Eminem’s understudy died in a tragic accident.  He was only 40 years old

Eminem’s understudy died in a tragic accident. He was only 40 years old

Ryan Shepard is dead. A former understudy was hit by a large car as he tried to cross Olympia Street in Kennewick, Washington. After the collision, he was taken to a local hospital, where he was sadly pronounced dead. Sad news for the portal was confirmed by his brother Kyle Shepard.

Eminem’s body double is dead. He died in a road accident

The accident happened at 2:45 am on January 31 this year. Shepard was hit by a truck. The driver of the car called an ambulance and the police to the spot – he himself did not suffer any injuries. He stayed at the scene of the accident to describe the whole incident to the police shortly after the collision.

Although emergency services arrived as quickly as possible, the former stuntman and stunt double’s injuries were too severe to do anything else. The doctors at the local hospital were helpless. Ryan Shepard was only 40 when he died. He had two daughters, aged seven and eleven. His funeral took place on February 4.

Audiences may best know Ryan from the 2002 MTV Movie Awards, when he impersonated rapper Rap-Boy’s superhero alter-ego during a live performance. He was also his stuntman at concerts. Together with the rapper, he performed during his Anger Management Tour in Europe and Japan.

Shepard as an Eminem clone also starred in the music video for the song “Purpule Hills” by D12. In recent years, he worked as an engineer at Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. He was previously a mechanics engineer at Disney.

Source: Gazeta

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