Which actor starred in the 2004 movie musical Temptation and is also known for his performance in the original cast of the Broadway musical "Rent" in 1996?
Adam Pascal
Title: Cast recording
Passage: A cast recording is a recording of a stage musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience.  An original cast recording or OCR, as the name implies, features the voices of the show's original cast.  A cast recording featuring the first cast to perform a musical in a particular venue is known, for example, as an "original Broadway cast recording" or an "original London cast recording".
Title: Rent (film)
Passage: Rent is a 2005 American musical drama film directed by Chris Columbus.  It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, in turn based on Giacomo Puccini's opera "La bohème".  The film depicts the lives of several Bohemians and their struggles with sexuality, drugs, paying their rent, and life under the shadow of AIDS.  It takes place in the East Village of New York City from 1989 to 1990.  The film features six of the original Broadway cast members reprising their roles.
Title: Timon and Pumbaa
Passage: Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney's 1994 animated film "The Lion King".  Timon was portrayed through his many appearances by Nathan Lane (in all three films and early episodes of the show), Max Casella (the original actor in "The Lion King" Broadway musical), Kevin Schon (in certain episodes of the show), Quinton Flynn (in certain episodes of the show), Bruce Lanoil in the "Wild About Safety" shorts and "Kingdom Hearts II", and while Pumbaa is voiced by Ernie Sabella (in all of his animated speaking appearances), and was portrayed by Tom Alan Robbins in the original cast of the Broadway musical.  In the upcoming live-action remake, the characters will be portrayed by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen respectively.  Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella first came to audition for the roles of the hyenas, but when the producers saw how well they worked together they decided to cast them as Timon and Pumbaa.  Lyricist Tim Rice however was pulling for Rik Mayall (for Timon) and Adrian Edmondson (for Pumbaa) to play the roles, as he got the idea for the lyrics to "Hakuna Matata" by watching their show "Bottom".
Title: Jason Tam
Passage: Jason Tam (born June 28, 1982) in Honolulu, Hawaii is an actor and dancer.  His most notable roles include Markko Rivera on the daytime soap opera "One Life to Live", Paul in the 2006 revival of the Broadway musical "A Chorus Line", Xander in "Lysistrata Jones" on Broadway and Shoe on the teen drama "Beyond the Break".  His other stage performances include "Les Misérables" on Broadway, "She Loves Me" at The Guthrie Theatre, "West Side Story," "Oklahoma! ," "Footloose" the Sacramento Music Circus, and "King and I" at Casa Manana.  He is also a frequent collaborator with musical theatre writer Joe Iconis.  In 2014 he joined the original cast of the Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey collaboration "If/Then" at the Richard Rodgers Theater as David.  He played the role for the entire run of If/Then.  He can be heard on the 2014 "Broadway’s Carols for a Cure" album.
Title: Adam Pascal
Passage: Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, singer, and musician, known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson's musical "Rent" on Broadway 1996, the 2005 movie version of the musical, and the Broadway Tour of "Rent" in 2009.  He is also known for originating the role of Radames in Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida", for playing the Emcee from the 1998 revival of "Cabaret", and for playing Huey Calhoun in the Broadway Company of "Memphis".  Most recently, he played William Shakespeare in the Tony Award-winning musical "Something Rotten! "
Title: Damian Perkins
Passage: Damian Perkins is a singer, actor, dancer, artist and model.  He played Mereb in the original Broadway cast of the Broadway musical Aida and also played the role of Benny in the Canadian tour of the musical Rent.  Aside from his work on Broadway, he has made guest appearances in shows such as "", "Family Matters", "Charmed", "Providence", "The Net", "The Sentinel", and "Then Came You".
Title: Rent (albums)
Passage: Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is an album of music from the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Rent".  It is produced by DreamWorks with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson.  The album is a 2-disc (in its CD format) collection of every song from the musical; some small segments of narration and spoken dialogue from the play are not included in the recording.  The collection ends with a studio-recorded rearrangement of the song "Seasons of Love" featuring Stevie Wonder.  The album was recorded by the original Broadway cast of "RENT" and was released on August 27, 1996.  A second one-disc album was released in 1999 containing highlights from the original cast album.
Title: Adam Kantor
Passage: Kantor graduated from Northwestern University in 2008.  Soon after college, he landed a starring role, portraying Mark in the closing cast of the Broadway musical "Rent", with the last performance being made into a film, "".  On Broadway, he has also appeared in the musical "Next to Normal".  Most recently, Adam Kantor portrayed Motel Kamzoil in the Broadway Revival of Fiddler on the Roof at the Broadway Theater.
Title: Temptation (2004 film)
Passage: Temptation is a 2004 movie musical written by Sydney Forest and John Taylor and directed by Mark Tarlov.  The film starred Adam Pascal, Alice Ripley, and Zoe Saldana.  The film has not yet had a theatrical or video release.
Title: West Side Story (film)
Passage: West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins.  The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet".  It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C., in Super Panavision 70.  Released on October 18, 1961 through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and viewers, and became the second highest grossing film of the year in the United States.  The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, including Best Picture (as well as a special award for Robbins), becoming the record holder for the most wins for a movie musical.
Adam Pascal Temptation (2004 film)