Raviv Ullman

Raviv Ullman ( Hebrew רביב אולמן, better known as Ricky Ullman ; * January 24, 1986 in Eilat , Israel ) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as Phil Diffy on the Phil of the Future series, which airs on Disney Channel .

Life

childhood

Ullman was born in Eilat, Israel. His parents, father Brian Ullman and mother Laura Ehrenkatz are US citizens. His maternal grandfather, Joseph Ehrenkatz, is a rabbi in Stamford , Connecticut, and his family is related to Joe Lieberman , Senator from Connecticut. After he was born, his family moved from Israel to Fairfield , Connecticut (USA). When Raviv was younger, his father worked as a clown . Ullman's interest in acting came from a musicalawakened, followed by a stay in a theater & drama camp. He also attended the camp the following summer and received both leading and supporting roles.

Personal

Ullman is fluent in Hebrew , taught himself how to play the drums , and graduated from Fairfield Warde High School in Connecticut. One of his best friends is singer and actor Jesse McCartney , of whom Ullman is also a big fan. At the same time, he made headlines in the US press when he rented a house in LA with four friends and the Australian pop duo The Veronicas while they were on tour in the US.

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

• 2006: Driftwood
• 2006: The Big Bad Swim
• 2007: A normal clique (Normal Adolescent Behavior)
• 2008: Prom Wars: Love Is a Battlefield
• 2012: The Trouble with Cali

watch TV

• 2000: The Bradys ( Growing Up Brady , Movie made for TV)
• 2003: Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , TV series, one episode)
• 2004–2006: Phil from the Future ( Phil of the Future , TV series)
• 2004: The Perfect Rockstar ( Pixel Perfect , TV movie)
• 2004: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode)
• 2004: Searching for David's Heart (TV movie)
• 2005: Raven Looks Through ( That's So Raven , TV series, an episode)
• 2005: Kim Possible - The Movie: Invasion of the Robots ( Kim Possible: So the Drama , TV movie)
• 2006: Big Love (TV series, episode)
• 2006: That Guy (TV movie)
• 2006: Dr. House ( House , TV Series, Episode: Fools for Love )
• 2007: Cold Case ( Cold Case , TV Series, Episode: That Woman )
• 2008–2009: Rita Rockt ( Rita Rocks , TV series, 32 episodes)

theatre

• Dead End (2005)
• A Rosen By Any Other Name (date unknown)
• The King and I (date unknown)

Web links

• Raviv Ullman in the Internet Movie Database (English)