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.
Born the same day as Mischa Barton and Jeff Doiron.
Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman is Ricky's first cousin.
Is good friends with Lalaine.
He dances and sings in 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)
Has never been back to Israel since his first birthday, but he plans on going back to see his friend Jennifer, who is studying there.
His favourite childhood toy was a pink bunny he got when he was born. He has admitted 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.
Ricky Ullman Detailed Biography
Raviv Ullman (born January 24, 1986), best known by his stage name Ricky Ullman, is an Israeli-born American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the title role in the television series Phil of the Future.
Ullman was born in Eilat, Israel to Jewish parents Brian Ullman and Laura Ehrenkranz; his maternal grandfather, Joseph Ehrenkranz, is a Rabbi in Connecticut and his family is related to Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman. After his first birthday, his family moved to Fairfield, Connecticut in the United States. Ullman took an interest in acting after seeing a musical production in 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.
Ullman's 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.
Ullman is best known for his starring role as Phil, a teen from the year 2121 on Disney Channel's Phil of the Future, a series which debuted in June 2004. He also starred as Roscoe in Disney's made-for-television film, Pixel Perfect and in as Sam in ABC Family's television film Searching For David's Heart (2004).
Ullman is an identified member of the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, and appeared with other members of the Circle in the music video for A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, where he sang as well as played the drums.
