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Ryan Buell
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Buell during a 2011 interview
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Ryan Daniel Buell
July 8, 1982 Corry, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
Occupation | Paranormal investigator, author and producer |
Organization | Paranormal Research Society, founder |
Television | Paranormal State, host |
Ryan Daniel Buell (born July 8, 1982) is an American paranormal investigator, author and producer who was the main host of the TV show Paranormal State.
Early life
Buell was born July 8, 1982 in Corry, Pennsylvania, and raised in Sumter, South Carolina. He is of Italian and Native American ancestry. He earned bachelor degrees in journalism and anthropology from Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania.
Career
Buell was the main host of the TV A&E show Paranormal State. He was the executive producer for the feature film American Ghost Hunter, released in 2010. In 2011, Buell and partner Chad Calek announced a 41-city tour for the film. In 2010, Buell served as Co-Executive Producer for Paranormal State and for The Ghost Prophecies, of which he is also the co-creator. Buell and his team decided against continuing Paranormal State after the fifth season to pursue other things. Their final episode aired Monday, May 2, 2011.
Personal life
Buell's memoir, Paranormal State: My Journey into the Unknown, was released in September 2010. Among other subjects, Buell discusses his bisexuality and his struggle to reconcile his sexual orientation with Catholicism, the faith with which he was raised. .....