Duncan Penn is a Canadian-British author, TV creator, executive producer, and angel investor. He is the creator and Executive Producer of 5 TV shows, including Letterkenny, The Buried Life on MTV, Movie Night With Karlie Kloss on ABC Family Freeform, Dare to Live on MTV, and My Greatest Party Story on MTV. He is also the creator of the MTV documentary series The Buried Life and co-author of the book "What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?", which became a No. 1 New York Times Best Seller.
The Buried Life
After the death of a friend, Duncan dropped out of university to start The Buried Life with his friends Ben Nemtin, Dave Lingwood and brother Jonnie Penn. The Buried Life asks, "What do you want to do before you die?" Penn appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 9, 2010 to announce a new season of The Buried Life documentary series and to discuss about Play Ball with President Barack Obama. He was recorded by the Guinness World Records for the largest roulette spin in Las Vegas history with all benefits going to World Food Programme. He also helped organize the biggest speed dating event in history with the University of South Florida. In July 2011, the cast helped make a $300,000 donation to The Keep America Beautiful foundation.