Where Are They Now...Shawn Hunter

I was recently catching up with Rider Strong (ie I was reading his Twitter updates), and he mentioned...

@onthestorm Bullet Magazine asked me to write a piece for their next issue: what I think happened to Shawn Hunter. Not easy but I sent it off last night

Now, I'm not mixing up fictional character Shawn Hunter with live actor Rider Strong, because we already know what happened/is currently going on with Rider Strong; however, we have no idea what happened to Shawn Hunter and the rest of the gang when the curtains fell just as Cory, Topanga, Shawn, and Eric were off to New York. Thus, enter a new segment: you tell me what you think became of the much loved character.

First up, Shawn Hunter.

To get this started, here are some ReTweets that Rider Strong shared based from fans.

@ianthomasfew @onthestorm Mr. Hunter traveled the country in his dad's trailer dominating poetry slams. Angela had lots of babies. The End.

@mdelahanty @onthestorm Shawn went on to become a famous musician and became a heroin addict, robbing Cory & Topanga..ending his life w/an o.d. @ 27

Love them or hate them, and then tell me what you think happened, or what you hope happened.

Teen Dream Revisited- Rider Strong

Shawn Hunter is the first "bad boy" I ever fell for. The boy who came from a broken family, was briefly adopted by a teacher, and would later discover he has a long lost brother, was the total oppostie of his BFF Cory Matthews who came from the pinnacle of perfect, family. You always felt bad for Shawn, like he was a lost puppy just trying to find a home. He was just one reason why Boy Meets World was, and will continue to be, one of my favorite TV shows.

So what has he been up to since then? Well like his co-star Ben Savage (ssssss), he spent some time in college and away from Hollywood after Boy Meets World ended. However, unlike Ben, Rider has since returned to the world of cameras and scripts and most recently was spotted at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York where Rider and his brother, Shiloh, debuted their new comedy short, Dungeon Master. Apparently, Rider and his brother were addicted to D&D and that is what inspired their new film.

I don't care much for D&D, but I have recently discovered the sci-fi and semi-gamer within me, so I kind of feel like Rider and I would be totally perfect together. Maybe I'll see him at Comic-Con this year *fingers crossed*

Interesting facts, according to his IMDB page: - Full name is Rider King Strong, "If I ever become a porn star, I won't have to change my name." (Please don't become a porn star, that's a Screech move, not classy) - Graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University, 2004 (such a smarty, I love me a man with a brain) - One of his close friends is Will Friedle, who was one of the other cast members of the show "Boy Meets World" (1993). They see each other often. (how precious is that, they KIT)