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Early life

Paevey was born in

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, and was raised in

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as the son of Les Vlieger and Linda Paevey. Paevey ran track and cross country in high school. Although Paevey did not plan to go into the entertainment industry, while in high school, he was scouted for modeling, leading to commercial acting. Paevey grew up working in construction with his father and bartending. Although he initially turned down modeling opportunities, he eventually acted on one.

Career

As a model, Paevey worked opposite

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and

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. He worked as "body-double" for

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for the music video of Thicke's "

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's 2012 music video for " Your Body". He worked for

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. Paevey worked in a

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commercial. While working as model, Paevey was encouraged to try acting. In December 2013, Paevey joined the cast of the ABC soap opera ''

'' in the contract role of

. The job was Paevey's first series regular role. In October 2014, Paevey joined ''

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'' as a guest co-host. In 2015, Paevey worked as the lead in the

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original movie ''Unleashing Mr. Darcy'', premiering on January 23, 2016. In 2017, he worked on the Hallmark Channel movie ''Harvest Love''. In 2018, he worked in the

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movie ''Hope at Christmas''. In January 2018, Paevey announced his decision to depart ''General Hospital''. In 2019, he worked on the

films ''Christmas at the Plaza'' and ''A Timeless Christmas''.

Personal life

He has a motorcycle he named Lilith. In July 2015, Paevey injured his wrist in a motorcycle wreck. In 2016, Paevey launched a brand called Fortunate Wanderer, selling custom prints of photography from his travels, hand-made jewelry, and outdoor gear. His other hobbies include video games, surfing (which he did with his dad as a child), and cooking, and his favorite food is sushi. Paevey speaks some French and Japanese and can read Japanese. Paevey is of Dutch and Indonesian ancestry on his father's side. Paevey is a self-proclaimed "nature boy" Paevey also briefly lived in

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. and is very close with his younger sister Kaitlyn.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paevey, Ryan 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male models from California American people of Dutch-Indonesian descent American male soap opera actors Living people 1984 births