Adrian Kayvan Pasdar是位美国导演兼演员，出生于马萨诸塞州Pittsfield。他的父亲Homayoon Pasdar是位来自伊朗的移民，并且是位心脏外科医生。他的母亲Rosemarie曾经是位护士，出生于德国。当过英语老师，后来在法国成立了家旅行社。

　　Adrian Pasdar毕业于宾夕法尼亚的马普尔镇高中，后来拿到了佛罗里达大学的橄榄球运动奖学金（伺职后卫）。由于在第一年的大学比赛中不幸受伤，使得他离开了他喜爱的运动赛场，此次受伤给他留下了严重的心理阴影，并且连续几个月坐在轮椅上生活，他的大学第一年生活几乎完全在理疗中度过。

　　Adrian Pasdar转变了他的注意力于校园舞台表演，并渐渐发现自己喜欢上了创作和表演。由于不再进行橄榄球比赛，他便退了学并回到了家，在People's Light and Theatre公司的戏剧组里找了份活。他还曾经由于一场舞台事故断了根拇指，并且得到了在纽约的Lee Strasberg戏剧协会的赔偿金。

"Amick was born in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Judy, a medical office manager, and Bill Amick, a musician. Amick's parents are German; the name Mädchen (pronounced [ˈmɛːtçən] ), which means \"girl\" or \"maiden\" in German, was chosen by her parents because they wanted an unusual name. As a young girl, Amick was encouraged by her parents to follow her creative instincts. She learned to play the piano, bass, violin and guitar and took lessons in tap, ballet, jazz and modern dance. In 1987, at the age of 16, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.\r\nShe is best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the cult television series Twin Peaks and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.\r\nAmick has been married to songwriter David Alexis since 1992. The couple have two children."