Joey Vaughn Adams

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Joey (Vaughn) Adams (born March 3, 1982) of Evanston, IL, is the great nephew and namesake of the late, legendary Borscht Belt comedian Joey Adams and his wife, New York Post columnist Cindy Adams. A noted stage actor, he made his debut on Broadway at age 9.

While attending New York University, he received the New York Outer Critics Award for Best Actor in a Play; Connecticut Critics Circle Award for Best Actor; and the Lucille Lortel Debut Award for his work in the Off-Broadway production of Dare Not Speak Its Name by Kelly Masterson. He was nominated for an Obie Award for his work in Equus. He received the Irene Ryan Award (San Diego) for his work in the national tour revival of Into the Woods with Vanessa L. Williams. He also received critical acclaim for his role in Ah, Wilderness! at the Guthrie Theatre Minneapolis and in the Broadway revival of 1776.

Although primarily known for his stage work, Adams made numerous appearances on various television shows and feature films. He starred on All My Children for one year as Jaime Gibbons; Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshmen as Ryan Patterson for one year as well as recurring and guest starring roles on Arli$$, Clarissa Explains It All, Homicide: Life on the Street, Karen Sisco and Numb3rs. He received an audience commendation for his work in the film Before All That Happened at the Toronto International Film Festival Adams stopped acting in 2002 to pursue graduate school and holds a Ph.D in Psychology from UCLA in Los Angeles. As a musician, Adams' remake of The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel spent 6 weeks on the European Billboard charts in 2001-2002. Adams authored the play House Rules and the novel Vernacular.

Aside from acting, theater, singing and writing, he has also worked as a model. He has modeled for the Gap, J. Crew, Calvin Klein Eyewear and Helmut Lang.^[1]