Adam Riegler

Adam Riegler
Born	(1998-05-27) May 27, 1998 (age 26) Westport, Connecticut, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present

Adam Riegler (born May 27, 1998)[1] is an American actor.

Career

Riegler's big break in show business was when he played Cubby Bernstein, "Broadway's Tony Award Campaign Manager", in a series of publicity stunts for the Broadway musical Xanadu in 2007.[2]

He is known for appearing in Shrek The Musical as young Shrek in 2008, and as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family in 2010.[3] Riegler had previously appeared in the 2007 revival of I and Albert.[4]

Other credits include A Tribute to Joseph Stein at the York Theatre and A Christmas Carol at the Westport Country Playhouse.[5]

He was the youngest member of Broadwayspace.com's "30 Under 30: Broadway's Hottest Young Stars" in 2009,[6] and was subsequently the National Ambassador for Kids' Night on Broadway's special 2010 Halloween edition.[7]

Riegler's performance of a monologue written by Nathan Lane and representing The Addams Family was the runner-up in the 2010 Gypsy of the Year Competition.[8]

He plays the role of Arthur in the 2014 IFC film Premature, Neil in The Way Way Back, and Jonah in the 2016 film The Hudson Tribes.

Credits

Broadway

• The Addams Family
• Shrek the Musical

Off-Broadway

• I and Albert
• A Tribute to Joseph Stein
• Intervention

Regional

• David Copperfield
• A Christmas Carol

Film/TV

• Cubby Bernstein: Tony Campaign Manager
• The Way, Way Back
• Premature
• Fred 3: Camp Fred
• The Hudson Tribes

References

1. "30 Under 30 - Adam Riegler". BroadwaySpace.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-16. Age: 12 (5/29/1997)
2. "Insert Tony Stunt Here", The New York Times, 2007.
3. "Adam Riegler Returns to the Broadway Stage" westport.patch.com
4. "Photo Coverage: York Theatre Company's I and Albert" broadwayworld.com
5. "Who's Who?" Archived November 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, playbill.com, The Addams Family.
6. "Broadwayspace.com's "30 Under 30" Archived June 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine broadwayspace.com, 2009.
7. "Addams Family's Adam Riegler Will Be Kids' Night on Broadway's National Ambassador" Archived November 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Playbill Online.
8. "PHOTO CALL: Gypsy of the Year 2010 Complete Photo Coverage" Archived December 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com