Most Famous Alum

In 92, when The Real World first launched, I don’t think anyone thought that a reality personality had a shot at becoming famous. How wrong they would have been! Now we have a bunch of Real World/ Road Rules/ Fresh Meat alum that have risen above their reality show stardom.

The Miz

Now, I don’t plan on ranking anyone based on how famous they are. However, if I had to pick, I’d say The Miz is the most famous. He got his start on 2000’s Back to New York and did 5 challenges afterward. Now, if you watch wrestling, you see him at least weekly. If you don’t watch wrestling, you’ve probably heard of him. He’s a championship winner that has feuded with other wrestling mega-stars like John Cena. I expect that The Miz won’t be going anywhere soon.

Jamie Chung

Jamie debuted on 2004’s Real World San Diego and then appeared on The Inferno 2, which she won. After that show, her acting career started to take off. She’s landed leading roles in a couple of films and supporting roles in others, such as The Hangover II. She now has the role of Mulan on Once Upon a Time and has more films lined up in the future. If you open up tabloids like Us Weekly or OK, you might see her in there.

Dave Giuntoli

After 2002’s Road Rules South Pacific, I would have predicted that the challenges were the only other shows that Dave would appear on. It started out that way- he won The Gauntlet 1. Then he landed a couple of commercials. Now, he stars in NBC’s Grimm. The prime-time show just got renewed for a second season. Not bad!

Jacinda Barrett

Australian beauty Jacinda first appeared in 1995 on The Real World London. Years after that, her acting career took off. She now is known for her roles in Ladder 49 and one of the Bridget Jones movies. She can now be seen playing Zoe on the USA show Suits.

Tami Roman

Tami was a big ol’ bitch on 1993’s Real World Las Angeles. What do bitches do ever they appear on reality tv? Marry athletes and appear on MORE reality TV. Tami is now on Basket Ball Wives on VH1. She’s not longer married to her basketball husband, but she’s still famous for it.

Others:

Brianna Taylor (Real World Hollywood) had a successful song called Summertime in 2008.

Trishelle Canatella (Real World Las Vegas) has had a few acting gigs, appeared on The Surreal Life, and was a celebrity poker player.

Kyle Brandt (Real World Chicago) landed a few acting gigs, including a 4-year run on Days of our Lives.

Kevin Powell (Real World New Year) is a social activist and unsuccessfully ran for New York Congress.

Sean Duffy (Real World Boston) successfully ran for congress in Wisconsin.

Christina Pazsitzky (Road Rules Australia) has been working as a comedian. She has recently worked as a writer for Chelsea Lately, on which she served as a guest comedian.

Theo Vonkurnatowski (Road Rules Maximum Velocity Tour) has also worked as a comedian and had a successful appearance on Last Comic Standing. In addition to winning 2 Challenges, he won the Comedy Central reality competition Reality Bites Back. He now works on Yahoo! hosting Primetime in No Time.

Judd Winick (Real World San Francisco) wrote the book Pedro and Me and has worked on numerous comics and animated shows such as The Green Lantern.

Kit Hoover (Road Rules USA) has had numerous hosting gigs on networks such as ESPN, Fox News, and TV Guide Network

Timmy Beggy (Road Rules Second Adventure) also found success in hosting on his History Channel show Guts and Bolts

Blair Herter (Road Rules The Quest) has been hosting on G4 and marrying his coworkers.

Julie Stoffer (Real World New Orleans) also found success after the show on G4 hosting Electric Playground

Eric Nies (Real World New York) found success after his season hosting the fitness tape The Grind and later appeared on VH1 reality show Confessions of a Teen Idol

Teck Holmes (Real World Hawaii) has landed some minor acting roles and hosting roles that inclue Say What? Karaoke and Hole in the Wall.

In the future, I’m sure the list will grow!