Steve Way (actor)

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Steve Way
Born (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 34)
New Jersey, U.S. [1]
Education Montclair State University
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • writer
  • actor
  • producer
  • speaker
  • disabilities advocate
  • substitute teacher
Years active2011–present
Website thesteveway.com

Steve Way (born December 28, 1990) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Steve, a friend of the lead character Ramy Hassan on the Hulu series Ramy .

Way was born with muscular dystrophy, and is an advocate for disability rights and universal health care [2] and for actors with disabilities in Hollywood. [3] Way also works as a high school substitute teacher.

An August 2020 article about Way mentioned that he is working with Apple TV+ to develop his own series. [4]

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References

  1. Cacich, Allison (2019). "Comedian Steve Way Steals Scenes on the New Hulu Show 'Ramy'". Distractify. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  2. Modarressy-Tehrani, Caroline (2019-07-17). "'Ramy' Actor Steve Way Wonders Why Americans Haven't 'Rioted' Over This One Issue". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  3. Way, Steve (2020-08-01). "Steve Way: What I Want My Role in 'Ramy' to Change in Hollywood". Observer. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. Fontana, Scott (2020-08-07). "Actor and Comedian With Muscular Dystrophy Works to Open Doors for More Disabled Stories". Everyday Health. Retrieved 2020-08-09.