received the 1996 Theatre World and Obie Awards, as well as nominations for the 1996 Tony and Drama Desk awards for Best Actor in a Musical. [1996]
Solo album, "Model Prisoner", released on Sh-K-Boom Records
Was on the cover of Newsweek with his "Rent" co-star Daphne Rubin-Vega, who played opposite him as Mimi Marquez.
Lost the 1996 Best Actor Tony to Nathan Lane in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
Has another son, Montgomery Lovell.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1996 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Rent," but lost to Nathan Lane in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
Released his second solo album on Sh-K-boom records, "Civilian", on November 2nd 2004, the day of the presidential election
Grew up with Idina Menzel ("Rent" co-star) in Woodbury, Long Island. He actually found out about the role of Roger in the Original Broadway show after she was cast as Maureen. Her boyfriend at the time
Adam Pascal Detailed Biography
Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, best known for being the first to play the role of Roger Davis in the Jonathan Larson musical Rent.
Pascal was born to a Jewish family in The Bronx, New York, but raised in Syosset, Long Island. Though he started as a rock musician playing in a number of bands he formed with his schoolmates, Pascal became drawn to the musical theater. On a whim, he auditioned for the role of Roger in Rent and was cast.
His performance in Rent earned him a Tony nomination, a Theater World award, and an Obie Award. The role helped Pascal gain notoriety on Broadway, and he was subsequently cast in the Elton John and Tim Rice musical Aida (musical) as Radames (original and final cast), and Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, closing the show as the Emcee (closing cast). Pascal felt that he was looked upon solely as a broadway singer, however, and so he returned to his roots with a solo recording contract on Sh-K-Boom Records.
He made his film debut in SLC Punk (1999), and also appeared in School of Rock (2003) and Temptation (2004). He has released two solo rock albums, Model Prisoner (2000) and Civilian (2004). He also contributed a cover of Billy Joel's New York State of Mind to the CD Broadway Cares: Home for the Holidays.
Pascal, along with most of the other original cast members, was cast in the film version of Rent, reprising the role of Roger. The film was released on November 23, 2005.
