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Adam Curry

Adam CurryAKA Adam Clark Curry

Born: 3-Sep-1964
Birthplace: Arlington, VA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: TV Personality

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Former MTV veejay

Moved to Netherlands when he was seven, and became a VJ there when he was nineteen. Began working for MTV in 1987, hosting Top 20 Countdown. In 1994, MTV sued Curry for possession of the "mtv.com" domain name. The lawsuit was settled out of court later that year. Curry has long been influential in the podcast community, being the co-founder of Podshow (now the lowercase "mevio"), a podcast network which has received several large rounds of venture funding over the years. For two years he hosted Adam Curry's PodShow on Sirius satellite radio. Curry is no longer involved with Mevio but continues several active podcasts.

Father: Jay Curry
Mother: Valerie Gail Clark ("Breezy", d. 2-Jul-2006 cancer)
Wife: Patricia Paay (m. 1989, separated, one daughter)
Daughter: Christina (b. 1990)
Girlfriend: Micky Hoogendijk (cohabiting)

    University: West Virginia University

    SiriusXM Host (2005-07)
    Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee
    Global Warming Skeptics

    TELEVISION
    MTV VJ (1987-94)

Official Website:
http://www.curry.com/


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