Adrianne Leon
Encyclopedia
Adrianna Therese León is an American singer-songwriter
, chef
, personal fitness trainer, model
and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock
band Caught Crimson. León began writing songs for the Emmy award
-winning soap opera
General Hospital
. León went on to have a role as the punk rock
teen Brook Lynn Ashton, which earned her an Daytime Emmy nomination and a Soap Opera Digest Award, but left the ABC soap for the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless
, as Colleen Carlton
. After her dismissal from CBS soap opera, she admitted in an interview with Soap Opera Weekly
that she had not been able to do her music with Caught Crimson as heavily as she had planned and would then place her focus on music.
; she is of Puerto Rican
and Italian
and Canadian descent. She is a descendant of the Borgia family and is also a relative of the former Vice Mayor of Puerto Rico. When she was a child, Adrianne lived in Ecuador where family member, Rodrigo Borja, served as President. After moving to the US from Ecuador, León began to perform at weddings, modeling and dabbled in musical theatre where she began to take all of the lead roles in productions such as “Anne of Green Gables”. After completing the seventh grade, León was home schooled by her mother and then rapidly advanced through high school. She's a member of the ASCAP and AFTRA
.
León was hired in 2002 to write songs alongside Rick Krizman for the soap opera General Hospital
. In 2003, Adrianne León performed two songs for the documentary
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina, "Everlasting Dream" and "She Heals You". She formed Caught Crimson with the help of Murray Yates, lead vocalist of the Canadian rock band Forty Foot Echo
. León later recruited former Artension
bassist Kevin Chown, former Alien Ant Farm
guitarist Terry Corso and former Forty Foot Echo drummer Rob Kurzretier. León provided vocals for a Glamma Jammas commercial song titled "Don't Get Me Started", it was written and produced by Kendall Marsh. She also sang "Favor Me" and "Falling In" both written and produced by Jody Whitesides. On October 4, 2003, Adrianne León performed at the California Avocado Festival. As well as performed at Aloha Festival on August 23, 2003, where she opened for the band "Dishwalla" and another Festival on May 17, 2003. All festivals were held in Carpinteria, California
.
In May 2004, León was cast as the feisty and rebellious teen Brook Lynn Ashton on the soap opera General Hospital. León portrayed Brooke Lynn as a talented punk rock
singer and songwriter who constantly fights against her mother Lois Cerullo's pressure to become a rock star. Léon was named "Outstanding Performer of the Week" of September 13, 2004 by Soap Opera Weekly
for her performance as the rebellious young Quartermaine The role earned her a win for a Soap Opera Digest Award for "Outstanding Female Newcomer" as well as a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" later in 2005.
She also guest starred on the ABC
prime time sitcom Hot Properties
as the young music VJ Courtney alongside Harry Hamlin
as his much younger fiancée. In early 2006, León took over the role of Colleen Carlton
on The Young and the Restless
. However, due to her massive weight gain, she was released from her contract in June 2007.
León has been linked to Country Music Star Chris Young.
She will be returning as her character Brook Lynn Ashton on General Hospital on May 21, 2010.
In April 2011 her character on General Hospital was sent on tour/ left the show.
, who after León's dismissal from the CBS soap opera
threw a "What the Heck? I Just Lost My Job" party for her. León has a puppy named "Price" whose custody she shares with former co-star Darcy Rose Byrnes
; they named her "Price" because Byrnes first saw her in a pet adoption segment on The Price Is Right
. Byrnes saw "Price" but wasn't able to adopt it, so León did.
Television
Guest Appearances
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
, personal fitness trainer, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress. She is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Caught Crimson. León began writing songs for the Emmy award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
-winning soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
. León went on to have a role as the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
teen Brook Lynn Ashton, which earned her an Daytime Emmy nomination and a Soap Opera Digest Award, but left the ABC soap for the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
, as Colleen Carlton
Colleen Carlton
Colleen Cecile Carlton is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was last portrayed by Tammin Sursok, who joined the cast on July 30, 2007 and departed on October 5, 2009...
. After her dismissal from CBS soap opera, she admitted in an interview with Soap Opera Weekly
Soap Opera Weekly
Soap Opera Weekly is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information...
that she had not been able to do her music with Caught Crimson as heavily as she had planned and would then place her focus on music.
Early life
Adrianne León was born in San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
; she is of Puerto Rican
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
and Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
and Canadian descent. She is a descendant of the Borgia family and is also a relative of the former Vice Mayor of Puerto Rico. When she was a child, Adrianne lived in Ecuador where family member, Rodrigo Borja, served as President. After moving to the US from Ecuador, León began to perform at weddings, modeling and dabbled in musical theatre where she began to take all of the lead roles in productions such as “Anne of Green Gables”. After completing the seventh grade, León was home schooled by her mother and then rapidly advanced through high school. She's a member of the ASCAP and AFTRA
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is a performers' union that represents a wide variety of talent, including actors in radio and television, as well as radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers and recording artists , promo and voice-over announcers and other...
.
Career
She voiced over a Glamma Jammas commercial which she provided vocals for and was also in a Public Service Announcement for Vons, a Los Angeles-based supermarket chain. León starred in the indie-film Pheromones as the lead Anima, the film is directed by Genie Joseph and is produced by Hawaii Movie Studios.León was hired in 2002 to write songs alongside Rick Krizman for the soap opera General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
. In 2003, Adrianne León performed two songs for the documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina, "Everlasting Dream" and "She Heals You". She formed Caught Crimson with the help of Murray Yates, lead vocalist of the Canadian rock band Forty Foot Echo
Forty Foot Echo
Forty Foot Echo is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 2002 from Los Angeles, California, United States of America.-History:Murray Yates, formerly of the band Templar, is the band's lead vocals, with Ryan Chamberlain as rhythm guitarist, Izzy Allen as bassist, Dayvid Swart on the drums and...
. León later recruited former Artension
Artension
Artension was a North American neo-classical progressive metal band, founded in 1993 by keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij.-History:It was sometime in '92/'93, when Vitalij Kuprij, who was studying classical music in Switzerland at that time, met Roger Staffelbach, a Swiss guitarist who was also studying...
bassist Kevin Chown, former Alien Ant Farm
Alien Ant Farm
Alien Ant Farm is an American alternative rock band that formed in Riverside, California, in 1995. Their name comes from an idea original guitarist Terry Corso had about aliens and the earth: "I was daydreaming at my dull desk job with my feet up, and I thought to myself, 'Wouldn't it be cool if...
guitarist Terry Corso and former Forty Foot Echo drummer Rob Kurzretier. León provided vocals for a Glamma Jammas commercial song titled "Don't Get Me Started", it was written and produced by Kendall Marsh. She also sang "Favor Me" and "Falling In" both written and produced by Jody Whitesides. On October 4, 2003, Adrianne León performed at the California Avocado Festival. As well as performed at Aloha Festival on August 23, 2003, where she opened for the band "Dishwalla" and another Festival on May 17, 2003. All festivals were held in Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria is a small oceanside city located in southeastern Santa Barbara County, California, east of Santa Barbara and northwest of Ventura. The population was 13,040 at the 2010 census, down from 14,194 at the 2000 census....
.
In May 2004, León was cast as the feisty and rebellious teen Brook Lynn Ashton on the soap opera General Hospital. León portrayed Brooke Lynn as a talented punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
singer and songwriter who constantly fights against her mother Lois Cerullo's pressure to become a rock star. Léon was named "Outstanding Performer of the Week" of September 13, 2004 by Soap Opera Weekly
Soap Opera Weekly
Soap Opera Weekly is a weekly magazine covering American daytime soap operas. It features onscreen and offscreen news about the series, interviews with and articles about performers, storyline summaries and analysis, and related promotional information...
for her performance as the rebellious young Quartermaine The role earned her a win for a Soap Opera Digest Award for "Outstanding Female Newcomer" as well as a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" later in 2005.
She also guest starred on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
prime time sitcom Hot Properties
Hot Properties
Hot Properties is an ensemble ABC comedy featuring four women working together in a Manhattan real estate office. It was first aired on October 7, 2005. Often compared to Sex and the City and the CBS situation comedy Designing Women, this show features four single women professionals, each with...
as the young music VJ Courtney alongside Harry Hamlin
Harry Hamlin
Harry Robinson Hamlin is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans, and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series L.A...
as his much younger fiancée. In early 2006, León took over the role of Colleen Carlton
Colleen Carlton
Colleen Cecile Carlton is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was last portrayed by Tammin Sursok, who joined the cast on July 30, 2007 and departed on October 5, 2009...
on The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. However, due to her massive weight gain, she was released from her contract in June 2007.
León has been linked to Country Music Star Chris Young.
She will be returning as her character Brook Lynn Ashton on General Hospital on May 21, 2010.
In April 2011 her character on General Hospital was sent on tour/ left the show.
Personal life
One of Adrianne León's best friends is Rachel KimseyRachel Kimsey
Rachel Kimsey, born August 28, 1978 in Tustin, Orange County, California, is an American actress. She holds a BFA from Brigham Young University, which she earned in 2000.-Career:...
, who after León's dismissal from the CBS soap opera
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
threw a "What the Heck? I Just Lost My Job" party for her. León has a puppy named "Price" whose custody she shares with former co-star Darcy Rose Byrnes
Darcy Rose Byrnes
Darcy Rose Byrnes is an American child actress and singer. She is most famous for her role in the soap opera The Young and the Restless where she portrayed Abby Carlton from 2003 to 2008, she also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful...
; they named her "Price" because Byrnes first saw her in a pet adoption segment on The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)
The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
. Byrnes saw "Price" but wasn't able to adopt it, so León did.
Filmography
Films| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Pheromones | Anima | Leading role/never released, Hawaii Movie Studios |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2006, 2010–2011 | General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns.... |
Brook Lynn Ashton (#2) | First aired on May 31, 2004 – January 17, 2006, May 21, 2010 – April 11, 2011 |
| 2006–2007 | The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... |
Colleen Carlton Colleen Carlton Colleen Cecile Carlton is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was last portrayed by Tammin Sursok, who joined the cast on July 30, 2007 and departed on October 5, 2009... (#2) |
First aired on January 18, 2006 – July 16, 2007 |
Guest Appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2006 | Soap Talk Soap Talk Soap Talk was a television talk show on SOAPnet hosted by Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway. It debuted in 2002 and ended in 2006. The reason for the show's cancellation was due to SOAPnet expanding their programming away from a soap opera-related focus to expand their network's ratings and declining... |
Herself | Three episodes |
| 2005 | I Wanna Be a Soap Star I Wanna Be a Soap Star I Wanna Be a Soap Star is a reality television series which debuted on the cable channel SOAPnet in 2004. The show is hosted by All My Children star and ex-Dancing with the Stars participant, Cameron Mathison. It is based on the British reality series Soapstars.-I Wanna Be a Soap Star:The first... |
Herself | Aired on August 11, 2005 |
| Hot Properties Hot Properties Hot Properties is an ensemble ABC comedy featuring four women working together in a Manhattan real estate office. It was first aired on October 7, 2005. Often compared to Sex and the City and the CBS situation comedy Designing Women, this show features four single women professionals, each with... |
Courtney | Aired on December 23, 2005 | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Motive | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Daytime Emmy Award Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming... |
"Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series" | General Hospital General Hospital General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns.... |
Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Award | "Outstanding Female Newcomer" | Won | ||