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Tristan Couvares[1] (born September 10, 1985 in Danbury, Connecticut), is a 25-year-old man originally from Manchester, Connecticut[2]
Education
Tristan graduated from Manchester High School in Connecticut in 2003, and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2008. [3].
At the the University of Connecticut, Tristan was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. [4][5]
ControlTV
"Control TV," produced by actor Seth Green, Matthew Senrich, and Richard Saperstein documents the life of Tristan Couvares for six weeks, starting October 6, 2010. A real-life version of "The Truman Show," this web show utilizes social media, namely Twitter and Facebook, to comment on events interact with Tristan, and the website www.controltv.com, to allow "controllers" to vote on Tristan's decisions or events in Tristan's life. The show is streamed live 24/7, and short, re-cap episodes are posted the following day. Unlike other reality tv series, this web show focuses on the human interactions and personal growth of Tristan. Life Coach Marni Battista, MA.Ed, CPC, meets with Tristan regularly to give him advice. The project was in development for two years before the producers felt an audience was "sociologically and technologically" prepared for the experiment. Corporate sponsors have also gotten on board with this experiment[6].
References
- ^ Young, John “ControlTV': Meet the star of Seth Green's new online experiment.” Entertainment Weekly, September 30, 2010.
- ^ Gorov, Lynda "Meet your new yes man", The Boston Globe, October 3, 2010. Accessed October 25, 2010. "But Couvares, a native of Manchester, Conn., who had expected to be wearing a suit and tie to work every day."
- ^ Stoecker, Jeff“You Can Control Someone Else's Life.” NBC Connecticut, Wed, Oct 6, 2010.
- ^ Horror Press, “Saw Director Darren Lynn Bousman Goes on ControlTV.” First Fright Horror Press, Wed, Oct 6, 2010. "After a 4-year stint as a Pi Kappa Alpha at UCONN,"
- ^ UConn Pikes, “Pledge Class History.”
- ^ "Ford, Sprint, Snickers Get With the Crowd for 'ControlTV', AdAge.com, accessed October 26, 2010. "http://adage.com/madisonandvine/article?article_id=146703.