Growing up in suburban San Diego, Adam's first love was surfing. After a year of community college, he dropped out, moved to Hollywood, hired an acting coach, and started catching TV roles instead of waves. Always a bit of a babe magnet, he had a three-year romance with his "OC" co-star Rachel Bilson. Adam's creative streak goes beyond acting: He's penned screenplays and songs (he plays drums in the band Big Japan with actor Bret Harrison), and he even co-wrote a comic book miniseries, "Red Menace." He lives in Newport Beach, where the surf's almost always up.