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Adam Brody and Leighton Meester

Adam Brody Adam was born in Carlsbad, California. He is the oldest son of Valerie, a graphic artist, and Mark Brody, a lawyer. Both are Jewish. He has younger twin brothers, Sean and Matt.

Adam moved to Hollywood at the age of 19 to become an actor. He landed his first role in the 2000 TV movie Growing Up Brady. He was in the Canadian series The Sausage Factory and had a recurring role on Gilmore Girls. He appeared in the films Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Thank You for Smoking, American Pie 2, Land of Women, Speed Racer, Death in Love, Cop Out, The Romantics, Scream 4, and The Oranges.

Adam's big break came from a teen TV series, when he was signed to a seven-year contract for The O.C. He played the role of Seth Cohen, where he acted much like himself. The show was eventually canceled in 2007. The role developed Brody a female fan following and as a result Brody was ranked No. 17 in Independent Online's "100 Sexiest Men Alive" of 2006. He was twice placed on Teen People's annual list of "25 Sexiest Stars under 25", Voted as Elle Girl magazine "Coolest Guy Celeb" and "Coolest TV Star in 2005", Voted number 1 in UK CosmoGIRL as pin-up sex-symbol in 2005, chosen as one of the People's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2004–2006, and was the first male on the cover of Elle Girl. He also appeared three times in People's "50 Hottest Bachelors".

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American Actor

Los Angeles, CA