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 Adrian Pasdar was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Rosemarie Pasdar (n��e Sbresny), who owns a travel agency, and Homayoon Pasdar, a prominent heart surgeon. His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some Polish, descent. At the age of 2, his father moved the family to Powelton, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. In high school, he excelled at football, eventually leading to a football scholarship at the University of Florida in 1983. Football may have been a promising future, had it not been for a terrible accident during his freshman year that left his face scarred and his legs badly injured. A very driven Adrian finished his freshman year in a wheelchair, doing intensive physical therapy and turning his attention to campus stage productions and rediscovered a childhood interest in writing and acting. No longer able to play football, he dropped out of school and returned home, taking a job with a theater group "People's Light and Theatre Company". Here, he worked on sound, lighting and set construction. While constructing a set, he cut off the end of his left thumb. Adrian, having the ability to turn tragedy into triumph, used his medical compensation to pay for attendance at the famous Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. At the age of 19, he auditioned for a role in Top Gun (1986). Director Tony Scott was so impressed that he wrote the part of "Chipper" just for him. This led to bigger roles in Solarbabies (1986), Streets of Gold (1986), and Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 cult vampire movie Near Dark (1987), with Adrian in the lead role of "Caleb Colton". He also appeared in Vital Signs (1990). Adrian has always been an actor ahead of his time, opting for roles in independent and cable movies long before they were considered fashionable for feature actors to do. In 1992, feeling completely out-of-touch with reality, Adrian left Hollywood to return to New York. He worked as a cashier for room and board, while taking the occasional small part, such as "Frankie" in Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way (1993). Another major break came in 1995, when Adrian was cast as the title character on the short-lived Fox series Profit (1996). He continues to act in supporting roles and has now added directing to his already impressive body of work. He wrote and directed the short film Beyond Belief (1999) and also directed a feature film entitled Cement (2000).
Bio:
Adrian Pasdar was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Rosemarie Pasdar (n��e Sbresny), who owns a travel agency, and Homayoon Pasdar, a prominent heart surgeon. His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some Polish, descent. At the age of 2, his father moved the family to Powelton, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. In high school, he excelled at football, eventually leading to a football scholarship at the University of Florida in 1983. Football may have been a promising future, had it not been for a terrible accident during his freshman year that left his face scarred and his legs badly injured. A very driven Adrian finished his freshman year in a wheelchair, doing intensive physical therapy and turning his attention to campus stage productions and rediscovered a childhood interest in writing and acting. No longer able to play football, he dropped out of school and returned home, taking a job with a theater group "People's Light and Theatre Company". Here, he worked on sound, lighting and set construction. While constructing a set, he cut off the end of his left thumb. Adrian, having the ability to turn tragedy into triumph, used his medical compensation to pay for attendance at the famous Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. At the age of 19, he auditioned for a role in Top Gun (1986). Director Tony Scott was so impressed that he wrote the part of "Chipper" just for him. This led to bigger roles in Solarbabies (1986), Streets of Gold (1986), and Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 cult vampire movie Near Dark (1987), with Adrian in the lead role of "Caleb Colton". He also appeared in Vital Signs (1990). Adrian has always been an actor ahead of his time, opting for roles in independent and cable movies long before they were considered fashionable for feature actors to do. In 1992, feeling completely out-of-touch with reality, Adrian left Hollywood to return to New York. He worked as a cashier for room and board, while taking the occasional small part, such as "Frankie" in Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way (1993). Another major break came in 1995, when Adrian was cast as the title character on the short-lived Fox series Profit (1996). He continues to act in supporting roles and has now added directing to his already impressive body of work. He wrote and directed the short film Beyond Belief (1999) and also directed a feature film entitled Cement (2000).
Tivia:
Adrian met his estranged wife Natalie Maines at the wedding of his best friend. He was the best man and she was a bridesmaid. They went together as a couple, to the altar.Married Natalie Maines (of the country music group The Chicks) on the weekend of June 24-25, 2000. They were married in Las Vegas's Little White Wedding Chapel, in a $55 no-frills ceremony officiated by the chapel's Pastor Ann. The couple first met in May 1999, at the wedding of band member Emily Strayer and singer-songwriter Charlie Robison.Went to the University of Florida on a football scholarship, but his football career ended due to serious injuries when he flipped his Jeep while driving in Miami.His father, Homayoon Pasdar, was born in Iran and worked as a surgeon near Philadelphia. His mother, Rosemarie Pasdar (n��e Rosemarie Sbresny), was born in K?nigsberg, Germany, of German, and some Polish, descent. She worked as a nurse and then became an English teacher in France. She owns a successful travel agency. Younger sister, Anamarie Pasdar, worked as an artistic director/associate producer for the SoHo Rep Theater Company in New York City.He has played the same character (Tony Stark / Iron Man) on four different series: Iron Man (2010), Ultimate Spider-Man (2012), Avengers Assemble (2012) and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013).Was a good friend of Chris Penn. Attended latter's funeral as one of the pallbearers.Close friend of Heroes (2006) co-star Milo Ventimiglia.Second child, a son, Beckett Finn Pasdar, with estranged wife Natalie Maines, born weighing 7 lbs, 7 oz on July 14, 2004.Has a tattoo of the Chinese character for strength that he got while filming Shang Hai yi jiu er ling (1991).His film company is Bobcat Films. He has a Bobcat tattoo on his upper right arm.His hobbies include skydiving, riding a Harley and playing chess.Son with estranged wife Natalie Maines, Jackson Slade Pasdar, born on 15 March 2001 (weighing 6 lbs and 20 inches long); first child.Studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.Adrian appeared in the "Goodbye Earl" video alongside his wife, Natalie Maines and her group, the Dixie Chicks.Lived for a year in Berlin and Paris.His feature film directorial debut, Cement (2000), won grand prize as best film at Worldfest-Houston Film Festival.Was an English major in college, but dropped out after his freshman year.His screen writing and directorial debut was an unreleased short film called Beyond Belief (1995), which debuted at the East Hamptons Film Festival in October of 1995. It won the finalist award at the Houston Film Festival in June 1996.Directed the feature film Cement (2000) in which one of the characters - played by Gregory Jbara - watches an episode of the cult TV series Profit (1996), whose Pasdar was the lead actor.Graduated class of 1983 from Marple Newtown High School in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.Starring in NBC series Heroes (2006). (September 2006)After attending the University of Florida for his freshman year, he attended the University of Central Florida for 3 years, but never graduated.Worked as a tech resident in an internship with the People's Light and Theater Company in Malvern, Pennsylvania.Worked at his father's friend's diner, the Vandam Diner, in lower East Manhattan.In season two of role as "David McClarren" on Judging Amy (1999). (January 2005)In Ouarzazate, Morocco, filming Slave of Dreams (1995). (May 1994)Ex-son-in-law of Lloyd Maines and Tina Maines.Third season of Heroes (2006) to begin in September. (July 2008) |
| Name: |
Adrian Pasdar |
Type: |
Actor,Director,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Director,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Director,Writer |
| Model rank: |
209 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:45:22 |
| Height: |
5' 10' (1.78 m) |
| Biography: |
Adrian Pasdar was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Rosemarie Pasdar (n��e Sbresny), who owns a travel agency, and Homayoon Pasdar, a prominent heart surgeon. His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some |
| Trivia: |
Adrian met his estranged wife Natalie Maines at the wedding of his best friend. He was the best man and she was a bridesmaid. They went together as a couple, to the altar.Married Natalie Maines (of the country music group The Chicks) on the weekend of June 24-25, 2000. They were married in Las Vegas's Little White Wedding Chapel, in a $55 no-frills ceremony officiated by the chapel's Pastor Ann. The couple first met in May 1999, at the wedding of band member Emily Strayer and singer-songwriter Charlie Robison.Went to the University of Florida on a football scholarship, but his football career ended due to serious injuries when he flipped his Jeep while driving in Miami.His father, Homayoon Pasdar, was born in Iran and worked as a surgeon near Philadelphia. His mother, Rosemarie Pasdar (n��e Rosemarie Sbresny), was born in K?nigsberg, Germany, of German, and some Polish, descent. She worked as a nurse and then became an English teacher in France. She owns a successful travel agency. Younger sister, Anamarie Pasdar, worked as an artistic director/associate producer for the SoHo Rep Theater Company in New York City.He has played the same character (Tony Stark / Iron Man) on four different series: Iron Man (2010), Ultimate Spider-Man (2012), Avengers Assemble (2012) and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013).Was a good friend of Chris Penn. Attended latter's funeral as one of the pallbearers.Close friend of Heroes (2006) co-star Milo Ventimiglia.Second child, a son, Beckett Finn Pasdar, with estranged wife Natalie Maines, born weighing 7 lbs, 7 oz on July 14, 2004.Has a tattoo of the Chinese character for strength that he got while filming Shang Hai yi jiu er ling (1991).His film company is Bobcat Films. He has a Bobcat tattoo on his upper right arm.His hobbies include skydiving, riding a Harley and playing chess.Son with estranged wife Natalie Maines, Jackson Slade Pasdar, born on 15 March 2001 (weighing 6 lbs and 20 inches long); first child.Studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.Adrian appeared in the "Goodbye Earl" video alongside his wife, Natalie Maines and her group, the Dixie Chicks.Lived for a year in Berlin and Paris.His feature film directorial debut, Cement (2000), won grand prize as best film at Worldfest-Houston Film Festival.Was an English major in college, but dropped out after his freshman year.His screen writing and directorial debut was an unreleased short film called Beyond Belief (1995), which debuted at the East Hamptons Film Festival in October of 1995. It won the finalist award at the Houston Film Festival in June 1996.Directed the feature film Cement (2000) in which one of the characters - played by Gregory Jbara - watches an episode of the cult TV series Profit (1996), whose Pasdar was the lead actor.Graduated class of 1983 from Marple Newtown High School in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.Starring in NBC series Heroes (2006). (September 2006)After attending the University of Florida for his freshman year, he attended the University of Central Florida for 3 years, but never graduated.Worked as a tech resident in an internship with the People's Light and Theater Company in Malvern, Pennsylvania.Worked at his father's friend's diner, the Vandam Diner, in lower East Manhattan.In season two of role as "David McClarren" on Judging Amy (1999). (January 2005)In Ouarzazate, Morocco, filming Slave of Dreams (1995). (May 1994)Ex-son-in-law of Lloyd Maines and Tina Maines.Third season of Heroes (2006) to begin in September. (July 2008) |
| Quotes: |
"This is merely the first of ten children" - said on announcing that he and his wife Natalie Maines (The Chicks singer) are expecting their first child in April 2001.
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I love directing. It's a different level of focus and a real mental challenge.
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I had gotten so out of touch with reality that one day in 1992. I just sold my house at a $200,000.00 loss, moved back East, and put my money into T-bills. I spent the next year working behind the counter and running the cash register for room and board at Vandam Diner, a little lower east Manhattan diner, owned by a friend's father.
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"I've used every ounce of energy and every drop of money I had to make Cement (2000)." - on directing the feature film Cement (2000). |
| Job title: |
Actor,Director,Writer |
| Others works: |
Appeared in the The Chicks' music video "Goodbye Earl" (2000).
Appeared in Charlie Robison's music video "I Want You Bad" (2001).
Director of Paula Abdul's music video "My Hometown" (1997).
Director of Charl |
| Spouse: |
Natalie Maines (June 24, 2000 - December 19, 2019) (divorced, 2 children) |
| Parents: |
Rosemarie Pasdar
Homayoon Pasdar |
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