Adam Riegler Explained

Adam Riegler
Birth Date:May 27, 1998
Birth Place:Westport, Connecticut, United States
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2007–present

Adam Riegler (born May 27, 1998)[1] is an American actor.

Career

Riegler's big break in show business was when he played Cubby Bernstein, "Broadway's Tony Award Campaign Manager", in a series of publicity stunts for the Broadway musical Xanadu in 2007.[2]

He is known for appearing in Shrek The Musical as young Shrek in 2008, and as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family in 2010.[3] Riegler had previously appeared in the 2007 revival of I and Albert.[4]

Other credits include A Tribute to Joseph Stein at the York Theatre and A Christmas Carol at the Westport Country Playhouse.[5]

He was the youngest member of Broadwayspace.com's "30 Under 30: Broadway's Hottest Young Stars" in 2009,[6] and was subsequently the National Ambassador for Kids' Night on Broadways special 2010 Halloween edition.[7]

Riegler's performance of a monologue written by Nathan Lane and representing The Addams Family was the runner-up in the 2010 Gypsy of the Year Competition.[8]

He plays the role of Arthur in the 2014 IFC film Premature, Neil in The Way Way Back, and Jonah in the 2016 film The Hudson Tribes.

Credits

Broadway

Off-Broadway

Regional

Film/TV

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 Under 30 - Adam Riegler . https://web.archive.org/web/20110416084057/http://www.broadwayspace.com/page/30-under-30-adam-riegler . dead . 2011-04-16 . BroadwaySpace.com . 2011 . Age: 12 (5/29/1997) .
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/15/arts/15arts-INSERTTONYST_BRF.html "Insert Tony Stunt Here"
  3. http://westport.patch.com/articles/adam-riegler-returns-to-the-broadway-stage "Adam Riegler Returns to the Broadway Stage"
  4. http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=19651 "Photo Coverage: York Theatre Company's I and Albert"
  5. http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/18104 "Who's Who?"
  6. http://www.broadwayspace.com/30under30.html "Broadwayspace.com's "30 Under 30"
  7. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/143657-Addams-Familys-Adam-Riegler-Will-Be-Kids-Night-on-Broadways-National-Ambassador "Addams Family's Adam Riegler Will Be Kids' Night on Broadway's National Ambassador"
  8. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145668-PHOTO-CALL-Gypsy-of-the-Year-2010-Complete-Photo-Coverage "PHOTO CALL: Gypsy of the Year 2010 Complete Photo Coverage"