Adam Lambert Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the 2009 Young Hollywood Award for Artist of the Year
• Non-profit organizations he has supported in the past include The Trevor Project, MusiCares, Make-A-Wish and several others
• Briefly attended California State University at Fullerton, but left after only a few weeks to relocate to Los Angeles
• After working in musical theater throughout high school, he would land his first professional job at 19-years-old, working as a performer on a cruise ship
• Quote: "[Regarding his over-the-top stage prescence] "Part of what I do is try to inspire people and try to make people feel stronger, powerful and sexy․ I definitely have grown into myself a lot more․""
• Began to gain widespread acclaim after appearing on the eighth season of "American Idol" in 2009
• Got his first major theater gig at 21-years-old touring Europe with a production of "Hair․"
• Released his first solo album, For Your Entertainment, in November 2009, debuting at number three on the Billboard charts
• Joined the surviving members of Queen in 2013 for several engagements, performing in the place of Freddie Mercury
• Worked as both an understudy and featured player with the national tour of "Wicked" from 2005 until 2008
• Landed his first recurring acting role in 2013 on the musical comedy, "Glee․"
• Named musical giants such as Queen, Aerosmith and Michael Jackson as musical inspiration