Ryan Knight: ‘Real World’ & MTV ‘Challenge’ Star Reportedly Dies

Ryan Knight Dead — ‘Real World’ & MTV ‘Challenge’ Star Dies At 27

 

Ryan appeared on the 24th season of Real World, set in New Orleans, alongside Jemmye Carroll, McKenzie Coburn, Preston O’Neil Roberson-Charles, Ryan Leslie, Sahar Dika, Ashlee Feldman and Eric Patrick.
Ryan, who often went by the nickname Knight, played hockey for the Kenosha Knights and the Fond du Lac Bears, however, he quit after suffering an injury to both of his shoulders. The reality star admitted he became addicted to painkillers and his substance abuse struggle, as well as his subsequent recovery, were featured on the MTV series.
On the Real World, Ryan dated his roommate Jemmye. Their on-again/off-again relationship carried through to many different iterations of the network’s Challenges.