Raviv Ullman
Israeli actor
Raviv Chanan "Ricky" Ullman (Hebrew: רביב חנן "ריקי" אולמן; born 24 January 1986) is an Israeli actor. He is best known for playing Phil Diffy, the main character in the Disney Channel series Phil of the Future.
Early life
Ullman was born in Eilat, Israel, to American Jewish parents Laura Ullman (née Ehrenkranz), a teacher, and Brian Ullman, a printer. He has a younger sister and younger brother named Tali and Nadav, respectively. After his first birthday, his family left their kibbutz in Israel for Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, and then to Fairfield, Connecticut, the following year.
Ullman was raised Orthodox Jewish. His maternal grandfather, Joseph Ehrenkranz, was an Orthodox rabbi in Stamford, Connecticut. Ullman is a first cousin, twice removed, of former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. Lieberman's mother and Ullman's matrilineal great-grandmother were sisters.
Ullman taught himself how to play the trombone.
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