Date of Birth
1 July 1956,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Birth Name
Alan D. Ruck
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Spouse
Trivia
Has a son, Sam, and a daughter, Emma.
Lives in New York.
He is a University of Illinois alumnus
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).
Played Matthew Broderick's best friend in the original Broadway production of "Biloxi Blues," a relationship they repeated in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
In his guest-starring role in "Mad About You: The Glue People (#4.17)" (1996), his character said he wants to be mayor of New York. In "Spin City" (1996) he works for the mayor of New York.
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) by Matthew Broderick. Broderick was the titular character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), 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.
He was nominated for a 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Billy Bishop Goes to War" at the Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Nearly died of septicemia in 2002.
Where Are They Now
(August 2003) Currently starring as Victor Prynne in The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's production of Noel Coward's stylish romantic comedy, Private Lives.
(January 2004) Currently starring in the role of Leo Bloom in the travelling cast of Mel Brooks "The Producers"
(April 2005) Currently starring (opposite Spin City costar Richard Kind) on Broadway as Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks' musical "The Producers," having come from the touring cast.
(November 2009) Currently lives in Los Angeles with wife Mireille Enos.
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