Adamo Ruggiero is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Marco Del Rossi on the teen soap DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION. He reprised his role in the Degrassi Goes Hollywood movie which aired this summer. He starred in the holiday movie Make the Yuletide Gay, along with veteran soap actor Ian Buchanan, which is now out on DVD. In additional to being a talented actor, Ruggiero is also an out and visible gay man. In this exclusive interview with WE LOVE SOAPS TV, Ruggiero talks about his most famous role to date, being a role model and future plans.WE LOVE SOAPS TV: Can you tell me a little about your background? Did you grow up in Toronto?
Adamo Ruggiero: I actually grew up in the first suburb just west of the city called Mississauga. It's a huge massive city and it's part of the greater Toronto area. I grew there essentially my whole life.
WE LOVE SOAPS TV: Was acting something you always wanted to do?
Adamo Ruggiero: I was also interested in the arts since I was a little kid. I was a really big Disney freak. I spent my whole summers watching Disney movies. I did a lot of school plays, and then I got into community theater. Literally at 13 I got an agent and tried to do it professionally.