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Tonya Cooley
Tonya Cooley (born January 7, 1980, in Visalia, California) is an American actress and television personality. She is a former cast member on MTV's reality television series, '' The Real World: Chicago'', the 11th season of '' The Real World'', which aired in 2002. She was then a regular on the spin-off series, ''Real World/Road Rules Challenge'', participating in eight challenges, with her last being in 2009. She also posed for ''Playboy'' as a Cyber Girl of the Week and appeared in an episode of the Cinemax adult series ''The Erotic Traveler''. The stressful environment of the ''Real World/Road Rules Challenge'' seasons led to a bout with alcoholism, but in 2016, BuzzFeed News reported she has gained sobriety in the years since leaving the series and that she is now a salon owner. Cooley told the publication, "I am a genuinely happy person now." ''The Real World: Chicago'' Tonya Cooley hails from Walla Walla, Washington. At the time she began filming ''The Real World: Chicago'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visalia, California
Visalia ( ) is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-largest city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 42nd most populous in California, and 192nd in the United States. As the county seat of Tulare County, Visalia serves as the economic and governmental center to one of the most productive agricultural counties in the country. Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks are located in the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, the highest mountain range within the contiguous United States. Visalia is west of Sequoia National Park, and south of Fresno. History The area around Visalia was first settled by the Yokuts and Mono Native American tribes hundreds of years ago. When the first Europeans arrived is unknown, but the first to make a written record of the area was Pedro Fages in 1722. When California achieved statehood in 1850, Tulare County did not exist. The lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyfriend
A boyfriend is a male friend or acquaintance, often specifying a regular male companion with whom a person is romantically or sexually involved. A boyfriend can also be called an admirer, beau, suitor and sweetheart. The analogous female term is " girlfriend". Scope Partners in committed non-marital relationships are also sometimes described as a '' significant other'' or ''partner'', especially if the individuals are cohabiting. A 2005 study of 115 people ages 21 to 35 who were either living with or had lived with a romantic partner notes that the lack of proper terms often leads to awkward situations, such as someone upset over not being introduced in social situations to avoid the question. Word history The word ''dating'' entered the American language during the Roaring Twenties. Prior to that, courtship was a matter of family and community interest. Starting around the time of the American Civil War, courtship became a private matter for couples. In the early to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunim/Murray Productions
Bunim/Murray Productions is an entertainment production company based out of Glendale, California, and is considered a pioneer in the reality television genre. It is best known for '' The Real World'', ''Road Rules'', ''Bad Girls Club''. Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray co-founded Bunim/Murray after agent Mark Itkin of the William Morris Agency put the two together to develop a scripted soap opera for MTV. When that was too expensive, they decided to try an unscripted soap and ''The Real World'' was born. "We knew within 20 minutes of shooting that we had a show," Bunim said. The company has expanded into music management, managing the pop punk/emo band A Cursive Memory. In March 2010, the company was acquired by Banijay Entertainment (former name of Banijay Group). The company's initial success was on the creation of '' The Real World''. Attempts at scripted series, including ''Jam Bay'', a show that would have co-produced with Universal Television for ABC, never went past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Gone Wild (franchise)
Girls Gone Wild (GGW) is an adult entertainment franchise created by Joe Francis in 1997, who occasionally appears as the host of the videos. Girls Gone Wild was known for its early use of direct-response marketing techniques, including its late-night infomercials that began airing in 1997. The videos typically involve camera crews at party locations engaging young college-aged women who expose their bodies or act "wild", especially during Spring break. Since 2008, the Girls Gone Wild products have been sold primarily through their website as streaming videos, downloads, and DVDs. In February 2013, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2014, the company was sold to Bang Bros. Background The first Girls Gone Wild film was released in 1997. In 2001 the company sold 4.5 million videos and DVDs. By the end of 2002, the company had produced 83 different titles and had begun airing 30-minute infomercials on E! Entertainment Television, Fox Sports Net, BET, Comedy Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Life
''True Life'' is an American documentary television series that aired on MTV from March 31, 1998 to June 21, 2017. Each episode follows a particular topic, such as heroin addiction as in the first episode – "Fatal Dose". The show is created by following a series of subjects by a camera crew through a certain part of their lives. A four-episode revival series titled ''True Life/Now'' aired in 2019 and a crime investigation iteration called ''True Life Crime'' premiered in 2020. A TV special titled ''True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders'' premiered on June 9, 2020. A four-part docu-series titled ''True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories'' premiered on August 5, 2020. Topics covered ''True Life'' has covered over 140 topics from drug use, money issues, and sexual topics to simple social behavior like visiting the Jersey Shore. The show has aired 18 seasons and 328 episodes so far. There is an occasional intersection between this show and other shows. For example, the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mean Girls
''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and Fey. It is based in part on Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 non-fiction self-help book, '' Queen Bees and Wannabes'', which describes female high school social cliques, school bullying, and the damaging effects they can have on students. Fey also drew from her own experience at Upper Darby High School as an inspiration for some of the concepts in the film. The plot centers on a naïve teenage girl navigating her way through the social hierarchy of a modern American high school after years of her parents homeschooling her while conducting research in Africa. ''Saturday Night Live'' creator Lorne Michaels produced the film. Fey, screenwriter and co-star of the film, was a long-term cast member and writer for ''SNL''. Although set in the Chica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hibbard
''The Real World: San Diego'' is the fourteenth season of MTV's reality television series ''The Real World'', which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the fourth season of ''The Real World'' to be filmed in the Pacific States region of the United States, specifically in California after '' The Real World: San Francisco''. The season featured a total of eight cast members over the course of the season, as one Frankie was replaced after she voluntarily left the show. The season was filmed from August 16 to December 14, 2003. The season premiered on January 6, 2004, and consisted of 26 episodes. This was the first of two seasons to be filmed in San Diego, the second being the twenty-sixth season. The premiere was watched by approximately 4 million viewers. Assignment Almost every season of ''The Real World'', beginning with its fifth season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Stolarczyk
''The Real World: California'' (retrospectively referred to as ''The Real World: Los Angeles'', to distinguish it from subsequent installments of the series) is the second season of MTV's reality television series ''The Real World'', which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months, as the cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the first season of ''The Real World'' to be filmed in the Pacific States region of the United States, specifically in California. The season featured a total of nine cast members over the course of the season, as one cast member was evicted and replaced, and another was replaced when she got married. ''The Real World'' expanded from 13 to 21 episodes with this season. Production for the season was from February to June 1993. This is the first of two seasons to be filmed in Los Angeles. In 2008, filming of the twentieth season again took place in Los Angeles, this time in the district of Hollywoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Barta
''Road Rules: South Pacific'' is the twelfth season of the MTV reality television series ''Road Rules.'' Taking place in the South Pacific, it was filmed during February and March 2003. A casting special aired on May 19, 2003, and the season premiered one week later on May 26, 2003. This season's working title was ''Road Rules: South Seas'', as heard in their first episode when the cast read their welcome letters. Cast Original cast members * Replacements * Duration of cast ; Table key : = Cast Member is featured on this episode. : = Cast Member replaces another cast member. : = Cast Member is voted out of the show. : = Cast Member is removed from the show. ;Notes Missions Episodes After filming The entire cast of this season was trained in public speaking by American University's Department of Communications. Cara Zavaleta was named Playmate of the Month for November 2004 after the show had already aired. In 2005, Chris Graebe and his wife Jenni welco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Portillo
Veronica Portillo (born November 27, 1977) is an American reality television personality and the co-creator of the 2000s ''College Dropout'' T-shirt line. ''Road Rules'' ''Semester at Sea'' She was a student at UC Berkeley when she made her first appearance on MTV on ''Road Rules'' on its ''Semester at Sea'' season, Portillo gained notoriety for her conflicts and friendships with her fellow roadies as they traveled around the world as part of Semester at Sea. In 2018, part of the cast attended a 20-year reunion cruise, but Portillo did not attend. ''Viewers' Revenge'' In 2007 Portillo was invited back to participate in '' Road Rules: Viewers' Revenge''. She was the first castmember nominated to the elimination pit, and subsequently, the first to be sent back to the Pit Crew. On the third week, she was nominated back to the pit, where she lost the challenge "Shuttle Puzzle" to Tori Hall, causing her to go back to the Pit Crew. She had another chance on the eleventh week but en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Smith
Coral Jeanne Smith (born January 19, 1979) is an American former reality television personality, known as a cast member on MTV's '' The Real World: Back to New York'', and for her subsequent appearances on various seasons of '' The Real World's'' spin-off show, '' The Challenge''. Her most recent ''Challenge'' appearance was on '' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III'', which aired in early 2008.''The Challenge (Gauntlet III): Gauntlet III: Trailer'' MTV.com. 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2013. On April 2, 2008, Smith appeared on the first ''Real World Awards Bash'', winning the award for "Roommate You Love To Hate." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinemax
Cinemax is an American pay television, cable, and satellite television network owned by the Home Box Office, Inc. subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Developed as a companion "maxi-pay" service complementing the offerings shown on parent network Home Box Office (HBO) and initially focusing on recent and classic films upon its launch on August 1, 1980, programming featured on Cinemax currently consists primarily of recent and older theatrically released motion pictures, and original action series, as well as documentaries and special behind-the-scenes featurettes. Cinemax—which, in conjunction with HBO, was among the first two American pay television services to offer complementary multiplexed channels in August 1991—operates eight 24-hour, linear multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand platform (Cinemax On Demand); and formerly a TV Everywhere streaming platform for Cinemax's linear television subscribers (Cinemax Go). On digital platforms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
