In early 2014 she formed a band called The Never Ending. Their debut EP, One, was released on June 24, 2014. Following the end of Jessie and her time as a teen idol, Ryan has continued to act, including starring in the Netflix dark comedy Insatiable, the 2021 film Night Teeth, and the 2023 film Shortcomings.
Compare to Jennette McCurdy, who happens to be one of Ryan's closest friends in Real Life. Not to be confused with contemporary Disney teen idol Demi Lovato. Since 2019, she has been married to Josh Dun, the drummer for Twenty One Pilots.
This actress's works provide examples of:
- Actor Allusion: The Goldie & Bear episode "Thumbelina's Wild Ride" has her voice another babysitter.
- Cover Version:
- Of "We Got the Beat" by The Go-Go's for Radio Rebel.
- Most of her best-known songs: the aforementioned "We Got The Beat
", "Deck the Halls", "Hakuna Matata", "We Are Never Never Ever Getting Back Together", "Superstition" - She has also covered Katy Perry and Maroon5 with her band.
- Darker and Edgier:
- Her cover of "Superstition" - up to that point all of her songs have been bubbly pop songs, and even The Cover Changes the Meaning rendition of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was still a Softer and Slower Cover version of a pop song.
- Jessie. Both the character and the show itself are a little more "grown up" compared to ''Suite Life On Deck" and Disney Channel fare in general.
- Herself with her band The Neverending, pretty much amounting to a complete transformation. "Superstition" as it turned out was a preview of this "new" post-Disney Debby. In many ways parallels the transformation of fellow Kid Com actresses-turned-musicians Ariana Grande and (a softer version of) Miley Cyrus.
- Darkest Hour: "Open Eyes" is all about this, mixed with Hope Springs Eternal: The lyrics remind the listener that even though things might seem dark right now, the dawn always comes eventually.
- "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: "Hey, Jessie" for Jessie.
- Large Ham: She tends to be very hammy in her comedic roles.
- Shrinking Violet: Her character in Radio Rebel (incidentally, the trope name is also the name of the source material novel).
- Softer and Slower Cover: "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
