''Escape Or Die!'' was a Canadian reality television series produced by

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that premiered in Canada in 2015 on

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. Starring escape artist

Dean Gunnarson Dean Gunnarson (born 27 January 1964) is a Canadian escapologist (escape artist). He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He is noted for a series of large scale spectacular stunts done for television. Gunnarson has ap ...

, the series showed the behind-the-scenes preparations and escapes filmed in various locations around the world. The series featured Cary Tardi, Jeff Gunnarson, Ava Darrach-Gagnon, and John MacDonald as part of Dean's team that helped make the escapes happen and keep him safe. The show also featured appearances by magician and skeptic

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and Colombian magician Gustavo Lorgia. The series won a Golden Sheaf Award at the 2016

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for Best Documentary Series.

Personnel

- escape artist * Cary Tardi - theatrics expert * Jeff Gunnarson - safety expert * Ava Darrach-Gagnon - office manager * John MacDonald - blacksmith

Episodes

References

External links

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EOD on OLN

Dean Gunnarson
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