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10 unusual facts about VH1


Bill Flanagan

He has also worked on VH1's Legends, VH1 Archives, Hotel MTV, and many other series and specials.

HIP Video Promo

The HIP Video Promo servicing and promotional network includes close to 100 programmers and programming outlets including MTV, Fuse, VH1, BET, Much Music, and Pitchfork.

It's OK, It's All Good

"Voice" was released as the first single and has received considerable airplay on VH1.

One Astor Plaza

The Uptown Studio was home to MTV's former flagship program, Total Request Live, during the show's run from 1998 to 2008 along with MTV & VH1.

The Pilot Show

VH1 in New York commissioned a 16-part series that first aired in May 2005.

Tijuana Entertainment

Originally signed by VH1 on a first-look deal, the pair was behind Celebreality shows Shooting Sizemore, Breaking Bonaduce, Supergroup, and Mission Man Band.

Ultimate Fakebook

In 2007 Melin and Warnock both appeared on VH1's World Series of Pop Culture on the team, "Westerberg High." They advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by "Three Men & A Little Lazy."

VH1's Legends

Originally sponsored by AT&T Corporation, this series documents those artists (living or dead) who have made a significant contribution to music history to be profiled on the show (as opposed to VH1's companion series, Behind The Music, which profiles mostly moderately significant artists).

Waverly Films

Their members' portfolios include films commissioned for MTV, VH1, Channel 102, McDonald's, Heinz Ketchup and bands such as The Rapture, Fatboy Slim, LCD Soundsystem, Death Cab For Cutie, and TV on the Radio.

Welcoming Home the Astronauts

It was originally released in 2001 on 226 Records, but after the band won VH1's Bands on the Run, it was released by Epic.


A Flock of Seagulls

In November 2003, the original line-up (Mike and Ali Score, Paul Reynolds and Frank Maudsley) reunited for a one-off performance on the VH1 series, Bands Reunited.

AJ Tesler

He has also line produced Kevin Pollak's directorial debut, Vamped Out and served as a producer for VH1's Dance Cam Slam and writer/producer for CBS' Excused.

Alex Grossi

Alex has had music placed in multiple T.V. shows and motion pictures including the Quincy Jones produced film The Smokers, the FX hit series Sons of Anarchy as well as the Walt Disney/Touchstone picture The Proposal and the VH1 series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Ben Maddahi

Starting in April 2013, Maddahi appeared as 1 of 3 judges on the VH1 DJ competition series "Master of the Mix" for 10 episodes

Big Morning Buzz Live

Broadcast weekday mornings and hosted by Carrie Keagan, Jason Dundas and VH1 music expert Jim Shearer, the show features entertainment news, celebrity interviews and musical performances.

Billy Hufsey

On January 4, 2009, Billy starred on VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol, a reality show in which former teen idols attempt to revitalize their entertainment careers.

Bruce Gillmer

Gillmer was deeply involved with the development and production of VH1 Divas, VH1 Hip Hop Honors, VH1 Fashion Awards, Behind the Music, The Concert for New York City, and a variety of other shows, series and events.

Chantal Claret

"Honey Honey" & "Pleasure Seeker" have been featured on VH1's Mob Wives.

Daphne Wayans

On September 12, 2012, television network VH1 announced the addition of Daphne to the cast of the reality television series Hollywood Exes.

Deney Terrio

In recent years, he has appeared on several VH1 specials and co-hosted the 2004 PBS special Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion which featured many popular disco artists from the 1970s and actress Karen Lynn Gorney.

Despedida

Not been as widespread as the first but it appears on MTV UK, Spain, Denmark, Netherland among other countries in Europe as in Latin America VH1.

Enuff Z'nuff

In 2006, original members Chip Z'Nuff and Donnie Vie reconvened to shoot a pilot for the VH1 reality television show, Bands on the Run.

Gary Motykie

Entertainment’s series Dr. 90210, the Discovery Channel’s Plastic Surgery: Before & After, VH1 and MTV True Lives.

Gary Motykie is a world renowned plastic surgeon who has been featured on the E! reality series Dr. 90210, Discovery Channels Plastic Surgery: Before and After, MTV True Life, VH1, and Dr Phil .

Janette Ewen

Ewen has appeared as a design expert on the television series The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price, (HGTV in Canada and VH1 in the U.S.), and as a judge on Season Two of From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis, which aired on HGTV.

Jessica Canseco

In March 2012, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Canseco will star in the new VH1 series Hollywood Exes, a 10-episode hour-long unscripted show to air in summer 2012.

Jim Berkenstadt

He also contributed to the Beatles' Help! DVD box set, as well as VH1's Behind the Music.

Jim Shearer

Since 2009 Shearer has been the host for VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown. He has also hosted the shows Advance Warning, 120 Minutes,Subterranean, Video Mods, Summer Gig, as well as other shows on both MTV and MTV2.

Joel Veitch

VH1 promo spots featuring singing kittens with songs such as "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses and "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett.

John Heffron

He took a job as radio sidekick to Danny Bonaduce on a highly rated Detroit morning show on Q95-5 and did commentary on the 2004 VH1 TV series My Coolest Years: My First Time, and other VH1 shows.

Kept man

VH1 in 2005 aired Kept, a reality television series featuring a dozen contestants seeking to become the kept man of supermodel Jerry Hall.

Marcus Schenkenberg

Marcus Schenkenberg has also appeared mostly as himself in many episodes of different international TV shows, programs and series like V.I.P. (2001), As the World Turns, Stacked (2005), on VH1's fourth season of The Surreal Life or One Life to Live.

Mark Grace

As of 2006, he is divorced from his second wife Tanya, who stars on the VH1 show Baseball Wives.

Molly Culver

Culver has been a commentator on VH1's I Love the '70s, I Love the '70s Volume II, I Love the '80s, I Love the '80s Strikes Back, I Love the '90s, I Love the '90s: Part Deux, I Love Toys, and I Love the New Millennium as well as the host of Dirt Rider Adventures on OLN.

Nic Rad

Rad worked on commercial projects for various clients including VH1, MTV2, Mike Ruiz, Nicole Atkins and the Sea, and Wolfmother.

Rob Affuso

Affuso made his first appearance in years in the metal community on VH1's That Metal Show.

Sam Korkis

His credits include 'American Chopper', 'Jesse James Outlaw Garage',and 'Street Outlaws' for Discovery, 'The Bachelor' for ABC,' 'Couples Therapy' for VH1, 'Temptation Island for FOX, 'High School Reunion for The WB, 'KEPT for VH1, 'Ultimate Blackjack Tour for CBS, 'Wrestling Society X for MTV, and numerous other series and pilots.

Say When!!

A portion of this footage was used on both NBC's Most Outrageous Game Show Moments and VH1's Game Show Moments Gone Bananas; the full version is available for viewing on YouTube.

Shane Theriot

Theriot has written music and jingles for MTV, Discovery Channel, A&E, CMT, VH1 and ESPN, including for the shows Sons of Guns and Anthony Bourdain's The Layover.

Sharon Carpenter

Carpenter is also a co-creator and main cast member of the VH1 reality series, “The Gossip Game”, a show that follows the lives and careers of seven female media personalities reporting on the hip-hop entertainment industry.

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

Sony Music Studios

Other programs recorded or aired live from the Sony Music Studios included MTV Unplugged, Sessions at West 54th, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and VH1’s Hard Rock Live.

Stand Up to Cancer

The Telethon returned on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 8/7c to ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, E!, VH1, Style Network, Smithsonian Channel, VH1 Classic, Ion Television, TBS, Encore, Starz, HBO, Showtime, HBO Latino, Bio., MLB Network, LMN, Mun2, Palladia and Logo TV.

Steve Askew

In October 2003, he appeared in a Kajagoogoo reunion on VH1's Bands Reunited.

Summer Girl

The "Story Of My Life" music video was filmed in an episode in Season 6 of the VH1 reality show The Surreal Life.

The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.

Visage went on to become a talk show host, along with RuPaul on the cable channel VH1 and can be seen as a current judge on the LOGO hit show RuPaul's DRAG RACE.

Totally Boyband

It was announced in October 2006, that US music network VH1 would be producing its own version of the show, titled Mission: Man Band with Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd), Rich Cronin (LFO), Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC) and Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees).

VH1 Europe

Though produced in Warsaw (Poland), VH1 Europe broadcasts from MTV Networks Europe's premises in Camden Town (London, UK) to the whole continent of Europe, covering also the Middle East, South Africa and parts of Northern Africa.

Waking Up with the House on Fire

On the VH1 program Behind the Music, the narrator states, “Today, the band admits the album was a hurried and halfhearted effort.” Many music insiders also feel that Culture Club and Boy George may have fallen victim to overexposure in both the British and American press by the end of 1984.

WXER

The station carried syndicated programming on the weekends, including radio-optimized programming from the VH1 Radio Network, Nina Blackwood's Absolutely 80's, and The Retro Pop Reunion.

YTMND

The original "Tom Cruise Kills Oprah" video, on which the YTMND is based, was mentioned on Dateline NBC's "The Mank Blog" segment, VH1's show "Web Junk 20", and CBC Newsworld's "The Hour" with George Stroumboulopoulos.