Making His Mark

Mark Grossman Is Bringing A New Spin To Y&R’s Adam

- Devin Owens

JUST THE FACTS

Birthday: February 3

Here And There: Born in Columbia, MD and grew up in Cave Creek, AZ (“near Scottsdale”).

Relationship Status: “Single but I definitely want to have a family one day.”

Side Job: “Catering is the perfect job for actors and people in the industry because you usually work nights and weekends and then your days are open for auditions. It was a good job to have and I did that for years. It kept my bills paid.”

Cruise Control: “Doing the catering stuff, you’d see a lot of celebrities and you had to play it cool, but I feel if I saw Tom Cruise I would be pretty starstruck.”

Musically Inclined: “I listen to such a weird mix of music. I still listen to ’80s classic rock and trendier stuff. My dad roped when I was younger, so every once in a while I’ll listen to George Strait ’cause I grew up on him.”

Go-To Cheat Food: “I go straight for pizza, ice cream and burger with fries. Anything with honey mustard and ranch. Oh, and bread and butter. All the things that aren’t good for you.”

Favorite Ice Cream: Ben & Jerry’s Strawberry Cheesecake

Growing up in a small town in Arizona where outdoor activities reigned supreme, show business wasn’t even a consideration for Mark Grossman. “It was a horse town,” the actor shares. “There were horses everywhere and people riding quads and dirt bikes, and going to the lake. Golf was also big there.”