<P> Since its inception, Levine had been a coach on NBC's reality talent show The Voice. and won three times with a member of his team from (seasons 1, 5 and 9). In 2012, Levine made his acting debut as a recurring character in the second season of the FX horror television show American Horror Story . Levine also starred in the film Begin Again . As an entrepreneur, Levine launched his own eponymous fragrance line in 2013 . The same year, he collaborated with K - Mart and ShopYourWay.com to develop his menswear collection . He also owns a record label, 222 Records . In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that "sources familiar with his many business dealings" estimated Levine would earn more than $35 million that year . </P> <P> Adam Noah Levine was born in Los Angeles on March 18, 1979 to Fredric Levine, the founder of retail chain M. Fredric, and Patsy (née Noah) Levine, an admissions counselor . He has a brother Michael, two half - siblings--Sam and Liza Levine--and step - sister Julia Bartolf Milne . Levine's father and maternal grandfather are both Jewish, while his maternal grandmother was a Protestant . Levine considers himself Jewish, though according to an interview with The Jewish Chronicle, he "has rejected formal religious practice for a more generalized, spiritual way of life ." He chose not to have a Bar Mitzvah as a child, explaining: "I felt as though a lot of kids were trying to cash in...I just don't think it's the most respectful way to deal with God and beliefs and years and years and years of cultural heritage ." Levine is a nephew of journalist and author Timothy Noah, television producer and writer Peter Noah, and economist Jordan Levine . </P> <P> His parents divorced when he was seven . Growing up, Levine spent weekdays with his mother and weekends with his father . He underwent therapy for his parents' divorce, but called it a "waste of time" explaining that his parents could not "accept the fact that I might have been OK with it . I cried my eyes out and kicked and screamed and said,' Why?' and all the things you do when you find out . A few days later I was fine but I still had to go to therapy ." </P> <P> Levine describes his family as "very musical" and credits his mother with "start (ing) me out on the path ." He also attributes his mother's idols--Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, and The Beatles--to shaping his musical style, calling them "a huge part of my upbringing". Levine attended Brentwood School, where he met Jesse Carmichael and Mickey Madden, his future bandmates . He carried his musical interests to high school, where he states he was "a little rebellious . I didn't want to do the things they were teaching me...(music) consumed my every thought ." </P>

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