Life of Ryan

*Life of Ryan*
Life of Ryan
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
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	August 27, 2007 –; April 17, 2009

Last updated October 28, 2025

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 17, 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 three seasons total.

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	8	August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)	October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)
2	16	January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)	May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)
3	6	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)

Season 1 (2007)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Chasing Cambria"	August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)
2	2	"5th Wheel"	September 3, 2007 (2007-09-03)
3	3	"Careless Whispers"	September 10, 2007 (2007-09-10)
4	4	"Raising Kane"	September 17, 2007 (2007-09-17)
5	5	"X-treme Distractions"	September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)
6	6	"He Said, She Said"	October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)
7	7	"Down Goes Ryan"	October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)
8	8	"Home and Away"	October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)

Season 2 (2008)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
9	1	"Don't Go"	January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)
10	2	"My Brother's Keeper"	January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)
11	3	"Houston, We Have A Problem"	January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22)
12	4	"Sheckler, Inc."	January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)
13	5	"And You Just Might Be The One"	February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)
14	6	"Odd Man Out"	February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12)
15	7	"Man's Best Friend"	February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)
16	8	"Skate In Heavenly Peace"	February 26, 2008 (2008-02-26)
17	9	"Partying Ways"	March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)
18	10	"Single Life"	March 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)
19	11	"Flashback"	March 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)
20	12	"New Beginnings"	March 25, 2008 (2008-03-25)
21	13	"Past, Present and Future"	April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)
22	14	"Cracks In The Crew"	April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)
23	15	"Tony's Test"	May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)
24	16	"Finally On My Own"	May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)

Season 3 (2009)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
25	1	"My House, My Rules"	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)
26	2	"Adding Insult to Injury"	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)
27	3	"Business Before Pleasure"	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)
28	4	"Right Here, Right Now"	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)
29	5	"Model Behavior"	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)
30	6	"What's Next?"	April 17, 2009 (2009-04-17)

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 Borchard, 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
Paula Abdul, Singer
Randy Jackson, Record Executive
Colin McKay, Professional Skateboarder
Jay Leno, Comedian

Home media

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 December 13, 2012.
↑ "Life of Ryan Featuring Ryan Sheckler Returns for a Second Season on MTV Tuesday, January 8 at 10:00 P.M." Retrieved December 13, 2012.
↑ Life of Ryan, Good Clean Fun website
↑ David Lambert (February 10, 2009). "Life of Ryan DVD News". tvshowsondvd.com . Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2009.

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[1] "MTV Grinds the Airwaves with Professional Skateboarder Ryan Sheckler in "Life of Ryan"" . Retrieved December 13, 2012.

[2] "Life of Ryan Featuring Ryan Sheckler Returns for a Second Season on MTV Tuesday, January 8 at 10:00 P.M." Retrieved December 13, 2012.

[3] Life of Ryan, Good Clean Fun website

[4] David Lambert (February 10, 2009). "Life of Ryan DVD News". tvshowsondvd.com . Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2009.

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