Getting to Know: Ryan Sheckler

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Seventeen-year-old Ryan Sheckler's new MTV show, Life of Ryan, is about to hit the airwaves. And it's gonna be just as addictive as Laguna Beach, The Hills, etc.

Here's the scoop:

Ryan is a skateboarding phenom who got on his first board at just 18 months old. He has traveled the world and won numerous competitions; he owns a Range Rover; and, yes, he even has his very own skate park in his backyard! But deep down Ryan's really just like any other teenage boy — he's just looking for the right girl and wants to spend time with his buddies.

Ryan is the youngest person to ever turn professional in the world of skateboarding. Give him a skateboard and he turns into a superhero on four wheels. But beyond the board, he's just a regular kid trying to figure it all out.

Yes, Ryan travels the world showing off his skills, but his omnipresent mother, who is also his manager, is always right by his side. When home in San Clemente, California, he's a normal kid who spends his days worrying about girls, curfews, and acceptance, both among his peers and his parents.

On top of all that, Ryan is still struggling with his parents' recent divorce and strives to be a father figure to his two younger brothers, Shane and Kane. The divorce has hit the three Sheckler brothers pretty hard, and now that Ryan's father has a new girlfriend, they are struggling with accepting her into the family. How will they react when their mom starts dating?

Tune in Mondays beginning August 27 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT to find out!

Recently, Ryan took time out of his busy schedule to talk to Teenmag. Get to know a little about this skate god....

Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Orange County, CA
My house is: Under construction.
The first thing I do every morning is: Complain that I'm awake.
My cell phone brand is: BlackBerry.
I exercise: A lot. Probably four times a week.
Lately, I've been surprised by: How bad my streak with girls is getting.