Joey Kovar 'Real World' Star DEAD Family Suspects Drugs 
 
 Joey Kovar Dead -- 'Real World' Star's Family Suspects Drug Overdose 
 
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 -- the troubled "" star who appeared on "" -- was found dead at a friend's home near Chicago this morning ... and family members believe drugs are to blame ... TMZ has learned.Kovar was 29 years old.Kovar's rep tells TMZ ... Joey was discovered by a female friend early this morning who noticed blood coming out of Joey's ears and nose.The woman called 911 ... and authorities rushed to the scene where he was pronounced dead.Kovar had famously battled drug issues -- and sought help for cocaine and ecstasy during his stint on "Celeb Rehab."While on "Real World: Hollywood," Kovar entered rehab halfway through the season for alcohol and drugs, admitting he'd struggled with substance abuse for years. It was a pretty powerful moment on the show. 

 "I have a feeling his body being pulled in two different directions just overloaded his heart," adds Degado, the president of Muscle Wolf Productions, which recently signed Kovar on as an actor. 
 
 "He had shaken the recreational drugs," says Degado. "All the times he was around, he was drinking water the whole time, never any party drugs or anything. I only saw the prescription medications he was on." 
 
 Sadly, Kovar leaves behind a young daughter. "He was a loving father," says Degado. "He would be with his kid when we were on the phone and he was always apologizing for being distracted."
– Reality TV star Joey Kovar was found dead today at 29, the suspected cause a prescription drug overdose, reports E! Online. Kovar was a cast member on Real World: Hollywood in 2008, though he had to leave halfway through to go to rehab for drugs and alcohol, notes TMZ. The following year, he appeared on Celebrity Rehab. Kovar's body was discovered at a friend's home near Chicago. Another friend told E! of Kovar's struggle with pharmaceuticals. "He was prescribed anti-anxiety meds, but he would take so many, he didn't like the way it made him feel. So he would take Adderall to bring himself back up." The aspiring actor is survived by a young daughter.