Daren Maxwell Kagasoff [KA-guh-sawf] (born September 16, 1987) is an
American actor. He is best known for starring as Ricky Underwood on
the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American
Teenager from 2008 to 2013.Kagasoff was born in Encino, California to
Elise Kagasoff (née Levy) and Barry Kagasoff, a diamond merchant. He
is the middle of three children; he has an older brother, Justin, and
a younger sister, Natalie. Kagasoff is Jewish.Kagasoff graduated from
Montclair Preparatory High School in 2005 where he played on his
school's baseball team. While attending school at San Francisco State
University, Kagasoff decided to become an actor.After deciding to
return to Los Angeles, Kagasoff landed the lead role in a local
theater production of Suburbia, a play that the eponymous 1996 film
was based upon. After studying acting, he began auditioning for
television and film roles. During one of his first auditions, he
impressed producer Brenda Hampton so much that she hand-picked him to
star as Ricky Underwood in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of
the American Teenager. The show ran for five seasons.
American actor. He is best known for starring as Ricky Underwood on
the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American
Teenager from 2008 to 2013.Kagasoff was born in Encino, California to
Elise Kagasoff (née Levy) and Barry Kagasoff, a diamond merchant. He
is the middle of three children; he has an older brother, Justin, and
a younger sister, Natalie. Kagasoff is Jewish.Kagasoff graduated from
Montclair Preparatory High School in 2005 where he played on his
school's baseball team. While attending school at San Francisco State
University, Kagasoff decided to become an actor.After deciding to
return to Los Angeles, Kagasoff landed the lead role in a local
theater production of Suburbia, a play that the eponymous 1996 film
was based upon. After studying acting, he began auditioning for
television and film roles. During one of his first auditions, he
impressed producer Brenda Hampton so much that she hand-picked him to
star as Ricky Underwood in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of
the American Teenager. The show ran for five seasons.
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