Allelon Ruggiero (born March 5, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Stephen Meeks in ''
Dead Poets Society
''Dead Poets Society'' is a 1989 American drama film directed by Peter Weir, written by Tom Schulman, and starring Robin Williams. Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative boarding school Welton Academy, it tells the story of an English ...
''.
Early life
Ruggiero was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the
Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and later the
University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Acting
After making his debut in
Peter Weir
Peter Lindsay Weir ( ; born August 21, 1944) is a retired Australian film director. He's known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), ''Gallipoli'' (1981), ''Witness ...
's film, Ruggiero had minor roles in movies like ''
12 Monkeys
''12 Monkeys'' is a 1995 American science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film '' La Jetée'', starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt, with Christopher Plummer and David Morse in ...
''
and ''
The Mirror Has Two Faces
''The Mirror Has Two Faces'' is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Barbra Streisand, who also stars. The screenplay by Richard LaGravenese is loosely based on the 1958 French film ''Le Miroir à deux faces'' writt ...
''.
He appeared as the guest lead in "Intolerance", the 42nd episode of
''Law & Order'' (season 2) and had a lead role in the
comedy horror movie, ''
The Greenskeeper''.
In 2004, Ruggiero began a break of nine years from acting,
until he began acting again in 2013 for an episode on ''The Bullsh*t Detective''.
Directing
In 1995, Ruggiero wrote, directed, and acted in a short film entitled "Lost", which screened at the Museum of American Art and took a third-place prize in its category at the 1997
Denver Film Festival
The Denver Film Festival is held in November, primarily at the Denver Film Center/Colfax, in Denver, Colorado, now the Anna and John J. Sie FilmCenter (Sie FilmCenter). Premiere events are held in the Buell Theatre and Ellie Caulkins Opera House ...
.
During his acting hiatus, Ruggiero ventured into directing and producing, making content for
Bain & Company
Bain & Company is an American management consulting company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm provides advice to public, private, and non-profit organizations. One of the Big Three management consultancies, Bain & Company was fou ...
.
Ruggiero and his wife, TV producer ,
opened
Aeriform Arts, an aerial and circus arts training facility in Hollywood in 2011. In 2019, Ruggiero directed ''Cirque du Giselle'', an aerial version of the
classic ballet, during the
Hollywood Fringe Festival
The Hollywood Fringe Festival is an annual fringe theatre festival in Hollywood, California. Most indoor venues for the festival are in and around Hollywood Theatre Row, a stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Founder Ben Hill ...
.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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1971 births
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
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