Belleville, Ryan

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Belleville, Ryan

PERSONAL

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; father, an actor and playwright; mother, an actress; brother of Jason Belleville (an actor and writer). Education: Attended Humber College.

Addresses:

Manager—Mark Armstrong, Sanders Armstrong Caserta Management, 2120 Colorado Blvd., Suite 120, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Career:

Actor and comedian. Worked as stand-up comedian, including appearances at the Comedy Store, the Improv, and the Laugh Factory, all CA, and comedy venues and festivals in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, and Winnipeg, all in Canada, as well as appearances in the United States and Australia; worked in improvisational comedy at the Loose Moose Theatre Company, Canada; appeared in advertisements.

Awards, Honors:

Phil Hartman Award for comedy; winner from Humber College, Canadian Comedy awards, 2001; nomination for Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award, Ontario Arts Foundation, 2001; Canadian Comedy Award nomination, pretty funny male film performance, 2005, for Going the Distance; winner of an award for best street act, Adelaide Fringe Festival.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Critic, The Sean Cullen Show, CBC, 2003.

Jasper, Life on a Stick (also known as Related by Family), Fox, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

The Ha!ifax Comedy Fest (also known as The Halifax Comedy Festival), CBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Eddie, Stuck in the Suburbs, Disney Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"Ryan Belleville Stand-Up Special! 2002," Comedy Now!, CTV (Canada), 2002.

Himself, Camp Hollywood, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Cream of Comedy, The Comedy Network, 2001.

The Second Annual Canadian Comedy Awards, The Comedy Network, 2001.

The Sixth Annual Canadian Comedy Awards, The Comedy Network, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Safe-T person, "Honey, You're Driving Me Like Crazy," Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (also known as Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), syndicated, 1999.

Slime tour host, Uh-Oh!, YTV (Canada), 2001.

Stand-up comedian, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBC, 2003.

(Uncredited) Himself, "Pete Zedlacher," Making It, Star-TV, c. 2005.

Comedian, Live at Gotham, Comedy Central, 2007.

Also appeared in other programs, including Just for Laughs; and The Toronto Show, Toronto-1.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Contestant, What the Canuck, 2004.

Jasper, Life on a Stick (also known as Related by Family), Fox, 2005.

Marcus, Nobody, ABC Family Channel, 2007.

Film Appearances:

Dime, Going the Distance (also known as National Lampoon's "Going the Distance"), Seville Pictures, 2004.

Finn, Finn on the Fly, Seville Pictures/Oasis International, 2008.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; with Others; Miniseries:

(Comedy material) The Ha!ifax Comedy Fest (also known as The Halifax Comedy Festival), CBC, 2006.

Teleplays; Specials:

"Ryan Belleville Stand-Up Special! 2002," Comedy Now!, CTV (Canada), 2002.

Teleplays; Episodic:

(With Jason Belleville and Ian Johnston) "The Party," Patti (also known as Patti Burns), The Comedy Network and W Network, 2002.

(Comedy material) The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBC, 2003.

(Comedy material) Live at Gotham, Comedy Central, 2007.

Author of comedy material that has appeared in various programs.

Writings for the Stage:

Author of comedy material for the stage.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Ryan Belleville.com,http://www.ryanbelleville.com, June 24, 2008.

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