Ryan Stiles Biography
A native of Seattle, Washington, Ryan Stiles born Ryan Lee Stiles is an American-Canadian actor, comedian, and producer. He is also often associated with improvisational comedy.
Moreover, Stiles is best known for his work on the original British series and American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Additionally, he is known for his role as Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show. On the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men, he played the role of Herb Melnick.
Ryan Stiles Age and Birthday
Lee Stiles is 62 years old as of 2021. He was born on April 22nd, 1959 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Ryan Stiles Height and Weight
Ryan measures a standing height of 6 feet 6 inches tall which is equivalent to 1.98 meters tall. Moreover, he weighs 98 kilograms which is equivalent to 215 lbs. He has brown hair and blue eyes.
Ryan Stiles Family
Lee is the youngest child of five children. He is the son of Irene, his mother, and Sonny Stiles, his father. His mother was a homemaker while his father was a supervisor at a Vancouver-based Canadian fish processing plant.

Ryan Stiles Wife
Ryan is happily married to his long-time girlfriend Patricia McDonald. The two met in 1981 at Punchlines where she was working as a waitress. The beautiful love birds tied the knot in 1988 and have been together ever since. They have been blessed with three children namely: Sam, MacKenzie, and Claire.
Ryan Stiles Illness
Stiles hurt his back in a game show of Hollywood Director when Chip Esten jumped on top of his back for several seconds.
Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie
Ryan met fellow improvisor Colin Mochrie when he was doing comedy at Punchlines. During this time Mochrie was working TheatreSports League. At the time of their meeting, Colin was visiting a mutual friend in New Zealand. Soon after the two met, they began working at TheatreSports together.
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Ryan Stiles Movies and TV Shows
Movies
The following are movies that Stiles has been featured in:
- 1985 Rainbow War
- 1991 Hot Shots!
- 1991 Public Enemy #2
- 1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux
- 1997 Courting Courtney
- 2003 Nobody Knows Anything!
- 2003 The Devil Made Me Do It
- 2006 The Extra
- 2009 Astro Boy
- 2011 Spooky Buddies
- 2012 Treasure Buddies
TV Shows
The following are tv shows that Stiles has been featured in:
- 1985 The Beachcombers
- 1986 The Hitchhiker
- 1988 110 Lombard
- 1989–1999 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- 1990 It’s Garry Shandling’s Show
- 1991 Who’s the Boss?
- 1991 Life As We Know It!
- 1991-1992 Parker Lewis Can’t Lose
- 1992 Say What?
- 1993-1994 Mad About You
- 1993-1994 The John Larroquette Show
- 1994 Weird Science
- 1994 L.A.X. 2194
- 1995–2004 The Drew Carey Show
- 1996 Saturday Night Special
- 1997 Murphy Brown
- 1998–2006;2013–present Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- 1999 ABC TGIF
- 1999 Norm
- 2000 The Cartoon Cartoon Show
- 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
- 2001 Hollywood Squares
- 2001 Improv All Stars
- 2001 Dharma & Greg
- 2002 Rugrats
- 2004–2015 Two and a Half Men
- 2008 Reno 911!
- 2009 Memory Lanes
- 2009 Bless This Mess
- 2011 Working Class
- 2011 Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza
- 2012 Are You There, Chelsea?
- 2019 American Housewife
- 2020 Young Sheldon
Ryan Stiles Net Worth
Stiles has made a great fortune over the years from his career as an actor. He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.