Merritt Yohnka

Merritt Yohnka was born on Apr 01, 1958 in USA. Merritt Yohnka's big-screen debut came with Timestalkers directed by Michael Schultz in 1987, strarring . Merritt Yohnka is known for Honey Boy directed by Alma Har'el, Shia LaBeouf stars as James and Lucas Hedges as Otis (22). Merritt Yohnka has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Merritt Yohnka achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie Merritt Yohnka plays is Not Safe for Work which will be released on Aug 15, 2022.

Merritt Russell Yohnka was born on April 1, 1958 in Chebanse, Illinois to Marilyn and Norm Yohnka. He attended Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, where he joined Delta Sigma Phi. In 1982, he was hired to work at Knott's Berry Farm in southern California as the star in the "Wild West Stunt Show". He also took a job as a security guard at nights. The long-running soap opera Des jours et des vies (1965) filmed an episode (with actor Josh Taylor) at Knott's Berry Farm, centering on "The Wagon Camp Stunt Show". Yohnka was later given a recurring role on the soap era as Joey on Des jours et des vies (1965) from 1984-92. He did stunts on numerous TV shows and films in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was nominated for several awards and was honored when he received the Emmy Awards in 2008 and 2009 for his stunt coordination on the television series Chuck (2007).He met his future wife, Cindy Yohnka, in 1992, when, ironically, they played husband and wife on a car commercial. They married in real life in 1996, later welcoming three children: Emily, Steven and Garrett, and living in Sherwood Forest, Los Angeles County, California. After 24 years of marriage, Merritt died in 2020 in Los Angeles County following a valiant battle with cancer. He was 62 years old, and was survived by his wife, children, parents, siblings, and a large extended family.