Adamo Ruggiero Biography

Adamo Angelo Ruggiero (a-daa-moe roo-jeh-ro) (born June 9, 1986 in Mississauga, Ontario) is an Italian-Canadian actor. Ruggiero's father was born in Italy, in Coreno Ausonio (Frosinone, Lazio). Ruggiero's mother, Amalia, is Canada-born. He has an older brother named Adriano.

Ruggiero was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on June 9, 1986. Ruggiero has been acting since the age of 7 or 8. Ruggiero has travelled throughout Canada and the United States for multiple competitions. He has starred in many plays including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Bye-Bye Birdie, and others, but his favourite role is that of Marco Del Rossi in Degrassi: The Next Generation. On Degrassi, his character Marco is a gay teenager who struggles with coming to terms with his sexuality. Ruggiero joined Degrassi in the show's second season in 2002. That same year, Degrassi began airing in the United States on The N cable channel. Adamo attended St. Dunstan Elementary School and graduated from Cawthra Park Secondary School, both in Mississauga, Ontario.