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When Kristen Bell<\/strong><\/a> read the script for Nobody Wants This<\/em><\/a>, the new Netflix<\/a> series in which she plays a feisty agnostic podcaster who falls in love with a handsome and endearing \u201cHot Rabbi,\u201d she knew exactly who she wanted for the part of the male lead. \u201cI was like, \u2018There\u2019s only one person who can pull off this level of charm and that\u2019s Adam Brody<\/strong><\/a>,\u2019\u201d she said during a recent morning show appearance. \u201cI pushed for him from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n Her casting call couldn\u2019t have been more perfect. Since the show\u2019s September 26 premiere, Adam has set the internet ablaze thanks to his sweet and funny turn as Noah Roklov.<\/p>\n (His steamy onscreen kiss with Kristen has gone viral, and fans of the rom-com are already excited for a second season.) While the 44-year-old \u2014 best known for playing high school nerd Seth Cohen on the teen soap The O.C.<\/em> in the early 2000s \u2014 knew Nobody Wants This<\/em> had potential to be a hit, he had no idea it would spark a full-blown Brodyaissance. \u201cAdam never expected to be such a fan favorite at this point in his life,\u201d a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cHe\u2019s so flattered that people are responding to his portrayal of Noah this way.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Adam wasn\u2019t always thrilled about his association with lovable geek Seth Cohen. The O.C.<\/em> made him famous but the actor, in his 20s when the show blew up, wasn\u2019t a fan of its soapy storylines, admitting he acted out on set. \u201cI would never scream or yell at anyone \u2026 but I think I very much let my distaste for the later episodes be known,\u201d he later said. \u201cI didn\u2019t mask that at all, and I\u2019m sure I openly mocked it a bit. So I\u2019m not proud of that.\u201d<\/p>\n He\u2019s come to realize what a stepping stone it was for him career-wise. \u201cAdam was always cute, but he\u2019s now this very hot adult man,\u201d says Nobody Wants This<\/em> creator Erin Foster<\/strong>. \u201cIt felt really exciting to show him as this adult version of Seth Cohen.\u201d Leaning into his Seth-ness, in other words, has made him a heartthrob anew. \u201cThe O.C.<\/em> changed Adam\u2019s life,\u201d says the source. \u201cAnd he can see he wouldn\u2019t have gotten so far in his career without it.\u201d<\/p>\nAdam Wasn\u2019t Always \u2018Proud\u2019 of His Role of \u2018The O.C.\u2019<\/h2>\n
Adam Brody Is a Family Man to His Wife Leighton Meester<\/h2>\n