adam reid was born and raised in nepean, ontario, canada. adam began his multifaceted career in entertainment when he was twelve on the 80s cjoh cult comedy, "you can't do that on television", which also aired in the u.s. on nickelodeon. at sixteen, he graduated to the writing department and co-wrote thirty episodes of the show with producer/creator roger damon price. he attended sir robert borden h.s. and was a member of the national champion high school improv team (along with his friend, fellow s.r.b. alum, sandra oh). he became the school's president in his senior year.