Troy Dunn
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.
Biography
Dunn was the executive producer and star of the television show 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]
In 2002, Dunn sold his company BigHugs.com to Ancestry.com.[4][5]
Dunn is a senior partner in a leadership-training company.[6] His books include "Young Bucks", "It's Never Too Late" and "Family: The Good 'F' Word", published by Bird Street Books.
Dunn is co-founder of a publishing company, Aylesbury Publishing.
As of 2012, Troy said on episode 600 of the Dr. Phil show that he had been married almost 25 years. He said he had eight children, six boys and two girls.
References
- Bellafante, Ginia (2010-11-12). "Reuniting (if With Issues) and Why It Feels So Good". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- Little, Kevin (November 4, 2013). "TNT greenlights "APB with Troy Dunn" (working title), featuring top expert in locating missing persons" (Press release). TNT. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013.
- "Last Hope with Troy Dunn Archives". UPtv. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- "MyFamily.com, Inc. Completes Acquisition of BigHugs.com" (Press release). Ancestry.com. December 9, 2002. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- Pierce, Scott D. (2008-09-01). "Lost and found — LDS TV host turns family searches into his life's work". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- "Dunn Hoisington Leadership International | Home". Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2022-07-24.