- Ryan Dunn
Infobox actor
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name = Ryan Dunn
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birthdate = birth date and age|1977|6|11
location =Medina, Ohio ,USA
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othername = Random Hero, Dunn, Plugs, Prima Dunna
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website = http://www.ryandunn.tvRyan Matthew Dunn (born
June 11 ,1977 inMedina, Ohio ) is an American reality television personality best known for his appearances on "Jackass",MTV 's "Viva La Bam ", and "Homewrecker". A member of theCKY Crew , Dunn played the main character inBam Margera 's film "", which was based on a failed relationship Ryan had experienced. He is a close friend of Bam, as shown in "Viva La Bam".Television and movies
Dunn is known for wrecking cars; he once flipped a car 8 times into oncoming traffic with
Bam Margera ,Jess Margera (who suffered a cracked wrist), andChris Raab in the car. Years later, Ryan was driving a golf cart withJohnny Knoxville while filming a skit for "". 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 simply be crushed. However, the statue did not crush but instead forced the golf cart into the air and it landed upside down. Ryan was thrown from the cart, but Johnny landed on his neck and the cart landed on top of him. He was knocked out for a while but was not seriously injured. They stopped filming the skit at that point. In the commentary for the movie,Bam Margera noted Dunn's bad driving.It is also revealed that in
Viva La Bam , Ryan Dunn owns a PetPython .Another skit in "" featured Ryan Dunn placing a toy car up his
rectum . The car was placed inside acondom and covered inlubricant . He then visited a doctor and complained of a pain in his tail bone, only for the doctor to take x-rays and discover that a small car was lodged in his body.Steve-O was the original talent for the piece but ultimately refused to do it, stating that his dad would "disown him" if he did it. The x-ray showing the car inside Dunn can be seen on the menu page inside the DVD case of the film. Dunn was also featured inJackass Number Two .In 2005
MTV gave Dunn a show of his own entitled "Home Wrecker". The show featured Dunn helping people get their own back on friends who had victimized them by "wrecking" their homes.Dunn also went on a tour with
Don Vito called The Dunn and Don Vito Rock tour and the DVD was released onMarch 20 ,2007 . [ [http://www.amazon.com/Dunn-Vitos-Rock-Tour/dp/B000LPS2PY Amazon.com: Dunn & Vito's Rock Tour: Movies & TV: Ryan Dunn,Steve-O,Don Vito ] ]Ryan Dunn also is in a partnership for a record label called Fractured Transmitter, which is owned by former
Mushroomhead vocalist,Jason Popson .Filmography
References
External links
*imdb name|id=0242756|name=Ryan Dunn
* [http://www.gumball-3000.com/rally/2006/04/12/bam-margera-and-dunn-in-gumball-2006/ Ryan Dunn Gumball 3000]
* [http://www.ryandunn.tv Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/rndmhro Ryan's official MySpace page]
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