Josh T. Ryan' Performance Artist, Director, Actor
Josh T. Ryan is an American, critically acclaimed, punk-rock, theatre artist and Los Angeles, California native. Best known for his directing and acting in national theatre. [1], [2],[3] , [4] , [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11] , Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page)., [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17] An award winning stage actor and director for over 25 years. He is a founding member of the avant-garde theatre company, Zombie Joe's Underground. (www.zombiejoes.com) The theatre collective was created in 1992, sighting the writings of Antonin Artaud as a large influence. A well-respected performance artist known mostly for his versatile ability to improvise characters, mash-up directorial style that infuses an array of theatrical styles, academia, and absurdist sense of humor.
He is the executive producer, creator, and talent, on Showtime's unscripted hidden camera reality series Lock 'N Load, [18], [19] [20], [21],[22],Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).,[23], [24], [25],Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).,[26],[27],[28],[29],[30],[31],[32] and the unscripted reality series The Hustler, for Spike TV. [33], [34], Both television shows were based on his moonlighting work as a salesman. [35],[36], Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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