The Real World: Austin

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The Real World: Austin
Cast of The Real World: Austin
Format	Reality
Created by	Bunim/Murray Productions
Starring	Danny Jamieson Johanna Botta Lacey Buehler Melinda Stolp Nehemiah Clark Rachel Moyal Wes Bergmann
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes including commercials
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
Original run	June 21, 2005 – November 22, 2005
Chronology
Preceded by	The Real World: Philadelphia
Followed by	The Real World: Key West

The Real World: Austin is the sixteenth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. The Real World: Austin won "Favorite Season" at the 2008 The Real World Awards Bash.^[1][2]

Contents 1 Assignment 2 The residence 3 Cast 4 After filming 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Assignment

Almost every season of The Real World, beginning with its fifth season, has included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates, continued participation in which has been mandatory to remain part of the cast since the Back to New York season. The Austin cast had to shoot, edit and direct their own documentary on the South by Southwest music festival.

[edit] The residence

This season the cast was housed in the west half of a 23,552-square-foot (2,188.1 m²) warehouse at 301 San Jacinto Boulevard at East 3rd Street in Austin, Texas, 8,000 square feet (740 m²) of which were used for filming. The interior used for the series was designed by Austin designer Joel Mozersky. Construction took three and a half weeks. 44 cameras were mounted on walls for filming. After filming ended, the warehouse was completely gutted. The west half of it was turned into a Mexican restaurant called The Rio Grande. The east half was leased to a printing services company.^[3][4]

[edit] Cast

Cast member	Age1	Hometown	Biography	RW/RR Challenges
Danny Jamieson	21[5]	Billerica, Massachusetts	MTV.com describes Danny as a humble, sensitive, attractive, and assertive man. Before filming he wanted to become a lawyer, but has chosen to help his father with the family business first.[5] Danny dated Melinda throughout this season and after filming ended, they moved into together and got engaged on the season's reunion show. They have since gotten married.	Fresh Meat, The Inferno III, The Gauntlet 3
Johanna Botta	21[6]	Riverside, California	Johanna is Peruvian, born in Lima, Peru, who moved to the U.S. when she was eleven, and had been living in Southern California when she was cast. She aspires to be a clinical therapist, specializing in marriage and counseling for families. MTV.com describes her as highly opinionated and argumentative.[6]	Fresh Meat, The Gauntlet 3, The Island
Lacey Buehler	23[7]	Tallahassee, Florida	Lacey was raised by ex-hippie-turned devoutly religious parents who raised her in a strict manner, monitoring the TV and movies that she viewed. This made socialization at school difficult for her, but according to mtv.com, has given her a unique style.[7]	None
Melinda Stolp	21[8]	Germantown, Wisconsin	Melinda is an aspiring dentist working as a waitress when she was cast. MTV.com describes her "sexy, creative, and quick witted", and as a "once shy girl [who] has completely come out of her shell and truly lives by the saying 'I will try anything once.'"[8] She had a boyfriend, but she fell in love with castmate Danny.	Fresh Meat, The Gauntlet 3
Nehemiah Clark	19[9]	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Nehemiah was born to a mother who was currently in rehab, and mtv.com describes his life as "a combination of heartbreaking and hopeful", and Nehemiah himself as a "bright, charismatic young man who has the wisdom and experience of someone far beyond his years."[9]	The Duel, The Gauntlet 3, The Duel 2
Rachel Moyal	21[10]	Valencia, California	Rachel is a former U.S. Army combat nurse and Iraq War veteran who enlisted in the military to pay for college. According to mtv.com, her military experience made her resilient, confident, and outspoken. She is sexually outgoing, and sees Jenna Jameson as her hero. She met her current boyfriend in Iraq.[10]	The Inferno III, The Gauntlet 3
Wes Bergmann	19[11]	Leawood, Kansas	MTV.com describes Wes, a junior and a frat boy at Arizona State University, as an "obnoxious, super-competitive jock", "the guy you love to hate", but also "bright and entrepreneurial." He cannot wait to graduate so he can start his own business.[11]	Fresh Meat, The Duel

Note 1: Age at the time of filming.

[edit] After filming

The four female cast mates posed in lingerie for a cover feature in Stuff magazine.^[12]

When filming ended Melinda moved to Boston to be with Danny. A film crew followed them in New York City as they took a carriage ride through Central Park and he proposed before the reunion show. On August 2, 2008, they married at Castle Hill outside Boston, with most of their former cast members among those in attendance.^[13]

Wes and Johanna announced during the reunion show that they began dating several months after the conclusion of filming the show. They appeared together in Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat, and Wes promised to use his prize money to pay for her engagement ring as he won the Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel. As of the Gauntlet 3 reunion show Wes and Johanna are no longer together. During the reunion special for Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island, which premiered November 5, 2008, it was revealed that Kelly Anne Judd from The Real World: Sydney was dating Wes at the time.

At the 2008 The Real World Awards Bash, the Austin season won "Favorite Season" Danny and Melinda won "Favorite Love Story" and Johanna won "Favorite Dance-Off".^[1][2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MTV's The Real World: Austin official site
• The Real World: Austin Warehouse
• The Real World and Road Rules Blog

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