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Famous Mormons in Reality TV
You will see them on other pages on the Famous Mormons site. Here they are Reality Stars together in one page .
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Tyson Apostol |
Survivor: Tocantin and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains Tyson Apostol, a former manager of a bicycle shop in Lindon, Utah served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines, a journey he said has helped him on all his "Survivor" adventures. Former professional cyclist appears on the hit CBS reality show "Survivor" for a second time in the show's 20th season |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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! |
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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. | |
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Troy Dunn |
Troy Dunn is "The Locator" WE TV In 1990, Troy helped his own mother (who was adopted as a baby) locate her own biological family. That single event inspired Troy and his then-partner to build an organization that did one thing: help people reunite with long lost friends and family members. In the past 16 years, Troy and his team have assisted thousands of people worldwide in doing just that. It's estimated that more than 300 million people have personally witnessed one of Troy's reunions on national TV. Troy has personally appeared (many times) on virtually every network morning show and syndicated talk show in the U.S., and has also made many guest appearances on various BBC shows in the U.K. we.tv He also finds time to be a bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of
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The DuttonsAmerica'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. |
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The Fab Five
Season 5 finalists |
Five Mormon Girls from Morgan Utah
From a dairy farm in rural Utah where life consisted of raising wheat, cows, and family, came five fabulous sisters who could accomplish daily dairy chores in the morning and dance like wildfire at dusk. Nearly three decades of dancing has brought tours, trophies, husbands, and kids. Ultimately, the sisters' lives have been filled with smiles and tears: their father lost his farm to economic hardships, a child with severe Cerebral Palsy and another with kidney disease, but through it all, family and dancing were there. NBC.com Veva Ahlstrom, Cambria Gibson, Ayrion Meyers, Shaundalee Morgan and
LaChere Vawdrey -- aka the Fab Five -- defied the odds to make it as far
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Sione and Filipe Fa The Biggest Loser Season 7 |
Filipe: Cousins Team Bob's Team Age: 26 Height: 5'11" Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Occupation: Lube Technician Filipe Filipe is energetic and spontaneous, and has been told that he should be a comedian by many, even strangers. He has never wanted to pursue comedy because 99.9% of his jokes are fat jokes and fat is not something he wants to be. Filipe did not start gaining weight until high school and used his asthma as an excuse to not work out and be healthy. He comes from a family of nine.
Sione: Cousins Team Bob's Team Age: 28 Height: 6'0" Hometown: Mesa,
AZ Occupation: Owner, Landscape Company. |
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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 |
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Chelsie Kay Hightower Professional dancer
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Chelsie is a Professional dancer who was a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance in 2008, and a guest-dancer on Dancing with the Stars in 2009 She is one of only four female dancers on So You Think You Can Dance never to be in the bottom three couples. On Season 8 of Dancing with the Stars, she was partnered with rodeo star Ty Murray. She has also performed with singer/songwriter Jewel, Ty Murray's wife, in concert on Jewel's hit "Hands." www.chelsiehightowerdance.com | |
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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. | |
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Graeme Issako So You Think You Can Dance Australia
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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.
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Trent Kimball Jason Forston "FAMILY ARMOR" |
FAMILY ARMOR, reality TV introduces viewers to the world of vehicle
armoring and bulletproofing. The Show follows two Mormon
brothers-in-law, who own Texas Armoring Corporation (TAC)-the leading
worldwide supplier of armored passenger vehicles, bulletproof cars,
cash-in-transit vehicles, armored SWAT trucks, and custom luxury
limousines. FAMILY ARMOR follows the dynamic in-laws as they balance
faith and family life with their dangerous business-transforming
everyday cars into 007-esque, bomb-resistant and gadget-filled
fortresses for domestic and international corporate executives,
celebrities, diplomats and soccer moms. Led by charismatic Trent Kimball
and his younger brother-in-law, Jason, TAC is aided and abetted by a
motley crew of expert engineers. When not at the factory, Trent is the
father of six rowdy children and married to his live-wire of a wife,
Courtney. Jason and his wife Lacy are first-time parents, working to
catch up in the baby race. Trent and Jason devote their time to work,
kin and religion...and along the way they get to shoot guns and blow
things up. "Cars, guns and God...this show has it all," Grove said. "The charismatic Kimball and Forston families are a blast to watch as they guide us through the complex art of bulletproofing vehicles, all the while lifting the veil on their mysterious Mormon faith." |
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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. |
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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. | |
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Kelsey NixonThe 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. |
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Dane Patterson and Blaine Cotter The Biggest Loser Season 7 |
Dane Patterson and Blaine Cotter were always the heavy guys at the
family get-togethers. Related by marriage, the pair hadn't established much in common besides the unhealthy pounds they each carried around for years. "Really, our most common thing was we were the two big, fat guys in the family," said Cotter, whose first cousin is married to Patterson. "That was how we were related more than anything." Today, the cousins-in-law are significantly lighter -- and closer -- as a result of competing on Season 7 of NBC's reality weight-loss show "The Biggest Loser." Deseret News |
Dane, Blaine, Sione and Filipe. Compete on Biggest Looser 7 www.normalmormons.com |
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Carmen Rasmusen
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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. | |
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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. |
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Benji Schwimmer Heidi Groskreutz Dancers So You Think You Can Dance
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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. 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 .
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Lacey Schwimmer So You Think You Can Dance 20 finalist
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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. | |
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Ali Vincent |
Ali Vincent reveals a new formula to the world, after winning season five of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” season 5. The hairdresser from Mesa, Ariz., lost more than half her body weight, but gained a whole new perspective on life. “I am a whole new woman,” Vincent told TODAY’s Lester Holt . “There are no limits. There are absolutely no limits and I started to dream big again.” today.msnbc.msn.com The Pink Team on Season 5, of The Biggest Loser, Ali Vincent and Bette-Sue Burklund are both LDS |
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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 | |
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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 |
