Alan Ruck / Biography

Has a son, Sam, and a daughter, Emma.
Lives in New York.
He is a University of Illinois alumnus
He was 29 years old when he appeared in the role of Cameron Frye, a high school student, in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
Played Matthew Broderick's best friend in the original Broadway production of "Biloxi Blues," a relationship they repeated in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
In his guest-starring role in "Mad About You: The Glue People (#4.17)" (1996), his character said he wants to be mayor of New York. In "Spin City" (1996) he works for the mayor of New York.
In 2005, he began playing Leo Bloom in the Broadway production of "The Producers." The role was played in the show's initial line-up and in The Producers (2005) by Matthew Broderick. Broderick was the titular character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), which co-starred Ruck as Ferris' best friend.