{{Short description|Fictional character from daytime drama All My Children}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox soap character | series = All My Children | name = Adam Chandler | image1 = File:David Canary Adam Chandler All My Children ABC 2010.jpg | first = 1983 | last = {{end date|2013|08|12}} | years = {{Flatlist| * 1983–2011 * 2013 }} | crossover = ''One Life to Live'' | occupation = Businessman | family = Chandler | siblings = {{ubl|Lottie Chandler|Stuart Chandler}} | spouse = {{ubl|Althea Patterson (Backstory)<!--Adam and Althea's dates of marriage has not been specified.-->|Erica Kane (1984–1993){{efn|Adam and Erica were first married in 1984. When the couple "divorced" in 1985, it was Stuart who initiated the divorce making it invalid. Adam and Erica reunited and renewed their vows in 1991 and officially divorced in 1993.}}|Brooke English (1987–1989)|Dixie Cooney (1989)|Natalie Marlowe (1990–1991)|Gloria Marsh (1993–1995)|Liza Colby (1996–1997, 1999–2003){{efn|Adam and Liza married for the second time in 1999, and divorced in 2000. The couple re-married again in March 2001, and divorced in 2003.}}|Arlene Vaughan (2000)|Krystal Carey (2005–2007)|Annie Novak (2009–2010)}} | sons = {{ubl|JR Chandler|Miguel Reyes}} | daughters = {{ubl|Hayley Vaughan|Anna Chandler|Colby Chandler}} | adoptivedaughters = Skye Chandler (foster) | nephews = {{ubl|Ross Chandler|Scott Chandler (adoptive)}} | grandchildren = {{ubl|Lila Rae Alcazar (foster)|Enzo Santos|AJ Chandler}} | relatives = Julie Rand Chandler (adoptive) | portrayer = David Canary | creator = Wisner Washam | introducer = {{ubl|Jacqueline Babbin (1984)|Ginger Smith (2013)}} }} '''Adam Chandler''' is a fictional character from the ABC and The Online Network daytime drama ''All My Children'', portrayed by David Canary from the autumn of 1983 through his departure on April 23, 2010, and briefly reprising the role for the series' final weeks on ABC in September 2011. Canary also appeared several different times on ''One Life to Live''. Adam Chandler was one of the most devious and powerful individuals within the town of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the powerful and wealthy Chandler family, residing at the Chandler Mansion (300 River Road).
Adam has been one of Pine Valley's most frequently married characters, but his most significant relationships have been with his sunny-natured artist twin Stuart, and his long-time business rival Palmer Cortlandt; although the feud quieted down when Palmer's appearances within the show significantly decreased.
Five of Adam's eight children have survived into adulthood; Skye Chandler Quartermaine, Hayley Vaughan Santos, JR Chandler, Miguel Reyes, and Colby Chandler. Through them, he has three grandchildren; Lila Rae Alcazar (Skye's daughter), Enzo Santos (Hayley's son), and AJ Chandler (JR's son). Alcoholism seems to run in the Chandler family, affecting Skye, Hayley and JR; Colby briefly followed the same path. His son JR was estranged from Adam because of his marriage to Annie Novak, and he started an affair with Annie to break up his father's marriage. This led to Adam Chandler leaving Pine Valley permanently (it is believed) in April 2010, to be with former wife Brooke English. After leaving town, Adam had his attorney and another ex-wife, Liza, serve Annie divorce papers.
Recognized beyond fiction, Adam has been cited by scholars as one of the "most powerful male figures in television",<ref name="books.google.com"> {{cite book |author1=Henry Jenkins |author2=Tara McPherson |author3=Jane Shattuc | title = Hop on Pop: The Politics and Pleasures of Popular Culture | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_u5Pqx1DBkgC&dq=Hop+on+Pop:+The+Politics+and+Pleasures+of+Popular+Culture+Adam+Chandler&pg=PA61 | isbn = 978-0-8223-2737-0 | publisher =Duke University Press | year = 2002 |page = 792 pages (specific page)}}</ref><ref name="Books.google.com">{{cite book | author = David Mansour | title = From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century | isbn = 978-0-7407-5118-9 | publisher = Andrews McMeel Publishing | year = 2005 |page =560}}</ref> as well as one of its most complex villains, said to "combine ruthlessness in business and love with wit and sometimes true tenderness."<ref name="BOoks.google.com"> {{cite book | author = Dorothy Catherine | title = Other Worlds: Society Seen Through Soap Opera | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=A3M-BkqXvOcC&dq=Adam+Chandler+soap+opera&pg=PA118 | isbn = 978-1-55111-103-2 | publisher =Broadview Press | year = 1999 |page = 171 pages (specific page)}}</ref>
==Reception== In 2024, Charlie Mason from ''Soaps She Knows'' placed Adam 30th on his ranked list of ''Soaps' 40 Most Iconic Characters of All Time'', writing, "Never let it be said that the Pine Valley power player portrayed by the late David Canary from 1983-2013 had no redeeming qualities. He had one: twin brother Stuart!"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Charlie |title=You're the Tops: Soaps' 40 Most Iconic Characters of All Time, Ranked |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/gallery/soaps-most-iconic-characters-ranked/ |website=Soaps She Knows |publisher=SHE Media |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817031208/https://soaps.sheknows.com/gallery/soaps-most-iconic-characters-ranked/ |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |date=August 12, 2024}}</ref>
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==Further reading== *{{Cite book | author = Jennifer Hayward | title = Consuming Pleasures: Active Audiences and Serial Fictions from Dickens to Soap Opera | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ykYR8nzIR0YC&dq=Adam+Chandler+soap+opera&pg=RA2-PA217 | isbn = 978-0-8131-2025-6 | publisher = University Press of Kentucky | year = 1997 |page = 232}} *{{Cite book | author = Christopher Schemering | title =The Soap Opera Encyclopedia | url =https://www.amazon.com/review/product/0061011576?filterBy=addOneStar | isbn = 978-0-345-32459-7 | publisher = Ballantine Books | year = 1985 }}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061112042210/http://www.abc.go.com/daytime/allmychildren/characters/bio?pn=characterbio&character=Adam%20Chandler Adam Chandler's Character Bio] from [https://abc.go.com ABC.com] *[http://www.soapcentral.com/amc/whoswho/adam.php Adam Chandler] from [http://www.soapcentral.com/ soapcentral.com] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070830100329/http://www.allmychildrenblog.com/category/adam/ Adam Chandler at ''All My Children'' Blog]
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