Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Adamo Angelo Ruggiero (born June 9, 1986) is an Italian-Canadian actor best known for his role of Marco Del Rossi in Degrassi: The Next Generation. Ruggiero has been acting since the age of seven or eight. He has starred in many plays including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Bye Bye Birdie. After initially auditioning for the role of Craig Manning (a role currently played by Jake Epstein), he joined the Degrassi cast in 2002 in the role of Marco Del Rossi, a gay teenager who struggles with coming to terms with his sexuality. Adamo is the host of The Next Star. In November 2008, it was announced that Ruggiero would star in the gay-themed Christmas film Make the Yuletide Gay. Principal filming started December 3, 2008.