List of reality show appearances

Two-A-Days reality show, filmed in Hoover

This is a list of reality show contestants from the Birmingham area:

Performance competitions

• Dana, Eurovision Song Contest (1970)
• Sam Frazier, Jr, "You Can Be A Star" (1970)
• Ruben Studdard, American Idol (FOX, 2003)
• Michael, He's a Lady (TBS, 2004)
• Albert, He's a Lady (TBS, 2004)
• Diana DeGarmo, American Idol (FOX, 2004)
• Brad Cotter, Nashville Star (USA, 2004), champion
• Bo Bice, American Idol (FOX, 2005)
• Yelawolf, "The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott" (UPN, 2005), cut in 3rd round
• M. A. D. Skillz Dance Company, "Wild-Out Wednesday" (BET, 2005-08), "America's Got Talent" pilot (NBC, 2006)
• Haleigh Stidham, Deal or No Deal, (NBC, 2006)
• Taylor Hicks, American Idol (FOX, 2006)
• Samantha Francis, America's Next Top Model (CW, 2007)
• Zac Hacker, "Nashville Star" (USA, 2007), 2nd place finish
• Angela Hacker, "Nashville Star" (USA, 2007), champion
• Jeremy Frazier, "Making the Band 4" (MTV, 2007), top 10 finish
• Red Halo, The Next Great American Band (FOX, 2007)
• Fabian Sanchez, Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 2008), eliminated in week 6
• Melissa Martinez, Rock of Love Bus (VH1, 2008)
• Sara Evans, "Backstory" (Great American Country, 2009)
• Liz Davis, P. Diddy's Starmaker (MTV, 2009), champion
• Kendal Brown, America's Next Top Model (CW, 2010)
• Roy Wood, Jr, Last Comic Standing (NBC, 2010), 3rd place finish
• Scott Marzette, Lens on Talent (BET, 2011), top 3 finish
• Nakia Reynoso, The Voice (NBC, 2011), top 8 finish
• Brian Vickers, member of "Afro Blue", The Sing Off (NBC, 2011), 4th place finish
• Christopher Young, member of "The YellowJackets", The Sing Off (NBC, 2011), 7th place finish
• Monica Smith, Sunday Best (BET, 2011), top 5 finish
• Christina Webber, Born to Dance (BET, 2011)
• Janelle Issis, So You Think You Can Dance (FOX, 2012), top 20 finish
• Liz Davis, The Voice (NBC, 2012), top 20 finish
• Shanna Henderson, The Glee Project (Oxygen, 2012), 6th place finish
• Matthew Ramirez, The Singing Bee (CMT, 2012), champion
• Jeremy Hill, Sunday Best (BET, 2012), top 10 finish
• Virgil Griffith, King of the Nerds (TBS, 2013)
• Sarah Simmons, The Voice (NBC, 2013), top 8 finish
• Katherine Webb, Splash (ABC, 2013)

Design/cooking/business competitions

• Heidi Elnora, Project Runway (Lifetime, 2005)
• Barb Sullivan, "Ultimate Cake Off" (TLC, 2010)
• Anthony Williams, Jr, "Project Runway" (Lifetime, 2010)
• Amanda Perna, Project Runway (Lifetime, 2011)
• Chris Hastings, Iron Chef America (Food Network, 2012)
• Martie Duncan, Food Network Star (Food Network, 2012)
• Beneful Dream Dog Park, Desperate Landscapes (DIY Network, 2012)
• Jann Robinson, The Job (CBS, 2013)
• Ken Laurence, Project Runway season 12 (Lifetime, 2013)

Endurance/survival competitions

• Paschal English, Survivor: Marquesas (CBS, 2002)
• Brooke Smith, The Bachelor (ABC, 2002)
• Debra Marshall, The Weakest Link: WWF Superstars Edition 2 (NBC, 2002)
• Jack Owens, Big Brother (CBS, 2003)
• Ibrehem Rahman, Survivor: Palau (CBS, 2004)
• Mike Seals, Blind Date Fear Factor (NBC, 2005)
• Lacey Moulton and Chad Granger "Fear Factor" (NBC, 2005)
• Lyn Turk and Karlyn Harris, "The Amazing Race", (CBS, 2006)
• Ben Wheeler and Blair Wheeler, "Fear Factor", (NBC, 2006)
• Roger Shultz, Biggest Loser: Couples (NBC, 2008), 2nd place
• Justin Wood. I Survived a Japanese Game Show (ABC, 2008)
• Laverne Cox, I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1, 2008)
• Kim Coon, The Bachelor (ABC, 2011)
• Tribble Reese, Sweet Home Alabama (CMT, 2011)
• Olivia Ward and Hannah Curlee, The Biggest Loser: Couples (NBC, 2011), winner
• Austin Squires, Sweet Home Alabama (CMT, 2012)
• Gina McDonald, The Biggest Loser (NBC, Spring 2013)
• Ruben Studdard, The Biggest Loser (NBC, Fall 2013)

Documentary shows

• Julie Oliver Gentry, Real World (MTV, 1992)
• Adria Montgomery-Klein. Big Brother (CBS, 2004)
• Natalie Montgomery-Carroll. Big Brother (CBS, 2004)
• John Zimmerman, Queer Eye (Bravo, 2004)
• Chris and Diamond Harris family and Signature Homes, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC, 2005)
• Hoover High School Buccaneers football team, Two-A-Days, (MTV, 2006-07)
• Brooke LaBarbera, The Real Word: Denver (MTV, 2006-7)
• Birmingham Police Department homicide detectives, The First 48 (A&E, 2009–11)
• A "conservative Christian family" in Hoover, World's Strictest Parents (BBC, 2009)
• 17 local artists, That's Clever! (HGTV, 2009)
• Dave Redmon, Ice Road Truckers (A&E, 2010)
• Andrew and Trista Wolverton, "My First Home" (TLC, 2013)
• Birmingham Police Department auto theft unit, Bait Car (TruTV, 2011)

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References

• Colurso, Mary (February 19, 2013) "Alabama's reality galaxy: Yelawolf, Lionel Richie, Roy Wood Jr., other entertainers." The Birmingham News