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Ryan O'Quinn | |
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| Born | Tivis Ryan O'Quinn March 6, 1972 Grundy, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | College of William & Mary |
| Spouse | Heather O'Quinn (2001–present) |
| Website | www |
Ryan O'Quinn (born March 6, 1972[ citation needed ]) is an American film, television and voice actor, producer, author and comedian.
O'Quinn was born in Grundy, Virginia, and graduated from Grundy Senior High School. He attended the College of William & Mary in Virginia where he performed with the improvisational comedy troupe I.T. (Improvisational Theatre).
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, O'Quinn booked a variety of television series including Alias, Third Rock from the Sun , and Beverly Hills, 90210 , where he played the innocent but accused rapist of Kelly, played by Jennie Garth.
He is the founder and president of Damascus Road Productions, a Los-Angeles based film and television production company specializing in high quality family content. The company is located in Westlake Village, CA and has been featured in numerous magazines and entertainment publications. The site boasts a screening room, podcast studio, green screen soundstage, music editing suite and video editing bays.
O'Quinn is also a voice actor and has provided voice-over and voice matching in a number of movies, television shows and cartoons.
O'Quinn's improvisational comedy background led him to the world of online videos and he was a founding member of the comedy production group Very Angry Neighbors. [1] His comedy shorts were featured on Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Bravo's Outrageous and Contagious Viral Videos, CW's Online Nation, Today Show, Fox and Friends, Access Hollywood , and many national television shows. [2]
He co-founded a comedy entertainment company called "DadDudes". Their most popular viral video is a parody of the Disney song "For the First Time in Forever" from the 2013 animated film Frozen . The YouTube video, "Dads Respond to Disney's Frozen", has millions of hits and they appeared on a number of television talk shows and news programs.
O'Quinn filmed a sitcom pilot called Dad Dudes where he starred as a father in suburban Los Angeles. His father on the series is played by Jerry Mathers.
He has appeared on Fox's morning program Fox and Friends and other morning shows as a parenting expert following the release of two books, "Parenting Rules" and "Marriage Rules" [3]
He was named "YouTube Star of the Moment" and "YouTube Star of the Month" by G4 Network series Attack of the Show . [4]
O'Quinn is the lead actor in the film Believe that was partially filmed in his hometown of Grundy, Virginia. The film was released theatrically nationwide in the United States on December 2, 2016.
O'Quinn is the lead actor in the feature film Paul's Promise , the true story of Paul Holderfield, Jr, a racist firefighter-turned-pastor in the height of the Civil Rights movement in the United States. He has won multiple awards for Best Actor for playing the role. The film was released theatrically in the U.S. in October 2022.
In 2021 O'Quinn and his wife Heather produced the film "Little Angels" starring Dean Cain that will be released in 2023. [5] The couple also launched "Integrity Releasing" a film and television distribution company. [6]
The husband-wife team also produced 2023's "Bringing Back Christmas" that was filmed at Capernaum Studios in Poolville, Texas.
Press releases show O'Quinn as the host of an upcoming weekly talk show focusing on celebrity news, faith, sports, lifestyle and DIY segments.
In December 2014 he released a comedy book on parenting called Parenting Rules! The Hilarious Handbook for Surviving Parenthood. The book became an Amazon number 1 bestseller in multiple categories. [7]
In December 2015 Ryan O'Quinn released Marriage Rules! The Hilarious Handbook for Surviving Marriage from Broadstreet Publishing.
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