Adam Chandler
| Adam Chandler, Sr. | |||||||||||||||
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| David Canary as Adam Chandler in the All My Children opening sequence. | |||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | David Canary | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | December 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | September 23, 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Created by | Wisner Washam | ||||||||||||||
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| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Founder and Former CEO of Chandler Enterprises Owner, IncredibleDreams.com Former Owner and Operator of "Adam's Place", formerly known as "The Pit" Owner of WRCW Former Owner of a fertility clinic Former Owner of Tempo magazine Former Producer of the movie, Raising Cane |
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| Title | Chairman of the Board | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Pine Valley, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
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Adam Chandler, Sr. is a fictional character from the daytime drama All My Children, portrayed by David Canary from December 1983 through his departure on April 23, 2010. Adam Chandler was one of the most devious and powerful individuals within the town of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the powerful and wealthy Chandler family, residing at the Chandler Mansion (300 River Road).
Adam has been one of Pine Valley's most frequently married characters, but his most significant relationships have been with his sunny-natured artist twin Stuart, and his long-time business rival Palmer Cortlandt; although the feud quieted down when Palmer's appearances within the show significantly decreased.
Five of Adam's Nine children have survived into adulthood: Antoinette "Skye" Chandler-Quartermaine, Hayley Vaughan Santos, Miguel Reyes, J.R. Chandler and Colby Chandler. Through them he has three grandchildren, Skye's daughter Lila Rae Alcazar, Hayley's son Lorenzo "Enzo" Santos and JR's son Adam "A.J." Chandler III. Alcoholism seems to run in the Chandler family, affecting Skye, Hayley and JR; Colby briefly followed the same path. His son J.R. was estranged from Adam because of his marriage to Annie Chandler, and he started an affair with Annie to break up his father's marriage. This led to Adam Chandler leaving Pine Valley permanently (it is believed) in April, 2010, to be with former wife Brooke English. After leaving town, Adam had his attorney and another ex-wife, Liza, serve Annie divorce papers.
Recognized beyond fiction, Adam has been cited by scholars as one of the "most powerful male figures in television",[1][2] as well as one of its most complex villains, said to "combine ruthlessness in business and love with wit and sometimes true tenderness".[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Henry Jenkins, Tara McPherson, Jane Shattuc (2002). Hop on Pop: The Politics and Pleasures of Popular Culture. Duke University Press. p. 792 pages (specific page). ISBN 0-8223-2737-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=_u5Pqx1DBkgC&pg=PA61&dq=Hop+on+Pop:+The+Politics+and+Pleasures+of+Popular+Culture+Adam+Chandler&output=html.
- ^ David Mansour (2005). From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 560. ISBN 0-7407-5118-2. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0740751182.
- ^ Dorothy Catherine (1999). Other Worlds: Society Seen Through Soap Opera. Broadview Press. p. 171 pages (specific page). ISBN 1-55111-103-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=A3M-BkqXvOcC&pg=PA118&dq=Adam+Chandler+soap+opera&output=html.
[edit] Further reading
- Jennifer Hayward (1997). Consuming Pleasures: Active Audiences and Serial Fictions from Dickens to Soap Opera. University Press of Kentucky. p. 232. ISBN 0-8131-2025-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=ykYR8nzIR0YC&pg=RA2-PA217&dq=Adam+Chandler+soap+opera&output=html.
- Christopher Schemering (1985). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-32459-5. http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0061011576?filterBy=addOneStar.
[edit] External links
- Adam Chandler's Character Bio from ABC.com
- Adam Chandler from soapcentral.com
- Adam Chandler at All My Children Blog
