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Description: Actor-writer Ryan O'Connell stars in this semi-autobiographical series based on his memoir. He plays Ryan, a gay man with cerebral palsy who decides to do away with his identity as an accident victim and go after the life that he wants. After years of dead-end internships, blogging in his pajamas and mainly communicating through text, Ryan figures out how to take his life from bleak to chic as he gets ready to start limping toward adulthood. O'Connell serves as an executive producer on the comedy series, along with "The Big Bang Theory" star Jim Parsons.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Year Released: 2005
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 2
First episode air date: August 17, 2005
Program Creator: Ryan O'Connell
Network: Netflix
Writers: Ryan O'Connell
Nominations: Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, MORE
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