Richard Robert Ruccolo was born on March 2, 1972, in Marlton, New Jersey. He first discovered his love of acting after he earned the role of Will Parker in his high school's production of "Oklahoma!" After school, he left for Los Angeles, California, where he slept on a friend's sofa until he could find work as an actor. He won small roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) and The X-Files (1993), and later starred in Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998) as Pete Dunville. He now lives outside of Los Angeles and continues to win roles in movies such as All Over the Guy (2001), The One (2003), and Anacardium (2001).