John Edwin Bunnell was born on May 25,1944 and is a former American sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon.
12 Facts About John Bunnell
John Bunnell obtained a degree in social sciences before joining the Multnomah County Sheriff's Department in January 1969.
John Bunnell managed the drugs and vice unit in the 1980s.
John Bunnell was appointed Sheriff of Multnomah County when the previous sheriff, Robert G Skipper, retired in 1994 before the end of his term.
John Bunnell took the oath of office on November 30,1994 and served until May 1995.
John Bunnell's son, Mark, is a corrections deputy with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and was first seen with his father on an episode of COPS as a teenager back in 1989.
John Bunnell attained a cult following due to his over-the-top commentary style.
John Bunnell's hosting of World's Wildest Police Videos led to him hosting a similar show, Train Wrecks, as well as many other police related specials, such as World's Scariest Police Stings and World's Craziest Police Chases.
John Bunnell lends his voice to the Sony PlayStation game World's Scariest Police Chases, warning, "Due to the graphic nature of this game, player discretion is advised," similar to the warning at the beginning of the counterpart television program.
John Bunnell has had minor acting roles in Ghost World and Bad Santa, both directed by Terry Zwigoff.
In "Quagmire's Baby" and "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", both 2009 episodes of Family Guy, John Bunnell provided the voice of himself during gags that referenced World's Wildest Police Videos.
In 2010, John Bunnell appeared on commercials for the Adult Swim Block Party.