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Rob Adams (born Robert Lee Adams II; February 27, 1970) is an American
actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
, owner of
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, film acting coach, offensive coordinator at
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and former
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.


Early years

Adams was born in
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,
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, to actor/radio personality
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and documentary producer Diane C. Adams. After finishing college Adams briefly coached football before following in his father's footsteps as an actor/film acting coach. In 1992, Adams took it upon himself to terminate a disruptive teacher and at the same time dismissed several students from the program. As a result, he was made a full partner in the ownership of
The Actors Workshop The Actors Workshop is one of southern California's oldest film acting programs and is generally associated with the Sanford Meisner Orange County Register, "Actor's Workshop spots hot prospects", November 19, 1991 and Charles Conrad techniques. ...
. While growing up in Mission Viejo, California, Adams played Quarterback for the Jr. All- American Cowboys until he entered his freshman year at
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, playing QB for the Diablos until graduating in 1988. His role as Quarterback continued with both the Saddleback Gauchos and Cal State Hayward Pioneers. During his tenure at the workshop, Adams served as the J.V. Head Football Coach with his Alma Mater,
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Diablos before moving on to Varsity QB coach and Offensive Coordinator with the Mustangs of
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. In 2002, Adams gave up his football duties to devote himself as a full-time acting coach and Film/TV acting career.


Film/TV

During the past twenty years Adams has appeared in dozens of Film and Television roles including appearances on ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''The Lone Gunman'', ''Snowday'' and ''
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''. Currently in production, "Abeo Pharisee" and "The Studio Club" ''which Adams stars as CSI Investigator Brenton Troy''.


Film acting coach

In 1992 at the age of 22, Rob Adams started coaching acting and in 1997, became director of
The Actors Workshop The Actors Workshop is one of southern California's oldest film acting programs and is generally associated with the Sanford Meisner Orange County Register, "Actor's Workshop spots hot prospects", November 19, 1991 and Charles Conrad techniques. ...
founded in 1978. It was under the direction of Rob that The Actors Workshop opened its
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studio in 2000. Rob has trained several successful actors which include,
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,
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, Tiffany,
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, Wayne Bastrup,
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,
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and Randy Josselyn.
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is currently ranked as one of the top 3 Acting School in
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. In March 2022, Rob started his 31st year as an acting coach making him one of the longest tenured coaches in the business.


Little league president

In 2016, Rob Adams became the president of Ladera Ranch Little League. In his first year as president, the Majors All Star team was a runner up in the Sub Sectional Division of Southern California, and nearly went to the Little League World Series. Rob finished his final year as being the Ladera Ranch Little League president in 2018, and helped lead the Majors Expos to a TOC birth. He also managed the 2018 National League All Star team which finished as District 68 runners-up.


Tesoro high school football

After several years away from high school coaching, in 2017 Adams joined the Tesoro football staff as a Junior Varsity coach. In 2019, Rob was promoted to Varsity Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach. In his 1st season the Titans offense averaged 32 points and 381 yards a game.


Family

Rob is married to Amy Adams. The couple has three children, Emma, Tyler and Rachel.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Rob 1970 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from St. Louis 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American acting coaches Mission Viejo High School alumni