Adam Driver
Adam Douglas Driver (born November 19, 1983)[1][2][3] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the TV show Girls and the Star Wars movies.[4]
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| Born | Adam Douglas Driver 19 November 1983 (aged 42) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Tucker
(m. 2013) |
Background
Driver was born in California. His family has roots in Arkansas and Tennessee, where they owned slaves.[5][6] He grew up in Indiana and joined the United States Marine Corps after the September 11 attacks. He was excited to fight the Iraq War, but could not join direct combat because of an injury.[4] He then went to Juilliard School, an elite school for performing arts, to begin his acting career.[7]
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Driver and Tucker with Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Jay O. Sanders at Camp Pendleton in 2008
References
- ↑ Former Marine Adam Driver Enlists in Off-B'way's The Retributionists | Broadway Buzz (2009-09-03)Broadway.com. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ↑ Adam Driver, Boy Among Girls - PageInterview Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ↑ Indiana Births, 1905 - 1995, Adam Driver
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Grigoriadis, Vanessa. Adam Driver on Playing Lena Dunham's Boyfriend. Vulture. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ Dowling, Tim. Family tree of Adam Douglas Driver (in en). Geneanet. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ Giles Driver in the 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules. Ancestry Library (1860). Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ Yeh, Molly. Q&A With Adam Driver (in en). The Juilliard School (2013-02-01). Retrieved 2020-11-19.
Other websites
- Adam Driver on IMDb