Adam Lambert

Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and stage actor. Born in Indianapolis but raised in San Diego, Lambert had dreamed of becoming a performer after appearing in numerous amateur productions in his childhood and adolescence. His passion overtook him when deciding to drop out of college, pursue his career, and perform in various professional theatrical productions across the world.. Adam Lambert was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to parents Leila, an interior designer, and Eber Lambert, a program manager for Novatel Wireless. He has a younger brother, Neil. His father is of "mostly Norwegian" descent and his mother is Jewish; Lambert was raised in his mother's religion and has since performed in Hebrew at Jewish events, singing songs such as "Shir LaShalom" at a 2005 tribute concert to assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and attending the Temple of the Arts in San Diego in addition to performing at the Kol Nidre service on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Lambert also performed in Jewish-themed The Ten Commandments: The Musical as Joshua.. Lambert's family moved to California shortly after his birth and he was raised in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego. He attended Deer Canyon Elementary School and began performing with Metropolitan Educational Theatre network from the age of 9 alongside voice lessons. By 10, he had appeared as Linus in a local production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He continued his passion for performing at Mesa Verde Middle School, where he was a winner in the Airband competition with Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Still thrilled by the stage, Lambert appeared in more musicals like Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!, Chess, Camelot, The Music Man, Grease and Peter Pan, where he played played Captain Hook, Big River and The Secret Garden through his childhood. When he studied at Mount Carmel High School (MCHS), he became heavily involved with theater and choir, and frequently performed vocals with the school's jazz band called MC Jazz. Some of his memorable MCHS performances included Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance and "It's Only a Paper Moon" with MC Jazz. After graduating in 2000, he moved to Orange County to attend college. Shortly after enrollment Lambert had a change of heart, and decided that his real desire was to perform. He left school after only five weeks and moved to Los Angeles. "I just decided that what I really wanted to do was try to work in the real entertainment world," he said. "Life is all about taking risks to get what you want."...
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