Tal Adla was born Taleb Adlah to Mouhammad Adla, a construction
foreman, and Selma Adla, a housewife, on March 23, 1978, in Tripoli,
Lebanon. His family moved to New York when he was two years old and
eventually settled in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY. After he
graduated high school he attended Suffolk College, where he first set
foot on stage. He took Acting 101 just to fulfill an elective credit. A
short while into the class his teacher took him aside and told him that
he should try out for plays. Tal was hesitant because it would take a
lot of time and he would not be able to help out with the family
business. He auditioned just to see what would happen--and he got the
part. He worked his schedule where he would be able to do both. From
then on he secured parts in "Hamlet", "Orphans", "Lost in Yonkers" and
many more. He got the role of Marco in "A View From the Bridge", which
got him nominated for the Irene Ryan
Competitions.
Soon after, his acting coach pointed him in the direction of TV and
film. Tal took some classes, instantly fell in love and focused his
career to working on camera. One class in particular was taught by a
casting director from Lynn Kressel Casting.
For the final for the class, Tal had to perform in front of
professional talent managers. After his performance he was approached
by talent manager Donald Jackson, who wanted to work with him. His
first audition was for a film called
11'09''01 - September 11 (2002).
He got the call back and read for director
Mira Nair. He booked the job!
Soon after the film he got a great job in real estate. He became so
busy and involved that he had to take a break from acting, but after
two years he decided to get back into it. He immediately booked a role
on Die Sopranos (1999) as
Ahmed. Tal's manager Donald Jackson has sadly passed away. Tal is
currently freelancing and is actively looking for representation. Tal
is still working in TV and film and is contemplating a move to L.A.
