Real World Hollywood's Joey poses naked for Playgirl in the September issue

Joey (Hollywood) joins the ranks of former castmembers who have gone on to pose nude. While Joey is the first castmember to make it to Playgirl, several other castmembers have posed for Playboy. Beth S. (Los Angeles), Flora (Miami), Veronica (Semester at Sea) and Jisela (The Quest) posed in a joint shoot for Playboy. Cara (South Pacific) actually is a Playboy Playmate. And others have posed for smaller shoots: Trishelle (Las Vegas), Arissa (Las Vegas), Tonya (Chicago), Mary Beth (South Pacific) have all posed naked for the cameras at one point or another. As for Joey, check out the pictures of Joey in Playgirl.

The Real World Hollywood: Names, Pictures, and MySpaces

Front Gate

Hot Tub

Pool

Front Door

Joey and Kimberly

Dave and Brianna

Sarah and Will

Real World Hollywood

Brianna Taylor, 20, Warminster, PA - MySpace
Kimberly Alexander, 25, Columbia, SC - MySpace
Sarah Ralston, 21, Tempe, AZ - MySpace
William Gilbert, 25, Oak Park, MI - MySpace
Greg Halstead, 20, Daytona Beach, FL
David Malinosky, 22, Hagerstown, MD - MySpace
Joey Kovar, 24, Evergreen Park, IL - MySpace
Nick Smith, 23, New Rochelle, NY - MySpace
Brittany Sherrod, 22, Tempe, AZ - MySpace

The MySpace page of Kimberly, another roommate, is revealed

Kimberly (Hollywood) is another roommate on this season of The Real World. Apparently, all we know about her is that she's blond and is 25 years old. She was billed on the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? flyer and she was seen in the video taken by the blogger who caught the seven strangers in action.

Here is her MySpace page, which is set to private.

Famous theater actress is rumored to be the boss of the 20th season cast

Charna Halpern, founder of ioWest, the comedy troupe that the 20th season is working for, may be the group's boss.

Halpern has been with ioWest for more than 20 years and she is a renowned theater actress in Chicago. She is rumored by the Chicago Sun-Times to be the leader of the comedy troupe "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot", the group that the seven strangers came up with after interning with ioWest for the past couple of months.

And yes, much like other reviews that are online, they say that it seems that the seven strangers are horrible at improv. We'll see when this season airs.

Blogger reveals names of the Real World cast; they are interns at ioWest

A blogger over at The Josh Place has revealed the names of the new cast of The Real World which is currently filming in Hollywood.

Brittini, Brianna, Dave, Kimberly, Nick, Sarah and Will are supposedly the cast of the Real World Hollywood. This matches up with information we received on one of the castmembers, Brianna, who has a MySpace and was once a contestant on American Idol.

Conspicuously missing from this list is Greg, who won the MTV online casting round. Greg, reportedly unhappy with his roommates and job, was kicked off the show after he missed a performance to attend a runway show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Apparently, he was fired by ioWest, a local comedy troupe in Hollywood, after he failed to appear in the show. It looks like he has since been replaced.

The Hollywood cast is rumored to be interns at the Comedy Club iO

The Hollywood cast is rumored to be a part of iO, a west-coast based version of iO Chicago, an improvisational comedy troupe. Since this season is the season of aspiring actors, musicians, models, etc., it would make sense to give them a job like this, where the roommates are learning to be entertainers/performers.

You can check out the website here. Rumor has it they have had a show already, but it seems like no reference to any of the castmembers being a part of iO is made on their website.

Greg (Hollywood) apparently missed one of the comedy shows in order to attend LA Fashion Week sometime ago. He was then let go from the cast.

Greg Halstead, winner of RealWorldCasting.com, might have gotten the boot

Greg (Hollywood) who was selected out of thousand online applicants and an online vote may have possibly gotten kicked out of the house.

There are rumors that Greg may have left because he was fired from the job the castmates have. If you remember, back in Season 10, Back to New York, producers instituted a rule in which, if you got fired, you would automatically leave the house. Surprisingly, it has never happened until now.

Rumor has it, that the group are a part of a comedy improv group in Hollywood. Sort of a niche market for 7 strangers brought together, some of which probably don't want to be comedians. Anyway, Greg was supposedly not into it, and was pursuing modeling work elsewhere. He apparently was let go from the comedy troupe and was kicked of out the house.

More on this info as the story develops.

Hollywood house has a fishtank surrounded by 19 television screens showing each season of the show

The Real World Hollywood house is revealed: at least for a bit anyway.

Check out this USA Today article, which is more an article about the actual production company than the new season of the show. However, they talk about the Hollywood house in small detail. They also show a picture of the fishtank. Here are the pertinent excerpts:

"One wall inside the 20th-edition Real World house presents the reality-as-fishbowl metaphor, MTV-style. An aquarium with fish swimming around a HOLLYWOOD sign is surrounded by 19 video screens documenting each season of the show, which premiered in New York in 1992 and has been to such cities as Paris, London, Boston, Miami, Las Vegas and Sydney, home to Season 19.

The house, a signature mix of brightly colored whim and production efficiency, has its share of Hollywood fun and folly: an outdoor pool, bar and exercise area, a faux Jaws set in the living room and a huge neon hotel sign."

And they mention that this season actually looked for people who wanted "Hollywood careers." So this could be a very interesting season.

More news from inside the Real World Hollywood house

News from the house continues to spill out as the Real World Hollywood seems to be well underway. While not of this is 100% verifiable until the season begins to air or MTV releases a press release, there seems to be rumblings of who the seven strangers are.

Here's what a local has told us the cast is made up of:

Greg Halstead - winner of RealWorldCasting.com
Male - Black, with dreadlocks
Male - Gay
Male - Blond, "jock-type"
Female
Female
Female

One of these girls should be Brianna Taylor. Again, this is all speculation.

I'm also told that if you drive by the house on Sunset and Gower, it's actually viewable. However, as of yet, no interior pictures have been snapped since the building looks to have no windows. More to come soon.

Brianna Taylor, a former American Idol semi-finalist, may be a part of Hollywood cast

This is strictly a rumor, but we hear that another person to join Greg (Hollywood) in the cast is Brianna (Hollywood). Brianna Taylor, is a 20 year-old aspiring singer from Warminster, PA. Rumor has it that she's on the next season of the Real World.

Brianna appeared on Season 5 of American Idol and she made it to Hollywood. She's definitely an aspiring singer, so she fits the mold that the casting directors were looking for in this twentieth season. Her MySpace profile has also been abandoned for the time being. Meaning, either she's in a locale that doesn't allow computers or she may not be allowed to be using a computer.

This doesn't entirely make sense, as each cast has had internet access in the past. This would also mean that the cast is already being filmed or is in the process of filming as we speak. So far, no word from the bowels of Hollywood.

Update: Since last week, cast and camera crews have been spotted all over Sunset and Gower. It seems that Columbia Square is indeed the site of the Real World 20 house.

New Hollywood House may be located in an old television studio on Sunset Blvd.

All signs point to the fact that The Real World: Hollywood house is currently under construction. A new report from LA Curbed states tha the new Hollywood house will be located on the old CBS building lot on the corner of Sunset and Gower just blocks from the world famous Hollywood/Vine intersection, where among other things, the Kodak Theater is located.

While this seems like a perfect opportunity to film a Real World series in an old converted studios that once filmed shows like I Love Lucy and The Jack Benny Show, there are some conflicting reports that has suggested this lot was intended for a massive redevelopment that had nothing to do with the Real World.

To check out the CBS building in all its glory, check out this page which details its past, its Wikipedia entry, a picture from the Los Angeles Times, and this report that suggests that the site is intended for a mixed use project comprising more than 400,000 sf of office and retail space, 400 multifamily units and a 125-room hotel.

This doesn't mean that the Real World can't be filmed here of course. But it does mean that the house will be constructed in the old building, especially since, according to the Wikipedia page, there are heavy efforts underway to protect the preservation of the site. Google Maps has the complete street view of the complex.

Real World 20 is confirmed to be in Hollywood; Will be a "green house"

Real World 20, the twenieth anniversary season of the series is officially going back to Los Angeles. However, this time around, the series will not be titled Real World: Back to Los Angeles, the series will be titled Real World: Hollywood.

This 20th season of the Real World will be crucial for the series. The network renewed the series during the filming of the Austin series up until the 20th season. MTV has yet to decide whether or not to continue the series after Hollywood, but with recent major changes in the network, the fate of the series is definitely up in the air. In 1998, the series was once close to being off the air, when MTV executives had decided that the 10th season would be the last. After the surprising ratings of the Hawaii season, MTV continually renewed the series. It's sister show, Road Rules, had been in limbo for three years, been labeled as "on hiatus", only to come back this past winter to a poorly received restructuring that featured MTV's new strategy of viewer interactivity of its centerpiece.

The 20th season, even in its early pre-production stages, is showing major changes. The show will be based in Hollywood. This is the second time the show will be in Los Angeles and the fourth time in the state of California. Season 2 filmed in Venice, CA; Season 3 filmed in San Francisco, CA; Season 14 filmed in Point Loma, CA. During the casting process, producers advertised for people with ambition, looking to live in a city that would foster that ambition. Presumably, that was a cry for Real World's early days in which Julie (New York) aspired to be a dancer on Broadway, Jon (Los Angeles) aspired to be a country music artist, and Pam (San Francisco) aspired to be a doctor. Also peculiar for this casting process is the casting of a seventh roommate via internet voting. Greg Halstead, from Daytona Beach, FL will be living in the Hollywood house this Fall.

In addition, MTV has revealed that this house will be "green". The concept is intended "to introduce ways in which today's youth can incorporate environmentally-friendly household items and make eco-friendly lifestyle choices."
The house "will include everything from solar energy solutions to bamboo flooring, recycled glass counters, some sustainable furniture and recycled vintage décor, energy star appliances, a solar heated swimming pool and energy efficient lighting."

The house is located in Los Angeles' 13th District, which is smack in the middle of Downtown Los Angeles. You can check out a profile of the 13th District here. This season will definitely be in the heart of Hollywood. What remains to be seen, however, is whether or not this season will continue the tradition of recent seasons where the cast gets drunk and parties at nightclubs (which Los Angeles has no shortage of), or will actually revitalize the series in some way by returning it into its roots.

Nevertheless, it may be interesting to see the cast on TMZ at Les Duex cavorting with the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan months before the season airs on MTV. More to come as we get it.

RealWorldCasting will turn into VMACasting for the VMAs which are September 9th

Now that Real World 20 has found its seventh castmember, casting producers have decided to use the profiles that people posted for the Real World for people to get the chance to be correspondents on the upcoming Video Music Awards this September 9th at the Palms Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas.

This corroborates earlier reports from finalists who claimed that they were up for a hosting gig on TRL. Some MTV correspondents go onto larger duties, such as being a full-fledged news anchor or VJ.

All the profiles up on RealWorldCasting.com will be switched over to the new competition, which will go purely based on viewer votes and will have no casting rounds. The website is promised to be up soon.

Greg Halstead wins the seventh spot for Real World 20 which begins filming August 26

Greg (Season 20) has officially been cast as the seventh castmember for Season 20. Greg, hails from Daytona Beach, FL, goes to the University of Florida, and was a former Mainland High School baseball player. Check out his profile here.

Greg was contacted by producers yesterday and told he won the competition. He will soon be traveling to California to meet with producers and take a drug test.

This actually adds speculation to the rumor that this 20th season might be Back to Los Angeles, keeping in pattern with the Back to... theme they used back in the tenth anniversary season where they went Back to New York. It would be an easy choice for producers as the castmembers wouldn't be ridiculed in Los Angeles, where the city is used to seeing production filmed all the time, and for its ease of access, as Bunim-Murray Productions is located in Los Angeles, along with MTV Networks.

More info as this develops.

Antasha, an online finalist, tells a newspaper that producers are hinting that the Top 10 could be led to "other opportunities"

Antasha Durbin, an online finalist, sat down with the Akron Beacon Journal to talk about being casted via the online process.

Interestingly enough, she mentions that as a Top 10 Finalist, she is being considered for future seasons of the Real World, being a contestant on Road Rules, or possibly a hosting gig with Total Request Live.

Other online finalists have been profiled as well:

Fallon Mercedes, another online finalist, was also profiled by the Worcester Telegram and Gazette.

One of ten will be chosen as online casting will end tonight, but casting site will remain up

Today is the absolute last day that you can vote for the ten finalists who are up for the seventh slot in the Real World 20 house.

While the other six housemates are being casted the traditional way, the seventh will be selected by online voters after a long process to find ten finalists through an online search.

Interestingly enough, the casting site will be up again next week, meaning that they're casting either for another season of Real World, another season of Road Rules, or another season of Fresh Meat.

The contest ends tonight at 12AM, so be sure to get in your votes before then.

Real World Casting has its ten finalists and a seventh roommate will be picked on in five days

Real World Casting, the search for a seventh roommate for the 20th season of the Real World, is finally coming to an end. After a long and convoluted process, which included confusion and cheating allegations, producers ended up choosing ten finalists for you to vote on.

Essentially, no one will knows who will win because casting has made this round "blind", meaning there's no way to tell who's in the lead and who will go on to live in the house. Presumably, we will find out once the season begins.

Here are the ten profiles:

Hashisback - link
AjayPaulS - link
MissFallon07 - link
VictoriaR - link
MissCAMERA - link
Kanik - link
Antasha - link
Caesar - link
Katiebaby88 - link
PretyBoy - link

There is no word yet for the location of the twentieth season.

RealWorldCasting.com finally opens its doors and you can audition for a spot in the house

RealWorldCasting.com, which we've been telling you has been coming for weeks, finally opened its virtual doors yesterday.

RealWorldCasting allows you to get a glimpse of the casting director's lives as the viewer selects one lucky castmember to be a part of the Real World 20. Casting is split up into several phases, each which asks different questions to potential applicants, and eventually one finalist is pick to live in the house. This online interactive portion should wrap up in July.

This is only a part of the casting of the Real World 20. We should say that casting directors have just finished up their first round of casting calls and may or may not have more coming up. Casting should be done on an intermittent basis from now until July.

But keep checking on RealWorldCasting.com to see who's ahead of the game in the latest round!

MTV releases press release about casting website; Realworldcasting.com opens today

In a piece of news that we confirmed the other day, MTV is confirming in a press release that realworldcasting.com will open today.

The press release also underscores how the casting process will go:

"The Real World" Casting site is designed to be a highly immersive experience that engages viewers on multiple levels, from castee to judge. Viewers who join the community can register to be considered for the show or serve as a judge to help determine who makes the cut. In either instance, they are connected to the larger community of "The Real World" fans who share similar passions and who want to stay connected to -- and help influence -- the story arcs, characters and themes they see on-air.

Viewers who throw their hat into the ring for the cast of Season 20 must submit a 90-second 'confessional' video detailing their passions, life experiences and phobias. Viewers who elect to serve as judges can climb a virtual casting hierarchy to serve in any number of roles, from Head of Casting, to VP of Casting, Casting Director, Casting Associate, Casting Intern or just plain Voter. The hierarchy is determined by the number of votes a registered user casts; the more one votes, the higher on the ladder they climb. But it's not just castees who make it onto MTV. Even judges may appear throughout the season to discuss whom they voted for and why.

The current season of "The Real World: Denver" ranks #1 in its time period (10-10:30 p.m. Wednesdays) among P12-34 versus cable competition and has reached 91.4 million total viewers season-to-date. The season finale of "The Real World: Denver" is May 16. The next season -- season 19 -- will take place in Sydney, Australia and is currently in production. The viewers chosen through the RealWorldCasting.com site will be members of "The Real World" season 20.

Stay tuned for the latest information.

Casting for the Real World 20 will definitely be online; I Love New York 2 follows similar format

MTV and VH1 are owned by a similar parent company, Viacom. If you have been following the story about how MTV is trying to make the channel a more "interactive" experience for viewers, you'll remember that several people who have sent casting tapes for the 20th season have been contacted to have their tapes put online.

Last night, VH1 revealed their casting website for I Love New York 2. That website currently features different videos from different hopefuls hoping to compete for New York's attention in the upcoming brand new season. The website claims that the five most popular videos, selected through a series of three rounds, will be on the new upcoming season. In addition to that, the website allows you to upload your own video in order to be considered for the new season.

So, why is this important? Well, if you head on over to www.realworldcasting.com, you'll see an authorization log-in prompting you for your user name and password. Is this the website for Real World 20 casting? The short answer is yes.

Shortly before the I Love New York website went live, that website had an identical login screen that blocked viewers from the website's content. Check out the Google cache of the I Love New York website. While we tried to look up the ICANN database information for realworldcasting.com, we found that the domain has been registered throughout 2009, but the buyer had the private information locked. However, we find that paired with the I Love New York information, it's pretty conclusive that casting for Real World 20 will be online.

It is yet unclear if The Real World will follow the same process as I Love New York in that a portion of the cast will be selected exclusively by online viewers or if people will be able to upload their own audition tapes online. Only time will tell, but expect an announcement soon!