Born and raised in San Diego, CA, Adam Brody spent his teen years hanging out with his friends, having fun and surfing.
Upon graduation, he convinced his parents to allow him to attend collage in Loas Angeles. However, instead of enrolling in school, he hired a private acting coach, signed with a personal manager and soon landed the lead role in the telefilm "Growing Up Brady" playing Barry Williams.

Soon thereafter, Brody was cast as the lead character of "Zack" in the MTV's series "Now What?" His television credits due to include a recurring role as "Coop" in "Once And Again", a recurring role as "Dave" in "Gilmore Girls" (Which he later left after landing the role of "Seth Cohen" in the hit TV show "The O.C").Adam also landed guest starring roles in "Judging Amy", "Family Law" and "Smallvile"

Brody's feature film credits include The WB's "Grind", the hit 2002 thriller "The Ring", "Holding Out Hope" opposite Ed Asner and Illana Douglas, and the soon-to-be-released Fox feature "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," opposite Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Most recently, Adam secured the lead opposite Meg Ryan in "In The Land Of Woman" for writer and director Jonathan Kasdan.

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