Shain Gandee’s death was extremely sad for fans of ‘Buckwild,’ but he’s not the first reality TV star to have a shocking death. Browse through our gallery to see all the reality star deaths we’ve endured over the last few years.
Sadly, there are many people we’ve gotten to know through our favorite reality TV shows that met tragedy. From Shain Gandee to Mindy McCready, we’ve been forced to say goodbye to some of our favorite reality TV stars.

‘Real World: Hollywood’ star Joey Kovar, 29, tragically died at a friend’s home near Chicago on August 17. His cause of death is finally revealed.
Former reality star, Joey Kovar, who starred in Real World: Hollywood and Celebrity Rehab was found dead on August 17. New details of his death have emerged — and they’re not what police originally suspected!