Ryan was born during a mid-Spring flash blizzard in New York City. His mother, casting director, Mary Jo Slater got him his start in commercials, movies and TV. In the late eighties, his brother Christian's fame was on the rise, so the family moved to Los Angeles. Ryan starred in many movies during the 1990s and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
生于纽约布鲁克林，身高仅1米57，自小就随家人登台演出。1926年他6岁时首登银幕，在短片《不被信任》里饰演一个小侏儒。次年至1933年，主演50多集两本长的喜剧片集《米基·迈奎尔》，名声渐隆。1935年在《仲夏夜之梦》中扮演普克，再获...
