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21 Facts About Ryan McCartan

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Ryan Jerome McCartan was born on June 14,1993 and is an American actor and singer.

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Ryan McCartan played the recurring role of Diggie Smalls on the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie.

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Ryan McCartan began his career with a minor part in the stage version of Disney's High School Musical in 2007.

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Ryan McCartan originated the role of Jason Dean in the original Off-Broadway cast of the musical Heathers, which ran from March through August 2014.

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Ryan McCartan previously played the role in the 2013 world premiere of the musical in Los Angeles.

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In July 2013, Ryan McCartan began playing the recurring role of Diggie on the Disney Channel comedy Liv and Maddie.

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Ryan McCartan was in the show until the finale, which aired on March 24,2017.

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In May 2015, Dove Cameron announced that she and Ryan McCartan were officially forming a pop duo and would be releasing their first original song.

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In 2016 Ryan McCartan was cast in the lead role of Brad Majors in the 2016 Fox musical television film The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again.

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On September 11,2018, Ryan McCartan made his Broadway debut as Fiyero in the musical Wicked.

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Ryan McCartan remained with the show until May 12,2019, where Jessica Vosk played her final performance as Elphaba.

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Ryan McCartan joined the cast of Frozen on Broadway as Hans in February 2020 opposite McKenzie Kurtz as Anna and Ciara Renee as Elsa.

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Ryan McCartan's first run would reunite him with Kurtz, his Broadway Anna.

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In October 2022, Ryan McCartan was cast as Kyle Reed in the spin-off of Supernatural, The Winchesters.

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In June 2023, Ryan McCartan starred as Tony in a production of West Side Story at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

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In November 2023, Ryan McCartan starred as Cletis in the Off-Broadway production of Lone Star.

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Ryan McCartan starred opposite Reeve Carney, Javier Munoz and Veronica Swift.

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In 2024, Ryan McCartan was announced to star in the Ahmanson Theatre and Broadway productions of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends from February to June 2025.

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However, it was later announced Ryan McCartan would be replaced by Kyle Selig, and instead join the cast of The Great Gatsby on Broadway beginning in January 2025 replacing Jeremy Jordan in the title role.

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Ryan McCartan officially announced that Cameron was his fiancee on April 14,2016, but the relationship ended in October 2016.

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On July 29,2014, Ryan McCartan revealed in a tweet that he has had Type-1 diabetes since age six.