Date of Birth

24 January 1986, Eilat, Israel

Birth Name

Raviv Ullman

Height

5' 9¼" (1.76 m)

Mini Biography

Raviv Ullman moved to Fairfield, Connecticut, with his parents from Israel shortly after his first birthday. His first professional stage role as Louis in the national touring company of The King and I (1956). Ricky has played both musical and dramatic roles in various regional theater productions including "Dead End" at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, California. He received a 1998-1999 Best Actor award nomination from the Connecticut Critics Circle Awards for his portrayal of Stanley in "A Rosen by Any Other Name." He stars in the Disney Channel's television series "Phil of the Future" (2004) as well as The Walt Disney Company's made-for-TV movie Pixel Perfect (2004/I) (TV), ABC Family's Searching for David's Heart (2004) (TV), and NBC's Growing Up Brady (2000) (TV). He has guest-starred on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) and "That's So Raven" (2003). His feature films include The Big Bad Swim (2006); The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001), starring John Heard, the late Pat Morita, and Burt Young; and the independent film Crossfire (1998).

In his spare time, Ricky enjoys playing guitar, percussion, dancing, and volunteering with the charity organization TAP (Teen AIDS Prevention). Ricky currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He has a younger sister, Tali, and a younger brother, Nadav.

Trivia

He was born in Israel and moved to the US with his parents shortly after he was born. He has been in numerous stage and screen productions, and was nominated Best Actor by the 1999 Connecticut Critics Circle.

Speaks fluent Hebrew

Has two younger siblings.

Taught himself how to play drums.

Is good friends with Lalaine.

He dances and sings at Jewish events.

Number 10 on the List of Illegal Hotties (Summer 2004).

Lives in Los Angeles, California, with an Australian musical duo called the Veronicas.

Resides in Los Angeles, California, in the home once occupied by movie legend Groucho Marx. He shares the house with twins Jessica Origliasso & Lisa Origliasso of the duo The Veronicas and Sonny Tyndall, cousin of twins Kylie Tyndall & Keaton Tyndall)

Hasn't been back to Israel since his first birthday, but he plans on going back to see his friend Jennifer, who is studying there.

His favorite childhood toy was a pink bunny that he received when he was born. He admits that he carries it around everywhere.

If he could travel back in time, he would go to Israel to meet his ancestors and find out more about them.

His father is Brian Ullman and his mother is Laura Ehrenkrantz. His maternal grandfather, Joseph Ehrenkrantz, is a rabbi residing in Connecticut. His first cousins include senator Joseph Lieberman and Rabbi David Ehrenkrantz of Massachusetts.

His sister, Tali, loves artwork, while his brother, Nadav, is, in Ullman's words, "completely crazy.".

Hopes that one day he will be able to study drama at Yale University.

Has a dog named Zoe.

He has a birthmark under his right ear. On "Phil of the Future" (2004), the make-up artists cover it up.

He attended Fairfield Warde High School but finished his senior year on the set of "Phil of the Future" (2004).

He had an allergic reaction to the make-up on "Phil of the Future" (2004) that caused him to break out.

He used to attend Hillel Academy, a Jewish day school, until 6th grade, when he went to Fairfield Warde High School. He says that he based his performance on "Phil of the Future" (2004) on that experience. Just as Phil had to adapt to a different time, attending a public school made Ricky learn more about the world at large.

He was a cub scout when he was little. He also went to an acting camp to audition for the role of Peter Pan when he was eight (without his two front teeth!). He got hooked from then on.

He was class president while at Fairfield Warde High School.

His role models are his two grandfathers. His paternal grandfather served ice cream to the people during World War II, and flew with Ricky to L.A. so he could appear in the TV movie, Growing Up Brady (2000) (TV). His maternal grandfather is a rabbi who travels all around the world to educate people why they should settle their arguments about religion.

When he was still little, he loved to hear how his parents got together. They grew up 20 minutes from each other in Conneticut, but they both moved to Israel independently and met each other there.

Keeps in touch with Phil of the Future co-stars Alyson Michalka and Amy Bruckner.

Personal Quotes

[On returning to Israel]: "I plan on going back! I was actually going to go for a semester of my junior year for school, but it didn't work out because of the show and other reasons."

Where Are They Now

(May 2002) Fairfield High School

(April 2004) Fairfield, Connecticut

(May 2004) Los Angeles, California

(February 2005) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Getting into shape for his role in the giga-budget live action adaptation of "Atlantis: The Lost Empire"

(August 2007) Guest-starred on ABC Family's new sitcom "The Middleman", Season 1, Episode 9 "The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown" (credited as "Raviv Ullman").

~ Updated: 2008-09-03 ~