Adam Pascal

Biography

Adam Pascal is an American actor and singer who began as a rock musician before moving into musical theater. Born in the Bronx and raised in Woodbury, New York, he gained fame originating the role of Roger Davis in Jonathan Larson's Rent on Broadway and in the West End, work that brought him a Tony nomination as well as a Theater World award and an Obie. He later originated Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, played the Emcee in Cabaret, Freddie Trumper in Chess, and Huey Calhoun in Memphis. His screen work includes SLC Punk (1998), School of Rock (2003), the film version of Rent (2005), Wild About Harry, Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 (2016), and Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival (2016). He also released solo rock albums and directed a production of Rent. He played William Shakespeare in Something Rotten! and Billy Flynn in Chicago.

55years old

Turns 56 on October 25in 6 days

Born October 25, 1970The Bronx
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 21 years1998 to 2019

Genres

Music71%, 5 films
Drama57%, 4 films
Comedy43%, 3 films
Adventure14%, 1 film
Family14%, 1 film

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Pascal took the director's chair for a Long Island staging of Rent by From Stage to Screen, with shows running from July 28 to July 30, 2023.

Adam Pascal movies on Netflix

Rent2019IMDb rating 6.3as Himself
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival2016IMDb rating 6.4as The Agent
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 22016IMDb rating 4.6as Eddie
Wild About Harry2009IMDb rating 6.0as Theo
Rent2005IMDb rating 6.9as Roger Davis
School of Rock2003IMDb rating 7.2as Theo
SLC Punk1998IMDb rating 7.3as Eddie

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Rent2005 Drama, Musical, Romanceas Roger Davis
IMDb rating 6.959K votes
School of Rock2003 Comedy, Musicas Theo
IMDb rating 7.2362K votes
SLC Punk1998as Eddie
IMDb rating 7.336K votes
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival2016as The Agent
IMDb rating 6.41.1K votes
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 22016as Eddie
IMDb rating 4.61.4K votes
Wild About Harry2009as Theo
IMDb rating 6.0286 votes
Rent2019as Himself
IMDb rating 6.32.2K votes

Most often with

James Merendino directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Devon Sawa

James Duval

Taye Diggs

Anthony Rapp

Idina Menzel

Jesse L. Martin

James MerendinoDirector, 2 films

Films together

Devon Sawa2 films together, 1998 to 2016
Devon Sawa's page
- Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 22016IMDb rating 4.6Pascal as EddieSawa as Sean
- SLC Punk1998IMDb rating 7.3Pascal as EddieSawa as Sean
James Duval2 films together, 1998 to 2016
James Duval's page
- Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 22016IMDb rating 4.6Pascal as EddieDuval as John The Mod
- SLC Punk1998IMDb rating 7.3Pascal as EddieDuval as John the Mod
Taye Diggs2 films together, 2005 to 2019
Taye Diggs's page
- Rent2019IMDb rating 6.3Pascal as HimselfDiggs as Himself
- Rent2005IMDb rating 6.9Pascal as Roger DavisDiggs as Benjamin Coffin III
Anthony Rapp2 films together, 2005 to 2019
Anthony Rapp's page
- Rent2019IMDb rating 6.3Pascal as HimselfRapp as Himself
- Rent2005IMDb rating 6.9Pascal as Roger DavisRapp as Mark Cohen
Idina Menzel2 films together, 2005 to 2019
Idina Menzel's page
- Rent2019IMDb rating 6.3Pascal as HimselfMenzel as Himself
- Rent2005IMDb rating 6.9Pascal as Roger DavisMenzel as Maureen Johnson
Jesse L. Martin2 films together, 2005 to 2019
Jesse L. Martin's page
- Rent2019IMDb rating 6.3Pascal as HimselfMartin as Himself
- Rent2005IMDb rating 6.9Pascal as Roger DavisMartin as Tom Collins
James MerendinoDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 2016
All films by James Merendino
- Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 22016IMDb rating 4.6Pascal as Eddie
- SLC Punk1998IMDb rating 7.3Pascal as Eddie
Also two films together3 more actors
- Michael A. GoorjianPunk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 (2016) and SLC Punk (1998)
- Wilson Jermaine HerediaRent (2019) and Rent (2005)
- Jordan-Claire GreenWild About Harry (2009) and School of Rock (2003)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

One award and honor.

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Adam Pascal's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
1996	Theatre World Award		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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