Janesville resident gets Real (World)
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Brittini Sherrod
JANESVILLE — Really!
A Janesville resident appears to be a cast member on MTV's popular "The Real World."
Brittini Sherrod, 22, is listed as a cast member on several Web sites, and hints of her possible involvement also are on her own MySpace blog.
The reality show plunks seven young strangers into homes in locations around the world, where they live and work together. "The Real World Hollywood" is the show's 20th season and is set to premiere sometime this year.
The subsequent dynamics among the new roommates—the angst, friendships, fights, sexual liaisons—become the show.
Brittini Sherrod is well known in Janesville from her days of playing basketball at Parker High School.
She has been a model since young and was featured in an article in 2000 when she was a freshman at Parker. She told the Gazette then that her goal was to become a supermodel like Tyra Banks.
Brittini is the daughter of Lori Steinke and Kelvin Sherrod. On MySpace, Brittini said she attends Arizona State University and lists her hometown as Tempe. She is majoring in psychology.
Calls to Brittini, her mom, her dad, and "The Real World" were not returned. But it is customary for reality shows to keep their cast members under tight wraps while filming and even as the show airs.
The cast apparently has been living in a "green" house on Sunset Boulevard and working in a Hollywood comedy club.
Vevmo.com lists Brittini as a member of the cast, as does wikipedia.org.
MTV has not verified the identities of the cast members.
According to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, MTV officials have said the majority of cast members chosen for "The Real World Hollywood" are entertainment types who can take advantage of Los Angeles to forward their careers.
"On Dec. 5, the cast was filmed performing at this season's workplace iO West, a comedy club in Hollywood, orchestrating a sketch as the comedy troupe Whiskey Tango Foxtrot," according to Wikipedia.
According to the Web site mtvrealityblog.blogspot.com:
"Filming for the milestone 20th season of ‘The Real World' is well under way with new housemates Brittini, Will, Kimberly, Dave, Brianna, Nick and Sarah, as revealed by The Josh Place. Greg, the winner of ‘The Real World' online casting, was kicked off the show after he was fired from the group's job at the iO West comedy troupe, a Los Angeles division of the famous iO in Chicago. It seems like the cast has been seen at several improv shows, and most of the response has been negative due to their horrible comedy skills."
The skit can be seen on YouTube.
Brittini's own Web site on myspace.com includes photos of others who also are mentioned on other sites as cast members.
Nick Brown is pictured with the message: "I am so missing my Hollywood roomie. The only girl who didn't mind sleeping through my sexcapades ... " A second apparent cast member, Kimberly Alexander, is also on Brittini's site.
Says Brittini on her Web site: "I am interested in people who are real.”
Jul 12, 2008 at 6:44 p.m.
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I find it comically hypocritical that she is interested in "real" people, yet she lists her hometown as Tempe,AZ instead of Janesville. Sounds like she's already went "Hollywood."
Jul 12, 2008 at 6:15 p.m.
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Opps, I thought the article said July 11, not jan 11. My mikstake...
Jul 12, 2008 at 5:26 p.m.
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10 of the comments posted here are actually from comments posted to a story many months ago about an MTV tryout at Craig H.S. from evansvillehousewife to fmrjvlres, my comment below included. I did not post that comment on this story yesterday as attributed.
Jul 12, 2008 at 5:13 p.m.
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What's with the posting about a six month old article (I'm looking at you upnorthwi)? This is very old news. The last episode just aired.
Jul 12, 2008 at 4:46 p.m.
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stomskid, here's her official MTV bio:
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/realworld-se...
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She is listed as arriving in the summary for Episode 10, "In With the New".
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/realworld-se...
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There's little mention of her in Episode 11, but in Episode 12 she and Will apparently got into some big-time flirting and necking. That appears to be the most notable part of her participation, considering she was a late fill-in.
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(I don't watch it myself, but I've seen plenty of them over the years. It's got little appeal to settled adults but really hits the sweet spot for anyone still trying to "find" themselves, either post-college or in lieu of it.)
Jul 12, 2008 at 4:22 p.m.
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Didn't this real world just finish airing .. I am guilty of watching it and she doesnt look like any of the cast members that were on there.
Jul 12, 2008 at 3:39 p.m.
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I know what evansville means. I've watched Real World on a cruddy rainy day when nothing else is on. All it shows is a bunch of "kids" partying, vomitting, and having sex. Not a good "career move" in my eyes either.
Jan 12, 2008 at 2:06 p.m.
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billnewbie, lol. It's funny cause it's true.
This would seem like a good career move for someone who wants to be a model, so more power to her. It seems other cast members from this show have gone on to television careers thanks to the visibility it provides. Lots of roads to travel out there.
Jan 12, 2008 at 11:37 a.m.
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Wow. How disappointing. Of all the things this young woman could do, she chose to waste time on this? Sad!
Jan 11, 2008 at 10:32 p.m.
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e-vilhousewife why are you so angry or r u jealous this girl saw an opportunity and she took it as she should have good for her. I have been reading gazette blogs for about a month now you ALWAYS have a bad word to say very judgemental.
Jan 11, 2008 at 8:17 p.m.
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I didn't even know what a bong was till my brother brought one home with him from college
Jan 11, 2008 at 3:05 p.m.
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evansvillehousewife is irrelevant.
Jan 11, 2008 at 2:54 p.m.
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BeenThereDoneThat....I totally agree with you!
Jan 11, 2008 at 2:07 p.m.
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evansvillehousewife, have you nothing better to do than read the gazette's website every day and look for a reason to poison every article with your sarcasm? I have yet to read anything intelligent from your keyboard.
Jan 11, 2008 at 1:55 p.m.
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I am wondering how evansvillehousewife knows this information? Would it be experience? MTV is just entertainment, just like everything else on TV. Good for Brittini for taking advantage of the opportunities given to her. Who are we to judge? She has to live with her choices, whether they are good or bad. Not anyone here on the Gazette Blog. housewife, find something else to do besides criticize what you obviously know nothing about. BTW...I enjoyed "The Real Life" while attending college. Which I attended sober and graduated with honors. Guess the show didn't harm me much.
Jan 11, 2008 at 1:35 p.m.
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housewife....are you saying if you watch Real World..you are a drug addict??
Jan 11, 2008 at 1:18 p.m.
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Uh.. I hope that was sarcastic.
MTV is not exactly geared towards "standing above the rest."
It's mind fodder for those bloated and stoned individuals too unmotivated to put down the bong and go to college.
Jan 11, 2008 at 10:17 a.m.
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WOW! Brittini has always stood above the rest.Best of luck in all that you do.
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