Stephen became a heartthrob virtually overnight with the immediate success of MTV’s reality drama series Laguna Beach. In its second season, Laguna Beach reached over 88 million viewers and became a ratings winner for MTV. He appeared on the show in his senior year of high school and young women across the country were instantly smitten with his charisma and picture perfect looks. To the delight of his female fans everywhere, his good looks have landed him in Teen People’s “Top Ten Most Beautiful Guy Stars of 2005” and Teen Vogue’s “Young Hollywood’s Up and Coming for 2005”. Last year Stephen honed his hosting skills on “MTV’s New Year of Music” and starred in the spring break special, Spring Break Presents Celebrity Undercover: Stephen & Tyson’s 24 Hour Spring Breakout. Stephen debuts this summer as co-host on MTV Summer Sizzle ‘06, in San Diego where he, along with VJs Damien Fahey, Vanessa Minnillo and Susie Castillo, will interview some of today’s most popular stars of TV, film and music at the MTV summer beach house. (MTV Press Release)
Damien Fahey | Host, MTV TRL (Total Request Live)
Damien is involved with TRL as both writer and host, and busy as well as host of the new Video Clash, another viewer-driven show based on rating new videos, and TRL Weekend Countdown, produced by MTV Radio Networks and syndicated to more than 135 stations throughout America. It suspends disbelief a bit to step back and realize that at age 25 this young phenom is still just at the start of his career. Yet thinking about the future, as he sees it, takes away from his focus on the present. "My philosophy is to give one hundred percent to where I am right now and trust that that'll take me to an even better place someday. I do think about doing a late-night talk show someday, but if that doesn't happen, I know that something else will." - - From Press Kit
Briana Hicks | Cast Member, MTV 8th & Ocean - Model, Irene Marie Models
At 21, this army brat has lived all over the world, and is wise beyond her years. The style-queen of the cast of 8th & Ocean, she's on the verge of landing a campaign that will take her career to the next level. Maybe that's why she's glued to her Sidekick 24/7. All she needs is a little luck. But luck is the one thing she can't control. (MTV Website Profile)
About 8th & Ocean: Want to know what the high stakes on the competitive world of modeling is really like? You're invited to drop by 8th and Ocean. In the heart of Miami's South Beach, ten hot professional models live together in a beachfront apartment complex, each trying to make their way in a glamorous yet very demanding industry. From the fading star afraid her time has passed to the naive newbie testing her moral limits to the party boy searching for true love, 8th & Ocean shows you the hard work and human drama behind the fashion.
Jose Tapia | Cast Member, MTV Real World – Key West
20 Year-Old Jose was raised in Brooklyn, NY, surrounded by drugs, violence and the influence of “the wrong crowd.” But since Jose has never been one to take the easy road, he’s found a way to break free from negative influences. He is now in his junior year at Florida State University, the owner of multiple rental properties and the proud holder of his real estate broker license. (MTV Website Profile)
Zach Mann | Cast Member, MTV Real World – Key West
The proverbial nice guy you want to take home to mom, 22-year-old Zach is sensitive, good-looking and goal-oriented. A Communications grad from Lewis and Clark College, Zach has a world of opportunity waiting for him. Born into a close-knit Jewish family, he comes from old money and old traditions. Things have not always been so easy for Zach, though. Until recently, he was regarded as the chubby nice guy. Since then, Zach has transformed himself and has emerged as a confident young man ready to take on the world. (MTV Website Profile)
Landon Lueck | Cast Member, MTV Real World – Philadelphia
Landon has leveraged his Real World “fame” into a modeling, acting, motivational speaking and entrepreneurial career. As an accomplished wakeboarder and water-skier, Landon saw an opportunity to create a clothing line that caters to action sports participants – and formed Glyde Clothing: www.glydeclothing.com
