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Ruggiero Abbruzzese
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Ruggiero Abbruzzese is a Canadian-born actor of Italian heritage based in Toronto, Ontario. Since early childhood, performing has always been in his heart . It would be channeled through drawing characters in flip books, puppetry, magic, or acting out popular movie phrases with his friends and siblings. Upon finishing high school, he excelled in Sheridan College’s prestigious Classical Animation program in Oakville, Ontario. This cultivated a successful career working as an animator, layout artist, posing artist, and character designer which spanned over two decades on numerous award-winning children’s television series.
As rewarding as it has all been, there was still an unsatiating hunger within him to perform that animation was not fulfilling. This led him to pursue an intensive bout of acting classes through the renowned LB Acting Studio and their talented coaches. To date, through dedication and the invaluable techniques learned at LB studio, he has managed to be cast in various roles in student films, commercials, and print modeling in short order. Most recently, he was cast as the lead in a short film created by multi-talented award-winning directors.
He continues to learn and hone his craft, striving to bring his truth and meaningful connections to all the roles he portrays. His passion to perform enables him to play a wide variety of roles, each with a distinct backstory and nuanced emotions.
In his free time, Ruggiero enjoys exercising, golfing, playing darts, and spending quality time with friends and family.