Adrian Merendon

Born and raised in Southern California, Adrian first found his passion for performing in 2000 in the play "I Remember Mama." He went on to perform in "Grease" where he played Doody and the following year played the character of Mushnik in "Little Shop of Horrors." Adrian joined the agency ESI Kidz at the age of 16 where he auditioned for the film "Collateral Damage" starring Arnold Schwartnegger. After not landing any jobs, he decided to focus on school with an intention to return to later.Adrian transferred to the University of California, Riverside in 2004 where he majored in Theatre and graduated in 2006. He studied theatre for a semester in the summer of 2005 at University of Sussex, Brighton in England. Adrian decided to return to school for a year in 2008 to obtain a second bachelor's degree in Psychology in which he graduated in the spring of 2009.Directly after graduation, he finally sought out the film and television world by appearing in his first movie "The Human Race." He focused on the networking aspect of the industry with the help of CEO of Actors' Promotional Services, Rock Riddle, publicist Bill Hooey, and father of Quentin Tarantino, Tony Tarantino. Adrian has been involved in several projects both as an extra, and as a featured actor. He was featured in a brutal fight scene for Spike TV's "Deadliest Warrior" and also as a thug in TruTV's "Operation Repo." He is set to shoot in the spring of 2010 for his supporting role "Mark" in the feature film "Anaheim," directed by Rudy Salazar. Show less «