 "The Drew Carey Show." After all, the first job Stiles ever
had was that of a stand-up comedian. Although he was a good student, Stiles
admits that "being a high-school senior gave me too much freedom." He got so
carried away with his flexible schedule that he quit school a few months shy of
graduation and got a job doing stand-up comedy in Vancouver.
In spite of his parents' objections, he was able to support
himself for several years, but "I got out of stand-up when everybody else
started doing it," he says. He didn't stray too far from the world of comedy. In
1986, he joined the highly acclaimed Second City comedy ensemble in Toronto,
where he honed his improvisational skills. In 1990, Stiles moved to Los Angeles
to perform with the Los Angeles Second City group. Film and television roles
soon followed, including roles in "Hot Shots" and "Hot Shots, Part Deux."
Stiles' television credits include "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," "Mad About You"
and cable's "The Hitchhiker." Booking Ryan Stiles www.grabow.biz He's currently
a series regular on the British improvisational series, "Whose Line Is It,
Anyway?," which has been nominated for three CableACE awards.
During the 1994-95 baseball strike, Stiles and acclaimed
director Joe Pytka made some memorable commercials for Nike. That's Stiles in
the empty baseball stadium doing the wave solo. When he's not at work, Stiles
spends his time thinking about work.
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