TV fame

Nicky and Dean’s slice of TV fame with pizza prank

Merthyr Express (icWales) (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

WHO would’ve thought a Hawaiian pizza could cause such a global stir?

The TV Week NOV 7TH - Friday NOV 13TH

thecustard.tv (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Saturday 9.15pm Festival of Remembrance BBC1 10.35pm JLS Revealed ITV2 - Documentary following 2008 X Factor runners-up JLS on their rollercoaster ride from TV fame to success as a group in their own right. Sunday 9.00pm The Children Who Fought Hitler BBC4 - Documentary telling the story of a heroic battle fought by the children of the British Memorial School to help liberate Europe from the...

Nutty Balloon boy’s father ‘wanted TV fame before world ends in 2012′

brokencountry.com (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009

I told you all that these people were nuts. JD Robert Thomas, who claims to have been a confidante and researcher for Mr Heene, has been interviewed by police. Mr Thomas’s lawyer, Linda Lee, claimed: “Heene believes the world is going to end in 2012. Because of that he wanted to make money quickly, become [...]

Balloon boy story and reality TV culture: What are parents thinking?

Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009

Parents' quest for reality-TV fame, from 'Jon & Kate' to balloon boy story, can be damaging to their children, say media watchdogs and child advocates.

Slapstick comic Soupy Sales of 1960s TV fame dies at 83

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009

... what's going to happen next," Sales told author Gary Grossman in the 1981 book "Saturday Morning TV." "I've never done anything simply because I thought I could get away with it. I've just wanted to do the funniest show."The possibility of humor dogged Sales from the start. He was born Milton Supman on Jan. 28, 1926, in the North Carolina backwater of Franklinton. The Supmans were the only Jews...

Balloon Boy's Dad Wrote TV Theme Songs, and They Are Very, Very Bad (Audio)

prefixmag (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009

I really wanted to avoid writing anything related to Richard Heene's TV theme songs, since they are very, very bad, and the whole story is so very, very sad face. But honestly, this might be the biggest music related story going this week. That is until Amy Winehouse smokes crack again. So, here, listen to Richard Heene, dad of that one kid who was in a balloon, but wasn't because it was all a giant...

Balloon boy's father 'wanted TV fame before world ends in 2012'

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009

Richard Heene the man suspected of the alleged "balloon boy" hoax was driven by a conviction that the world will come to a cataclysmic end in 2012 according to a friend.

Balloon saga not so far out for Colorado dad who saw bizarre stunts as path to reality TV fame

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Richard Heene provided a glimpse of the chaos he was about to spark this week when he described for a national TV audience in March his belief that aliens are humanity's ancestors, his latest madcap inventions and his unconventional approach to raising a family.Appearing on the ABC reality TV show "Wife Swap," he told of once passing out in a fast-food restaurant and hearing aliens...

Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame [Sad Things]

Valleywag (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

Us Weekly reports that , Michael's oldest sister and the one who is supposedly caring for the children, in the show and believes it would make Michael "spin in his grave." The children are in the custody of their grandmother, Katherine, who will participate in the show along with her husband Joe, who was always the mastermind behind the family's grabs at fame. A source tells Us that Katherine...

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Joe Jackson Sells Out His Grandkids for Reality TV Fame

Defamer (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009

A&E purchased the reality show The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty which will feature appearances by the late Michael Jackson's three kids, Prince, Paris, and Blanket. Thankfully, at least one Jackson...

Kandi Balances Her Reality-TV Fame With Her Lack Of Desire For Drama

Idolator (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009

... I’m Not,” which is making me feel a newfound nostalgia for songs that were written in the pre-fameball era: Kandi - Fly Above [YouTube] Kandi-Don’t Think I’m Not [YouTube]

Toydays Tin Toys reach TV fame

Toyday Traditional and Classic Toys News (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009

Coming soon to your TV screens is a Christmas special of Kirsties Home Made Homes, that features a lovely character filled house in Devon, where Kirstie Allsop transforms her house with home made crafts using reclaimed and restored second hand furniture and curious hand made objects, where she will get hands on having a go at making things herself to fill her home. To be aired on December 1st, is...

Xposed -- Michael's new bid for TV fame

Herald.ie - Around Town RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009

TOTAL Xposure contestant Michael Coughlan has been forced to leave Ireland in a bid to further his television career.

Peter Andre: I will be a TV star

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009

Resurrected pop star Peter Andre says while his album Revelations made a splash in the charts he is actually more focused on his TV fame.

Shayne Lamas or Daisy de la Hoya: Who'd You Rather ...

The Hollywood Gossip (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009

... Daisy De La Hoya (niece of boxing champ Oscar). It's a battle of useless, bleach-blonde reality TV fame whores. One that will likely go down to the wire. Simple question for you: Who would you rather ... Who would you rather ...