Life of Ryan
Life of Ryan is an American reality television series on MTV. The series debuted on August 27, 2007 with the second season premiering on January 8, 2008 and the 3rd and final season airing on April 18, 2009[1][2] The series follows the day-to-day life of professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler as he manages his personal life and his career. Most episodes take place at Sheckler's home in San Clemente, California. His friends, along with fellow professional skateboarders, make various appearances in the series. The show aired for 3 seasons total.
| Life of Ryan | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | Ryan Sheckler |
| Opening theme | "Oh! Gravity." by Switchfoot |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jason Carbone Sarah Kane |
| Producer | Ryan Sheckler |
| Production location | San Clemente, California |
| Running time | 23 minutes approx. |
| Production company | Good Clean Fun |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Original release | August 27, 2007 – April 18, 2009 |
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2007)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Chasing Cambria" | August 27, 2007 |
| 2 | 2 | "5th Wheel" | September 3, 2007 |
| 3 | 3 | "Careless Whispers" | September 10, 2007 |
| 4 | 4 | "Raising Kane" | September 17, 2007 |
| 5 | 5 | "X-treme Distractions" | September 24, 2007 |
| 6 | 6 | "He Said, She Said" | October 1, 2007 |
| 7 | 7 | "Down Goes Ryan" | October 8, 2007 |
| - | - | "My Life with Ryan" | October 14, 2007 |
| 8 | 8 | "Home and Away" | October 15, 2007 |
Season 2 (2008)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Don't Go" | January 8, 2008 |
| 10 | 2 | "My Brother's Keeper" | January 15, 2008 |
| 11 | 3 | "Houston, We Have A Problem" | January 22, 2008 |
| 12 | 4 | "Sheckler, Inc." | January 29, 2008 |
| 13 | 5 | "And You Just Might Be The One" | February 5, 2008 |
| 14 | 6 | "Odd Man Out" | February 12, 2008 |
| 15 | 7 | "Man's Best Friend" | February 19, 2008 |
| 16 | 8 | "Skate In Heavenly Peace" | February 26, 2008 |
| 17 | 9 | "Partying Ways" | March 4, 2008 |
| 18 | 10 | "Single Life" | March 11, 2008 |
| 19 | 11 | "Flashback" | March 18, 2008 |
| 20 | 12 | "New Beginnings" | March 25, 2008 |
| 21 | 13 | "Past, Present and Future" | April 1, 2008 |
| 22 | 14 | "Cracks In The Crew" | April 8, 2008 |
| 23 | 15 | "Tony's Test" | May 19, 2008 |
| 24 | 16 | "Finally On My Own" | May 19, 2008 |
Season 3 (2009)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "My House, My Rules" | April 18, 2009 |
| 26 | 2 | "Adding Insult to Injury" | April 18, 2009 |
| 27 | 3 | "Business Before Pleasure" | April 18, 2009 |
| 28 | 4 | "Right Here, Right Now" | April 18, 2009 |
| 29 | 5 | "Model Behavior" | April 18, 2009 |
| 30 | 6 | "What's Next?" | April 18, 2009 |
Production and broadcast
The show was produced by Carbone Entertainment and Good Clean Fun[3] for MTV and can be seen on MTV Arabia, MTV, MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Europe. MTV Poland, MTV Adria, MTV Hungary, MTV Romania, MTV Portugal, MTV Central, MTV Canada, MTV Italia, MTV New Zealand, MTV UK, MTV Turkey and MTV Latin America. Life of Ryan debuted on Monday, August 27, 2007, at 10:30pm following The Hills.
Cast
Main cast
- Ryan Sheckler, Professional Skateboarder
- Shane Sheckler, Ryan's 14-year-old brother
- Kane Sheckler, Ryan's 7-year-old brother
- Gretchen Sheckler, Ryan's mother/manager
- Randall 'Randy' Sheckler, Ryan's father
Supporting cast
- Steve Astephen, Ryan’s agent
- Casey Feitler, Ryan’s friend
- Tony Panici, Ryan’s friend
- Taylor Bogart, Ryan’s friend
- Mitch Bohi, Ryan’s friend
- Whitney Adams, Ryan’s friend
Recurring cast
- Christi, Randy Sheckler’s girlfriend
- Bruce, Gretchen Sheckler’s boyfriend
- Kayla Kudla, Ryan’s girlfriend
Guest appearances
- Jereme Rogers, Pro Skateboarder
- Paul Rodriguez, Pro Skateboarder
- Greg Lutzka, Pro Skateboarder
- Bob Burnquist, Pro Skateboarder
- Tony Hawk, Pro Skateboarder
- Carey Hart, Pro Motocross Rider
- Steve Nash, Pro Basketball Player
- Ryan Seacrest, Radio Presenter
- Lil’ Jon, Rapper
- Verne Troyer, Actor
- Melissa Mikkelsen, Model
- Roland Trettl, Chef
DVD release
Life of Ryan: The Complete Series was released on DVD on April 21, 2009. Special features include 3 skate featurettes.[4]
References
- "MTV Grinds the Airwaves with Professional Skateboarder Ryan Sheckler in "Life of Ryan"". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- "Life of Ryan Featuring Ryan Sheckler Returns for a Second Season on MTV Tuesday, January 8 at 10:00 P.M." Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- Life of Ryan, Good Clean Fun website
- David Lambert (2009-02-10). "Life of Ryan DVD News". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-10.