Adam was born in Toronto, in 1969, to parents Gail and Zelik. The middle of 3 boys, from an early age it was apparent that he would run his life along a path less traveled. Spending much of his youth, canoe tripping rock climbing and far to often grounded, he showed an intense fear of private schools and authority. Starting his career as a actor he, graduated from Claude Watson school for the preforming arts and moved on to the prestigious NYU University to continue his career as an actor. Upon moving back to Toronto, he became disenfranchised with the theater community in Toronto and took a 7 year hiatus from the business to pursue other business ventures. In 2000 he returned to film world initially as a favor to a friend as an A.D. and has continued to work steadily as an A.D. in Toronto ever since. In 2006 partnered with some friends from the industry he started a small production company with big dreams, Torchhead productions, keep an eye on this group they are intent on world domination, or at least a fair shake at the can.