Benefit Concert)

Chess - Freddie (2005) (Actors' Benefit Concert)

24 Hour Plays (2005)

Rent (Broadway) - Roger Davis (2007)

Alive in the World (2008)

Chess (London) - Freddie (2008)

Drift - (2008)

Rent (US national tour) - Roger Davis (2009–2010)

The Real Love: A New Musical - Rolf (2011) (Special Engagement in Pasadena)

Memphis (Broadway) - Huey Calhoun (2011)

Filmography

Year	Film/ television	Role	Other notes
1999	SLC Punk!	Eddie
2003	School of Rock	Theo
2004	Temptation	Nicholi
2005	Rent	Roger Davis	appeared with most of the original stage cast members
2006	Cold Case	Dennis Hofferman	TV series, appeared alongside Rent co-star Tracie Thoms
2008	American Primitive	Theo	Independent film
	Single Drop of You	Himself	Music Video
	Falling Star (formerly titled Goyband )	Bobby Starr	Independent Film
2009	Wild About Harry or American Primitive	Theo

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