On Sunday’s special for Fox’s 25th anniversary, Evan Marriott, the star of Joe Millionaire, briefly appeared. Ryan Seacrest noted that the finale of that show remains Fox’s highest-rated entertainment program ever. Evan reflected briefly on his experience, but the most noteworthy part was his terrifying soul patch. Three years after the show aired, he said …
Of the gifts reality TV has given us, it has given us a lot to laugh at and mock. The 2003 Fox series Joe Millionaire formalized that mockery by satirizing The Bachelor, pretending its star was a millionaire when he really was not. It ushered in an era of prank reality shows, most of which …
Three years after saying his 15 minutes were up, Evan Marriott, the star of Joe Millionaire, has apparently given up living in the shadow of his fame. He’s now the “owner of his own construction business in California,” according to The Virginian-Pilot, which says Evan “wasn’t thrilled about talking to” the paper when they contacted …
Joe Millionaire runner-up: show was fake. The Star-Tribune doesn’t help Minnesota’s reputation as a hip, happening place by publishing a story about Joe Millionaire that’s, oh, just a couple of years late. Columnist C.J. interviews Melissa Mowery, who apparently came in third place, but who can remember that far back? Melissa details four (weak) things …
Evan says Joe Millionaire was “fake” and “staged”; FOX used sound effects. Joe Millionaire‘s Evan Marriott says the show that took him from underwear model to game show host was “staged” and “totally fake. … I sold 40 million people.” The Sun-Sentinel breaks this news in Tom Jicha’s column, and while he reports “[t]here is …
Evan Marriott gets game show host gig. Evan Marriott, the star of the Joe Millionaire that people actually watched, will be returning to TV as a game show host. Appropriately enough, involves “a lucky contestant going on dates with two sexy singles” but “one of the singles is actually on the market looking for love, …
Zora said no to Joe Millionaire 2 appearance, will turn down other “roles.” Zora Andrich, who previously charged $5 for autographed pictures (albeit for charity), tells the New York Daily News that she turned down an appearance on Joe Millionaire 2 because she “[doesn’t] want people to think, like Evan, I’m stretching my 15 minutes …