Celebrities
Adam Larson
- StudentCity.com Appearances:
- (Acapulco '06) New Year's Eve Party at Disco Beach, (Cancun '05) The Oasis Cancun
Known for being the competitive, charismatic cutie from 'Road Rules The Quest,' Adam Larson not only made his mark on the reality TV world, but has also branched out to do much more. Adam biked 2,700 miles cross-country in 24 days for charity, was captain on the celebrity team for USA Network's 'Eco Challenge: Fiji Islands' and reappeared with MTV for the 'Gauntlet.' Now living in West Hollywood, Adam is taking acting classes and has had roles in many short and independent films. He cherishes the opportunity to research and discover a character and believes working as an actor on any project is a privilege. He has acted in two films called FAQs(2005) and Absolute Horror(2007).
Some Fun Facts about Adam:
- Spent ten years in Michigan, moved to NH and graduated from Exeter High School
- He moved to Massachusetts to attend Boston University, where he graduated in 2002 with a degree in Hospitality Administration.
- Adam is very athletic and enjoys outdoor activities like rock climbing, kayaking and snowboarding.
- Adam biked 2,700 miles cross-country in 24 days for charity
- Now living in West Hollywood, Adam is taking acting classes and has had roles in many short and independent films.
TV Appearances
"Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons" (2002)
This was the fifth season of the challenges, which took place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This season had an “Inner Circle” involving three members from each team with the highest cumulative scores to have the power of voting someone off. Adam was on a team with his Road Rules cast mate Jisela, and was the fourth Road Rules team eliminated.
Cast-mates include:
Real World Teams:
Team New York: Rebecca Blasband & Norman Korpi
Team Los Angeles: Beth Stolarczyk & Jon Brennan
Team London: Sharon Gitau & Mike Johnson
Team Miami: Flora Alekseyeun & Mike Lambert
Team Boston: Elka Walker & Sean Duffy
Team Seattle: Lindsay Brien & Stephen Williams IV
Team New Orleans: Kelley Limp & Danny Roberts
Team Back to New York: Coral Smith & Mike Mizanin
Road Rules Teams:
Team USA Second Adventure: Emily Bailey & Timmy Beggy
Team Europe: Belou Den Tex & Chris Melling
Team Northern Trail: Tara McDaniel & Dan Setzler
Team Down Under: Piggy Thomas & Chadwick Pelletier
Team Latin America: Joshua Florence & Holly Shand
Team Semester At Sea: Veronica Portillo & Yes Duffy
Team Maximum Velocity Tour: Holly Brentson & Theo Vonkurnatowski
Team The Quest: Jisela Delgado & Adam Larson
Eco-Challenge Fiji Islands (2003)
Adam played for Team Mad River in this competition.
"Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet" (2003)
The Gauntlet was the seventh season of the challenges that were held in Telluride, Colorado. Road Rules and Real World, come together in this spin-off when past members in both shows take on the opposite show. Adam made it to the final mission, where he and his Road Rules teammates pulled off the victory.
Cast-mates include:
Real World team
Alton Williams Las Vegas, Coral Smith Back to New York, David Broom New Orleans, Elka Walke Boston, Irulan Wilson Las Vegas, Matt Smith New Orleans, Mike Mizanin Back to New York, Montana McGlynn Boston, Nathan Blackburn Seattle, Norman Korpi New York, Rachel Braband Back to New York, Theo Gant Chicago, Tonya Cooley Chicago, Trishelle Cannatella Las Vegas
Road Rules team
Abram Boise South Pacific, Adam Larson The Quest, Cara Zavaleta South Pacific, Darrell Taylor Campus Crawl, Dave Giuntoli South Pacific, Katie Doyle The Quest, Laterrian Wallace Maximum Velocity Tour, Rachel Robinson Campus Crawl, Roni Martin Northern Trail, Sarah Greyson Campus Crawl, Steve Meinke The Quest, Theo Vonkurnatowski Maximum Velocity Tour, Tina Barta South Pacific, Veronica Portillo Semester at Sea
"Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet II" (2005)
This eleventh season of the challenges took place in Trinidad and Tobago, where the teams were divided into “Veterans” and “Rookies” based on the individuals appearances on other challenges. Each Gauntlet would alternate between males and females. Adam played for the “Veterans,” faced Derrick in the first Gauntlet, and was the first to be sent home.
Cast-mates include:
Veterans team
Ace Amerson RW: Paris, Adam Larson RR: The Quest, Aneesa Ferreira RW: Chicago, Beth Stolarcyzk RW: Los Angeles, Brad Fiorenza RW: San Diego, David Burns RW: Seattle, Derrick Kosinski RR: X-treme, Jisela Delgado RR: The Quest, Julie Stoffer RW: New Orleans, Katie Doyle RR: The Quest, Mark Long RR: USA - The First Adventure, Montana McGlynn RW: Boston, Robin Hibbard RW: San Diego, Ruthie Alcaide RW: Hawaii, Syrus Yarbrough RW: Boston, Timmy Beggy RR: USA - The Second Adventure
Rookies team
Adam King RW: Paris, Alton Williams RW: Las Vegas, Cameran Eubanks RW: San Diego, Cara Zavaleta RR: South Pacific, Danny Dias RR: X-treme, Ibis Nieves RR: X-treme, Jamie Murray RW: New Orleans, Jeremy Blossom RR: South Pacific, Jillian Zoboroski RR: X-treme, Jo Rhodes RW: San Francisco, Jodi Weatherton RR: X-treme, Kina Dean RR: X-treme, Landon Lueck RW: Philadelphia, MJ Garrett RW: Philadelphia, Randy Barry RW: San Diego, Susie Meister RR: Down Under
"Road Rules: The Quest" (2001)
Cast mates included: Adam L, Blair, Ellen, Jisela, Steve, and Katie