1. Deborah Ann Ryan was born on May 13,1993 and is an American actress and singer-songwriter.
38 Facts About Debby Ryan
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Debby Ryan started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent.
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Debby Ryan had starring roles in the series The Suite Life on Deck, the film 16 Wishes, the series Jessie, and the film Radio Rebel.
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Debby Ryan gained prominence in music by contributing vocals to the soundtracks of her Disney projects.
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Debby Ryan formed the indie rock band The Never Ending in 2013, with whom she released the EP One.
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Deborah Ann Debby Ryan was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 13,1993, to Chris and Sandy Debby Ryan.
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Debby Ryan's mother is a teacher who was active in school plays.
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Debby Ryan started performing in professional theaters at the age of seven on an American base in Germany.
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Debby Ryan attended a German public school and an American public school and was homeschooled.
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Debby Ryan was bullied in middle school for being a mascot and a member of the school's chess club.
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Debby Ryan began appearing in television commercials in her early teen years.
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Debby Ryan appeared in several commercials for iDog and various board games; she was in an iDog Dance commercial in 2008.
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In 2009, Debby Ryan landed a starring role in the independent feature film What If.
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In October 2009, Debby Ryan hosted the first Tween Girl Summit Music Festival.
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Debby Ryan was set to headline the "Terrific Teen Tour", a concert series which co-headlined Mitchel Musso, Jasmine Richards and Savannah Outen to start on July 9,2009 and end on July 14, but it was canceled due to schedule conflicts.
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Debby Ryan watched numerous Brat Pack movies to prepare for the role.
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On March 25,2011, Debby Ryan starred in The Suite Life Movie, based on the show she had starred in.
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Also in 2011, it was announced that Debby Ryan landed her own Disney Channel series called Jessie, which debuted in September 2011.
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Debby Ryan directed the season three episode "Coffee Talk", making her the youngest female director for a Disney Channel production.
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On February 17,2012, Debby Ryan starred in another Disney Channel movie entitled Radio Rebel as Tara, a very shy teenage who dreads speaking to anyone in her school, but in the privacy of her bedroom, she incorporates the most famous radio persona of the internet under the nickname 'Radio Rebel'.
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Debby Ryan plays several instruments, including the guitar, piano, and keyboard.
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In July 2012, Debby Ryan started work on a clothing line for 2013.
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Debby Ryan said she was in the beginning stages of building herself a fashion brand and revealed that she has been looking into designers and interviewing brands she might like to work with.
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In 2013, Debby Ryan starred in the film Kristin's Christmas Past as Haddie.
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Debby Ryan recorded an appearance in the film Muppets Most Wanted, released on March 21,2014, but the scene was deleted.
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Debby Ryan appeared in the show TV series Mighty Med as Jade and was guest mentor in the fifth season of Fashion Police.
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In 2016, Debby Ryan was cast in the NBC police series The Mysteries of Laura in season two as Lucy Diamond, Laura's drugged and trouble-making younger paternal half-sister and the half-aunt of Nicholas and Harrison.
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In June 2017, Debby Ryan announced via her Instagram account that Netflix had ordered Insatiable to series, after previously being passed on by The CW.
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In 2020, Debby Ryan co-starred with Alison Brie in the psychological drama film Horse Girl.
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Debby Ryan appeared in The Opening Act directed by Steve Byrne.
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Debby Ryan would join Alison Brie in another movie called Spin Me Round in 2022, and then appear in four episodes of the Peacock Original series The Resort the same year.
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In 2023, Debby Ryan appeared in Shortcomings, an Asian American relationship drama directed by Randall Park.
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Debby Ryan dated Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun from May 2013 to September 2014, and they resumed their relationship at an unknown date.
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In March 2015, Debby Ryan revealed that she had once been in an abusive relationship, though she described it as a professional relationship rather than a romantic one.
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Debby Ryan explained that "it was such emotional manipulation to the point where it became physical", and the experience inspired her to team up with Mary Kay and Love is Respect for their "Don't Look Away" anti-domestic violence campaign.
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Debby Ryan was initially charged with felony DUI, which was later reduced to two misdemeanors, and was released after posting $100,000 bail.
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Debby Ryan has said that her other role models include Anne Hathaway, Rachel McAdams and Tobey Maguire.
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Debby Ryan has said that her musical style includes folk, indie pop, and country.