Adam Richard Busch (born July 6, 1978) is an American actor, film director and singer best known starring as

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on the

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series ''

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''.

Career

Busch was born in

East Meadow, New York East Meadow is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. The population was 38,132 at the 2010 census. Many residents commute to Manhattan, which is away. History In 1 ...

. His first film role came in the movie '' Léon: The Professional''. Early roles include Noah Allen from

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's ''

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'', and an episode of ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering ...

''. He also had a small part as a nerdy AV geek in the bank-robbing cheerleader movie ''

Sugar & Spice ''Sugar & Spice'' is a 2001 American teen black comedy film directed by Francine McDougall and starring Marley Shelton, Marla Sokoloff and Mena Suvari. The plot follows a group of high school cheerleaders who conspire and commit armed robbery ...

''. Busch appeared on

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's brief series '' The Jury'' in Summer 2004, which ran for ten episodes, and has been seen in a character role on ''

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''. In 2006 he portrayed the Orthodox Jewish rap artist, Sholom Glickstein, in the Paul Weitz film, "

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". He had a recurring role in the

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, '' Back to You''. He made a guest appearance on '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. He also had a guest spot on ''

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''. He is also the singer in indie rock band

Common Rotation Common Rotation is an American indie folk rock band consisting of Eric Kufs, (vocals, guitar), Adam Busch (vocals, saxophone, harmonica, glockenspiel), and Jordan Katz (vocals, trumpet, banjo). The three are childhood friends from New York City ...

. His dream role would be to portray former pop star

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in a biopic. He also played Neal in the TBS show ''

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''.

Personal life

In March 2009, Busch was dating ''Buffy'' co-star

Amber Benson Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced ...

, who played Tara Maclay. The two have since broken up but have remained close friends. Busch was raised

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Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Busch, Adam 1978 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors People from East Meadow, New York Male actors from New York (state) 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American film directors American rock singers 21st-century American singers