Adam Wylie Detailed Biography

Adam Wylie (born May 23, 1984) is an American television and motion picture actor, as well as a Broadway musical performer, and a former Crayola spokesman.

Wylie was born in San Dimas, California, one of five children, including brothers Eric, Ben, and Aaron and sister Tai. He started his acting career at the age of four in a toy commercial.

By the age of nine, he was busy with voice-over work, including the voice of David in All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996). He then lent his voice to many animated series, including Dennis the Menace (US) as the title character (1993-94), Hey Arnold! as Curley, Crayola Kids Adventures, Napoleon as the title character (1997), The King and I as Louis (1999), As Told by Ginger, and Walt Disney Television Animation's pilot Kitty's Dish (as Josh). Wylie's voice credits also include Batman Beyond, Pepper Ann as Crash, As Told By Ginger as Ian Richton, and Midnight Club II.

Wylie currently stars as the voice of Brainiac 5 in the animated television show Legion of Super-Heroes. He will also provide the voice of Jimmy Olsen in the Direct-to-DVD movie, Superman: Doomsday, based on The Death of Superman storyline.

Wylie first became widely known as Zack Brock, the youngest of Sheriff Brock's three children in the television series Picket Fences from 1992 to 1996. This was followed by appearances in many other television programs, including as a series regular in Love and Marriage as Max, Ed as David Mirsky (2001), and Gilmore Girls as Brad Langford (2001-2002),he played Garfield in the biggest fan (2002) and as a guest star in 7th Heaven as Marvin, Sliders as Trevor, Touched by an Angel as Andy Erskine, Judging Amy as Niki, MTV Undressed as Owen, Entourage, Living Single, Monk, Veronica Mars, Avatar, and Ben 10.

Wylie also appeared in the made for TV movies Under Wraps as Gilbert, Out on a Limb, Balloon Farm as Charles, and Michael Landon, the Father I Knew.

Wylie's first motion picture appearance was in Child's Play 2 (1990), which was followed by roles in films including Kindergarten Cop as Larry (1990), Santa With Muscles (1996), Children of the Corn V as Ezeekial (1998), Cutaway as Cal (2000), Can of Worms as Nick (2001), Flying Virus as Adam (2001), Daybreak as Newton Warner (2001), Rebound (2005), and American Pie IV as Guy (2005). He also starred in several Crayola Kids' Club-produced movies.

Wylie's next film is Street Dreams, as Mikey (in production - 2007).

In 2002, Wylie appeared as Jack in Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning revival of Into the Woods on Broadway. His role in Into the Woods was meta-referenced on Gilmore Girls as being done by his character in that series, Brad Langford. He has also appeared frequently in regional theatre, including in Camelot as Merlyn-Tom-Morgan, Big River as Huck Finn, 110 in the Shade as Jimmy Curry, On the Town as Chip, Footloose as Willard, Precious Sons as Freddie Jr., House Arrest as Todd, and Beauty and the Beast, as Chip.

Adam is currently playing Boq in the Los Angeles production of Wicked at the Pantages theater.

Wylie won Young Artist Awards for Picket Fences, and Dennis the Menace, and Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Awards for Picket Fences twice. He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards for Under Wraps, and All Dogs Go To Heaven 2, and YoungStar Awards for Balloon Farm, and Michael Landon, the Father I Knew.