Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician. The son of Mary Lee and Douglas Rapp, he was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois, with his brother, actor Anthony Rapp, and sister, Anne. His parents divorced when Rapp was five, and he and his siblings were raised by their mother, who died in 1997. He graduated from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he played varsity basketball.
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- Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician. The son of Mary Lee and Douglas Rapp, he was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois, with his brother, actor Anthony Rapp, and sister, Anne. His parents divorced when Rapp was five, and he and his siblings were raised by their mother, who died in 1997. He graduated from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he played varsity basketball. He also completed a two-year playwriting fellowship at The Juilliard School. Rapp is the author of numerous young adult novels. His first adult novel, The Year of Endless Sorrows, was released in December 2006. Rapp made his graphic novel debut with the release of Ball Peen Hammer through First Second Books in September 2009. He has another graphic novel, Decelerate Blue, in the works. Rapp's novel The Buffalo Tree was censored by the Muhlenberg School Board in Reading, Pennsylvania due to its themes, graphic language and sexual content. Rapp directed his first film, Winter Passing with Zooey Deschanel and Will Ferrell in 2005, and was a creative consultant for the television show The L Word. He also wrote for the 2010 season of HBO's In Treatment. Rapp was a member of the band Bottomside, which released the independent CD The Element Man in September 2004. He is currently a member of Less the Band, which released the album Bear in April 2006.
- Adam Rapp - amerykański pisarz, dramaturg, scenarzysta, reżyser i muzyk. Syn Marii i Lee Douglas Rapp. Rodzice rozwiedli się, gdy miał pięć lat, a Adam wraz z bratem Anthonym i siostrą Ann był wychowywany przez matkę, która zmarła w 1997 r. Ukończył Clarke College w Dubuque, Iowa, a także dramaturgię na znanej nowojorskiej Julliard School. Rapp jest autorem licznych, często kontrowersyjnych powieści z gatunku young adults novels (powieści dla młodzieży). Powieść Rappa The Buffalo Tree została ocenzurowana przez radę Muhlenberg School w Reading, Pensylwania, ze względu na język i treści seksualne. Pierwszą powieść dla dorosłych The Year of Endless Sorrows opublikował w grudniu 2006 r. We wrześniu 2009 r. zadebiutował w gatunku powieści graficznej (graphic novel) dziełem Ball Peen Hammer wydawnictwa First Second Books. Obecnie kończy prace nad kolejnym tytułem z gatunku - Decelerate Blue. W 2005 r. debiutował jako reżyser i scenarzysta filmowy dziełem Winter Passing (Oby do wiosny) z Edem Harrisem. Był również konsultantem kreatywnym telewizyjnego show The L Word. Rapp był również członkiem zespołu muzycznego Bottomside, z którym wydał w 2004 r. album The Element Man. Obecnie jest członkiem zespołu Less the Band. W 2006 r. zespół wydał płytę Bear. W 2010 r. za powieść Punkzilla uhonorowany został nagrodą Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book dla najlepszej powieści dla młodzieży przyznawaną przez magazyn krytyków lietackich Booklist wydawany przez American Library Association.
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- Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and musician. The son of Mary Lee and Douglas Rapp, he was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois, with his brother, actor Anthony Rapp, and sister, Anne. His parents divorced when Rapp was five, and he and his siblings were raised by their mother, who died in 1997. He graduated from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he played varsity basketball.
- Adam Rapp - amerykański pisarz, dramaturg, scenarzysta, reżyser i muzyk. Syn Marii i Lee Douglas Rapp. Rodzice rozwiedli się, gdy miał pięć lat, a Adam wraz z bratem Anthonym i siostrą Ann był wychowywany przez matkę, która zmarła w 1997 r. Ukończył Clarke College w Dubuque, Iowa, a także dramaturgię na znanej nowojorskiej Julliard School. Rapp jest autorem licznych, często kontrowersyjnych powieści z gatunku young adults novels (powieści dla młodzieży).
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