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On June 27, G4 announced they will air the remaining episodes. The show resumed on July 19, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/g4-will-show-remaining-episodes-of-series-featuring-ryan-dunn|title=G4 Will Show Remaining Episodes of Series Featuring Ryan Dunn|publisher=New York Times|date=2011-06-27|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666483/ryan-dunn-proving-ground-g4.jhtml|title=Ryan Dunn's 'Proving Ground' Returns To G4 In July|publisher=MTV.com|date=2011-06-27|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref>
On June 27, G4 announced they will air the remaining episodes. The show resumed on July 19, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/g4-will-show-remaining-episodes-of-series-featuring-ryan-dunn|title=G4 Will Show Remaining Episodes of Series Featuring Ryan Dunn|publisher=New York Times|date=2011-06-27|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666483/ryan-dunn-proving-ground-g4.jhtml|title=Ryan Dunn's 'Proving Ground' Returns To G4 In July|publisher=MTV.com|date=2011-06-27|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref>


==Death==
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[[File:Ryan Dunn crash scene.jpg|thumb|Flowers and notes left at the crash scene.]]
On June 20, 2011, at around 3:30&nbsp;a.m. [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]], Dunn and Zachary Hartwell, a production assistant on ''Jackass Number Two'',<ref name="Guardian20110622">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/22/ryan-dunn-car-crash-coroner|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|title=Ryan Dunn died from impact and heat of crash, says coroner,author=[[Associated Press]]|date=22 June 2011}}</ref> died when Dunn's [[Porsche 911 GT3]] came off the road and hit a tree in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/entertainment&id=8200859|title='Jackass' star Ryan Dunn killed in Pa. crash|date=2011-06-20|publisher=[[WPVI-TV]], [[ABC Television Stations]]|accessdate=2011-06-21|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania}}</ref><ref name="Huff">{{cite web|author=Huffington Post|title=Ryan Dunn Dead: 'Jackass' Star Dies In Car Crash|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/ryan-dunn-dead-jackass-star-car-crash_n_880322.html|accessdate=2011-06-20}}</ref> Hours before the accident, Dunn had posted a photo to his [[Twitter]] account of himself and Hartwell drinking at a West Chester bar.<ref name="calher">{{cite web|author=The Calgary Herald|title=Jackass star Ryan Dunn died of blunt, thermal trauma caused by fiery car wreck: coroner|url=http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Jackass+star+Ryan+Dunn+died+blunt+thermal+trauma+caused+fiery+wreck+coroner/4983508/story.html#ixzz1QV0u8Fno|accessdate=2011-06-27}}</ref> Dunn was identified in the police report as the vehicle's driver,<ref name="policereport">{{cite web|title=West Goshen Township Police Department, Press Release|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/westgoshenpdpressrelease.pdf}}</ref> and a subsequent [[toxicology]] report showed Dunn had a blood alcohol level of 0.196%&nbsp;— more than twice the state's legal limit of 0.08%<!--Pennsylvania http://www.edgarsnyder.com/drunk-driving/statute-limitations/pennsylvania-drunk-driving-laws.html-->.<ref name="Scoop BAC">{{cite web|title=Ryan Dunn Was Drunk and Speeding: Police|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ryan-dunn-jackass-blood-alcohol-level-limit/story?id=13902127|date=2011-06-22|accessdate=2011-06-22}}</ref> Police stated that speed may have been a factor in the accident,<ref name="policereport"/> and preliminary investigations suggested that the car had been traveling between {{convert|132|and|140|mph}} in a {{convert|55|mph}} zone.<ref>{{cite news|title=Police: 'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn was drunk and driving over 132 mph|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/06/22/ryan.dunn.drunk/|accessdate=23 June 2011|newspaper=CNN|date=22 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Dunn Porsche 130mph">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2006369/Ryan-Dunn-dead-Star-travelling-130mph-fatal-Porsche-smash.html |title='It's the worst crash I've ever seen': Police reveal Ryan Dunn was traveling at 130 mph before fatal Porsche smash |date=2011-06-22 |accessdate=2011-06-22}}</ref>

The Tuesday after Dunn's death, Bam Margera visited the crash site for the first time and broke down crying.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bam Margera Visits Ryan Dunn's Crash Site; Breaks Down In Tears|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bam-margera-visits-ryan-dunns-203987|accessdate=2 July 2011|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=22 June 2011}}</ref> The following day, Dunn's ''Jackass'' co-stars Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera, along with [[Phil Margera]], [[April Margera]], [[Jeff Tremaine]] and Bam's wife [[Missy Margera]] attended a private memorial service held in West Chester, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666291/ryan-dunn-memorial-service.jhtml |title=Ryan Dunn's Family, 'Jackass' Friends Hold Private Memorial Service |author=Mary J. DiMeglio |date=23 June 2011 |publisher=MTV News |accessdate=3 July 2011}}</ref> Dunn's remains were brought back to his home state of Ohio for burial.

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==Works==
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Ryan Dunn
Born
Ryan Matthew Dunn

(1977-06-11)June 11, 1977
Medina, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 2011(2011-06-20) (aged 34)
West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Stunt performer, television personality, actor
Years active1997–2011

Ryan Matthew Dunn (June 11, 1977 – June 20, 2011)[1] was an American reality television personality and daredevil best known for being a member of the Jackass and Viva La Bam crew. He hosted Homewrecker and Proving Ground. A member of the CKY Crew, Dunn played the main character in Bam Margera's 2003 film Haggard: The Movie, which was based on a failed relationship Dunn had experienced. He died, aged 34, in a car crash in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Early years

Dunn was born in Medina, Ohio, the son of Linda and Ronald Dunn. He grew up in Williamsville, New York, before moving to West Chester, Pennsylvania, with his parents in his early teens. He first came to public attention while appearing in four videos alongside his friends in the CKY Crew, which stood for "Camp Kill Yourself".[2]

Career

Dunn took part in the characteristic stunts that made Jackass famous. While taping a skit for Jackass: The Movie, Dunn was driving a golf cart with Johnny Knoxville as his passenger. The idea was that he would launch the golf cart over a sandtrap and into a plastic statue of a giant pig, and the statue would be crushed. However, the statue did not crush, but instead forced the golf cart into the air and it landed upside down. Dunn was thrown from the cart, and Knoxville landed on his neck with the cart on top of him. In the commentary for the movie, Bam Margera noted Dunn's bad driving. Another skit in Jackass: The Movie featured Dunn placing a toy car into his rectum. The car was placed inside a condom and was covered in lubricant. He then visited a doctor and complained of pain in his tailbone. An x-ray session revealed that a small car was lodged in his body bringing surprise to the doctor. Dunn was featured in Jackass Number Two. [citation needed]

In 2006, Dunn and Bam Margera participated in the Gumball 3000 road rally in Margera's Lamborghini Gallardo.[3] He later went on a tour with Don Vito called "The Dunn and Vito Rock Tour" for which the DVD was released on March 20, 2007.[4] Dunn and Margera again participated in the rally in 2008.

Bam Margera stated during a December 2, 2008, radio interview with Big O and Dukes of 106.7 WJFK-FM, that he and Dunn would be going to Italy to film Where the F*%# are my Ancestors.[5] That same month, Dunn appeared on the episode "Smut" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in December 2008. He is also featured in a movie called Street Dreams which was released in spring 2009. He co-starred along with Rob Dyrdek and Paul Rodriguez Jr.

Dunn was also working on a show with fellow Jackass star Bam Margera about them traveling the world in ten episodes of a Viva la Bam-like show called Bam's World Domination for Spike. He appeared in Jackass 3D, which was released on October 15, 2010.[6] Dunn hosted G4's Proving Ground along with Jessica Chobot, which made its premiere on June 14, 2011, six days before his death.[7] However, according to a G4 spokesperson, the channel decided to not to air any further episodes. The spokesperson also added, "The show is off the schedule as of today until we discuss next steps".[8]

On June 27, G4 announced they will air the remaining episodes. The show resumed on July 19, 2011.[9][10]

Death

Flowers and notes left at the crash scene.

On June 20, 2011, at around 3:30 a.m. EDT, Dunn and Zachary Hartwell, a production assistant on Jackass Number Two,[11] died when Dunn's Porsche 911 GT3 came off the road and hit a tree in West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.[12][13] Hours before the accident, Dunn had posted a photo to his Twitter account of himself and Hartwell drinking at a West Chester bar.[14] Dunn was identified in the police report as the vehicle's driver,[15] and a subsequent toxicology report showed Dunn had a blood alcohol level of 0.196% — more than twice the state's legal limit of 0.08%.[16] Police stated that speed may have been a factor in the accident,[15] and preliminary investigations suggested that the car had been traveling between 132 and 140 miles per hour (212 and 225 km/h) in a 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) zone.[17][18]

The Tuesday after Dunn's death, Bam Margera visited the crash site for the first time and broke down crying.[19] The following day, Dunn's Jackass co-stars Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera, along with Phil Margera, April Margera, Jeff Tremaine and Bam's wife Missy Margera attended a private memorial service held in West Chester, Pennsylvania.[20] Dunn's remains were brought back to his home state of Ohio for burial.

Works

References

  1. ^ Daniel E. Slotnik (June 20, 2011). "Ryan Dunn, Daredevil Comedian, Dies at 34". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Roebuck, Jeremy; Brady Shea, Kathleen (June 20, 2011). "'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn dies in Chesco car accident". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gregory J. Osberg. Retrieved June 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Bam Margera and Dunn in Gumball 2006". GTspirit.com. 2006-04-12. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  4. ^ Margera, Bam. "Dunn & Vito's Rock Tour: Movies & TV: Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Don Vito". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  5. ^ Interview with Big O and Dukes WJFK 1067[dead link]
  6. ^ Jackass 3D
  7. ^ ""G4's Proving Ground" Takes Viewers on a Roller Coaster Ride of Trial and Error When New Series Premieres June 14th at 8 PM ET/PT". 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  8. ^ "The TV Column: G4 pulls this week's 'Proving Ground' after Ryan Dunn's death". Washingstonpost.com. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  9. ^ "G4 Will Show Remaining Episodes of Series Featuring Ryan Dunn". New York Times. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  10. ^ "Ryan Dunn's 'Proving Ground' Returns To G4 In July". MTV.com. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  11. ^ "Ryan Dunn died from impact and heat of crash, says coroner,author=[[Associated Press]]". The Guardian. 22 June 2011. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  12. ^ "'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn killed in Pa. crash". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: WPVI-TV, ABC Television Stations. 2011-06-20. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  13. ^ Huffington Post. "Ryan Dunn Dead: 'Jackass' Star Dies In Car Crash". Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  14. ^ The Calgary Herald. "Jackass star Ryan Dunn died of blunt, thermal trauma caused by fiery car wreck: coroner". Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  15. ^ a b "West Goshen Township Police Department, Press Release" (PDF).
  16. ^ "Ryan Dunn Was Drunk and Speeding: Police". 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  17. ^ "Police: 'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn was drunk and driving over 132 mph". CNN. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  18. ^ "'It's the worst crash I've ever seen': Police reveal Ryan Dunn was traveling at 130 mph before fatal Porsche smash". 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  19. ^ "Bam Margera Visits Ryan Dunn's Crash Site; Breaks Down In Tears". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  20. ^ Mary J. DiMeglio (23 June 2011). "Ryan Dunn's Family, 'Jackass' Friends Hold Private Memorial Service". MTV News. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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