Editing Adam Busch

{{short description|American actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Adam Busch
| image         = Adam Busch at Kerry Edwards fundraiser 2004.jpg
| caption       = Busch in 2004
| birth_name    =
| birth_date    = 
| birth_place   = [[East Meadow, New York]], U.S.
| education     = [[East Meadow High School]]
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1994&ndash;present
}}

'''Adam Busch''' <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> is an American actor best known for starring as [[Warren Mears]] on the television series ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.<ref name="Star">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ei4zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gAgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4563,5943906&dq=adam-busch+common-rotation&hl=en|title=Soap Opera Talk .The Dattilos Tune In To The Toons....|date=June 20, 2004|work=[[Free-Lance Star]]|access-date=September 8, 2010}}</ref>

==Career==
Busch was born in [[East Meadow, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/11/adam-busch-buffy-star-diplays-triple-threat.html |title=Adam Busch: Buffy Star Diplays Triple-Threat :: Movies :: Features :: Adam Busch :: Paste |publisher=Pastemagazine.com |date= November 14, 2011|access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502164058/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/11/adam-busch-buffy-star-diplays-triple-threat.html|archive-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> He had his first film role in the movie ''[[Léon: The Professional]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kate O'Hare |url=http://screenertv.com/news-features/csi-crime-scene-investigation-former-buffy-star-adam-busch-goes-back-to-high-school/ |title='CSI: Crime Scene Investigation': Former 'Buffy' Star Adam Busch Goes Back to High School – Screener |publisher=Screenertv.com |date=March 20, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921045559/http://screenertv.com/news-features/csi-crime-scene-investigation-former-buffy-star-adam-busch-goes-back-to-high-school/|archive-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> Early roles include Noah Allen from [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[the Mystery Files of Shelby Woo]]'', and an episode of ''[[Law & Order]]''. He also had a small part as a nerdy AV geek in the bank-robbing cheerleader movie ''[[Sugar & Spice]]''.

Busch appeared on [[Fox Network]]'s  brief series ''[[The Jury (TV series)|The Jury]]'' in Summer 2004,<ref name="Star"/> which ran for ten episodes, and has been seen in a character role on ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. In 2006 he portrayed the Orthodox Jewish rap artist, Sholom Glickstein, in the Paul Weitz film, "[[American Dreamz]]". He had a recurring role in the [[Kelsey Grammer]] [[situation comedy]], ''[[Back to You (TV series)|Back to You]]''. He made a guest appearance on ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. He had a guest spot on ''[[Are You Scared 2]]''. He is the singer in indie rock band [[Common Rotation]]. His dream role would be to portray former pop star [[Huey Lewis]] in a biopic. He played Neal in the TBS show ''[[Men at Work (TV series)|Men at Work]]''.

Busch is currently a cohost on the [http://www.whoarethese.com "Who Are These Podcasts?"] podcast, appearing on the Wednesday shows.

==Personal life==
In March 2009, Busch was dating ''Buffy'' co-star [[Amber Benson]], who played [[Tara Maclay]]. The two have since broken up but have remained close friends.<ref name="Interview">{{cite web|url=http://buffyfest.blogspot.com/2009/02/amber-benson-part-ii.html|title=Exclusive Interview with Amber Benson Part 2|publisher=Buffyfest|date=February 26, 2009|access-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

Busch was raised [[Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Adam+Busch/390049|title = Adam Busch Biography &#124; Booking Info for Speaking Engagements}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' 
| Manolo
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2001
| ''[[Magic Rock (film)|Magic Rock]]'' 
| Kyle
|
|-
| ''[[Sugar & Spice]]'' 
| Geeky guy
|
|-
| 2002
| ''Book of Danny'' 
| Wrenstchler
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[American Dreamz]]'' 
| Sholem Glickstein
| 
|-
| 2009
| ''[[All American Orgy]]'' 
| Alan
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Drones (2010 film)|Drones]]'' 
| Wendell (uncredited)
| Co-director and producer<br>Nominated – [[Oldenburg International Film Festival|German Independence Award - Audience Award]] <small>(shared w/[[Amber Benson]])</small> 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| ''[[Dave Made a Maze]]''
| Gordon
| 
|-
|''[[Rebel in the Rye]]''
|Nigel Bench
|
|-
|2022
|''Menorah in the Middle''
|Jacob
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo]]'' 
| Noah Allen
| 21 episodes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Law & Order]]'' 
| Mark
| Episode: "Expert"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Fugitive (2000 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' 
| Sean 'Fitz' Fitzgibbon
| Episode: "Strapped"
|-
| 2001–2003
| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' 
| [[Warren Mears]]
| 16 episodes (season 5-7, recurring)
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Jury (TV series)|The Jury]]''
| Steve Dixon
| 10 episodes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Point Pleasant (TV series)|Point Pleasant]]''
| Wes
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' 
| Tony
| Episode: "Sex Kills"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' 
| Charlie Fischer
| Episode: "Complications"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[I'm in the Band]]'' 
| Shane Hackman
| Episode: "Weasels vs. Robots"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' 
| Fred Wilson
| Episode: "Start Me Up"
|-
| 2012–2014
| ''[[Men at Work (TV series)|Men at Work]]'' 
| Neal
| Main cast
|-
| 2013
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Max Dinello
| Episode: "Dead of the Class"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]''
| Scott Ward
| Episode: "Sweet Revenge"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''
| Chase One
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Arthur Jankowski
| Episode: "Home of the Brave" 
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Colony (TV series)|Colony]]''
| Mr. Carson (credited as 'Teacher')
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Wisdom of the Crowd]]''
| Louis Hines
| Episode: "Trade Secrets"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]''
| Mickey
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Proven Innocent]]''
| Noah Weiss
| 4 episodes
|-
|2019
|[[The Rookie (TV series)|''The Rookie'']]
|Mike Garvey
|Episode: "Clean Cut"
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Web
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2012–2014
| ''[[MyMusic]]''
| Indie
| Main cast
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0123951|name=Adam Busch}}

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