Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas

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Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas
Format Reality show
Created by Jonathan Murray
Starring Alton Williams
Arissa Hill
Brynn Smith
Frank Roessler
Irulan Wilson
Steven Hill
Trishelle Cannatella
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel MTV
Original run May 30, 2007 – July 11, 2007

Reunited: The Real World Las Vegas is a six-episode, 2007 spinoff miniseries of The Real World: Las Vegas that reunites the cast of the 2002 season of The Real World to live in the same Palms Hotel and Casino suite they filmed the original series in, five years after filming ended on The Real World: Las Vegas. Filming began April 9, 2007, and lasted until approximately April 26.[1][2][3] Trishelle Cannatella was the last cast member to agree to appear, as assurances were needed that filming would not conflict with her schedule.[4] The mini-series premiered May 30, 2007 and concluded on July 11, 2007.

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[edit] Cast

Cast Member Age1 Hometown Since appearing on The Real World: Las Vegas...
Arissa Hill 28[5] Malden, Massachusetts[6] Arissa moved to Las Vegas shortly after filming ended. There, she was married to a bodyguard she met in Vegas, but the relationship fell apart when Arissa agreed to appear on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes II. Arissa made it to the final three women, but ultimately lost to the men. Her appearance on Battle of the Sexes II caused some friction among her former cast members, as Alton, Irulan and Steven all claimed on the now defunct Fishbowl.com that she was pretentious.[citation needed] She is now a painter and lives alone in an apartment in Long Beach.[citation needed]
Frank Roessler 28[7] Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Frank moved to Los Angeles after filming ended. He appeared on Battle of the Sexes II. There, he began a brief relationship with Angela (from the Extreme team), but he didn't like the way in which their relationship was portrayed.[citation needed] The experience left Frank disillusioned with Challenges and he has reportedly said that he never wanted to do a Challenge again. However, he is currently on the Rookies team on The Gauntlet III.[citation needed] During the show, Frank was accepted to the University of Southern California Marshall Business School to earn a Masters degree in Business Administration, though he never enrolled. Frank is now attending graduate school at UCLA. He appared on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III In 2008. He was on the Rookies team, entering his 2nd challenge. He and Jillian (from Road Rules: Extreme) began a small relationship while on the show. He made it to the end and won $50,000. At the reunion show Frank said that Jillian and himself have moved in together.[citation needed]
Trishelle Cannatella 27[8] Cut Off, Louisiana

Trishelle moved to Los Angeles and appeared on The Gauntlet and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno. She began dating Mike "The Miz" Mizanin (from The Real World: Back to New York) during The Inferno. She left the The Inferno on a sour note after being berated by The Real World: Back to New York's Coral Smith. Trishelle has not done a Challenge since. She moved on to pursue a variety of different projects. Trishelle has appeared numerous times on the internet broadcast of The Real World After Show on the MTV website. Trishelle has posed nude for Playboy magazine and the online Playboy Cyber Club.

Brynn Smith 26[9] Portland, Oregon Brynn moved back to Portland after the series ended and began to seriously date Austin, who visited during the filming of the original series. Brynn and Austin eventually married and had two sons, Halen and Nash. Brynn is still living in Portland.[citation needed]
Alton Williams 27[10] San Diego, California Alton dated Irulan for three years and moved to Los Angeles with her. He appeared on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet and Kill Reality with Irulan, and shortly after he broke up with her, he appeared on The Gauntlet II which he won. Alton also appeared on the Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno III. He moved back to San Diego shortly after breaking up with Irulan. He is currently in a relationship.[citation needed]
Steven Hill 29[11] San Marcos, Texas Steven appeared on Battle of the Sexes II. He was kicked off after he slapped Shane Landrum (from Road Rules: Campus Crawl) for talking during a silent mission. He was the host of a radio show over on the Fishbowl for a couple of months, during which he claimed that he would never do another Challenge. Having previously studied business at Texas State University, he is now studying psychology. He has remarried to a model named Donna and they are new parents.
Irulan Wilson 27[12] Bronx, New York Irulan moved in with Alton and they dated for three years. She appeared on The Gauntlet, but lost near the end, while Alton stayed on to win. Irulan and Alton broke up before he appeared on The Gauntlet II. She is now a photographer living in Queens, New York, with her current boyfriend.[citation needed]

Note 1: Age at the time of filming.

[edit] The Palms suite

Photo of the Palms hotel tower and the new Fantasy Tower.
Photo of the Palms hotel tower and the new Fantasy Tower.

After the cast had moved out and promotion for the show had commenced, the Palms Hotel and Casino opened the doors of the Real World suite for guests to live in. To date, it is the only Real World house that has maintained its original state since filming ended in 2002.[citation needed]

After the series aired on MTV in 2002, the Palms became a popular destination for the young, hip crowd in Las Vegas. Ghostbar and Rain in the Desert, the bar and nightclub that the cast members frequented, are now known as Las Vegas hot spots while they were not well-known during the filming of the series. The series is also credited with opening up Las Vegas to television and movie productions, as the city was previously very cautious of allowing productions to film in Vegas.

Since filming ended in 2002, the Real World suite has been host to many famous celebrities, including Britney Spears.[13] The Palms has also undergone an extensive expansion, including a new tower, which houses Fantasy Suites, which are closely modeled after the original Real World suite in the original tower.

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