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Ryan Stiles (born April 22, 1959) is a North
American actor and Improvisational
comedy|improvisational comedian.  He was born in
Seattle, Washington, United States, the youngest
of five children.

When Ryan was ten, his Canada|Canadian-born
parents moved the family to Richmond, British
Columbia.  At the age of 17, he dropped out of
high school to pursue a career in comedy, working
in his father's fish-processing plant to earn a
living while doing stand-up comedy|stand-up in
Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver-area night
clubs.  In 1986, Stiles auditioned for and got a
stint with Toronto, Ontario|Toronto's renowned The
Second City|Second City comedy ensemble.  By 1990,
he had gained the attention of the producers of
the British improvisational comedy show, Whose
Line Is It Anyway?  Stiles was a regular on the
show until 1995, and the show's short production
season allowed him to make numerous television and
motion picture appearances in the United States as
well.

In 1995, Stiles was tapped by American comic Drew
Carey to be a regular on his situation comedy, The
Drew Carey Show, in which he played Drew's best
friend Lewis Kiniski.  Stiles and Carey continued
work on the comedy even as they brought Whose Line
Is It Anyway? to American television, with Carey
as the new host.  Both men appeared weekly on the
program as well as being its executive producers.

In 2002, Stiles and Sean Masterson (formerly of
the British Whose Line...) finished work on a
screenplay, Live Bait, which is reportedly in
production.

Stiles has appeared in the movies Hot Shots! and
Hot Shots! Part Deux.

In 2004, Stiles appeared on the pilot episode of
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show and will appear
occasionally throughout the series.

Ryan Stiles is married and has three children.
While not working in Hollywood, he lives at his
home in Bellingham, Washington, where he opened
the Upfront Theatre, a small theater dedicated to
live improv comedy.

Ryan's shoes are custom-made by George Esquivel.

==External links==
* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0830198/ The IMDb
entry on Stiles
*http://www.wchstv.com/abc/whoselineisit/ryanstile
s.html Ryan Stiles biography
*http://www.geocities.com/mnmpeanut76/Ryan_fanpage
.html Improv Genius: Ryan Stiles (fansite)