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Joey Kovar Dead: 'Real World' Star Dies After Suspected Drug Overdose

Former 'Real World' Star Found Dead
CHICAGO - APRIL 11: MTV's 'Real World XX: Hollywood' cast(Joey Kovar) held a premiere party at Excalibur Nightclub in Chicago, Illinois on April 11, 2008. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
CHICAGO - APRIL 11: MTV's 'Real World XX: Hollywood' cast(Joey Kovar) held a premiere party at Excalibur Nightclub in Chicago, Illinois on April 11, 2008. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Joey Kovar is dead at age 29, according to TMZ. The former reality star, who appeared on "Real World: Hollywood" and "Celebrity Rehab 3", was reportedly found in a friend's home in Chicago Friday morning.

Kovar, who once worked as a personal trainer, bodybuilder and aspiring actor, has had a long history of drug abuse and his family suspects he died from a drug overdose, according to the site.

In 2008, Kovar's time in MTV's "Real World" house was cut short when he entered a 30-day rehab facility halfway through the season for alcohol problems. He later left the show, fearing a relapse.

Kovar also appeared on the third season of "Celebrity Rehab," in 2010 with hopes to overcome his addiction issues with alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and steroid use.

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