Johnny Knoxville Blogs About Ryan Dunn

By PopEater Staff Posted Jun 26th 2011 02:46PM

"I felt 34-percent funnier when I was with Ryan, but I guess everyone did," says 'Jackass' star Johnny Knoxville, in a new blog post dedicated to his late co-star, Ryan Dunn, who died behind the wheel of his car last week.

Knoxville, 40, says he had a difficult time expressing himself at Dunn's memorial last week and wanted to take another crack at it.

"He had such a hair trigger laugh reflex," Knoxville recalls. "And it wasn't uncommon that he would fall over from it."

He adds, "Sometimes I would fall with him, because his spirit was very contagious. He wasn't incapable of seriousness, though. Ryan was a great listener. If you were having troubles, he was always someone you could go sit down and talk to. Granted, most of our sitting down was actually standing up playing pool together, but he was always there if you were sad about something. That's why all this is even harder because right now I really need to talk to him, but I can't."

Knoxville continues: "Ryan also had an enormous capacity to love. His friends and family got a lot, but a lion's share of that went to his sweet and beautiful Angie. If he wasn't with her he would be talking about her. More times than not he would smile wide through that filthy ass beard of his and say something along the lines of, "How did I ever luck up and land her?" Well, it sure wasn't because of the way he smelled that's for sure. (Dunn despised water and rarely bathed.) It was because he had a pure, open heart, and many other qualities of which I am writing about now."Knoxville goes on to say how difficult it was to wake-up his daughter Madison and tell her Dunn was gone and how upset he is that his young son, Rocco and soon to be born daughter will never know him.

"I'm hurting!!" concludes Knoxville. "We all are because we loved you so much and now you're gone. I know your spirit lives on in me, Angie, Bam and everyone you touched, but that's pretty tough to see right now through the tears. I'm starting to ramble now, just like I did at the memorial, so I'll stop. You'll have to excuse me, I'm just very sad because I lost my brother and my world got about 134-percent less funny. I don't know what else to say right now, so I will close with I love you, Ryan. I have a lot of emotions swirling, but I want you to know I love you so very much."

Tags: Jackass, johnny knoxville, ryan dunn

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Sunday 26 June

By Paige

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Sorry...but I'm just having a very hard time feeling any sympathy. The only thing I feel is relief that someone innocent wasn't on the same road the night he decided he was invincible. I would have a hard time grieving for him, because I would be too angry with him. Sounds harsh and cold, I know. Just no sympathy here.

By Jax & Tyson

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The way he just expressed his grief was so touching. If it dosen't make you want to cry or have a heavy heart, well I feel realy sad for you.

By mother of 3

so if thats the case why say anything ...just saying

By New York

I have to agree with you. He was driving while drunk. That to me is the most selfish thing a person can do. I am just happy no one else died because of his selfishness. No sympathy here either.

By Fritz

Well you could have just kept your mouth shut. That's an option you had and then you wouldn't have to say "I'm sorry".

By Donna

I feel the same way..my sister and her husband were killed 2 years ago by a DRUNK....if he thought so much about his dear Angie why did he live the way he did...no sympathy here!!!

Monday 27 June

By Ray

I have to agree. If people don't realize YET what drinking and driving can do, then they never will. I'm sorry two lives were taken but as the driver he made the choice to get behind the wheel. Some people in Hollywood think they are invincible.

By Sarabellum

I think one can express sorrow and grief over the loss, but there is still the fact that this wasn't an accident per se, but a reckless decision that cost two people their lives. It could have been more lives lost.

Drive that fast, that drunk enough times and it's not a matter of "if" he gets injured in a crash, but "when".

To me, it's a teachable moment. Express the profound sense of loss that someone is gone too soon, but use this tragic event for some good and tell his fans who are probably the deceased's age or younger how unnecessary it all is...don't drink and drive or speed to such excess...your life and others may be on the line, and the sorrow of all the loved ones you leave behind.

By Slackerdj

Obviously you've never lost a loved one to their own stupid choice. He has a family and friends who lost someone they care about. It was a bad decision, but guess what? We're human, we make them every single day. Rest in peace Ryan.

By ih8u

you're an idiot

By ML

I watched the Jackas series first time last year and downloaded them all. I watched with my 15yo son and gave us a great time ! Not sure why I feel at a loss, driving drunk is on my book of wrongs but I never want to loose the spirit of having fun in life. Thanks for the joy

By Allie826143

So you've never done anything stupid? Judge not lest ye be judged. If you can't conjure up an ounce of sympathy for Dunn, who was, after all, a HUMAN BEING, then the least you could do is sympathize with the people who are being affected by the loss. A wife, children, friends, partents. I really have no respect for people who lack empathy. Actually, Paige, it seems a bit sociopathic to me.

By mare

You could at least have sympathy for the ones he left behind. Jeez a bunch of sociopaths!

By Sarah

he paid the ultimate price for his mistake. i believe its always right to feel sympathy for someone who loses a life. people make mistakes.

By aeromel78

I feel sympathy for his family and friends. Yes, he made a stupid choice, but that's not THEIR fault. They still lost someone that they love and they still have to go on without him. Death is hardest on the living.

Poor Johnny, such a hard thing to deal with. The sudden death of someone young is always hard. I pray for Ryan & his friend souls & that they are at peace. I will pray for their friends & family as well. Now is not the time to judge him or what he did, it's to late for that. What you can do is learn from his mistake. We are all human, and we all make mistakes. You just have to remember to be carfull, and that life is a precious gift.

By Jack

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I also feel sympathy for his family and friends.

I use to drink and drive a lot just after my divorce a few years ago, It was so dumb.. Thank god I had some since and always drove my slow work truck to the bars, and never drove my corvette out to them.

By themeeker

I wish they would stop treating this guy's death with the importance of a second crucifixion.

He was a drunken aging frat boy who risked everyone's life on the road that night. He should be vilified, not deified.

By karla

agree

By Brianna

Despite what he did, which was wrong, you have to give the family some sympathy. If it was your sister or brother or cousin who died I'd bet you wouldn't be saying the same thing. He was wrong in getting behind the wheel, but your just as wrong for saying his death isn't a loss. Like your a perfect angel? Perfect angels don't mock a persons death. You should be ashamed.

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