Famous Mormons in Reality TV

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David Archuleta Archuleta won his ticket to the Hollywood  final auditions at the San Diego   tryouts. He was still only sixteen during the Hollywood auditions and, along with other contestants not yet 18, will have to go to school ("doing schoolwork in the morning and then come onto the stage and then go back to the schoolwork") while a part of American Idol's Seventh Season David Archuleta Wikipedia
Ashlee Ashby
Contestant, Survivor Palau
premier: 17 Feb 2005
Born in Rigby, Idaho, she was raised in Easley, South Carolina.  She then moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication.  A practicing Mormon, she is most proud of graduating from seminary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints while still in high school.  It required that she get up every day at 5:00 am to drive 30 minutes to the church to study the bible and church teachings before school.  She currently resides in Easley, South Carolina.
Source: CBS
 
Ryan Benson
Winner! The Biggest Looser
  Ryan is a self-described "life of the party or "Mormon on the edge".  He starts every morning with at least 2 donuts and can't seem to shake that habit.  He has a wonderful wife and wants to be healthy enough to have kids.
Source: NBC, The Biggest Loser, Ryan's bio

     The winner was announced 11 Jan 2005.  His initial weight: 330.  His current weight: 208.  122 pounds lost!  He had a 37% weight loss, and lowered his body fat by 18%.  With a total reduction of 55% Ryan was the Biggest Loser!
Source: NBC, The Biggest Loser, recaps

 
Neleh Dennis
Contestant: Survivor Marquesas (2002)
Neleh Dennis appeared on Survivor (2002). She is a 21-year-old student from Layton, Utah. "Neleh" is "Helen" spelled backwards. She is a Mormon, and she brought "scriptures" as her luxury item.  
The Duttons

America's Got Talent

The Duttons' appeared on on NBC's America's Got Talent.  They were  invited back for the America's Got Talent Finale  They made it to the top 10.

The Duttons

Todd Herzog

Winner Survivor China

 

Todd Herzog (born January 28, 1985 ) the winner of the 15th season of Survivor: China. He is also the youngest male contestant to win the game, at age 22 at time of air.

Although the flight attendant was identified as a "gay Mormon" in the season premiere on the CBS Web site, neither topic came up even once during the remainder of the series — at least not in anything that was seen by viewers at home. Deseret News

 
Derek and Julianne Hough These siblings are both pro dancers on ABC's hit show "Dancing with the Stars." Julianne debuted and won with her partner, speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno. born into a Mormon family with three other siblings, Julianne and Derek had dancing in their DNA. Both sets of grandparents were dancers and their parents actually met on a ballroom dance team in college.

Julianne & Derek Hough on 20/20 - Nov-09-2007

Graeme Issako

So You Think You Can Dance Australia

So You Think You Can Dance Australia contestant 2008.  

 He's known more for his moves, but fallen contestant Graeme Issako says he's confident of scoring an album deal following his stint on So You Think You Can Dance.
Issako has received much attention on the show for his emotional performances, and for being a devout Mormon. www.news.com.au

Jon Peter Lewis
Contestant: American Idol, Season 3 (2004)
Jon served a full-time mission in Spain.  He was a finalist contestant on American Idol, Season 3 (2004).  He was voted off on 15 Apr 2004, making him one of the top nine finalists. 

Break the Silence by Jon Peter Lewis

Shawn Nelson

Winner Rebel Billionaire

He is founder and CEO of LoveSac in Salt Lake City, Utah.  On the show, he had to travel around the world with other contestants and re-enact crazy stunts that Richard Branson, the Rebel Billionare, has performed in his life-time.  As the winner, Nelson received $1 million and a three-month position as the President of Virgin Worldwide.  After three months he will either return to LoveSac and build it into a global brand or serve as president of one of Virgin's many ventures.  

Kelsey Nixon

The Next Food Network Star

Kelsey appears  on  The Next Food Network Star's fourth season. contestants being tested in a series of challenges and judged on their culinary skills and on-air potential.  The winner will receive his or her own six-episode Food Network series. Kelsey declared herself to be “a sweet little Mormon girl from Utah.

The Finalist

Carmen Rasmusen

 

She was the wild card vote-in for the second season of American Idol.  She was voted off on 23 Apr 2003, making her one of the top six. 
Julie Stoffer
Cast Member: Real Worldw Orleans, Ne
She appeared on MTV's The Real World: New Orleans in 2000.  Her religion became central to the plot, and she found herself disabusing her roommates of some "pretty whacked" ideas about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  The question of whether Mormons can drink Coke was broached, as were mythical prohibitions against dating and dancing.  In 2003 and 2004, she was invited back by MTV to appear in two installments of Road Rules
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune  Updated 26 Dec 2004, thanks to JD for his email

     Julie Stoffer is married and lives in Wisconsin where her husband goes to medical school.

 
Benji Schwimmer

Heidi Groskreutz

Dancers So You Think You Can Dance

The winner of the 2006 season of  So You Think You Can Dance was announced on August, 2006. The winner Benji Schwimmer, after 16 million votes were collected for the season finale.

He appeared on So You Think You Can Dance" He  said on the air he served a 2 year mission, during which his girlfriend "dear-johned" him. On "So you Can Dance" there was someone in the audience who had a sign made like the insignia on the "CTR ring" that read "CTB" with Choose the Benji written underneath. 

He served a mission in Oaxaca, Mexico

Schwimmer isn't the only Mormon on the show. Contestant Heidi Groskreutz is his cousin and the two of them arranged to go to a singles ward near the Los Angeles LDS Temple following Sunday morning and afternoon show rehearsals.
   And Allison Holker and Jaymz Tuaileva (who was eliminated July 6, 2006) were raised in Orem and went to a homecoming dance together at Timpanogos High School.  Salt Lake Tribune

Heidi Groskreutz,  is from Cliffside Park, NewJersey  , and raised in Newport Beach, Californis . As of 2006, she is a six-time U.S.A. Open Swing Dance champion. Heidi  with her cousin Benji Schwimmer,  she became a top 20 finalist in the second season of So You Think You Can Dance .

 

Lacey Schwimmer

So You Think You Can Dance 20 finalist

Lacey-Mae Schwimmer appears as a top 20 finalist on the third season of the Fox reality television series So You Think You Can Dance. Born on June 28, 1988, she is also the cousin of David Schwimmer, a well-known cast member of the Emmy Award-winning TV sitcom Friends. Her nicknames are Birdie, Sissyduckling, Macy Gray, and Lace-Face. Lacey was raised by a family of competitive dancers, and is the younger sister of So You Think You Can Dance second season champion Benji Schwimmer, as well as the daughter of West Coast Swing dancer Buddy Schwimmer.

Brooke White

Brooke White (born 1983 Mesa Arizona)  a top 5 finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. White worked as a nanny prior to auditioning for Idol. She has also performed as a solo artist with a backup band. White began singing at age 15 and also plays the piano and guitar, with her vocal skills and piano playing impressing all three judges during Hollywood week. wikipedia.org

Photo: CBS

Kelly Wiglesworth
Contestant: Survivor Borneo (Season 1, 2000)
She was a resident of Las Vegas before appearing on the show.  To prepare for the challenge, she diligently practiced Tae Bo to get in shape.  She also maintained a strict diet of fruits and vegetables to acclimate to the island fare.  But she wasn't prepared for the cast members' sleazy tactics and back-stabbing in an effort to win the $1 million prize.  She won five immunity challenges, and no one ever voted against her.  In the final episode, she lost to Richard in a vote of three to four. 
Source: Contestant a true 'survivor' by Kimberley McGee, Las Vegas Sun, 23 Aug 2000
 

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