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Ryan Stiles

Ryan Stiles Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia

  • Ryan played the part of Mailman in Hot Shots. []
  • Despite being born in Seattle, he commonly says in the Whose Line game Greatest Hits that he is from Saskatchewan. []
  • Ryan photographed for life-size stand ups displayed at Kinko's stores. His name tag said "Kenny", though. []
  • In the late 1980s, he did a television commercial for the subcompact car Yugo. []
  • Ryan dropped out of high school at age 17. []
  • He stands 6'6". []
  • Ryan doesn't like singing in the Hoedown segment of Whose Line very much, to the point that he often ad-libs various insults at the expense of hosts Clive Anderson and Drew Carey during the segment. []
  • Ryan once lived in a house previously owned by Liberace in Sherman Oaks, California. He sold the house upon moving to Bellingham, Washington. []
  • In one episode of Whose Line is it Anyway?, he accidentally broke the decorative neon light on Drew Carey's desk by slamming it with his head. []
  • Stiles reportedly has trouble finding shoes that fit him. He often gets custom-made shoes by George Esquivel. Jokes pertaining to Ryan's shoes on Whose Line are quite common. []
  • Astrological Sign: Taurus []
  • When he was about 10, his family moved to Canada. []
  • When Ryan was 10, his parents moved the family to Richmond, British Columbia. []
  • Ryan's parents were Canadian-born. []
  • Ryan's shoes are made by George Esquivel. []
  • He guest starred in Dharma and Greg as Abraham Lincoln. []
  • He played Rabinowitz in Hot Shots! Part Deux. []
  • He played Chad Gross in the movie Courting Courtney. []
  • When he's not at work, Ryan spends his time thinking about work. []
  • Ryan Stiles and Joe Pytka made some commercials for Nike. []
  • Ryan joined the Second City comedy ensemble in Toronto in 1986. []
  • Ryan's first job was being a stand-up comedian. []
  • His best friend is Colin Mochrie. []
  • On an episode of Whose Line is it Anyway he accidently broke the light on Drew Carey's desk by slamming it with his head. []
  • Ryan is sometimes compared to a giraffe because of his towering height, lanky frame, and blonde hair. []
  • Most of Ryan's hoedowns on Whose Line is it Anyway are used to insult Drew Carey in some way. []
  • He hates the Hoedowns on Whose Line Is It Anyway. []
  • He married Pat McDonald on 1989. []
  • Stiles has outrageous shoes. []
  • Ryan does great impressions of John Wayne, Carol Channing, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Stewart. []
  • Ryan Stiles has appeared on a Progressive commercial. []
  • He has 3 big dogs. []
  • In 1990, Ryan joined the Los Angeles Second City Group. []
  • In 2002, Stiles and Sean Masterson (formerly of the British Whose Line...) finished work on a screenplay, Live Bait, which is reportedly in production. []
  • Ryan Stiles has appeared in a Pizza Hut Commercial. []
  • Trade mark: Nearly always dresses in a button-down shirt and tailored trousers. []

Quotes

  • Ryan: I look like Walt Disney just threw up. []
  • Ryan: That is raw dough. Never eat raw dough. They can make worms in your tummy. Worms in your tummy. []
  • Ryan: You know, I've got a confession to make myself. I'm not really a priest, I've just got my shirt on backwards. []
  • Ryan: It's the mummy from Canada. []
  • Ryan: Well, I'd like to thank everyone who made this...what? Satan is my master? []
  • Ryan: I'm Jim Phillips, I have multiple personalities. I'm also a skindiver, a puppeteer, and I was the tenth president of the United States. []
  • Ryan: Ladies and gentlemen you'll hear a lot of rumors about stars, how much they make...Drew Carey for instance a lot of people say he made forty-five million dollars last year. After he pays taxes he's lucky if he clears thirty million ladies and gentlemen. A man has to eat! Please, Gary Coleman is a security guard! Send your money now! []
  • Ryan: The sky, the sky beyond the door is blue. []
  • Ryan: The cat! Stop it with the cat! []
  • Ryan: Back off or the lizard gets it! []
  • Ryan: Songs of the beekeeper, a very lonely profession. That's why we have four thousand songs... on four thousand CD's. []
  • Ryan: The first rule to living in America is 'Stop tap dancing, you fool!'. []
  • Ryan: I hope they aren't mating. []
  • Ryan: I'm saying its already chewed. []
  • Ryan: You're just a chicken, but what the cluck? []
  • Ryan: Only your chicken impression can save us now! []
  • Ryan: If I were as much of a man as my woman, I'd be my wife. []
  • Ryan: What do I do when we're not taping? Sit in a dark room and refine my plans for someday ruling Earth from a blimp. And chess. []
  • Ryan: Unless you're Drew Carey and get it free from Warner Brothers! []
  • Ryan: And now I'm stuck with a very very huge man whose name happens to be Mo. Oh, Mo. []
  • Ryan: When it comes to making love, I may not be the best, but I'm damn gouda. []
  • Ryan: Care to be touched by an angel? []
  • Ryan: If I could rap, that would be a sensation, but I can't, you see, I'm just a Caucasian. []
  • Ryan: We're evil Smurfs, we're evil Smurfs, we're evil, evil evil Smurfs! []
  • Ryan: Never trust sheep. []
  • Ryan: I can't sprinkle sprinkles on. I lose control when I have sprinkles. I'm shaky. I still remember the great sprinkle accident of 1982. []
  • Ryan: I put it on my head like so, and I look like Jiffy Pop. That's why I say, Jiffy Pop. []
  • Ryan: If I were but a man who would be tall, I would be me. []
  • Ryan: If I were a man with gills, I would be a fish! []
  • Ryan: It goes in, it comes out; it goes in, it comes out. []
  • Ryan: I'm going to buy some green bananas because by the time I get home they'll be ripe. []
  • Ryan: Now that finishes the second coat, now, why don't we just take a few minutes and, watch it dry. []
  • Ryan: Good evening, and welcome to another episode of "Bob Breathes". []
  • Ryan: We've-lost with the ship sir. It seemed to just--slip away. []
  • Ryan: Look! Its a banana split! []
  • Ryan: Jim's escaping through the hole in the wall! The hole in the wall! Jim's escaping... []
  • Ryan: If I were like your mother, I would be a woman. []
  • Ryan: And over in Oregon, there's... It's on fire! Oregon's On FIRE! []
  • Ryan: Never interrupt me when I'm eating a banana. []
  • Ryan: Why does everything you say sound sexual? []
  • Ryan: I don't know I work for the company so I just grab all the free ones. []
  • Ryan: I voted for myself. I wanted to get the hell out of here. []
  • Ryan: Are those your final points? []
  • Ryan: (as E.T.) E.T. want lap dance. []
  • Ryan: That's never going to make it to air. . . if you know what I mean. []
  • Ryan: I'd rather drive the yellow brick road, you wouldn't happen to know of a rental car place around. []
  • Ryan: Apperantly we have a special bonus it's one of Drew Carey's cue card that has never been read! []
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