Adam Devine was born on November 7, 1983 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA as Adam Patrick DeVine. He is an actor and writer, known for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and Pitch Perfect (2012).
I tried out for my basketball team every year and I never made it. You had to buy the shoes before y...Show more »
I tried out for my basketball team every year and I never made it. You had to buy the shoes before you knew if you were on the team because it took a few weeks for them to ship. I bought the shoes every year, never once made the team, had a ton of high school basketball shoes. Show less «
The American school system's a little warped, so anyone can get a degree if they have a little money...Show more »
The American school system's a little warped, so anyone can get a degree if they have a little money. Show less «
I sold steaks over the phone in Omaha, Nebraska. Marbling, fantastic. That's what makes a great stea...Show more »
I sold steaks over the phone in Omaha, Nebraska. Marbling, fantastic. That's what makes a great steak; a lot of people don't know. Show less «
When telemarketers call me now, I won't get the blow-horn. I'm more polite than the average person.
When telemarketers call me now, I won't get the blow-horn. I'm more polite than the average person.
I sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium - at a baseball game - which was crazy; there was, like...Show more »
I sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium - at a baseball game - which was crazy; there was, like, 60,000 people there, which is a huge deal in America - singing the National Anthem. Show less «
I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy.
I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy.
I like the guys who wrote their own stuff and were able to perform it, like Seth Rogen. He popped of...Show more »
I like the guys who wrote their own stuff and were able to perform it, like Seth Rogen. He popped off so young. When he did 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' and he was a co-producer on the movie, I was like, 'Oh my God: that's exactly what I want to do.' Show less «
The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mother's advice about h...Show more »
The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mother's advice about honesty being the best policy. Listen to your cool, drunk uncle who tells you to lie. Those are the relationships that last. Show less «
Jealousy is the worst trait in any person.
Jealousy is the worst trait in any person.
When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really ...Show more »
When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands. Show less «
My senior year of high school, I got into UCLA, but my family couldn't afford it.
My senior year of high school, I got into UCLA, but my family couldn't afford it.
Even as a kid, I was a businessman. I figured out that if you plucked all the berries off my neighbo...Show more »
Even as a kid, I was a businessman. I figured out that if you plucked all the berries off my neighbor's tree and smashed them up, they made a Nickelodeon Gak-type consistency. I sold them to all the neighborhood kids and made stacks of quarters. Of course, the berries were poisonous, and I got in all types of trouble. Show less «
There's not one thing that inspires me the most. Me and my friends joke around with each other and h...Show more »
There's not one thing that inspires me the most. Me and my friends joke around with each other and hang out so much that whatever makes us laugh really hard makes it into 'Workaholics.' But the characters that I think are funny are guys that are confidently stupid. Show less «
I tend to have a lot of jokes about ex-girlfriends. They always ask me if they will be the subject o...Show more »
I tend to have a lot of jokes about ex-girlfriends. They always ask me if they will be the subject of a joke, and I always tell them they won't. Unless they do something crazy. They all tend to, so you know where that goes. There are no closed doors. The 'art' will suffer. Show less «
I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to crea...Show more »
I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to create my own comedy. But I still love doing stand-up and will probably be doing it forever. I'd love to be an old guy who can't really walk, can't really stand-up, and I have to sit on the stool and tell jokes. Show less «
Naked dudes are inherently funny.
Naked dudes are inherently funny.
I'm such a huge 'Arrested Development' fan.
I'm such a huge 'Arrested Development' fan.
I did telemarketing for years, starting at the age of 16, just selling steak knives to old people. O...Show more »
I did telemarketing for years, starting at the age of 16, just selling steak knives to old people. Old people go through a weird amount of steak knives. I also sold straight meat over the telephone. Show less «
What's so cool about movies is once you're done with the movie, you put it away and come up with a w...Show more »
What's so cool about movies is once you're done with the movie, you put it away and come up with a whole new different idea with different characters and a different world. But in TV, you build these characters, and you build this world, and then you're there for however long you do the show. Show less «
I loved Adam Sandler's early stuff. I thought it was so cool how irreverent and weird he would get.
I loved Adam Sandler's early stuff. I thought it was so cool how irreverent and weird he would get.
My favorite sequels are basically all Mike Myers films - 'Wayne's World 2,' 'Austin Powers: The Spy ...Show more »
My favorite sequels are basically all Mike Myers films - 'Wayne's World 2,' 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,' 'Shrek 2.' Anything he does, it's best the second time around. He needs to do 'So I Married an Axe Murderer 2.' Show less «
I still haven't found the humor in getting hit by a cement truck. My knees still hurt when I think a...Show more »
I still haven't found the humor in getting hit by a cement truck. My knees still hurt when I think about it, so no jokes about that yet. Show less «
I think making friends is not being afraid to look stupid, because everyone wants a friend who is wi...Show more »
I think making friends is not being afraid to look stupid, because everyone wants a friend who is willing to be stupid and fun. If you try and be too cool, it only works in high school. After that, being uncool is a very cool thing to do. So just have fun, and don't worry what other people think of you and people will want to be your friends. Show less «
People want to be friends with someone who likes to have a good time.
People want to be friends with someone who likes to have a good time.
I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages... the worst, though, was Time Life ...Show more »
I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages... the worst, though, was Time Life Books, because no one wants Time Life Books. No one wants an 'Encyclopedia Brittanica' showing up at their house. Show less «
What happened to me is I gained a little weight so I could be more accessible to people. They're not...Show more »
What happened to me is I gained a little weight so I could be more accessible to people. They're not like, 'Oh my God, he's, like, a male model comedian; yuck, ugh.' It's like, 'Oh, he's a little squishy; He's like me. He's accessible.' And girls are like, 'Look how cuddly he is. I just want to cuddle up in his neck fat and go to sleep.' Show less «
I don't want any competition; I've finally made it! I don't want any young bucks knocking me off and...Show more »
I don't want any competition; I've finally made it! I don't want any young bucks knocking me off and taking my job, so stay in school! Stay in school and get a nice job working in an office! Show less «
I'm not a good rapper. For whatever reason, my brain does not work that way. I just do the beginning...Show more »
I'm not a good rapper. For whatever reason, my brain does not work that way. I just do the beginning, like, 'Yeah, yeah! Ha ha! Woo! What up? Come on! Get at me!' I'm Captain Hook. Show less «
I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
I always wanted to be a stand-up comedian, even as a kid. Me and my dad would watch 'Evening at the ...Show more »
I always wanted to be a stand-up comedian, even as a kid. Me and my dad would watch 'Evening at the Improv' on A&E. Show less «
When I was 15, I worked as a bag boy in a grocery store. I also needed to walk old ladies to their c...Show more »
When I was 15, I worked as a bag boy in a grocery store. I also needed to walk old ladies to their car and put their bags in the car, and they would give me two dollars. I felt like the richest man in the world. Show less «
Some celebrities like to get behind water conservation or helping the homeless get back on their fee...Show more »
Some celebrities like to get behind water conservation or helping the homeless get back on their feet. Me? Body grooming control: that's what I like to step behind 100 percent. Show less «
You want to be excited about what you're doing. So whenever I get tired, I think, 'Would ten-year-ol...Show more »
You want to be excited about what you're doing. So whenever I get tired, I think, 'Would ten-year-old Adam be pretty stoked on what I'm doing and what's happening?' So I just live my life as if I'm using my ten-year-old brain. Show less «
Be yourself. I had this three-week period where I wore this straw fedora. I thought it was what chic...Show more »
Be yourself. I had this three-week period where I wore this straw fedora. I thought it was what chicks wanted. And then it dawned on me that I was trying to be something that I wasn't, so I took the fedora off. So be yourself. Show less «
After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
That's another piece of advice: Don't go to college; follow your dreams. Unless you're a doctor - th...Show more »
That's another piece of advice: Don't go to college; follow your dreams. Unless you're a doctor - then go to college. Show less «
When I auditioned for 'Pitch Perfect,' I didn't know it was a singing movie. I didn't read the scrip...Show more »
When I auditioned for 'Pitch Perfect,' I didn't know it was a singing movie. I didn't read the script. I go to the audition, and I'm like, 'Oh, it's a baseball movie.' But then I'm reading the lines, and I'm like, 'This doesn't seem like a baseball movie.' Show less «
Hot girls have so many options. Sitting at home alone any night of the week and searching the Intern...Show more »
Hot girls have so many options. Sitting at home alone any night of the week and searching the Internet for a dude is on zero hot girls' agendas. So they're definitely not coming after you. Show less «
If you like stand up and decide that it's overtaking your life and want to hate it, watch 1,000 stan...Show more »
If you like stand up and decide that it's overtaking your life and want to hate it, watch 1,000 stand up comedians who are trying to get on a TV show. Show less «
As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love blac...Show more »
As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love black comedians because they're the funniest. I wish I were a black comedian, actually. Show less «
In a perfect world, I would like to do as many seasons of 'Workaholics' as possible, as long as peop...Show more »
In a perfect world, I would like to do as many seasons of 'Workaholics' as possible, as long as people still like the show and Comedy Central will still have us. And doing movies, writing my own movies and doing movies with my friends. I think that would be such a dream to be someone like Will Ferrell or Ben Stiller. Do one or two movies a year. Show less «
My parents are very cool and wildly supportive - maybe almost too much. I want to tell them to chill...Show more »
My parents are very cool and wildly supportive - maybe almost too much. I want to tell them to chill out. Show less «
