"...but most importantly, he made everyone laugh and be happy...we should all try to follow his example... "

Local ‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn dies in wreck

By Jeremy Roebuck and Kathleen Brady Shea

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

"Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, known for his gross-out, daredevil stunts on the MTV reality show, was killed in a car crash along Route 322 early Monday, West Goshen Township police said.

Perhaps his most famous stunt, in 2002's "Jackass: The Movie," involved inserting a toy car into his rectum and going to an emergency room, where he made up a story that he was in mysterious pain after passing out at a fraternity party. Dunn's X-ray from the hospital became a popular T-shirt with "Jackass" fans.

In a 2000 stunt, he dived into a tank at a raw sewage plant wearing flippers, a mask and a snorkel.

A few hours before the 3 a.m. crash, Dunn tweeted a picture of himself drinking with two friends. The photo has since been removed.