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Arsenio Reyes

Known as "R.C. Rey", he was a contestant on reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox and was eliminated from the show after being decisioned by David Pareja.

ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Division

Animal Precinct - Animal Planet's documentary reality television series that follows the agents, including agent Tina Salaks, of the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement Division in their investigations of animal cruelty.

Battle of the Network Reality Stars

Some of the better known contestants include Adam Mesh, from the Average Joe TV series, Richard Hatch, Survivor winner, Sue Hawk, the Survivor player who gave the infamous "snakes and rats" speech, Ryan Starr and Nikki McKibbin of American Idol fame, Evan Marriott, of Joe Millionaire fame, and Will Kirby, winner of Big Brother season 2.

Chip Foose

Chip Foose (born October 13, 1963 in Santa Barbara) is an American hot rod shop owner, automotive designer and fabricator, and star of the reality TV series Overhaulin' on Velocity.

Corporate trainer

The corporate trainer role rose in the consciousness of some people in the US after Richard Hatch, a corporate trainer by trade, won the Survivor reality television competition.

David Pareja

He was a contestant on reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox and was eliminated from the show after being decisioned by Otis Griffin.

Gentle Giant Moving Company

In 2005, Gentle Giant was selected by Al Roker Productions to be featured in a 10-episode reality TV series on the Discovery Home Channel (recently renamed the Planet Green network) called Make Your Move.

George Mack

George appeared in an episode of the reality TV show, Blind Date where he dated a girl who referred to herself as Q, a reference to the James Bond character.

Jason Lo

In 2006, Lo teamed-up with the Malaysian politician Khairy Jamaluddin (who he attended high school with in Singapore at the United World College of South East Asia) to produce the reality TV show MyTeam.

Jenny Powell

In 2005, she was one of the competitors in the ITV reality TV show Celebrity Wrestling, competing under the name The Avenger.

Lady Isabella Hervey

She was educated at Woldingham School and is probably most well known for receiving a gold medal on the Channel 4 reality TV show The Games (2004), and for appearing as a contestant on ITV's Celebrity Love Island (2005).

Luis Corps

Known as "The Body Snatcher", he was a contestant on reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox and was eliminated from the show after being KO'd by Gilbert Zaragoza.

Minding the Store

Minding the Store is a 2005 reality TV show starring Pauly Shore.

Mish Mash!

The album was the result of the Band in a Bubble project, a new reality TV-inspired media stunt sponsored and broadcast by Australian music channel, Channel V.

Mohamad Elmahmoud

Known as "The Monarch", he was a contestant on the reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox.

Pervo-Kris

There are also many parodies of pop culture i.e. reality TV shows such as "Date My Mom", "So You Think You Can Dance" etc. and riffs on South Park, Manga, serial killers and more.

PoweR Girls

PoweR Girls was a 2005 MTV reality TV series about press maven Lizzie Grubman mentoring a team of young hopeful publicists as they work their way in the world of celebrities, glamour and public relations to ultimately earn a permanent spot on Grubman's team (along with her respect).

Push present

Examples include a 10 carat diamond ring given to celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe by her husband Rodger after the 2011 birth of their son, a Bentley given to reality TV star Peggy Tanous of The Real Housewives of Orange County by her husband Micah after the 2007 birth of their daughter, and a diamond and sapphire necklace given to singer Mariah Carey by her husband Nick after the 2011 birth of their twins.

Rene Armijo, Jr.

Known as "Lone Star" or "The Manimal", and "Texican" he was a contestant on reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox and was eliminated from the show after being decisioned by Jimmy Mince.

Sheree Murphy

A former student of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Murphy placed second on the fifth series of the Reality TV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

Taya Parker

Taya Parker is an American model, actress, singer and reality TV show contestant best known for winning the VH1 reality television show Rock of Love Bus.

Telebasura

The term telebasura is usually associated with reality programs and talk shows where either the moderator is partial or inexistent, the supporters of a particular point of view are the majority, or insults, abusive language and uproar predominate.

The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man

The Legend Of Shelby The Swamp Man is an American reality television series that premiered on August 6, 2013 on History as a spin off to the series Ax Men.

United Bates of America

The family also appeared on several episodes of the TLC reality TV series 19 Kids and Counting, which features their friends, the Duggar family of Arkansas, another family that includes 19 children.

Vile Imbeciles

The band went on to promote the album with new drummer Evan Reinhold, who had previously collaborated with Huxley in bohemian cabaret band The Dirty Cakes (featured on the BBC Three Reality TV Show Singing with the Enemy) which Huxley was a songwriter for.

Wall Street Warriors

Wall Street Warriors is a documentary and reality TV series that details the lives of various Wall Street entrepreneurs.


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Adam Hauck

Adam quickly found work as a writer and producer on the nightly FX talk show, "The X Show", then later worked on Comedy Central's "Beat the Geeks", and several reality TV shows, including MTV's "Road Rules" and NBC's "Who Wants to Marry My Dad?"

Aishah and The Fan Club

Paul Moss also lives in Malaysia where he has become a judge of the reality TV singing competitions Malaysian Idol and One in a Million.

Aizat Amdan

Aizat began his music career as a contestant in the reality TV singing contest Akademi Fantasia 5 or better known by its abbreviation AF.

Alex McLeod

After leaving "Trading Spaces" in 2002 McLeod performed in back to back reality TV projects making the move into major network television with a hosting role on Fox's controversial first season of Joe Millionaire shot on location in France's Loire Valley.

Andrija Jukic

He tried out for the FOX8 reality TV show Football Superstar, but narrowly missed out on making the Perth Top 10, placing 11th, After this Jukic signed for his home town club Perth Glory's 2008/09 Youth League team, where he was a standout.

Ballet West

Ballet West was featured in the reality TV series Breaking Pointe in the Summer of 2012 and 2013 aired on the CW Network, part of a BBC Production.

Ballymore Stadium

The reality TV Show Football Superstar on FOX8 their team Football Superstars play their home games at Ballymore Stadium.

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

In 2010, Ní Chofaigh took part in the "reality" TV series Celebrity Bainisteoir, managing Nobber GFC, based in her home county of Meath.

Carrum Downs, Victoria

The video was filmed in the carpark of the local Coles Supermarket, and was first shown in 2008 on the Australian Reality TV Show Highway Patrol.

Chainsaw Gang

Chainsaw Gang is a reality TV show that features Stacy Poitras – one of the country's top chainsaw artists – and his crew as they create works of art from logs and other large blocks of wood.

Chicken Treat

During the first season of the reality TV series Big Brother, adverts replicated the 'bum dance' of Perth contestant Sara-Marie Fedele.

Chris Packham

In December 2009, Packham criticised reality TV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! for mistreating animals, accusing them of plugging up spiders' fangs, needlessly killing insects and tying crocodiles' mouths shut.

Direct Entertainment

Former clients include many reality TV stars such as the cast of MTV's Road Rules and The Real World and Johnny Cash's former backing band, The Tennessee Three.

Dream Deferred Essay Contest

The 2009 panel includes best-selling author Dr. Azar Nafisi, Egyptian-American comedian Ahmed Ahmed, and Iranian-American reality TV star, Parisa Montazaran.

Encarna Sánchez

Over the last year, a new crop of gossip and reality TV shows dealing with exposing all kinds of scandals led by 'Aquí hay tomate' (There’s tomato here) a Spanish TV equivalent to National Enquirer-meets-Springer, have sporadically returned to Encarna's private life with information by a former reporter of her shows and some from the 'bunch' she talked about in her last message.

Girdwood Airport

Girdwood Airport also served as the Finish Line for the 12th season of the popular 5-time emmy winning reality TV show, The Amazing Race.

Gran Hermano

Gran Hermano ("Big Brother" in Spanish) is the name of several versions of the reality TV series Big Brother.

Javier Fuentes-León

In the following years, Fuentes-León worked as the lead writer for reality TV shows at the Telemundo in the U.S., subtitled films from major Hollywood studios into Spanish, and worked as an editor of commercials and TV shows, including Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels for the Food Network, while focusing on his own writing and directing projects.

Jimmy Lange

Lange was a contestant on the first season of the NBC reality TV show, The Contender, produced and hosted by Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard.

João Kléber

Recently, he returned to Brazil, where on the reality TV show A Fazenda 4 of Rede Record, being the fourth eliminated from the show, with 47% of the vote.

Jouni Hynynen

He has also written books, hosted a reality TV show called "Äijät" ('The men') with Jone Nikula and been a columnist for newspapers.

Judi Shekoni

In 2005, she appeared in the ITV reality TV show, Celebrity Love Island alongside Calum Best, Paul Danan, Abi Titmuss and Nikki Ziering among others.

Kevin Sacre

He married professional dancer Camilla Dallerup on 29 July 2010 in Ibiza, two years after meeting on the set of the reality TV series The Underdog Show.

La Purisima Mission

The mission is reportedly haunted by the Indians and Spaniards who died there and has recently been featured on the paranormal reality TV shows Ghost Adventures, The Othersiders and The Missions of California.

Last 2 Walk

One of the reasons why the album was pushed back so many times is because of their reality TV show on MTV Adventures in Hollyhood.

Manuel Carrasco

At 21, he tried out for the second edition of the Spanish interactive reality TV show, Operación Triunfo (Spain's version of Fame Academy or Star Academy) where he finished second.

Marie Slater

Marie "Maz" Slater (born in Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1972) is a British reality TV star infamous for her role as the 'Miss Nasty' resort manager of Faliraki in ITV show Club Reps.

Marisa Lang

Her company WOW2210 Productions is currently producing a reality TV sitcom titled “All About Me” starring Nick Mancuso and Jimi Bertucci.

Midnight Lamp

A young woman raped by her father, and doomed by the crippling mental illness that is her heritage, featuring on the reality TV show hosted by Bollywood import, the truly wonderful Puusi Meera .

Mollee Gray

She was also featured in the TV series Suburgatory, in the episode "Black Thai" and was a dancer in reality TV Shows such as America's Got Talent, The Voice and Dancing With The Stars.

Nalla Pattukare

The movie is based on the struggles of upcoming artists and was modelled upon the popular Asianet reality TV show called Idea Star Singer.

Nancy Sumari

She is one of five children, including her older sister Nakaaya Sumari of reality TV show "Tusker Project Fame".

Oona Garthwaite

Their music has been featured several times on the reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance, including an audition by Stephen "Twitch" Boss and a routine choreographed by Sonya Tayeh and performed by Ellenore Scott and Jakob Karr.

Oussama Rahbani

Between 2004 and 2007, he was a consultant in the reality TV show Star Academy produced by LBC giving musical culture lessons to the aspiring contestants.

Paris By Night 93

The show is an adaptation from the international reality TV show Dancing with the Stars where Thuy Nga contracted-singers were paired up with professional ballroom dancers who have participated in Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance.

Pignon sur rue

This precursor of the genre is often cited by Québécois intellectuals as an early form of a more intelligent and respectable form of reality TV, before the Loft Story and Occupation Double era.

Preet Banerjee

Preet Banerjee (born September 27, 1977) is the host of the television show Million Dollar Neighbourhood on the Oprah Winfrey Network, a personal financial expert, and winner of the reality TV series The Ultimate W Expert Challenge, which aired on the W Network in Canada during the summer of 2009.

Rakesh Aggarwal

British celebrity Alexandra 'Binky' Felstead from the augmented reality TV show Made in Chelsea is a beauty ambassador and blogger on behalf of Escentual.com.

Reality TV confessional

The name of the practice, that is "confessional", has its roots in a Simpson's episode in which reality TV was parodied.

Robert Carradine

In January 2013, he and former Revenge of the Nerds co-star, Curtis Armstrong, will host King of the Nerds, a reality TV series in which a group of nerds compete to find out which one is the nerdiest.

Rossi Morreale

In 2008, Morreale hosted season one of the Country Music Television reality TV series Can You Duet, a talent search for undiscovered country music duets.

Save22

CEO Guyi Shen was featured on the reality TV Show Angel's Gate and appeared to agree on a mentoring relationship with two of the angels on the show for 10% equity in the company.

Sharon Carpenter

Carpenter is a co-creator and main cast member of the VH1 reality TV show, The Gossip Game.

Ted Kenney

This list of credits includes reality TV's show, MTV's The Real World.

The Apprentice Africa

The Apprentice Africa is an African version of the original American Reality TV format, The Apprentice, hosted by Donald Trump.

The Selection Box

The Selection Box was a talent search reality TV show produced by Adare Productions for RTÉ.

True Life

For example, the episode "I'm a Reality TV Star" featured people from The Real World and Survivor, while the episode "I'm a Muay Thai Fighter" and "I'm a Mixed Martial Artist" both featured Kit Cope, who has recently signed a deal with the WFA and Frankie Edgar, who was the UFC Lightweight Champion.

Yodelice

He partly composed the first album by L5–a female band created during a popular reality TV show, Popstars.