Life of Ryan is a reality

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 show following the life of pro skateboarder Ryan Sheckler

Ryan Sheckler

Ryan Allen Sheckler is an American professional skateboarder and was the star of the MTV reality show, Life of Ryan.-Early life:...

. Each episode is 22 minutes long and follows Ryan, his family, and friends through the various twists and turns of life as a skater. Most episodes were filmed in and around the Sheckler household in San Clemente, California

San Clemente, California

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. The show was canceled after filming 6 episodes of the 3rd season. The Complete Series was released on DVD April 21, 2009.

Season 1

• US Premiere Date: Monday, August 27, 2007
• Number of Episodes: 8

The first season primarily deals with the divorce of Ryan's parents,spending time with Kane and Shane and Ryan wanting to move out of his mother's house.

Season 2

• US Premiere Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
• Number of Episodes: 15

The second season deals with the divorce of Ryan's parents and Ryan wanting to purchase a house.

Season 3

• US Premiere Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
• Number of Episodes: 6

The complete third season aired April 18, 2009 in a marathon.

Production and broadcast

The show was produced by Carbone Entertainment and Good Clean Fun

Good Clean Fun (production company)

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 for MTV and can be seen on MTV Arabia

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, MTV

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, MTV2

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, MTV Australia

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, MTV Europe

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. MTV Poland

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, MTV Adria

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, MTV Hungary

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, MTV Romania, MTV Portugal

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, MTV Central

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, MTV Canada

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, MTV Italia, MTV New Zealand

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, MTV UK, MTV Turkey

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 and MTV Latin America

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. Life of Ryan debuted on Monday, August 27, 2007, at 10:30pm following The Hills. The Second Season Began January 8, 2008. US Premiere Date: Tuesday,April 21, 2009 The Third Season US Premiere Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009 full season marathon, and is being released on The Complete Series DVD.

Cast members

• Ryan Sheckler
  Ryan Sheckler
  Ryan Allen Sheckler is an American professional skateboarder and was the star of the MTV reality show, Life of Ryan.-Early life:...
  
  , Professional Skateboarder
• Shane Sheckler, Ryan's 16-year-old brother
• Kane Sheckler, Ryan's 8-year-old brother
• Gretchen Sheckler, Ryan's mother/manager
• Randell 'Randy' Sheckler, Ryan's father
• Casey, Tony, Mitch, Taylor, Whitney ,Toko Jmuxadze (Ryan's Friends)

DVD

Life of Ryan: The Complete Series was released on DVD on April 21. The 3 Disc set includes all 3 seasons. Special features include 3 skate featurettes.

External links

• Official MTV site
• Ryan Sheckler's official site
• Ryan Sheckler at MySpace
  MySpace
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