The soap opera actor Josh Ryan died at the age of 20. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Remembered for his role as Timmy on the popular NBC soap opera Passions, he suffered from a medical condition known as achlasia that caused him, well past his early years, to continue to have the height and appearance of a young child. He won YoungStar and Soap Opera Digest Awards and was nominated for Young Artist and Daytime Emmy Awards.
A native of Hayward, California, he died in San Diego at the age of twenty as the result of a heart condition.
Quotes
"“I always knew I wanted to be a character in the movies. When I was growing up, I had to have a lot of surgery, and I spent a lot of time recovering at home and in the hospital. Watching movies took me away from my own problems and gave me a total escape.” (Josh Ryan Evans)
"“I’m not evil, but some people are freaked out by a living doll.” (Josh Ryan Evans)
"“Dream big!” (Josh Ryan Evans)
"“My size is an asset to me. People write roles for me. If I was just another blond-haired, brown-eyed, 18-year-old actor, I’d be left unrecognized. People remember me.” (Josh Ryan Evans)
"“I have had heart surgery three times, so I know what it was like to have pins and needles stuck in you.” (Josh Ryan Evans)