The Real World: Paris

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The Real World: Paris
Cast of The Real World: Paris
Format	Reality
Created by	Bunim/Murray Productions
Starring	Clyde "Ace" Amerson Adam King Chris "C.T." Tamburello Christina Trainor Leah Gillingwater Mallory Snyder Simon Sherry-Wood
Country of origin	United States
Production
Location(s)	France
Running time	30 minutes, including commercials
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
Original run	June 3, 2003 – November 4, 2003
Chronology
Preceded by	The Real World: Las Vegas
Followed by	The Real World: San Diego

The Real World: Paris is the thirteenth season of MTV's popular reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of seven diverse strangers from across the world living together for several months, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships in Paris, France.

1 Assignment
2 Cast
3 The house
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Assignment

Every season of the The Real World since its fifth season, has included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates. The Paris cast was assigned to write reviews for Frommer's, reviewing various Paris bars, clubs and other attractions. A weekly bonus would be given to the housemates if they all completed their weekly assignments, though they rarely accomplished this. Two of the castmates, in fact, Chris "CT" Tamburello and Leah Gillingwater, were caught submitting fake reviews. The housemates' reviews were never published, although some were available on Frommer's website.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Cast

Cast member	Age¹	Hometown	Biography	RW/RR Challenge seasons
Clyde Daryn "Ace" Amerson^[1]		Statesboro, Georgia	Born March 22, 1979. Ace is a senior marketing major in his sixth year at Georgia Southern University and a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. He co-owns three college bars back home where his girlfriend lives, and enjoys the drinking and partying that comes with that business. The death of his mother was a troubled time for him, but he has moved on.^[2]	The Inferno Battle of the Sexes II The Gauntlet II The Inferno III
Adam King		Beverly Hills, California	Adam is a graduate of Stanford University with a degree in communications, and an aspiring rap musician and lyricist who grew up in Beverly Hills. His mother provided a stable home environment while his father, William King, toured with the 70's R&B group, The Commodores. A motivated and energetic young man, friends and family compare him to the Energizer Bunny. He is fluent in French, which helps him socialize with women in France, but he still struggles to find a lasting relationship with the woman of his dreams. He is initially attracted to Mallory, though she does not reciprocate. He is currently living in Los Angeles.^[3]	Battle of the Sexes II The Gauntlet II The Gauntlet III^[4]
C.T. Tamburello		Boston, Massachusetts	Born July 16, 1980. Chris (aka C.T.) is currently pursuing a degree in Business Management at the University of Massachusetts, and works nights as a bartender at a nightclub near his school. He believes there is nothing he cannot accomplish if he sets his mind to it. He is opinionated and confrontational, at times to point of getting into fights with Adam, Christina and Leah, and is a source for much tension in the house. CT and Christina do have a flirtatious relationship at one point but it never comes into fruition.^[5]	The Inferno The Inferno II The Duel The Inferno III The Gauntlet III^[4]
Christina Trainor		Las Vegas, Nevada	Christina is a criminal justice graduate from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The child of a biracial relationship (her mother is Korean and her father is German), Christina is drawn to diversity in her life. With a stepfather in the military, Christina grew up a military brat, and has developed the ability to adapt to the environment around her. Her family moved away from Las Vegas, but she stayed and works as a cocktail waitress. She has breast implants. CT and Ace find her attractive, but nothing ever comes of it. She later becomes close friends with Mallory, Leah and Simon.^[6]	None
Leah Gillingwater		Long Island, New York	Leah is a single Long Island, New York native, and a graduate of the University of Maryland, who aspires to a career in fashion, and enjoys partying, shopping and expensive name brands. She is known as loud and boisterous, and is often the center of attention. She admits to at one time only dating men who drove expensive cars. Leah is first attracted to Ace, but he does not reciprocate. Known to be pugnacious, she ends up in fights with most of her roommates. Leah and Mallory click at first, but later their friendship seems to crumble, the height of their animosity coming to a head on their trip to Italy. Leah has a cancer scare though, which brings her close to Mallory and the rest of her roommates.^[7]	The Inferno
Mallory Snyder	19^[8]	Palatine, Illinois	Born January 7, 1984. Mallory is a statuesque, athletic 19-year-old in her freshman year at Iowa State University. With her parents pushing her to achieve in sports, Mallory is struggling with what others expect of her and her desire to explore life outside of athletics. Eager to leave a structured life, she is happy to give up her soccer scholarship to move to Paris. Waiting to find love before she loses her virginity, Mallory is single. Mallory's looks gain the attention of Adam and Ace, who she later dates, though she hides the relationship off-camera. She later became a model.^[8]	The Inferno
Simon Sherry-Wood		Dublin, Ireland	A native of Ireland, Simon lives at home and goes to high school in a small village about an hour outside Dublin. His family's acceptance of his homosexuality has allowed Simon to live an open life, and he has enjoyed the gay scene in Dublin since he was 16. Simon met his Spanish boyfriend on New Year's Eve, a few weeks before moving to Paris. Aware of the temptations of Paris nightlife, Simon plans to stay faithful. A working model with a flair for fashion, he intends to go to college, but has yet to apply to schools because he's unsure about his career goals.^[9]	None

Note 1: Age at the time of filming.

[edit] The house

The four-story 5,382 square foot chateau was built in 1869, and is located in Le Vesinet, a commune of France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.2 miles from the center of Paris. Le Vesinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues and bourgeois mansions built around boating lakes and English-Style gardens. In some of the rooms of the Chateau, fake walls were built to protect 18 karat gilding on the original surfaces. The Chateau includes a wine cellar.^[10]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

v • d • e The Real World, Road Rules, and Real World/Road Rules Challenge

The Real World seasons	New York • Los Angeles • San Francisco • London • Miami • Boston • Seattle • Hawaii • New Orleans • Back to New York • Chicago • Las Vegas • Paris • San Diego • Philadelphia • Austin • Key West • Denver • Sydney • Hollywood • Brooklyn

Road Rules seasons	USA - The First Adventure • USA - The Second Adventure • Europe • Islands • Northern Trail • Down Under • Latin America • Semester at Sea • Maximum Velocity Tour • The Quest • Campus Crawl • South Pacific • X-Treme • Viewers' Revenge

RW/RR Challenge seasons	Road Rules: All Stars • The RW/RR Challenge • The RW/RR Challenge 2000 • The RW/RR Extreme Challenge • The RW/RR Battle of the Seasons • The RW/RR Battle of the Sexes • The Gauntlet • The Inferno • Battle of the Sexes 2 • The Inferno II • The Gauntlet 2 • Fresh Meat • The Duel • The Inferno III • The Gauntlet 3

Related	Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas • Bunim/Murray Productions • Mary-Ellis Bunim • Jonathan Murray • Pedro and Me