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Daniel Eugene Ruettiger (nicknamed "Rudy") was born on August 23, 1948, in Joliet, Illinois. He was the third of 14 children and grew up with his German American family. Ruettiger did not excel scholastically, at least in part due to dyslexia. He attended Joliet Catholic High School and played for locally famous football coach Gordie Gillespie.
Ruettiger is only one of two players in Fighting Irish history ever to be carried off the field on his teammates' shoulders. In 1997, Ruettiger and his wife Cheryl founded the Rudy Foundation. The Rudy Foundation created the Rudy Award Program to benefit children's advocacy programs. [2] The inaugural 2007 College Football Rudy Award was held ...
Pat Murphy is a friend of Rudy Ruettiger and was actually considered for a small role in the 1993 movie. Murphy then explained the role Ruettiger actually tried getting Murphy in the movie.
Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor.His acting roles include Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), Billy Tepper in Toy Soldiers (1991), Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Doug Whitmore in 50 First Dates (2004), Bill in Click (2006), Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24 (2006), Oso in Special Agent ...
“My wife [Christine Harrell] was on the sideline,” Astin, 49, recalls exclusively to Us Weekly. The biographical movie, directed by David Anspaugh, is an account of Daniel Ruettiger’s early ...
JJ is played by 26-year-old Rudy Pankow. Rudy Pankow in 2024. Jeff Hahne/Getty Images for Netflix. Pankow hails from Alaska, a far cry from the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh.It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles.
Everybody loves Ray Romano — especially his four kids!. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, the actor, 66, was joined by his longtime wife Anna and their four kids — daughter Alexandra, 34, and sons Matthew ...