Adam Brody

Plays the drums in a band called Big Japan (formerly called Stevens Team). Claims his drumming is more like practice instead of actual drumming.

Loves indie rock and jazz. His taste in music is the same as that of his character on "The O.C." , Seth Cohen.

Graduated from Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego, California.

Attended MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California.

Has younger fraternal twin brothers, Matt and Sean.

Was named one of Teen Peoples "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" with Mischa Barton , Ben McKenzie , and Rachel Bilson.

Was ranked #9 on Elle Girl magazines "50 Hottest Guys" list.

Has a dog named Penny.

Is the first male actor to pose for the cover of Elle Girl magazine.

Portrayed Greg Brady in a parody sketch on "The Amanda Show" , while portraying the actor Barry Williams (who played Greg in real life) on Growing Up Brady .

Was roommates with Bret Harrison , who guest-starred on "The O.C." {The Rivals (#1.17)} .

Named one of People magazines "50 Hottest Bachelors" in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

Was voted #1 in Cosmo Girl UKs list of pin-up sex symbols in 2005.

Portrayed a character named Barry Gilmore in an episode of "Judging Amy" , then went on to have a recurring role on "Gilmore Girls" .

Was ranked #17 in The Independent Onlines "100 Sexiest Men Alive" in 2006.

Voted by fans as Elle Girl magazines "Coolest TV Star" and "Coolest Guy Celeb".

(December 5, 2006) Split from his "The O.C." co-star Rachel Bilson after two years together.

Mentioned in an interview that Brad Pitt once approached him and told him that he loved the movie Grind .

Was named one of People magazines "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2004.

Is only 14 years younger than Kelly Rowan , who plays his mother on "The O.C." .

Was named one of People magazines "50 Most Beautiful" in 2004.

Was to star in and co-produce a 2007 remake of Revenge of the Nerds but after three weeks of filming the project was canceled.

An aficionado of Dean Martin s and Frank Sinatra s music, and old horror movies.

He loves watching movies, especially classic movies.

His favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind .

Loves filmmaking and is interested in writing and directing.

Is a fan of Death Cab for Cutie , Bright Eyes , Nirvana , Pearl Jam and Arctic Monkeys.

Favorite books are "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger , "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon , and "Less than Zero" by Bret Easton Ellis.

Likes watching "The Daily Show" and "Entourage" .

Owns a horse.

Studied with Amy Lyndon.

Loves 1940s, 1950s, 1960s jazz and is a big fan of Chet Baker.

Based his performance in Jennifers Body mainly on Brandon Flowers of The Killers , Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars.

Luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana named a pair of boots after him: the "Adam Brody Lace Up Boots".

(November 20, 2013) Engaged to Leighton Meester.

His parents are both from Jewish families (from Russia and Poland). Adam had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.

In 2007, he was set to play the role of Ned on "Pushing Daisies" . However, after just finishing up "The O.C." , Adam did not want to venture into another television show so soon, so he passed on the role. It was rumored that the producers and ABC offered him a salary of $300,000 per episode. This would have placed him as one of the highest-paid TV actors at that time.

Campaigned for Barack Obama in the 2008 election.

Topped E!s "Sizzling 16" in 2003, beating out stars like Josh Duhamel , Keira Knightley , Hayden Christensen , and Emily VanCamp.

Campaigned for Senator Sherrod Brown , alongside Hillary Clinton and Luke Perry , in 2006.

Became a father for the 1st time at age 35 when his wife Leighton Meester gave birth to their daughter Arlo Day Brody on August 4, 2015.

(February 15, 2014) Married his girlfriend of two years Leighton Meester following a three-month-engagement.

Brother-in-law of Lex Meester.

I just graduated from high school, and I was working at Blockbuster. Not,only did I get into movies while I was there, but I was putting away,boxes and looking at the kids on the covers, it felt like windows into,these seemingly perfect lives.

[on his upbringing, and moving to Los Angeles] All I wanted to do was,surf. I pretty much lived at the beach. I tried going to community,college but dropped out and moved to Hollywood. It was really cool when,I moved to Hollywood. There are so many Jews and I immediately liked,the camaraderie with people who had the same heritage. It felt good.

[on acting] It turned out to be something I love, and that I really feel,is my calling. I really feel like I lucked out and found something I,love to do.

And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.

I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan. .