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Adam Beach
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November 11, 1972 in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada
Biography:"Adam Beach" began his screen career by rowing the canoe that held the stars of the television adaptation of "Farley Mowat"'s Lost in the Barrens (1990). A little over a decade later, the hardworking Native American actor -- who used to run home from school to watch "Johnny Depp" on "21 Jump Street" -- had a coveted spot in Vanity Fair's notorious Hollywood Issue and was one of E! Entertainment Network's Sizzling Sixteen.

A member of the Saulteaux Tribe, Beach was born on the Dog Creek Reserve, located north of Lake Winnipeg in Canada. He was only seven years old when a drunk driver killed his mother, who was eight months pregnant. Beach's father drowned only two months later. The tragic deaths of their parents forced Beach and his brothers to move south to live with relatives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. There, he attended Gordon Bell High School, where he became interested in music and theater. He... Full Biography

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Paul Walker, Jesse Bradford, Stark Sands, Scott Reeves, Adam Beach and Joseph Cross in "Flags of Our...
Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, Ryan Phillippe, John Benjamin Hickey and John Slattery in "Flags of Our...
Ryan Phillippe and Adam Beach in "Flags of Our Fathers"
Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford and Adam Beach in "Flags of Our Fathers"
Adam Beach arrives at the Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "The Incredible Hulk" on June 8,...
Adam Beach arrives at the Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "The Incredible Hulk" on June 8,...
Adam Beach arrives at the Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "The Incredible Hulk" on June 8,...
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