Music N' More: Mark Ruffalo

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Mark Ruffalo

For those who are fans of the Marvel movies, he played Bruce Banner, aka The Incredible Hulk

Birth name: Mark Alan Ruffalo

DOB: 11/22/1967

Where: Kenosha, Wisconsin

Trivia

-His mother Marie Rose was a hairdresser and stylist while his father Frank was a construction painter

-In 2002, he was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a benign brain tumor, which resulted in partial facial paralysis. He has since recovered

-Spent nearly a decade bartending before entering the show business world

-He was scheduled to appear in the 2002 film Signs. Unfortunately, he had to drop out due to a brain tumor that was discovered. After undergoing brain surgery, he suffered from partial facial paralysis. He has since fully recovered

-He had a brother named Scott who committed suicide on Dec. 8, 2008 outside his Beverly Hills home. It was discovered he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head

-All three of his siblings, Scott, Tanya Marie and Nicole, are all hairstylists

-Prior to playing the role of the Incredible Hulk, he was a fan of the comic series and television show, just like his predecessor, Edward Norton

-He and Benicio Del Toro were classmates at the Stella Adler Drama School in Los Angeles

-He can successfully play the bass guitar

Filmography

Mirror 2: Raven Dance (1995)

-Christian

The Dentist (1996)

-Steve Landers

54 (1998)

-Ricko

You Can Count on Me (2000)

-Terry

The Last Castle (2001)

-Yates

Windtalkers (2002)

-Pappas

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

-Stan

13 Going On 30 (2004)

-Matt Flamhaff

Collateral (2004)

-Fanning

Rumor Has It...(2005)

-Jeff Daly

All the King's Men (2006)

-Adam Stanton

Zodiac (2007)

-Inspector David Toschi

Reservation Road (2007)

-Dwight Arno

Shutter Island (2010)

-Chuck Aule

Date Night (2010)

-Brad Sullivan

The Avengers (2012)