- Adam Curry
Adam Clark Curry (born September 3, 1964 in Washington, D.C.) is a broadcasting and Internet personality well known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a video jockey on the music video channel MTV. In the mid-1990s, Curry was a World Wide Web entrepreneur and one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer a Web site. In the 2000s, he helped pioneer podcasting, and is often called the 'Podfather' because of his efforts. He pilots his own Cessna 182 RG. - Vanessa Minnillo
Vanessa Joy Minnillo (born November 9, 1980) is an American television personality. A former Miss Teen USA, she is mostly known for recently hosting "Total Request Live" on MTV from 2003-2007 as well her past reporting as a New York-based correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight". - Damien Fahey
Damien Richard Fahey (born June 1, 1980) is an MTV VJ. Fahey grew up in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and moved to the town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts during the summer of 1992. It was there that he attended Williams Middle School and then Longmeadow High School before being admitted to Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts where he majored in communication studies. - Martha Quinn
Martha Quinn (born May 11, 1959 in Albany, New York) is best known as one of the original video jockeys on MTV (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J.J. Jackson). Prior to joining MTV, Quinn graduated from Ossining High School in 1977 and NYU in 1981. She got the MTV job even though her prior on-camera experience had been limited to a few television commercials. "Rolling Stone" magazine readers selected her as "MTV's Best-Ever VJ" years later. - La La
Alani "La La" Vasquez (born in June 25, 1979, in Brooklyn) is an American disc jockey, television personality and MTV VJ. - Carson Daly
Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973 in Santa Monica, California) is an American television personality. He became known for being a host and VJ on MTV's "Total Request Live". He currently hosts "Last Call with Carson Daly" on NBC. - Simon Rex
Simon Rex (born Simon Rex Cutright) is an American model, actor, television, and former pornography personality. He is perhaps the most successful former porn star to have crossed over to the mainstream industry. He currently considers himself to be an aspiring rapper. In 1993, over a four month period, he worked in three solo masturbation adult gay films which are still being sold on DVDs. - Susie Castillo
Susie Cintron Castillo (born January 6, 1980 in Methuen, Massachusetts), is a beauty queen who has held the Miss USA title and who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. She is also a presenter on the MTV television show "Total Request Live". - Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is a nine-time Emmy-winning American comedian, satirist, actor, writer, author, and producer. He is perhaps best known as the host of Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show" and for his political satire. Stewart started off as a stand-up comedian but later moved on to television, hosting "Short Attention Span Theater" for Comedy Central. He then went on to host his own show on MTV, called "The Jon Stewart Show". - Daisy Fuentes
Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban model and actress. Daisy Fuentes was born in Cuba, but moved to Madrid, Spain when she was three years old. Four years later, she emigrated to Harrison, New Jersey. Fuentes studied communications and journalism at Bergen Community College, finally being selected as the weather-girl for WNJU Channel 47, a Telemundo station. - Joel Madden
Joel Reuben Madden (born March 11 1979) is the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte and identical twin brother of guitarist Benji Madden. Joel Reuben Madden was born in Waldorf, Maryland. He attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. Madden has an older brother named Joshua, who is a DJ, and a younger sister named Sarah. He also has a twin brother named Benji who plays guitar in Good Charlotte with him. - Alan Hunter
Alan C. Hunter (born February 14, 1957) was one of the original five video jockeys (VJ's) on MTV from 1981 to 1987 (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, and J. J. Jackson). He currently heads the production company Hunter Films, which he formed with his brother Hugh. He and Hugh and two other brothers also founded "WorkPlay," a multipurpose office, studio and entertainment facility in Birmingham, Alabama. - Steve Isaacs
Steve Isaacs is an artist, designer and musician living in Los Angeles, California. He is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the band The Panic Channel. Before The Panic Channel, he was The singer of Skycycle. Still Steve is most well known as a former MTV VJ. A friend of Isaacs' sent his picture to the casting director for The Who's Tommy Broadway production, … - Matt Pinfield
Matt Pinfield is one of the most recognized American personalities in the music and entertainment industry today. He is known for his seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of bands, concerts and rock n roll music. Early in his career, he was an on-air host and Music Director at WRSU-FM, the official radio station of Rutgers University. 1984, Pinfield became a radio DJ on a Jersey shore alternative rock radio station WHTG FM 106.3, and was the main DJ at a New Brunswick, NJ club called, … - Nina Blackwood
The blonde, raspy-voiced Nina Blackwood (born September 12, 1955, Springfield, MA) was the first of the original five MTV VJs (along with Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and J. J. Jackson). After leaving the music video network in 1986, she hosted her own "Rock Report" for "Entertainment Tonight". She also hosted the TV music show "Solid Gold" from 1986-1988. - Jesse Camp
Jesse Camp (born Josiah A. Camp III, November 4, 1979; has also gone by "Josh" and "Jason") was the winner of the first "Wanna Be a VJ" contest on MTV. He won over Dave Holmes for a Veejay job on the popular music video show "Total Request Live" (TRL) and the short-lived "Lunch with Jesse" which was cancelled in 2000. - Hilarie Burton
Hilarie Ross Burton (born July 1, 1982) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Peyton Sawyer on the The CW Television Network (previously on WB Network) television series "One Tree Hill". - J.J. Jackson
John J. Jackson, Jr. was one of MTV's 5 original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). He first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for 10 years. Jackson was one of the first DJs to introduce Americans to The Who and Led Zeppelin. - Mark Goodman
Mark Goodman is a radio DJ, TV personality, and actor. He is best known as one of the original five VJs on MTV, the first and most popular music television channel in the United States, in 1981. He is currently a DJ for Sirius Satellite Radio with three of the other original MTV VJs, Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn, and Alan Hunter. Currently can be seen hosting numerous shows on VH1 - Donita Rose
Donita Rose Villarama, (nee Donita Rose Ramos Cavett), also known as Donita Rose, Donita, is a former MTV Asia VJ. - Pauly Shore
Pauly Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for starring in a series of comedy films in the 1990s. - Downtown Julie Brown
Julie Dorne Brown, also known as Downtown Julie Brown (born August 27, 1963), is an actress and former MTV VJ. Her father was Jamaican and her mother was English. Her father was in the Royal Air Force and she grew up on Air Force bases all around the world including Singapore, India, Cyprus and Wales. Brown hosted the Club MTV show in the late 1980s. The show had a similar format to American Bandstand, but featured an exclusive lineup of dance music. - Ananda Lewis
Ananda Lewis (born March 21, 1973 in San Diego, California) is an American model and television personality. She is a mixture of Black and Native American (Cree and Blackfoot). She had her first theater audience when she was only 3, and went on to spend nine years refining her dramatics at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. At age 13 she volunteered at the Head Start agency, helping kids from poor families. - Denise Keller
Denise Lorraine Keller is a Singaporean model and a host for MTV Asia. She was born in Singapore on March 24, 1982. She is of Eurasian ancestry, her father is German and her mother Chinese. She was educated at the German International School in Singapore and has one older sister, Nadine Keller. - Benji Madden
Benjamin Levi Madden (born March 11, 1979) is the guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good Charlotte. He has been engaged to Australian actress/singer Sophie Monk since December '06. - Sway Calloway
Sway Calloway, usually credited as Sway, is a reporter for MTV News. He is also the co-host of the internationally syndicated radio show, "The Wake Up Show". - Kim Stolz
Kimberly "Kim" Stolz (born June 8, 1983) is an American fashion model and MTV VJ from New York City, New York. Stolz competed in the cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model, and she finished in fifth place on the season's 11th episode. - Fernanda Tavares
Fernanda Tavares is a Brazilian supermodel. Tavares was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and she was appearing in local shows at the age of nine, and at just 13 she won the "Elite Look of the Year." A year later she was invited by agents to go to São Paulo to pursue a modeling career. In 1998, at the age of 17, she was already appearing on the covers of fashion magazines - "L'Officiel Paris", … - Anne Curtis
Anne Curtis (born Anne Ojales Curtis Smith on February 17, 1985 in Australia) is a Filipino-Australian commercial model and actress currently active in the Philippines. She is best known for her roles as Celine Magsaysay in "Maging Sino Ka Man" and as Imang/Fatima, the title role in "Kampanerang Kuba". Both of these shows aired on the ABS-CBN network in the Philippines. - Bill Bellamy
Bill Bellamy (born April 7, 1965 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African American actor and stand-up comedian. He gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons"'Def Comedy Jam", where he is credited for creating or uttering before a televised audience, the phrase "booty call", described as a late night call to a potential paramour with the intention of meeting strictly for coition. For many years, Bellamy was a staple on MTV, … - Dave Holmes
Dave Holmes (born March 14, 1971 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a television personality who gained national attention as the runner-up on MTV's first Wanna Be a VJ contest in 1998. From the beginning, he distinguished himself from other candidates with an encyclopedic knowledge of music trivia. Despite his loss to Jesse Camp, MTV hired Holmes to conduct celebrity interviews. He went on to host several other MTV shows, including "120 Minutes", … - Karen Duffy
Karen Duffy (born May 23, 1962) is an American model, television personality, and actress. Born in New York City, she attended Park Ridge High School in Park Ridge, New Jersey, graduating in 1979. She received a bachelors degree in recreational therapy from the University of Colorado. - Cindy Kurleto
Cynthia Christina Kurleto, (born March 27, 1981 in Vienna, Austria), popularly known as Cindy Kurleto, is a 5'7" model, actress, and a former MTV VJ in the Philippines. Her Eurasian looks are due to her Austrian and indigenous Filipino mix. She is best known for being a commercial model and an FHM model in the Philippines and also for playing the role of Cassiopea in the hit series "Encantadia" and its prequel/sequel "Etheria". - Dj Clue
Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA), better known as DJ Clue, is a Mixtape DJ known for his involvement in the Mixtape circuit and for being one of the first DJ's to not mix songs in his mixtapes. He has two brothers, Justin and Christopher, who are located on Hillside Ave. He is signed as an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records. - Cyrus Broacha
Cyrus Broacha (born 1971) is a MTV India VJ. He is famous as a stand-up comedian and prankster. He is born to a Parsi father and Catholic mother. - Brian McFayden
Brian McFayden (born October 1, 1976 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American television personality. He was formerly an MTV VJ (and part-time MTV News anchor) and the host of the first season of The CW's "Beauty and the Geek" (when it was on The WB). He also worked as a producer for K-Rock Radio in New York City. Most recently, McFayden was host of a local news show on Omaha affiliate KXVO. He was there only for two months before he left. - Ray Cokes
Raymond "Ray" Christopher Cokes (born February 24, 1958 on the Isle of Wight) is a British entertainment personality. - Marc Abaya
Ramon Marcelino "Marc" Abaya is one of the Philippine rock music scene's most prolific singers. He is the son of Manolo Abaya and Marilou Diaz-Abaya, two very significant people in Philippine Cinema. - Sarah Meier
Sarah Meier (born in 17 August 1981 in Manila, Philippines as Sarah Marie Go Meier) is a Swiss former supermodel turned MTV VJ who was discovered by MTV Asia in 2000. She is one of MTV Philippines' most popular VJs, despite deliberately staying away from Philippine show business. Her smooth voice, quick wit, and glib tongue has made her one of Philippine television's most respected hosts. Sarah's beautiful and exotic looks come from her Swiss, … - Mariel Rodriguez
Mariel Rodriguez (born Maria Erlinda Termulo) is a Filipino model and TV host. She used to be a host in "Extra Challenge", a show in GMA-7 before eventually transferring to rival station ABS-CBN, where she was one of three hosts of the Philippine franchise of reality show "Big Brother", "Pinoy Big Brother, Season 1" along with Toni Gonzaga and Bianca Gonzales. Mariel made her big break on the MTV Asia show "Rouge".
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