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Facts of Adam Driver

Date of Birth: 1983 , November-19
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 3 Inch

Quick Timeline of Adam Driver

1983 Born in San Diego, California
2001 Graduated from Mishawaka High School
2002 Joined the United States Marine Corps
2009 Graduated from Juilliard School
2010 Appeared in the stage show, The Retributionists
2010 Made his TV debut
2011 First feature film, J Edgar
2015 Appeared in the movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2013 Married to Joanne Tucker
2012 Won Hamptons International Film Festival
2013 Won Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2014 Won Venice Film Festival

Detail Timeline of Adam Driver

November 19 , 1983

Born in San Diego, California

Tall and handsome, Adam Driver was born as Adam Douglas Driver in San Diego, California, United States of America to Joe Driver and Nancy Wright. His parents dissolved their married life when he was just a little boy. He is an American and is of English, Dutch, German, Irish and Scottish descent.

2001

Graduated from Mishawaka High School

After his parents got divorced, Adam moved with his mother Mishawaka, Indiana and there he attended Mishawaka High School. While he was there he also used to appear in several school plays. He graduated from there in 2001.

2002

Joined the United States Marine Corps

After the September 11 attacks, he wished to serve the United States and then he joined the United States Marine Corps. He joined them in Weapons Company and served them for about two and half years but he was discharged from the Marine Corps after he broke his sternum.

2009

Graduated from Juilliard School

After he was discharged from the United States Marine Corps, he joined University of Indianapolis and he studied there for only about a year and then he joined Juilliard School as he was interested in arts and dramas. He began studying drama and he also became the member of Drama Division's Group 38. He finally earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009. 

2010

Appeared in the stage show, The Retributionists

In 2010, he starred in several stage shows like The Retributionists, Mrs. Warren's Profession and Angels in America. Next year, he starred the role of Basil Anthony in the play Man and Boy. In 2012, he starred in Look Back in Anger. 

2010

Made his TV debut

He also made his TV debut in 2010 by starring the role of Zed in the TV series The Wonderful Maladys. That year he also appeared in the TV series like The Unusuals, You Don't Know Jack and Law and Order. 

2011

First feature film, J Edgar

He made his feature film debut in 2011 by starring the role of Walter Lyle in the movie J. Edgar. In 2012, he was seen starring his role in the movies like Gayby, Not Waving But Drowning, Frances Ha and Lincoln. 

2015

Appeared in the movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Adam Driver is an actor from United States. He got his rise in fame after starring the role of Kylo Ren in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. These days he is filming in the movie Star Wars: Episode VIII as Kylo Ren. 

June 22 , 2013

Married to Joanne Tucker

On 22nd of June 2013, Adam got married to Joanne Tucker. Joanne Tucker is a beautiful lady. Before getting married they also had romantic love affairs as boyfriend and girlfriend. He is happy to have her as his loving wife and there is no any sign of them getting divorced.

2012

Won Hamptons International Film Festival

In 2012, he starred he role of Al Cody in the movie Inside Llewyn Davis. For this role, he got nominated in Hamptons International Film Festival for the first time in his life in 2012 and he also won this award that year.

2013

Won Houston Film Critics Society Awards

In 2013, he got his one and only nomination in Houston Film Critics Society Awards for his role in the movie Inside Llewyn Davis. He was also honored with this award that year and that was for Best Original Song. 

2014

Won Venice Film Festival

He has also been honored with Venice Film Festival once and that was in 2014 for Best Actor. In 2015, he got nominated in Online Film & Television Association for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

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On 22nd of June 2013, Adam got married to Joanne Tucker. Joanne Tucker is a beautiful lady. Before getting married they also had romantic love affairs as boyfriend and girlfriend. He is happy to have her as his loving wife and there is no sign of them getting divorced.

After his parents got divorced, Adam moved with his mother Mishawaka, Indiana and there he attended Mishawaka High School. While he was there he also used to appear in several school plays. He graduated from there in 2001. After the September 11 attacks, he wished to serve the United States and then he joined the United States Marine Corps. He joined them in Weapons Company and served them for about two and half years but he was discharged from the Marine Corps after he broke his sternum. After that he joined University of Indianapolis and he studied there for only about a year and then he joined Juilliard School as he was interested in arts and dramas. He began studying drama and he also became the member of Drama Division's Group 38. He finally earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009. In 2010, he starred in several stage shows like The Retributionists, Mrs. Warren's Profession and Angels in America. He also made his TV debut in 2010 by starring the role of Zed in the TV series The Wonderful Maladys. His first movie was J. Edgar where he played the role of Walter Lyle. For his role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he earned a salary of $2 million and his net worth is $1 million.