In memoriam: Jackass star Ryan Dunn

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 12:20pm

In memoriam: Jackass star Ryan Dunn
Den of Geek



It’s just been announced that Jackass star Ryan Dunn has sadly passed away in a car accident.
Published on Jun 20, 2011

Best known for his high-wire pranks and stunts in the hit series Jackass, actor, writer and performer Ryan Dunn has passed away, we’re sad to announce. Dunn died just nine days after his 34th birthday, and just one week after the UK DVD release of his latest feature, Jackass 3.5.

Dunn was reportedly killed when a car he was travelling in crashed in the West Goshen Township area of Pennsylvania. A passenger in the car was also killed. It hasn’t yet been confirmed who was driving at the time of the accident.

While Dunn had previously appeared in the low budget 1997 film Invader, it was the MTV series Jackass that propelled him and his co-stars to worldwide fame, and its mixture of dangerous practical jokes and stunts inspired a number of copycat TV shows.

The success of Jackass saw the concept arrive on the big screen in 202, which inspired several sequels. Dunn, meanwhile, continued to make appearances outside his usual Jackass troupe, with roles in movies such as Blonde Ambition and Street Dreams, as well as other TV shows, such as Viva La Bam. Dunn’s latest show, Proving Ground, only premiered in the US last week.

It’s a sad and unexpected end for one of US entertainment’s most lively personalities.

TMZ

Posted: 6/20/11 at 12:37pm

Dunn and another passenger were killed at around 3:00 a.m. in West Goshen Township near Philadelphia. TMZ reports it's unclear who was driving. Earlier in the evening, Dunn posted a photo on Twitter of him drinking with some friends.

So not entirely unexpected.
CBS

[Eris0303]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 12:47pm

The Morning Freak Show on 96.1 is reporting that Dunn was at the wheel when his Porsche careened over the road's guardrail and into the woods before bursting into flames.

Although it has not yet been officially confirmed who was driving when it crashed or the cause of the accident, Chief Deputy Coroner David Garner told Chester County's Daily Local News that there was only one vehicle involved in the crash.

Holy crap...that picture
PopEater

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 1:07pm

And in other news, Spc. Marcos A. Cintron, 32, of Orlando, Fla., died June 16 at a medical facility in Boston, Mass., of wounds suffered June 6 at Baghdad, Iraq, when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley Kansas

Important to remember those whose names don't appear in the headlines...

Updated On: 6/22/11 at 01:07 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 3:36pm

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 3:46pm

Thanks for that, NYAdgal.

[mominator]

Posted: 6/20/11 at 4:28pm

Thank you addy!

Posted: 6/21/11 at 12:24pm

Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert briefly had his Facebook page taken down Monday after complaints about insensitive comments about "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, who died in a car crash on Monday.

Ebert wrote: "'Jackass'" star Ryan Dunn, RIP. His Porsche flew through 40 yards of trees.” He later tweeted, “Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive,” referring to a photograph Dunn posted on Twitter early Monday showing himself drinking with friends just hours before the 3 a.m. crash. The photo has since been removed.

Perez Hilton was MAD!

[Q]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 12:27pm

I guess it makes me a horrible person, but I thought the comment was perfect.

[Calvin]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 12:36pm

I'll be a horrible person with you, Q.

BTW, did you know that probable president hopeful Rick Perry recently vetoed a law prohibiting texting while driving, saying it was anti-freedom?
Updated On: 6/21/11 at 12:36 PM

[Eris0303]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 12:36pm

As someone who has struggled as much as Roger Ebert has I doubt he would truly make light of someone else's death. I saw it only has a play on words. Besides, I can't think of a better term for someone who gets into their car drunk.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 12:37pm

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 1:09pm

I love Martha Plimpton.

And the Roger Ebert tweet was more than appropriate...it might actually do some good, to take it down is ridiculous. And speaking of ridiculous, that twit Rick Perry vetoeing that law is just beyond wackadoodle - why are more and more politicians pandering to what they imagine these wingnuts want? Ugh. It's worse this country is getting.

RIP Spc. Marcos A.Cintron...I'll do my best to see your efforts weren't in vain.

[madbrian]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 1:15pm

OK, so in my mind I'm hearing Plimpton speak her tweet in-character as Sarah from Company.

[trentsketch]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 1:27pm

I demand Martha Plimpton's Facebook page be taken down. Oh wait. You only need to be punished for telling the truth if you wrote bad reviews of the Jackass movies. My mistake.

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 1:58pm

Not since Dale Earnhardt died have dirtbags across the country been in such a state of mourning.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 2:40pm

Dunn's longtime friend Bam Margera broke his silence late Monday night to criticize Ebert. "I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterically for a full day and piece of sh*t roger ebert has the gall to put in his 2 cents," Margera wrote. "About a jackass drunk driving and his is one, F*ck you! Millions of people are crying right now, shut your fat f*cking mouth!" Even Perez Hilton criticized Ebert, calling his reaction "insensitive."

While it is, of course, sad, it's hard to feel too much sympathy when it seems almost certain the guy was wasted and going like a hundred miles an hour.

Slate Updated On: 6/21/11 at 02:40 PM

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 2:56pm

The insensitivity is NECESSARY. I don't know what the f*ck it's going to take. I lost a cousin who was hit by a drunk driver. My family has lost close friends because they were driving drunk. Another cousin had a HORRENDOUS wreck a few months ago because he was drinking. Does this stop my family members from having a few beers and getting behind the wheel? Nope. I have a good friend who lost her son because he was driving drunk. He killed his best friend, too. Does this stop her from having a few drinks with the girls and driving? Nope.

No matter HOW much I bitch and warn, I am told that I am judgmental and that people "know how to handle it." I will admit that I have been VERY guilty of driving after drinking, but hell, you grow up at some point. I don't understand why it's socially acceptable. It isn't in Sweden. You do not drive after one beer here. Back home, it's totally acceptable to sit at a bar for a couple of hours and then drive home. I don't get it. We can't be sensitive about the truth.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 3:01pm

AGREE!

And, to Bam Margera, I say: Shut your potty-mouth!

Updated On: 6/21/11 at 03:01 PM

[Eris0303]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 3:06pm

Not since Dale Earnhardt died have dirtbags across the country been in such a state of mourning.

Personally, I find this to be the most insensitive quote I've seen in regards to Dunn's death.

[Q]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 3:09pm

Eris - I agree.

And JG2, that was right to the bottom line. I, too, have been guilty - and I'm beyond humbly grateful that I was able to wise up before someone was hurt or killed. It's apparently a very difficult subject for many people, but it MUST be addressed - and I think you're right about the brutality of communication being necessary.

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 3:15pm

This seems to be a bigger problem....believe it or not...

Cell Phones, Text Messaging, and Car Accident Information for All Drivers
Talking on a cell phone causes nearly 25% of car accidents.
One-fifth of experienced adult drivers in the United States send text messages while driving.
In 2008 almost 6,000 people were killed and a half-million were injured in crashes related to driver distraction.
At any given time during daylight hours in 2008, more than 800,000 vehicles were driven by someone using a hand-held cell phone.
4 out of every 5 accidents (80%) are attributed to distracted drivers. In contrast, drunk drivers account for roughly 1 out of 3 (33%) of all accidents nationally.
Texting while driving is about 6 times more likely to result in an accident than driving while intoxicated.
A study of dangerous driver behavior released in January 2007 by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. found that of 1,200 surveyed drivers, 73% talk on cell phones while driving. The same 2007 survey found that 19% of motorists say they text message while driving.
In 2005, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 10% of drivers are on handheld or hands free cell phones at any given hour of the day.
A study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Motorists found that motorists who use cell phones while driving are four times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves.
In 2002, the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis calculated that 2,600 people die each year as a result of using cellphones while driving. They estimated that another 330,000 are injured.
According to the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, drivers talking on cell phones are 18% slower to react to brake lights. They also take 17% longer to regain the speed they lost when they braked
Of cell phone users that were surveyed, 85% said they use their phones occasionally when driving, 30% use their phones while driving on the highway, and 27% use them during half or more of the trips they take.
84% of cell phone users stated that they believe using a cell phone while driving increases the risk of being in an accident.
The majority of Americans believe that talking on the phone and texting are two of the most dangerous behaviors that occur behind the wheel. Still, as many as 81% of drivers admit to making phone calls while driving.
The number of crashes and near-crashes linked to dialing is nearly identical to the number associated with talking or listening. Dialing is more dangerous but occurs less often than talking or listening.
Studies have found that texting while driving causes a 400% increase in time spent with eyes off the road.

*note: 2010 & 2011 statistics aren't out yet*

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 3:20pm

I agree as well, Eris.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/21/11 at 3:45pm

"The comments drew harsh words from both "Jackass" co-star Bam Margera and pop culture blogger Perez Hilton.

"We understand what he's trying to say," Hilton wrote, "but still — this is extremely insensitive!"

Really Perez?!

I think you need to shut your fat fcuking mouth as well.

Posted: 6/21/11 at 5:04pm

Roger should have just drawn a penis on Ryan or sperm on his face. THAT'S the sensitive thing to do!