RYAN SYPEK AND KATE LANG JOHNSON ARE CAST IN ABC FAMILY PILOT "PHYS ED"

Burbank, CA (October 15, 2012) - Ryan Sypek ("Wildfire") and Kate Lang Johnson ("Persons Unknown") have been cast in the lead roles of the ABC Family comedy pilot "Phys Ed."

"Phys Ed" is a half-hour multi-camera comedy about a high school's star jock, Ed (Sypek), who returns to teach at his former alma mater only to find that, even though he's changed, nothing else really has. Johnson will play Janie, a teacher at the school who was ignored by Ed in high school and is now the object of his affections.

The pilot is written and-executive produced by David H. Steinberg ("American Pie 2"). It is produced by Prodco, Inc. Ryan Sypek is an ABC Family alum, having starred in the network's first original scripted series "Wildfire."

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