Biography
Tall (6' 5") and blond, Ryan Stiles played in improvisation troupes and performed stand-up comedy for a decade before getting his first regular TV series gig playing Lewis, the janitor at a pharmaceutical house who seems forever attached to Drew Carey, on "The Drew Carey Show" (ABC, 1995- ). A high school dropout, Stiles crossed from his native Washington to Canada to begin his career performing in Vancouver comedy clubs. Towards the end of …
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Career Milestones
| Began career performing in comedy clubs in Vancouver | ||
| Dropped out of high school during his senior year | ||
| With Sean Masterson, scripted the comedy "Live Bait" (set to lens 2001) | ||
1969 | Moved with family from Seattle to Vancouver | |
1985 | Had early TV gig on episode of "Stir Crazy" (CBS) | |
1986 | Joined Second City troupe in Toronto | |
1986 | Made feature film debut in the short film "Rainbow War" | |
1990 | Began making recurring appearances on the British improv series "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (aired in USA on Comedy Central) | |
1990 | Moved to Los Angeles to appear in newly-formed Second City troupe | |
1991 | Had small role in "Hot Shots" | |
1992 | Moved to L.A. | |
1994 | Appeared in a memorable Nike TV commercial, directed by Joe Pytka, in which he was alone in an empty baseball stadium doing the wave | |
1995 | Featured as Lewis on "The Drew Carey Show" (ABC) | |
Awards
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Whose Line Is It Anyway? |