Editing Ryan Stiles (section)

==Early life and career==
The youngest of five children, Ryan Stiles was born in [[Seattle]] to Canadian parents Irene and Sonny Stiles.<ref name=tcm>{{cite web |title=Ryan Stiles |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/184864%7C0/Ryan-Stiles |website=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=April 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Tracy |first1=Kathleen |title=Home Brewed: The Drew Carey Story |date=1997 |publisher=Boulevard |page=97 |isbn=9781572973619 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yL6lxnF6rFMC}}</ref> He grew up with his mother, a homemaker, and his father, a supervisor at a Vancouver-based Canadian [[fish processing]] plant. When he was ten, his family moved to [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. Ryan Stiles attended [[Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary School|R.C. Palmer Junior Secondary School]] and Richmond Senior Secondary in [[Richmond, British Columbia]]. Although he was a good student, Stiles has admitted that "being a high-school senior gave [him] too much freedom." He got so carried away with his flexible schedule that at age 17, he quit school a few months shy of graduation.

Despite his parents' objections, he was able to support himself doing [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]] routines at clubs near his home in Vancouver. He helped Rich Elwood start Punchlines Comedy Club. During this time, he was the head writer of ''[[Don Harron|The Don Harron Show]]'' on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and the host of ''Comedy College'' on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]. Stiles was a regular improv performer with the Vancouver Theatresports League and Punchlines' "No Name Player" before joining the [[The Second City|Second City]] comedy ensemble at [[Expo 86]]. He continued performing with Second City in [[Toronto]] and later in [[Los Angeles]].