ADAM FERRARA, THE STAND UP COMEDIAN AND ACTOR THAT 'ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY' DUBBED "HILARIOUS!"
A REGULAR ON THE EMMY-NOMINATED HIT FX TV SHOW 'RESCUE ME' AS CHIEF NEEDLES NELSON, ADAM FERRARA STARRED N THE RECENT SMASH HIT MOVIE WITH KEVIN JAMES, 'PAUL BLART: MALL COP,' FERRARA HAS BEEN PRAISED FOR HIS ACTING CHOPS AND IMPECCABLE COMEDIC TIMING!
ADAM IS JUST BACK FROM A NATIONAL TOUR WITH 'RESCUE ME' CO-STARS DENIS LEARY AND LENNY CLARK TO RAVE REVIEWS! "FUNNY AS HELL!" ADAM FERRARA'S UPCOMING SPECIAL ON THE COMEDY CENTRAL, WILL BE BROADCAST JUNE 12TH, AND HIS DVD OF THE SAME NAME IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN STORES.
PRAISE FROM DENIS LEARY "ADAM'S A GREAT COMEDIAN, BUT HE'S REALLY PISSING ME OFF NOW BECAUSE HE'S BECOME SUCH A GREAT DRAMATIC ACTOR". RESCUE ME HAS ALREADY BEEN RENEWED FOR A SIXTH SEASON, AND FERRARA WILL REPRISE HIS ROLE AS CHIEF NELSON.
ADAM FERRARA IS A REGULAR ON EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE SHOWS: 'THE TONIGHT SHOW' WITH JAY LENO, 'LATE SHOW' WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, 'COMEDY CENTRAL,' 'THE VIEW' AND THE 'OPIE AND ANTHONY' RADIO SHOW (JUST TO NAME A FEW). THE TWO-TIME NOMINEE FOR BEST MALE STAND-UP BY THE AMERICAN COMEDY AWARDS, ALWAYS BRINGS THE STAGE TO LIFE WITH HIS HONEST, CLEVER AND FEARLESS PERSPECTIVE ON FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS AND HIMSELF.
ADAM'S OTHER SCREEN ROLES HAVE INCLUDED: 'DEFINITELY MAYBE' WITH RYAN REYNOLDS AND ISLA FISHER, 'WINTER OF FROZEN DREAMS' AND 'NATIONAL LAMPOON'S: DIRTY MOVIE' WITH CHRISTOPHER MELONI.
FERRARA BEGAN HIS CAREER ON NBC'S 'CAROLINE IN THE CITY'. SINCE THEN, HE HAS APPEARED AS A SERIES REGULAR ON THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ABC SERIES 'THE JOB,' GUEST STARRING ON NBC'S MUST SEE 'LAW AND ORDER' AND A FREQUENT GUEST ON 'THE KING OF QUEENS.'
APART FROM OPENING FOR HIS COMEDY IDOL, GEORGE CARLIN AND PLAYING CARNEGIE HALL, ONE OF ADAM FERRARA'S MOST EXCITING MOMENTS WAS A BENEFIT PERFORMANCE FOR THE PRESIDENT AND ALL THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS. STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON THE WAY TO THE EVENT, ADAM HAD THIS TO SAY: "I'VE WAITED THIS LONG FOR HEALTH CARE, NOW THEY CAN WAIT FOR ME."
ADAM FERRARA LIVES IN NEW YORK CITY AND IS ENGAGED TO INDIE ACTRESS ALEX TYLER.
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Added by thedcimprov on June 25, 2010