Daren Kagasoff

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Daren Kagasoff
Born Daren Maxwell Kagasoff
(1987-09-16) September 16, 1987 (age 37)
Encino, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present

Daren Maxwell Kagasoff (born September 16, 1987)[1] is an American actor. He is known for starring as Ricky Underwood on the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager from 2008 to 2013.

Early life

Kagasoff was born in Encino, California to Elise Kagasoff (née Levy) and Barry Kagasoff,[2] a diamond merchant. He is the middle of three children; he has an older brother, Justin,[3] and a younger sister, Natalie.

Kagasoff graduated from Montclair Preparatory High School in 2005[4] where he played on his school's baseball team.[5] While attending school at San Francisco State University, Kagasoff decided to become an actor.

Career

After deciding to return to Los Angeles, Kagasoff landed the leading role in a local theater production of Suburbia, a play the 1996 film of the same name was based upon. After studying acting he began auditioning for television and film roles. On one of his first auditions, he impressed producer Brenda Hampton 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.[6]

It was announced on February 24, 2013 that Kagasoff had been cast as Alex in the Fox pilot Delirium, based on the novel by Lauren Oliver.[7][8] However, the pilot was not picked up to series.[6]

Kagasoff co-starred as Trevor in the supernatural horror film Ouija,[9] directed by Stiles White and co-written by Juliet Snowden and White. The film was released in October 2014.

In September 2014, Kagasoff joined the cast of the Red Band Society, a comedy-drama series on Fox for the 2014–15 American television season developed by Margaret Nagle. He had a recurring role playing Kara's love interest, Hunter Cole.[10] The series premiered on September 17, 2014 and was canceled after one season.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2014 Ouija Trevor
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008–13 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Richard "Ricky" Underwood 121 episodes
2014 Stalker Eric Bates Episode: "Pilot"
2014–15 Red Band Society Hunter Cole 7 episodes
2015 Blue Daren Web series; 2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2009 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Breakout Star: Male The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated
2009 Teen Choice Award Choice Summer TV Star: Male The Secret Life of the American Teenager Won
2010 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated
2010 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Award The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated
2011 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated
2012 Teen Choice Award Choice Summer TV Star: Male The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated

References

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