Adam G. Sevani
| Adam G. Sevani | |
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 Sevani at the premiere of Step Up 2: The Streets, February 4, 2008 |
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| Born | June 29, 1992 |
| Occupation | Dancer, actor |
Adam G. Sevani (born June 29, 1992) is an American actor and dancer, known for playing Robert Alexander III (or "Moose") in the films Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D, and the upcoming Step Up 4 film (which is set to premiere on August 10, 2012 in the United States).
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[edit] Background
Sevani is of Armenian and Italian descent.[1] His older brother, V Sevani (aka Vahe Sevani), was a member of the Boy Band NLT. Sevani was raised in Los Angeles, California and started dancing from a young age at the Synthesis Dance Center, the dancing studio founded by his parents.[2]
[edit] Career
Sevani was featured in two J.C. Penney's Children's Apparel commercials with fellow child actor/dancer, Alyson Stoner (one in 2004 and one in 2005). Sevani was a part of FlyKidz, a singing group and children's television show on the CBS network.
Sevani was a supporting actor in Step Up 2: The Streets, the sequel to Step Up, playing Robert "Moose" Alexander III. The movie premiered on February 14, 2008. Sevani was praised by The New York Times for portraying a character who "might be the baddest nerd in movie history".[3] He also received the 2008 Young Hollywood Award for 'Best Scene Stealer' for his role as "Moose".
In November 2008, he was featured in a tribute video to Michael Jackson's 25th Anniversary 'Thriller' video for Halloween, with Alyson Stoner. Sevani reprised the role of "Moose" in Step Up 3D, released August 6, 2010. The film also featured Stoner as Camille Gage.
Sevani was also in one episode of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory to shoot a music video with Rob Dyrdek and to choreograph their moves.
In 2011 Sevani featured in an iPod Touch commercial for Apple called "Share The Fun".
[edit] Dancing
Sevani has appeared in music videos such as: Mase's "Breathe, Stretch, Shake", Will Smith's "Switch", T-Pain's "Church" and a little part in NLT's "That Girl." He also did the choreography for NLT's music video for "Karma." He is credited as a back-up dancer for Kevin Federline's performance on the Teen Choice Awards in 2006. Adam also formed a dance crew with Jon Chu and several California area dancers with celebrity cameos in 2008 known as the ACDC, or Adam/Chu Dance Crew. The crew had a highly publicized YouTube dance battle with Miley Cyrus. The battle ended with a final dance off between the two crews at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | The Emperor's Club | St.Benedict Student | |
| 2003 | Learn to Hip Hop: Volume 2 | Himself [Not Shown] | |
| 2005 | FLY KIDZ | Joey/Adam | |
| 2008 | Step Up 2 The Streets | Robert "Moose" Alexander III | |
| 2009 | Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory | Himself | |
| 2010 | Step-Up 3-D | Robert "Moose" Alexander III | |
| 2012 | LOL: Laughing Out Loud[5] | Max | |
| Step Up 4ever | Robert "Moose" Alexander III |
[edit] References
- ^ "Adam Sevani Interview". Portrait Magazine. April/May 2008. http://www.portraitmagazine.net/interviews/adamsevani.html. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ Juba, Scott (2008-02-15). "Interview: Adam Sevani Steps Up". The Trades. http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=10034. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ "Social Equality Comes With a Beat, Again". The New York Times. 2008-02-14. http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/movies/14stree.html.
- ^ Julie Bloom (2010-06-24). "‘Legion of Extraordinary Dancers,’ Online Adventure". www.nytimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/arts/dance/25webdance.html. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ Dave McNary (2010-08-04). "Thesps round out 'LOL'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118022580.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
