PERSON: Adam Friedland
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Self-Employed
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Comedian and podcast/talk show host
Biography
Adam Dean Friedland (/ˈfriːdlænd/ FREED-land; born April 10, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, talk-show host and podcaster. Described by GQ as a potential “Millennial Jon Stewart,” he hosts the online comedy talk show The Adam Friedland Show, an offshoot of the comedy podcast Cum Town he co-hosted with Nick Mullen and Stavros Halkias.
Friedland was born at Saint John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, to Lithuanian-Jewish South African parents from Cape Town; Max David Friedland, a former architect,and Joanne Friedland (née Leiserowitz). Max Friedland is the co-owner and publisher of David Magazine, along with Joanne Friedland who also served as the magazine’s Advertising Director. Adam Friedland’s sister, Zoë Friedland, is also an editor for David Magazine. The publication, launched in 2010, focuses on Jewish perspectives in the Las Vegas Valley.
Friedland’s family left South Africa in the early 1980s after his father received a draft notice to fight in the Angolan Civil War. Adam grew up in California, South Africa, and Las Vegas. Following high school, Friedland lived in Israel for a year where he worked in the ambulance service. Friedland attended George Washington University as a Middle Eastern studies major and intended to pursue a legal career.
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Friedland was born at Saint John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, to Lithuanian-Jewish South African parents from Cape Town; Max David Friedland, a former architect,and Joanne Friedland (née Leiserowitz). Max Friedland is the co-owner and publisher of David Magazine, along with Joanne Friedland who also served as the magazine’s Advertising Director. Adam Friedland’s sister, Zoë Friedland, is also an editor for David Magazine. The publication, launched in 2010, focuses on Jewish perspectives in the Las Vegas Valley.
Friedland’s family left South Africa in the early 1980s after his father received a draft notice to fight in the Angolan Civil War. Adam grew up in California, South Africa, and Las Vegas. Following high school, Friedland lived in Israel for a year where he worked in the ambulance service. Friedland attended George Washington University as a Middle Eastern studies major and intended to pursue a legal career.
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