Adamo Ruggiero

Adamo Ruggiero Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia

  • On January 16, 2008 Adamo admitted in an interview with eTalk that like his character Marco, he is gay. []
  • Adamo's favorite episodes/ minis of Degrassi: The Next Generation are Basketball Diaries, Drive, Pride Part 1 and 2, Time Stands Still Part 1 and 2, Together Forever, Notorious (mini), and The Lovecats (mini). []
  • When Adamo auditioned for the role of Marco on Degrassi: The Next Generation, he was informed that the producers were intending to make the character gay. []
  • Adamo's first line on Degrassi: The Next Generation was in the episode Drive. He says "She teaches piano, Spinner." []
  • Adamo gets along well with Jake Epstein, Aubrey Graham, and Shane Kippel on Degrassi: The Next Generation since their characters are friends and they are usually in the same scenes. []
  • Adamo has a wide range of friends. []
  • Adamo is very good at golf. []
  • Adamo owns the hat he wore in the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode "Pride" Part 2. []
  • Adamo has a big collection of hats and shoes. []
  • Adamo's dad was born in Italy, and his mom was born in Canada. []
  • Adamo has a cat name Truly. []
  • Adamo has one older brother, Adriano. []
  • Adamo is 5'6" tall. []
  • Adamo's dream car is a car that won't break down. []
  • If Adamo could be on a reality show, it would be Project Runway. []
  • Adamo would love to go to Hong Kong with his Degrassi: The Next Generation co-star and best friend Andrea Lewis to shop since thats his favorite thing to do. []
  • Adamo loves to debate and negotiate. []
  • If Adamo wasn't an actor, he would like to be a lawyer. []
  • Adamo jokingly says he has a crush on Andrea Lewis, Lauren Collins and Stacey Farber and says they are his 'Charlie's Angels'. []
  • The song that would describe Adamo's life would be Destiny's Child's song Free. []
  • Adamo says that the most fun-to-film episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation was "West End Girls." []
  • What Adamo wishes the Degrassi: The Next Generation audience would get out of the show is knowing there are people out there who face the same situations. []
  • If Adamo wasn't playing the role of Marco on Degrassi: The Next Generation, he would like to play JT. []
  • Adamo's nickname is Fez because people think he looks like Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) from That '70s Show. []
  • Adamo joined Degrassi: The Next Generation in the show's second season in 2002. That same year, Degrassi: The Next Generation began to be shown in the United States on The-N cable channel. []
  • When Adamo was in 3rd grade, he auditioned for a play and got the lead role. []
  • Adamo has been acting, singing and dancing since he was 7 or 8. Adamo has traveled to many places in the United States and in Canada for multiple competitions. []
  • Adamo also is an active participant in plays. Adamo has appeared in several Stage West Theatre productions, including Robin Hood, Clowns and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. []
  • Adamo already has an extensive list of television and theatre credits, including a starring role on the popular YTV show Systems Crash and a recurring role on YTV's Don't Lick The Pig. []
  • Adamo's hobbies are tennis, smimming, watching movies, and listening to music. []
  • Adamo had no previous show business experience before he got the chance to act in the Degrassi: The Next Generation. []
  • Adamo's middle name is Angelo. []
  • Adamo has a home in Italy. []
  • Adamo is a Barbizon graduate. []
  • Adamo can play the bass guitar. []
  • Adamo originally tried out for the role of Craig Manning on Degrassi: The Next Generation. []
  • Adamo used to wear braces. It can be seen in the earlier seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation. []
  • Adamo was in a commercial promoting a sweepstakes for getting a walk-on part on Degrassi: The Next Generation sponsored by The-N. []
  • Adamo is currently single. []
  • Adamo has facial hair under his bottom lip. []
  • Adamo's astrological sign is a Gemini. []
  • Adamo was awarded the junior Drama Award from his peers at Cawthra Park High School in Mississauga, Canada. []
  • Adamo has appeared in a stridex commercial. []

Quotes

  • Adamo: If I could time travel I would spend a week in every decade from 1900 to now. This way I could see how our world developed in one of the most prosperous centuries of all time. Wow, that was nerdy…true, but nerdy! []
  • Adamo: I love playing tennis and soccer, but I enjoy rollerblading, biking and swimming the most. []
  • Adamo: I love pop and dance music. I listen to singers like Britney Spears, N*sync and Destiny’s Child. But I also love oldies. I spend a lot of time listening to artists like Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Aretha Franklin, Petula Clark, Judy Garland and many more. []
  • Adamo: No, I wouldn’t change a thing about my character. What makes my character unique are his multiple attributes, good and bad. Plus, my character has cool style in clothing, and he is sensitive and caring… and isn’t that what ladies like in guys? LOL! []

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