David Rainey

For the footballer from Northern Ireland, see David Rainey (footballer).

David Rainey
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Other namesPuck
OccupationReality television personality
SpouseBetty Rainey
Children3

David "Puck" Rainey (born 1968) is an American reality television personality who gained fame as a cast member on The Real World: San Francisco in 1994. A bicycle messenger during the show's shooting, he became notorious as the second Real World cast member ever to be evicted from the house, due to his increasingly antagonistic relationship with his housemates, especially with Pedro Zamora, an HIV-positive AIDS educator. Rainey's conflict with Zamora is credited with helping make The Real World a hit show, for which Time ranked it #7 on their list of "32 Epic Moments in Reality-TV History".[1] TV Guide included him in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.[2]

  1. ^ Webley, Kayla (April 7, 2011). "32 Epic Moments in Reality-TV History: 7. The Real World: Puck vs. Pedro". Time. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Bretts, Bruce; Roush, Matt; (March 25, 2013). "Baddies to the Bone: The 60 nastiest villains of all time". TV Guide. pp. 14-15.