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33 unusual facts about The Real World


A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave also auditions for MTV's The Real World in a development on the theme of exhibitionism.

Christopher Scott Cherot

Mr. Cherot also directed G (2002 film), loosely based on The Great Gatsby, as well as The Male Groupie (2004), Andre Royo's Big Scene (2004), and the BET reality series College Hill' (2004)', an urban version of MTV's The Real World, and edited the first season of LOGO's Noah's Arc (2006).

Coral Smith

In 2013, Smith returned to television as host of The Real World: Portland on-air aftershows and the season's reunion show.

Eddie Hargitay

The "webisodes" are due to start airing on American Eagle's official website, during episodes of the new season of MTV's The Real World: Sydney and in American Eagle stores nationwide on August 2.

Hassel Island, U.S. Virgin Islands

Hassel Island is also the location for The Real World: St. Thomasthe twenty-seventh season of the reality show The Real World.

John Beck Hofmann

He has also created music used in multiple television shows, such as FX's "Nip/Tuck", MTV's "The Real World", Travel Channel's "Eye of the Beholder" and multiple NASA documentaries.

Joyce Hooper Corrington

Her most recent position was as a producer and story editor for MTV's "The Real World."

Julie Stoffer

Julie A. Stoffer (born July 11, 1979) is a reality show personality, best known as a cast member on MTV's reality television series The Real World: New Orleans, the ninth season of The Real World series.

Kenny Kweens

Both groups had music featured on television shows such as The Real World, Road Rules, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mad About You.

Klaus and Greta

Jenna reveals that James Franco's manager came to her first to start a fake relationship with Franco, before asking former reality show participant Ayiiia Elizarraras from The Real World: Cancun.

Leonardtown High School

Heather Cooke - Graduated in 2006 and was a cast member on the MTV2 series The Real World.

Norman Korpi

He is best known for being one of the original cast members/roommates on the first season of the MTV reality show The Real World.

Nummer 28

The same concept was used one year later in 1992 by MTV in their new series The Real World, and in a similar show on the BBC.

Product displacement

This accounts for the frequent appearance of pixel mosaics and blurring of logo t-shirts and other instances on shows such as America's Next Top Model, Survivor, and The Real World.

Reh Jones

He requested production to limit the airing of his segment; however, agreed to allow the scene to be viewed via The Real World's website.

Jones made a brief appearance during the filming of The Real World: Austin (aired in late 2005) in a scene involving charity work.

Ryan A. Conklin

In 2008, after returning from his first tour in Iraq, Conklin was cast on the 21st season of the MTV reality series, The Real World in 2008.

Santi Deoleo

In January 2013, Real World star Ashlee Feldman was named co-host of the revamped morning show.

Slingshot 57

They recorded two full length albums, performed with several major label acts, and had songs played on three consecutive seasons of MTV's The Real World.

Susan and the Surftones

Nissan (Italy) used two of their tunes, their cover of Ghost Riders in the Sky and Moon Woman ‘42, in a promotional DVD in 2005. They performed a showcase at the ROCKRGRL Music Conference in Seattle in 2005 and have played halftime shows for the NBA Portland Trail Blazers. In 2007 two of their original tunes (Tiki Kiki and The Blue Hammer) were used in MTV’s The Real World: Sydney.

Ted Kenney

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

The Challenge: Cutthroat

Filmed in Prague, Czech Republic, Cutthroat features a first-ever three-team format, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules, Fresh Meat, Fresh Meat II and Spring Break Challenge all competing.

The Challenge: Rivals

The season used former cast members from MTV's The Real World, Fresh Meat, Fresh Meat II and the Spring Break Challenge.

Each team will consist of players who will be paired with their "worst enemies," whom they have engaged in bitter feuds, fights and rivalries with in previous Real World and/or Challenge seasons.

The Real Cancun

Some early media reports suggested that this film was a theatrical spin-off of The Real World reality series, also produced by Bunim-Murray Productions, but in fact there was no direct link between the two productions.

The Real World Movie: The Lost Season

The Real World Movie: The Lost Season is a 2002 made-for-TV fiction movie produced by MTV, based on their reality series The Real World.

The Real World: Paris

His mother provided a stable home environment while his father, William King, toured with the 70's R&B group, The Commodores.

The Real World: St. Thomas

Maria Menounos hosted, and featured the entire cast, as they discussed their time during filming and their lives since the show ended.

Robb returned to Pennsylvania, where he plans to take online classes for a business degree.

The Young Werewolves

In 2004 their music was licensed for broadcast on the fifteenth season of MTV's popular reality television series The Real World based in Philadelphia.

Tracy Grandstaff

She was also a cast member on the (unused, early working version of) pilot episode of the reality TV series The Real World.

True Lives

The show follows the daily lives of six young individuals from the Los Angeles area, similar in style to MTV's The Real World.

U8TV: The Lofters

The show was not only a fly-on-the-wall-style reality show like MTV's The Real World, but was also a nightly series of talk shows and documentaries that were created and hosted by the cast members.


Chris Burke-Gaffney

Songs written by Chris Burke-Gaffney have been used in numerous movies and television shows including Chicago Hope, Malcolm in the Middle, The Real World, and Providence.

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.

From Safety To Where

Propelled by the appearance of its ethereal instrumental, "Monument" (from Irreversible Trend) on MTV's The Real World and several tours of the East Coast and Midwest in 2002, the band recorded its final album, Interference, over the course of the next two years.

Jenni Alpert

Her music has been featured on well known US TV shows like ABC's Castle, CBS's CSI Miami, MTV's The Real World, Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant.

Liati Mayk

The Smooth album was released on Chicago's Real Estate Records in April 2004 and has been used on the soundtracks for such TV shows as MTV's The Real World: San Diego (Episodes 2,3, 13, 17), HBO's Six Feet Under (Season 4, Episode 43), and Fox's Nip/Tuck (Episode 2).

Say What? Karaoke

At different times, the series was hosted by television personality and actor Dave Holmes, Real World alum Teck Holmes, singer Joey McIntyre, and finally co-hosted by actress Danielle Fishel and Real World alum Steven Hill.

Skin Graft Records

On MTV's The Real World: Miami in 1996, cast member Sarah Becker frequently wore a red Mount Shasta band t-shirt.

The Defog

As well as being in the running for 5 Grammy Nominations by Big Noise, including Best New Artist, the tracks "Downstream" and "Calibrated" were featured on MTV's "The Real World" as well as the MTV show "Meet the Barkers."

The Rocketboys

In early 2010, The Rocketboys began to see success on the licensing front, having songs on TV shows such as ABC's "Private Practice" and MTV's, The Real World Washington, D.C., and The Buried Life.

In January 2008, "Do I Wake or Sleep?", a song from the EP, appeared on the Paste Magazine sampler CD, and in 2010 several songs from the EP appeared on TV shows including Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Real World.

Three Day Threshold

The music of Three Day Threshold has been showcased in movies and television shows such as Fox's The Simple Life series, starring Paris Hilton, and MTV's The Real World and Road Rules.

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.