Carrie Keagan (born July 1980) is an American television personality, actress, writer and producer, known as the host of ''Up Close with Carrie Keagan'', ''

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'' on VH1 and for her appearances as a panelist on

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's ''

Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld ''Red Eye'', also known as ''Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld'' from 2007 to 2015 and ''Red Eye w/ Tom Shillue'' from 2015 to 2017, was an American late-night/early-morning satirical talk show on Fox News, which aired at 3:00 a.m. ET Tuesday throu ...

'', the E! talk show ''

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'',

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's ''

Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp The Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp is an interactive musical event that takes place in various locations worldwide involving various Rock Stars on various dates. Attendees play, write and record music in professional rehearsal and recording studios a ...

'' and her numerous hosting duties for E!, VH1 and G4's ''Attack of the Show!''.

Early life

Carrie Keagan was born on July 4, 1980 in Buffalo, New York, USA as Carrie Nile, the niece of singer-songwriter

Willie Nile Willie Nile (born Robert Noonan; June 7, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter. In 1980, Nile released his self-titled debut album. His early career was interrupted by various problems, but he eventually returned to recording and performing i ...

. She grew up in

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, and attended

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. She changed her name circa 2002.

Career

Hosting and reality television

Keagan hosts No Good TV's original programming, including series ''Up Close with Carrie Keagan'' and ''In Bed with Carrie''. She guest co-hosted E!'s ''

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''; co-anchored

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

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and

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red-carpet coverage for

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; and conducted backstage coverage on the

Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, social media, and more, voted by viewers living in the United S ...

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. She has appeared on numerous

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productions, including

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's ''Rock'n’Roll Fantasy Camp'' and

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's ''Rock Band Battle'' and '' P. Diddy's Starmaker''. She has co-hosted many events for VH1, including the red carpet show broadcast for the

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in 2008 and 2009, and the 3rd annual ''

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: The Who''. She produced and hosted two seasons of

's ''One Hit Wonders'' and ''Now: That's What I Call Dance Music''. In 2010, she appeared as a guest host on episodes of G4's ''

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'', including several installments in which she appears as a parody version of the

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superhero

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. In 2011 she began hosting her own show ''Big Morning Buzz Live'' on VH1. Keagan left the show in 2013 and was replaced by

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. In August 2014, Keagan helped to raise awareness of the disease ALS by participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge. On January 28, 2016, she was announced as one of the contestants on ''

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'', also known as '' Celebrity Apprentice 8''. On January 2, 2017, she was the first contestant fired, finishing in 16th place and earning no money for her charity,

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. On November 18, 2018 she co-hosted the first ever Gamer’s Choice Awards.

Acting and modeling

Keagan had a recurring role in the

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series ''

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'' and several roles and cameos in movies, including ''

Superbad ''Superbad'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age teen buddy comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow. The film stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan, two teenagers about to graduate from high school. Before grad ...

'', ''

The Hangover ''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed ...

'', '' Miss March'', '' American Pie: Book of Love'', '' Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball'' and '' V/H/S: Viral''. Keagan was featured as a "Babe of the Month" in ''

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. K ...

'' magazine in July 2008, was photographed by television producer

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for ''Femme Fatales Magazine'' and has been featured on the cover of ''Garage'' magazine. April 2009, issue 18

References

External links

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Upclose with Carrie Keagan website

Carrie Keagan on Big Morning Buzz Live on VH1
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