Twenty-year-old Ricky 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. 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 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, and NBC's Growing Up Brady. He has guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and That's So Raven. His feature films include The Big Bad Swim; The Boys of Sunset Ridge, starring John Heard, the late Pat Morita, and Burt Young; and the independent film Crossfire.

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.


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. Has two younger siblings. Is good friends with Lalaine. Number 10 on the List of Illegal Hotties (Summer 2004). 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) His favorite childhood toy was a pink bunny that he received when he was born. He admits that he carries it around everywhere. 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. Hopes that one day he will be able to study drama at Yale University. He has a birthmark under his right ear. On "Phil of the Future" (2004), the make-up artists covered it up. He had an allergic reaction to the make-up on "Phil of the Future" (2004) that caused him to break out. 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. 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 Los Angeles 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. Keeps in touch with Phil of the Future co-stars Alyson Michalka and Amy Bruckner.