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Adam in Ugly Betty © ABC

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Adam in I Can Do Bad All By Myself © Lionsgate

Please Note: This Interview was conducted at the beginning of 2010.

Originally from New York, Adam admits he, “Had a great life growing up. People who loved me, food, clothes. I loved my growing years. Got to see many different sides of life and know so many different people from them. Made me want to be a storyteller and believe in oneness.” But when making the big move to Los Angeles at the young age of 21, “I was too determined and too excited to even think about how crazy it was,” he says, “moving to LA is only scary when I look back on it. At the time, I was so ambitious and excited that fear never played a part. Except maybe fear of failure.”

ARC: Things are certainly on the up for you right now, what do you hope to achieve for 2010?

Adam: My resolution for '09 was to follow my instincts. I did and it was the best year of my life. Doing the same for '10 + 1yr of wisdom and hoping to top '09! Bigger and better. I hope bigger and better means more chances to do more of the work I love to do on an even bigger scale with new, GREAT people and new challenges. GROWTH.

ARC: You’ve been receiving an incredible response for your role as Bobby on ABC’s Ugly Betty. How pleased are you with the direction of the character?

Adam: I love the direction of the Bobby character. It's been a blessing to have the opportunity to be something so different from Eric Delko and give fans a chance to see something new. I LOVE comedy! I’m having fun on Ugly Betty and I’m happy to stay for as long as it lasts or until some NEW and exciting challenge arrives. ROM COM, Action Movie or own TV show.

In January 2010 it was announced that ABC had cancelled Ugly Betty after just four seasons, speaking of this, Adam says, “everyone was disappointed. Sad to see something so well done with such a great group of people come to an end. You always hope good things last forever...”

ARC: The petition to “Save Eric Delko” has gained a fair amount of press attention and has thousands of signers. How do you feel about the petition and if it has an affect, would you consider returning to CSI Miami?

Adam: I’m blown away by the amount of love and support you all have shown me. Amazing to know that you all cared enough to organise and execute the petition. Validation. Thank You. Because of huge fan support I would have to consider returning to CSI.

ARC: On to your other screen success; I Can Do Bad; Your first studio feature film; Fantastic reviews for the part you played. What are your thoughts on the project?

Adam: PROUD to have been a part of ICDB. Grateful to have had the opportunity to play such a positive character and remind audiences that only LOVE is all powerful and creates + change. That was the message for me in that film. I made some great friends and look forward to working with Tyler and any of my cast mates again! Taraji's one of the best people/artists I've worked with and we became great friends while doing the film.

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In 2001, Adam joined the cast as a series regular on the now cult classic Roswell which is still on rotation across the globe. Thinking of his time on the show, Adam admits, “I had such a great time doing Roswell and if Fox put together a reunion episode, I would definitely be interested in doing it. Be great to see everyone again.”

ARC: How was it fitting in with an established, well rounded cast of such a popular cult show?

Adam: It was very easy. The cast and crew of Roswell welcomed me from my start and treated me like I'd been there with them from day one.

ARC: What were your favorite episodes of Roswell to shoot?

Adam: So long ago but I loved the wedding episode and I Married an Alien episode. Those were my favorites.

ARC: That leads nicely to the next question! You were immortalised as a cartoon in the episode “I Married an Alien”. What was that like?

Adam: It was funny to see myself as a cartoon. Always funny when another artist has their interpretation of how you look and move.

In 2009, Adam made the move to popular social networking site Twitter. Speaking of the site and his fans, Adam says, “I LOVE knowing fans are
there to show interest, share opinions, and are accessible to me to communicate with directly. Reaching people is what it's all about!”

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