Adam Lambert rose to stardom after participating in "American Idol" season eight in 2008. He, however, started his career in showbiz as a stage actor since he was about ten years old. "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", "Hello", "Dolly!", "Chess", "Camelot", "The Music Man" and "Grease" were some of the theater productions he got involved into. While acting, the singer who was born on January 29, 1982 also played music with some friends Steve Sidelnyk, Tommy Victor and Monte Pittman under the moniker The Citizen Vein.