Bam Margera, Johnny Knoxville and two 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' stars attended Wednesday's service.
By Mary J. Dimeglio
Johnny Knoxville with Ryan Dunn's family and friends at Dunn's memorial service in West Chester, Pa, on Wednesday
Photo: Amy Dragoo/ AP Images
West Chester, Pennsylvania — Hundreds of Ryan Dunn's friends and family members flooded a suburban Philadelphia funeral home Wednesday for a private memorial service to honor the "Jackass" star, who was killed in a fiery car crash early Monday morning.
Described as "a celebration of Dunn's life," the service in West Chester, Pennsylvania, lasted more than four hours. The daredevil's famous friends who gathered included best friend and "Jackass" cohort Bam Margera — who attended with his wife, Missy, and parents, Phil and April Margera — Johnny Knoxville and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" actors Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney.
The Kings of Leon, who became close with Dunn last year,...
By Mary J. Dimeglio
Johnny Knoxville with Ryan Dunn's family and friends at Dunn's memorial service in West Chester, Pa, on Wednesday
Photo: Amy Dragoo/ AP Images
West Chester, Pennsylvania — Hundreds of Ryan Dunn's friends and family members flooded a suburban Philadelphia funeral home Wednesday for a private memorial service to honor the "Jackass" star, who was killed in a fiery car crash early Monday morning.
Described as "a celebration of Dunn's life," the service in West Chester, Pennsylvania, lasted more than four hours. The daredevil's famous friends who gathered included best friend and "Jackass" cohort Bam Margera — who attended with his wife, Missy, and parents, Phil and April Margera — Johnny Knoxville and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" actors Glenn Howerton and Rob McElhenney.
The Kings of Leon, who became close with Dunn last year,...
- 6/23/2011
- MTV Music News
'Jackass' star killed in car crash stayed 'real,' say patrons of the Pennsylvania bar where he was last seen.
By Mary J. Dimeglio
Ryan Dunn
Photo: Getty Images
West Chester, Pennsylvania — In Ryan Dunn's adopted hometown, the "Jackass" star is remembered, not for his celebrity status, but rather for his ability to remain modest despite living in the limelight.
When MTV News visited Barnaby's of America in West Chester's quaint downtown business district — the last place Dunn was seen before his fatal car crash early Monday morning — the bar's patrons praised the fallen daredevil for never letting fame go to his head.
As TVs showed a Phillies game and a guitarist strummed acoustic renditions of tunes ranging from Arcade Fire to Britney Spears, customers shared their memories of a neighbor who seemingly everyone in town had the chance to meet.
"He was real," said Sam Ford,...
By Mary J. Dimeglio
Ryan Dunn
Photo: Getty Images
West Chester, Pennsylvania — In Ryan Dunn's adopted hometown, the "Jackass" star is remembered, not for his celebrity status, but rather for his ability to remain modest despite living in the limelight.
When MTV News visited Barnaby's of America in West Chester's quaint downtown business district — the last place Dunn was seen before his fatal car crash early Monday morning — the bar's patrons praised the fallen daredevil for never letting fame go to his head.
As TVs showed a Phillies game and a guitarist strummed acoustic renditions of tunes ranging from Arcade Fire to Britney Spears, customers shared their memories of a neighbor who seemingly everyone in town had the chance to meet.
"He was real," said Sam Ford,...
- 6/22/2011
- MTV Music News
Los Angeles - A star of the madcap television and film stunt show Jackass has died in a high-speed car crash. Ryan Dunn, 34, was driving his Porsche 911 early Monday near the Pennsylvania town of West Goshen, near Philadelphia, when the crash occurred. According to a police statement on celebrity news website TMZ.com, the vehicle was 'engulfed in flames' when emergency services arrived. Both Dunn and his passengers died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident, according to police, who said that 'speed may have been a contributing factor to the accident.' Dunn is best known for his appearance in the Jackass TV series and three movies, and also hosted his own MTV show, Homewrecker.
- 6/20/2011
- Monsters and Critics
As a "Jackass" fan, you lived with the knowledge that you could just wake up one morning to find one of those guys dead. To a certain degree, that was why we loved them. They were willing to put their lives on the line for their art. But you didn't expect to wake to this news; that Ryan Dunn, one of the core members of the "Jackass" troupe, is dead today at the age of 34, not in the midst of some hilarious and ill-advised stunt, but as a result of a massive car crash.
TMZ reports that Dunn and another unidentified passenger were killed early this morning in a car accident in Pennsylvania. It's too early to know the cause of the crash, though in their report, TMZ included a picture Dunn had tweeted a few hours earlier of him and his friends drinking, suggesting that alcohol could have possibly played a role.
TMZ reports that Dunn and another unidentified passenger were killed early this morning in a car accident in Pennsylvania. It's too early to know the cause of the crash, though in their report, TMZ included a picture Dunn had tweeted a few hours earlier of him and his friends drinking, suggesting that alcohol could have possibly played a role.
- 6/20/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Ryan Dunn, famous for his fearless off-the-wall stunts on MTV's Jackass, died in a car crash Monday morning in West Goshen Township, Pa. He was 34. The car crash occurred at 3 a.m. on Route 322 and New Street, and Dunn was with an unidentified passenger, who also died in the accident, police confirm to People. It is unknown who was driving. The car caught on fire, and a tow truck was later sent to the scene to pick up the wreckage. Costar Bam Margera's mother broke the news to Philadelphia rock station Wmmr 93.3. “We are devastated by the tragic loss...
- 6/20/2011
- by Alison Schwartz
- PEOPLE.com
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