Biography

February 21, 2007 marked Wylie's debut in the musical Wicked at the Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles. He starred opposite such stars as Eden Espinosa, Jenna Leigh Green, Megan Hilty, and Carol Kane. He played his final performance on December 30, 2007 along with Espinosa and Kane, and was replaced by his understudy, Michael Drolet.

Wyllie is skilled in the art of magic tricks, particularly card tricks. He has performed magic at Disneyland. In 2009, he performed card tricks & coin tricks on Masters of Illusion: Impossible Magic (2008).

In 2002, Wylie made his Broadway debut as Jack in the Tony Award-winning revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into the Woods. His role was meta-referenced on Gilmore Girls (2000) as having been done by his character ("Brad Langford") in that series. He also played Jack at the Ahmanson Theater production in Los Angeles. He has done regional theatre, including "Camelot" as Merlyn-Tom-Morgan, "Big River" as Huck Finn, "110 in the Shade" as Jimmy Curry, "On the Town" as Chip, "Footloose" as Willard, "Precious Sons" as Freddie Jr., "House Arrest" as Todd, and "Beauty and the Beast" as Chip. He played Leo Bloom in a regional production of the musical "The Producers" at the Gateway Playhouse.

Wylie won Young Artist Awards for Picket Fences, and Dennis the Menace, and Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Awards for Picket Fences twice. He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards for Under Wraps, and All Dogs Go To Heaven 2, and YoungStar Awards for Balloon Farm, and Michael Landon, The Father I Knew.

Adam Augustus Wylie was born in San Dimas, California, to Karen and Leonard Wylie. He is one of five children, including brothers Eric, Ben, Aaron, and sister, Tai. He started his acting career at the age of four in a toy commercial. He attended Condit Elementary School (Claremont, California) and Upland Christian School (Upland, California).