Eminem‘s stunt double, Ryan Shepard, has been hit by a truck and he has died at 40. Shepard worked with Em in the early 2000s and he appeared in his 2002 MTV Movie Awards as the Lose Yourself rapper’s superhero alter ego, Rap Boy.
He also joined Em on his 2002 Anger Management Tour and starred in American hip-hop group D12’s Purple Hills music video as the star’s ‘clone’. After leaving Shady Records in 2005, Shepard went on to work as a mechanical ride engineer for Disney and Elon Musk’s SpaceX as a test automation engineer.
Stuntman Ryan Shepard dies
Eminem‘s stunt double, Ryan Shepard, has died at the age of 40 after being hit by a truck. According to TMZ, the stuntman was killed on January 31st, struck by a pickup truck while crossing a street in Washington state.
Shepard was best known for working with Em in the early 2000s, where he played the Lose Yourself rapper’s superhero character Rap Boy at the MTV Movie Awards in 2002 and toured Europe and Japan with Em during his Anger Management Tour that year. He also appeared as Em’s clone in D12’s Purple Hills music video.
Shepard left his career in music to pursue his passion in the tech industry, where he worked for Disney as a ride mechanical engineer and eventually moved on to SpaceX as a test automation engineer. He is survived by his two children, a seven-year-old and an 11-year-old.
Shepard worked with Eminem in the early 2000s
Ryan Shepard was Eminem’s stunt double in the early 2000s. He worked as a photo double and stand-in at the MTV Movie Awards, and he appeared in a number of Em’s music videos, including D12’s “Purple Pills.”
Shepard also joined Eminem on the rapper’s 2002 Anger Management Tour and toured with him in Japan and Europe the following year. After leaving the music industry, Shepard worked as a mechanical ride engineer at Disney and a test automation engineer for Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Shepard’s brother Kyle told TMZ that he passed away in Washington at the end of January. The news comes after a Facebook memorial page was set up by Shepard’s friends and family.
Shepard was hit by a truck
Eminem’s stunt double has been hit and killed by a truck after crossing the street. According to TMZ, Shepard died at 40 and is survived by his children.
Shepard worked with Em in the early 2000s, appearing as his photo double and standing in for him as his superhero character Rap Boy at the MTV Movie Awards. He also toured with the rapper around the world.
Upon leaving Shady Records in 2005, Shepard took on an engineering career as a ride mechanical engineer at Disney and as a test automation engineer for SpaceX. He leaves behind two young children, TMZ reports.
Shepard was the victim of a tragic accident on January 31 in Kennewick, Washington, and he has now been confirmed dead. His brother Kyle told TMZ that Shepard had been hit while trying to cross the street, but it was too late and he died.
Shepard’s death has been confirmed
Ryan Shepard, who served as Eminem’s stunt double and stand-in, was hit by a truck in January after he stepped into the road near a T-shaped intersection in Kennewick, Washington. The accident killed him, TMZ reports.
Shepard was a veteran of stage work, having made his name in theaters with Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven and the Academy Award-nominated The Right Stuff. He also appeared in Netflix’s dark family drama Bloodline and wrote several plays.
Despite his success, Shepard was known for shying away from the spotlight. He had an eclectic career that included acting, writing and producing.
Shepard’s death is a blow to the gay community. Activists, journalists and politicians who had built their careers around Shepard’s legacy are furious.
