Alan Ruck

Alan Ruck

Age
56
Birthday
Jul. 1st, 1956
Born in
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Height
6' 0"

Alan Ruck's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
GRΣΣK TV Show
GRΣΣK
Persons Unknown TV Show
Persons Unknown
Spin City TV Show
Spin City
The Bronx is Burning TV Show
The Bronx is Burning
Daddy's Girls TV Show
Daddy's Girls
Going Places TV Show
Going Places
 

Main Movie Roles

2010 - Extraordinary Measures
2009 - I Love You, Beth Cooper
2008 - The Happening
2007 - Kickin It Old Skool
2003 - Cheaper by the Dozen
1996 - Twister
1994 - Star Trek: Generations
1994 - Speed
1990 - Young Guns II
1989 - Three Fugitives
1986 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1983 - Class
1983 - Bad Boys

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Lance Brockwell
4
Hubbell Flowers
3
Howard Sharp
1
Steve Sinclair
1
Dr. Greenblatt
1
Albert Bunford
1
Roland Pike
1
Reverend Lare
1
Dr. Fletcher
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • He was 29 years old when he appeared in the role of Cameron Frye, a high school student, in _Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)_ (qv).
  • Played 'Matthew Broderick (I)' (qv)'s best friend in the original Broadway production of "Biloxi Blues," a relationship they repeated in _Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)_ (qv).
  • In his guest-starring role in _"Mad About You" (1992) {The Glue People (#4.17)}_ (qv), his character said he wants to be mayor of New York. In _"Spin City" (1996)_ (qv) he works for the mayor of New York.
  • Has a son, Sam, and a daughter, Emma.
  • He is a University of Illinois alumnus
  • In 2005, he began playing Leo Bloom in the Broadway production of "The Producers." The role was played in the show's initial line-up and in _The Producers (2005)_ (qv) by 'Matthew Broderick (I)' (qv). Broderick was the titular character in _Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)_ (qv), which co-starred Ruck as Ferris' best friend.
  • He was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Revue for "Billy Bishop Goes to War" at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Lives in New York.


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