Birth name: Alan D. Ruck
Born: 1 July 1956
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United states
Education:
Parma Senior High School, Parma, Ohio
University of Illinois

That name does look familiar, where might i have seen Alan Ruck?
He is probably best known for his work in Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Ferris Bueller's best friend Cameron. He had a recurring role in Mad About You. Ruck was also a main star in the comedy television series, Spin City.

Early life:
Ruck was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Parma Senior High School in Parma, Ohio, where he got interested in acting. Ruck then later graduated from the University of Illinois and went on you pursue his acting career.
Ruck's interest in acting began in high school. After earning a degree in theater from the University of Illinois, he spent five years actively involved in Chicago theater. Ruck made his feature film debut in 1983, appearing in two Chicago-produced films, Class and Bad Boys. Ruck's television career began around the same time, when he appeared in the telemovies First Steps and Hard Knox. His subsequent TV credits include guest appearances in shows such as Going Places and in movies like The Ransom of Red Chief. He took his first Broadway bow in the original 1985 production of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues as the role of Don Carney. Ruck was actively involved in Chicago theater for 5 years.

Career:
After acquiring fame for his role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Ruck appeared in such films as Three Fugitives (1989), Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989), and Young Guns II (1990).
In 1990, he won a lead role on an ABC situation comedy called Going Places, opposite Star Trek: The Next Generation guest star Hallie Todd. In this series, Ruck and Todd were among four writers who not only worked together shared a Los Angeles beach house, as well. Later in the show, the four began working for a talk show host played by Steve Vinovich, but the series was canceled in 1991 after only one season.

Later, Ruck became a regular on the short-lived sketch comedy series The Edge. He subsequently starred in the CBS series Daddy's Girls, but this show was pulled from the schedule after only three episodes. His next show was the WB's Muscle with Dan Gauthier in 1995, which was also canceled after one season. He followed this with a recurring role on the hit NBC series Mad About You before he landed the role of Stuart Bondek on Spin City.

In between TV shows, Ruck expanded his film resume, appearing in the blockbuster action thrillers Speed (1994) and Twister (1996). Also during this time, Ruck guest-starred on such television shows as Picket Fences, Tales from the Crypt, and The Outer Limits.

In 1998 Ruck was one of the many Star Trek actors to appear in the acclaimed HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. In 2000 Ruck co-starred (again) with Star Trek: Voyager's Ethan Phillips in the independent film Endsville. That same year Ruck appeared in another independent film, Everything Put Together, with Matt Malloy. His more recent film credits include the hit 2003 remake Cheaper by the Dozen. Most recently he can be seen in M. Night Syamalan's thriller The Happening.

Since Spin City ended, Ruck has been seen on such shows as Scrubs, Stargate Atlantis, Medium, Ghost Whisperer, and Greek. He also appeared as a reporter on the ESPN mini-series The Bronx Is Burning. Ruck reprised the role of Captain John Harriman for the Star Trek fan film Star Trek: Of Gods and Men.
Ruck has also reunited with Koenig for the science fiction film In Alienable.

Personal life:
He married Claudia Stefany in 1984, and had two children - a daughter, Emma, and a son, Sam. They divorced in 2005. He married again, this time to actress Mireille Enos, on January 4, 2008.