Dugan Ashley
Dugan H. Ashley | |
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Dugan Ashley on the set of "Hand Signals" | |
| Born | September 5, 1985 (age 30) Columbia, Missouri, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician, painter, writer, director, YouTube personality |
| Known for | CarniK Con |
| Website | carnikcon |
Dugan H. Ashley (born September 5, 1985) is an American actor, musician, painter, writer, director and YouTube personality best known for portraying himself on the YouTube channel CarniK Con. He is currently based out of Missouri.
Early life
Dugan Ashley was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri. At a young age he developed a deep interest in expressive arts and firearms. By the age of thirteen, Ashley began performing live music in bars and music halls in Missouri. After high school in 2005, he enlisted in the US Army as a Combat Engineer and was stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany with the 9th Engineer Battalion. In 2006 he deployed to Ramadi, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as an engineer asset to 1–9 Infantry regiment 2nd Infantry division, who conducted various operations in East Ramadi including high profile operations such as Operation Murfreesboro. In 2009 he was honorably discharged from the Army at the rank of Sergeant.[1]
Personal life
Following military service, Ashley went on to work in the firearms industry first in retail sales including opening his own gun store, then for firearms manufacturers as a representative. In late October 2012 he conceived the idea of CarniK Con and began initial writing and filming the following month.[1] Ashley was married in September 2008 and resides in Missouri along with his wife. He continues to write and direct film professionally and publishes videos on CarniK Con’s YouTube Channel.[2][3]
End of CarniK Con
On March 27, 2015 Dugan Ashley officially announced via the CarniK Con Facebook page and his own personal page that all CarniK Con activity would cease immediately.[4] Although no reason is specified for this decision, many fans of CarniK Con speculate it to be partly or entirely due to a recent diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis,[5] which he announced on August 21, 2014. Dugan Ashley, however, did state that he would be available for other work via his contact email.
References
- ^ a b Williams, David E. (December 2013). "Full-Auto Funny". GEEK Magazine: 28
- ^ "carnikconshow YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics". Socialblade.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Onthefiringlines.com". Onthefiringlines.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Carnik Con - Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "Dugan Ashley - There were some concerned fans asking about... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male musicians
- American painters
- American male writers
- Writers from Columbia, Missouri
- United States Army personnel
- American YouTubers
- American male web series actors
- American expatriates in Germany
- American expatriates in Iraq
- Actors from Columbia, Missouri
- Musicians from Columbia, Missouri