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Troy Dunn is an American television personality, producer, and public speaker who specializes in creating and producing television that generally includes reuniting people with long-lost loved ones.
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Troy Dunn is an American television personality, producer, and public speaker who specializes in creating and producing television that generally includes reuniting people with long-lost loved ones.
TV CAREER: Dunn was the executive producer and star of three primetime television shows; The Locator, which ran five seasons on the cable network WE. [1] In 2013, the cable network TNT announced it was producing a similar program for which he would be executive producer and host, APB with Troy Dunn. [2] In 2015, he was the host and executive producer of the UPTV show "Last Hope With Troy Dunn". [3]
PODCAST: Dunn Executive Produced and co-hosted the podcast "The Geddie Dunn Show" with close friend and Emmy winning TV producer, Bill Geddie, from 2017-2020. [4]
AUTHOR: Dunn authorized numerous best-selling books, including "Family: The Good F Word", "Young Bucks", "Life Lessons From The Locator. [5]
FOUNDER: In 2002, Dunn sold his company BigHugs.com to Ancestry.com. [6] [7]
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dunn gives popular keynote speeches to corporate events worldwide. [8]
CHARITY: Troy launched a 501c3 non-profit organization to assist people in search. The Locator Foundation. [9]
PERSONAL LIFE: Troy was born in Topeka Kansas, and attended Enid High School in Enid Oklahoma. [10] Dunn married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Dunn in 1988. They have 8 children, 8 grand children. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1737737/bio/
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