Adam Brody

Adam Jared Brody was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Valerie Jill (Siefman), a graphic artist, and Mark Alan Brody, a lawyer. His parents, both originally from Michigan, are both from Jewish families (from Russia and Poland). Adam spent a lot of his teen years hanging out with his friends, having fun and surfing. Upon graduation, he convinced his parents to allow him to attend college in Los Angeles. However, instead of enrolling in school, he hired an acting coach, signed with a talent manager and soon landed the lead in the NBC movie-of-the-week, _Growing Up Brady (2000)_ (qv), playing 'Barry Williams' (qv) (Greg Brady). Soon after, Brody was cast as the lead, Zack Altman, in the MTV series _Much Ado About Whatever (2001)_ (qv). His television credits also include the recurring role of Coop in ABC's _Once and Again (1999)_ (qv); a recurring role as Dave Rygalski in The WB's _Gilmore Girls (2000)_ (qv); and standout guest-starring roles in _Judging Amy (1999)_ (qv), _Family Law (1999)_ (qv) and _Smallville (2001)_ (qv). Brody then starred in the Fox series _The O.C. (2003)_ (qv), portraying Seth Cohen, which made him famous.In addition to starring in the comedy _Grind (2003)_ (qv), Brody's feature film credits include a minor role in the thriller _The Ring (2002)_ (qv), a lead role in the drama _Missing Brendan (2003)_ (qv), and supporting roles in the action film _Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)_ (qv) and the comedy-drama _Thank You for Smoking (2005)_ (qv).::Anonymous