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.
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.