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Elliot Ruiz (born 1985) is an American film actor and a former U.S. Marine. Early life and career. Ruiz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Thomas A. Edison High School in 2002.
Elliot Ruiz was born in 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Beyond the Ropes (2011), Battle for Haditha (2007) and Shapeshifter (2005).
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Iraq war veteran Elliot Ruiz is the real-life inspiration for the character Elliot in playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes’ plays “Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue,” “Water by the Spoonful” and ...
Apr 8, 2008 · Elliot Ruiz, 23, graduated from Edison High School in 2002, joined the Marines, was nearly killed during the Iraq invasion, and is now starring in a controve...
Apr 12, 2008 · Elliot Ruiz is the lead actor in the film. He plays Corporal Ramirez, a character based on the real-life Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich. Ruiz was also a real Marine. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
ABOUT ELLIOT. Elliot Ruiz was inspired to join the Marines by his father, who is a Marine Vietnam veteran, and two-time Purple Heart recipient. Ruiz went to boot camp as a 17-year- old in 2002 and became an infantry rifleman. After his training, he served as a scout with the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.
Apr 10, 2012 · Philadelphia-born Elliot Ruiz, a corporal in the US Marines, was part of the first invasion force to cross into Iraq in 2003. His war was short. A car tried to crash a roadblock he was manning in...
