Ricky Ullman

Raviv Ullman (born January 24, 1986), best known by his stage name Ricky Ullman, is an Israeli-born American actor. After his first birthday, he moved to Fairfield, Connecticut in the United States with his family; he now lives in Los Angeles, California. Ullman is best known for his role of Phil in Phil of the Future.

Biography

Ullman was born in Eilat, Israel to Jewish parents Brian Ullman and Laura Ehrenkranz; his maternal grandfather, Joseph Ehrenkranz, is a Rabbi in Connecticut.1 He took an interest in acting after seeing a musical production of a children's acting camp. He attended the camp the following summer and landed both lead and supporting roles which helped him discover his talents in acting, singing, and dancing.
He also prefers to be called Raviv.

Private life

Ullman speaks Spanish, and Hebrew fluently. He taught himself how to play the drums and the guitar. Ullman is a graduate of Fairfield Warde High School. Ullman lives in Los Angeles for the shooting of his hit show on Disney, Phil of the Future.

Appearances

Ullman is best known for his appearance as Phil, a teen from the year 2121 on Disney Channel's Phil of the Future that was released in June 2004. He also stars as Roscoe in Disney's Pixel Perfect. He is an identified member of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars. He was recently seen in the music video "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" which included other Disney Channel stars. Ullman also starred in ABC Family's "Searching For David's Heart" (2004) in which he played Sam.

Performances

His first professional stage role was as Louis in the national touring company of The King and I. Other productions he worked on include Peter Pan at the Polka Dot Playhouse, The Music Man with the New England Repertory Company, and Just People at the Long Wharf Theatre. He received a 1998-99 Best Actor nomination from the Connecticut Critics Awards for his character Stanley in Stamford Theater Work's A Rose by Any Other Name. He also performed in the Disney Channel's Circle of Stars rendition of "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella, where he sings as well as plays the drums.

Trivia


* Cousin of Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman.
Filmography

* Driftwood (2006)
* The Big Bad Swim (2005) (pre-production)
* Pixel Perfect (2004)
* The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001)
* Crossfire (1998)

Television

* Kim Possible: So the Drama (2005) (TV) (voice)
* That's So Raven (2005) (TV)
* Searching for David's Heart (2005) (TV)
* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004) (TV)
* Pixel Perfect (2004) (TV)
* Phil of the Future (2004) (TV)
* Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2003) (TV)
* Growing Up Brady (2000) (TV)
* Brotherhood (starring K.J. Duffey) {[[2006 television series]}

Stage

*Dead End (2005)

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* http://rickyullman.org Ricky Ullman Source {Official Fansite}

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