How did Ryan Shepard die? Eminem’s stunt double car accident and cause of death explained

The 40-year-old stunt double for Eminem passes away tragically after being struck by a truck. Let’s see what happened to him and Ryan Shepard cause of death in this article.

What happened to Ryan Shepard?

In a heartbreaking event, Ryan Shepard, who collaborated with Eminem in the early 2000s, passed away at the end of January.

According to his brother Kylie, the 40-year-old was struck by a truck in Washington while crossing the street. He was taken to the hospital almost away, but regrettably, they were unable to rescue him.

Kyle revealed that Ryan served as Eminem’s stunt duplicate, picture double, and stand-in, and even made an appearance at the MTV Movie Awards as Rap Boy, the rapper’s superhero alter ego.

He returned to the stage for Eminem’s 2002 Anger Management Tour and made an appearance as Eminem’s double in the Purple Hills music video by D12.

Ryan Shepard cause of death

In the early 2000s, Ryan Shepard served as Eminem’s stunt double. Tragically, Shepard passed away after being struck while crossing the street.

He was quickly sent to the hospital, but tragically they were unable to save him. Kyle said that Ryan performed Eminem’s stunts, acted as his stand-in for the artist in photographs, and even appeared as Rap Boy, the rapper’s superhero alter ego, at the MTV Movie Awards.

Who was Ryan Shepard?

Ryan served as Eminem’s stunt duplicate, picture double, and stand-in as he appeared at the MTV Movie Awards as Rap Boy, Eminem’s heroic alter ego.

He appeared as Eminem’s double in the D12 music video for “Purple Hills,” and he returned to the stage for the 2002 Anger Management Tour. “I thrive in doing the impossible as well as blank page design,” he said in his bio.

Ryan left behind two kids, one of them is 11 years old and the other is 7 years old, according to him. Since then, Kyle, the brother of Eminem, has created a group in memory of his brother Ryan, where friends and family have sent their kind words and condolences to him.

As he wrote: “We shall get together to share our greatest memories of Ryan,” Kyle informed his loved ones that there will be a memorial service for him. A loving father, son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend who is sorely missed is remembered.

Kyle claims that Ryan was extremely brilliant. Ryan then worked as a mechanical engineer for rides at Disney before transferring to Elon Musk’s SpaceX as a test automation engineer.

His LinkedIn bio reads: “Creative Engineer with a passion for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Automation. Experienced in Machining and Prototype Fabrication. Specialties: Expertise in Mechanical Engineering Design & Analysis, Automation, Robotics, and Programming. Well-versed in all Adobe Creative Suite and most CAD and programming languages. I thrive on doing the impossible as well as blank page design,”

Condolences posted on social media:

Justea Blakely wrote,

Omg watching the Without Me performance reminded me of all the young people Em has lost in his life. RIP to them all.

Nancy Norton-Marston said,

And they are about 10 years apart in age. Ryan was 19-20 years. Both were very young looking. Ryan was from Washington state, not a Hollywood type at all.

Chris Tian said,

How it is that someone died and the comments are filled with jokes? That’s sad and a reflection of society today

Aimee Blake said,

I can see having a stand-in but Why did Eminem need a stunt double was he in action movies we don’t know about regardless condolences to his family 

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