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Heads vs. Feds A harmless alternative to alcohol with positive social, economic and medical uses? Or the gateway drug leading to narcotic and drug abuse, culminating in the addiction to heroin and crack? Legalization supporter Steve Hager is the editor in chief of High Times magazine. Hager attempts to establish the counterculture as a legitimate minority whose rights of freedom of religion and pursuit of happiness have been denied. Opponent Robert M. Stutman is a 25-year veteran of US Drug Enforcement Administration and has first-hand experience with the carnage and social implications of drugs and violence in our country.
Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson A former Dallas Cowboy star who played in three Super Bowls. Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson was the first professional football player to admit that he was a drug addict, a problem that plagued him for ten years. Having served a four year jail sentence, Henderson, now a recovered alcoholic and drug user, lectures on the hazards of chemical dependency.
Kimberly Alexander Kimberly Alexander was born on October 30th, 1982 and raised in Columbia, South Carolina but now lives in Los Angeles, California. Kim graduated from Ben Lippon in Columbia, South Carolina before going to Bob Jones University & Midlands for dental assisting to then work as a dental assistant for 3 years before joining The Real World Hollywood Cast. Kim Alexander is the pretty nieve southern women forced to open up her mind to living and understanding different people, cultures, and races on The Real World Hollywood. Kimberly has the goal of being the next big entertainment news reporter in the mold of Ryan Seacrest. Kim entered into her first Real World Road Rules Challenge in 2009 on The Duel 2. College Lecture Topics Living Green, Addictions, North South Relations, Diversity, and Relationships
The Real World Brooklyn Now you can bring The Real World experience to your campus. Cast members from The Real World Brooklyn are now available to come to your campus for your personal Reunion, where they discuss a variety of issues, including orientation, diversity, conflict resolution, volunteerism, multiculturalism, AIDS awareness, relationships and answer any personal questions audience members may have about them or the show. Every freshman has to deal with adjusting to a new living environment with people they hardly know. This program will be beneficial to students going through orientation. Likewise, graduating seniors will soon be entering the real real world and this program will help them to realize some of the issues they will be faced with. See what the cast members are up to these days in the real real world and choose from The Real World cast for a program that would work well at your school.
Jim Brown All-American football and lacrosse player who starred for Syracuse University, Jim Brown was one of the greatest running backs in NFL history with the Cleveland Browns. An inspiring and motivational speaker, Brown founded Amer-I-Can, a self-help program aimed at prison inmates and street gangs.
Chet Cannon Chet Cannon is 23 years old born and raised in Salt Lake City Utah but now residing in Manhattan. Chet Cannon comes across as very metrosexual and is chronically asking questions about many things on The Real World Brooklyn, but affirms he is straight. Chet was the first in line for The Real World casting call at nightclub Area 51 in Salt Lake City ironically fellow cast member Baya Voce was second. He has not drank alcohol or had premarital sex. Chet went to the University of Utah where he hosted a radio show called Chet Chat. He is two semesters short of graduating from U of Utah. Chet has 9 brothers and sisters. He aspires to be a TV host or work in finance. Chet has been casted for a pilot in an upcoming MTV comedy show. College Lecture Topics Safe Sex, Family Values, Diversity, Alcohol Awareness, & Healthy Living
Jose Canseco In 2005, Canseco admitted to using anabolic steroids in a tell-all book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big. Canseco also claimed that up to 85% of major league players took steroids, a figure disputed by many in the game. In the book, Canseco specifically identified former teammates Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi, Rafael Palmeiro, Iván Rodríguez, and Juan González as fellow steroid users, and that he injected them. Most of the players named in the book have denied steroid use. Giambi is believed to have admitted to steroid use in testimony before a grand jury investigating the BALCO case. At a Congressional hearing on the subject of steroids in sports, Palmeiro categorically denied using performance-enhancing drugs, while McGwire repeatedly and somewhat conspicuously refused to answer questions on his own suspected use. Canseco's book became a New York Times bestseller. On August 1, 2005, Palmeiro was suspended for 10 days by Major League Baseball after testing positive for steroids, per MLB's substance abuse policy.
Andrew Chambers Legendary, drug buster and super hero for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) whose job it was to infiltrate drug operations that even undercover police found too dangerous to penetrate. During 16 risky years as a government informant...an unheard of tenure in the cagey undercover business...Chambers also worked for the FBI, United States Customs Service, the IRS and the Secret Service. Chambers has become the most active undercover drug buster in the history of the DEA helping to put more than 400 people behind bars. Chambers has been interviewed on 20/20, has been profiled in Newsweek magazine and a movie and television series about his life and his explosive adventures as a "drug buster" is due to be released.
Tony Curtis Hollywood legend who lectures on chemical dependency and drug abuse.
Lisa D'Amato Recording artist, fashion model and television personality from Los Angeles, California. She got her start in the public arena as a participant on the 5th cycle of the then UPN reality TV series America's Next Top Model and Celebrity Rehab on VH1.
Jefferson Fish Editor of the controversial new book, How To Legalize Drugs, Jefferson Fish is a professor of psychology and chairman of the Psychology Department at St. John's University in New York City. Topics: What Do We Do Now That Drug Prohibition Has Failed; How to Legalize Drugs; The Case for Legalizing Marijuana.
Larry Gatlin Country and western superstar.
Kristine Gebbie National AIDS policy officer in the first Clinton Administration.
Mike Green Mike Green a noted alcohol awareness speaker Green, a recovering alcoholic, ex-college jock and fellow Greek, has spoken at more than 1,000 campuses nationwide in an effort to promote a responsible and mature college lifestyle. His upbeat presentations incorporate comedy, laughter and crowd participation to pull audiences into the subject matter. "We’ve been told by other campus contacts that Mike Green’s presentations are not only very entertaining, but they really strike home at the seriousness of the problem of drinking on campus. Green’s program on alcohol awareness doesn’t employ a prohibitionist approach, but rather, educates students about a mature and responsible way to have fun. "I don’t stand up here and preach," Green said. "I like to have fun myself. I don’t have anything against alcohol, but if you choose to do it, you learn how to do it right." Green is developing drug and alcohol programs for New Jersey high schools and as a former coach and athlete he has developed programs for the Philadelphia Flyers. He serves as a consultant to the student affairs and athletic departments of numerous universities, including Akron, Hobart, Temple and Villanova.
Mariette Hartley Emmy Award winning actress, Mariette Hartley has established herself as an enduring star on stage, in five television series, countless television movies, and more than a dozen feature films. One of the top motivation speakers in the country, Mariette is a national spokesperson for combating mental illness and is active in handgun control, drug and alcohol abuse, and in strengthening family value.
Scott Herman Scott Herman was born on October 8th, 1984 and now lives in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Scott Herman was the handsome body builder in pursuit of a modeling career on. Scott sent an audition tape due to the constant requests of a female client he was training as opposed to attending a Real World casting call in person. He grew up splitting time in both Lawrence Massachusetts and Salem New Hampsphire just across the northern border of Massachusetts. Scott started working at the Golds Gym in Methuen Massachusetts at the age of 14. He won the Mens Health Iron Abs contest in 2007 and was the pullout posted 3 times in 2008. Scott graduated from Merrimack College in North Andover Massachusetts with a BA in Business. He also has both a real estate and financial advising license along with his DJ company Galaxy DJs. Scott aspires to be the face of Calvin Klein and the lead role of Captain America in his upcoming movie. College Lecture Topics Fitness, Dedication, Entrepreneurialism, Goal Setting and Accomplishing, Alcohol Awareness, Drug Awareness: Steroids
Dog The Bounty Hunter Considered the greatest bounty hunter in the world, Duane "Dog" Chapman has made more than 6,000 captures in his 27-year career. This highly intense, charismatic ex-con and born-again Christian is the king of the comebacks. This modern-day hero once served time in a Texas prison. "I am what rehabilitation stands for," Dog says. Now on the right side of the law, Dog is tireless in his efforts to bring in the bad guys and encourage them to turn their lives around. Over the years, the list of fugitives Dog claims to have either helped catch or single-handedly brought to justice reads like a who's who of America's most wanted, including high-profile rapist and Max Factor heir, Andrew Luster. Dog credits much of his success to his knack for getting the most out of his informants. "Seventy percent of all my captures happen because some good ol' American has turned them in by giving me information," he says. Raised in Denver, Dog is the oldest of four children born to Wesley and Barbara Chapman. His dad was a welder in the U.S. Navy, while his mother was a minister with the First Assembly of God who often traveled to Native American reservations to teach the gospel. Dog currently resides in Hawaii with his wife and business partner, Beth, and three of his children
Jean Kilbourne Internationally recognized authority on the media, addictions and sex roles in advertising.
Chuck Klosterman CHUCK KLOSTERMAN More than anyone else in his generation, Chuck Klosterman captures what it feels like to live in—and express ourselves through—our Pop-obsessed, media-saturated culture. One of the most talked-about writers today, he shows us why Pop is a conversation anyone can join in on, and why it's worth talking about in the first place. "Writing about pop culture doesn't get any better than this, or any funnier." That's Stephen King talking about Chuck Klosterman's brilliant debut, Fargo Rock City. Though ostensibly about Heavy Metal, the book uses the genre as a framework to discuss larger topics, such as the effects of popular music on shaping a young person's identity. This strategy—to discuss culture at large and reveal greater truths by focusing on seemingly insignificant, often discounted subject matter—has made Klosterman (pronounced Close-ter-man) one of the most influential and controversial journalists of our time. In Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, he draws in all corners of the Pop culture universe and, with deceptively simple and often hilarious writing, he shows us how Pop intermingles and ultimately becomes inextricably linked with our memories and our lives. He asks what our cultural choices—the songs we love, the movies we pay to see, the television we can't stop watching—say about us, as individuals and as a society. The Onion calls Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, a New York Times bestseller, "one of the brightest pieces of pop analysis to appear this century." Klosterman has written two other bestsellers. In fact, he is in that top rank of writers who have had two titles simultaneously on the hardcover and paperback lists. In Killing Yourself to Live, he takes a road-trip across America, in the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson and Jack Kerouac. His latest book, Chuck Klosterman 4: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas, is a collection of his best interviews and most infamous magazine columns. He pens a popular column for Esquire, "Chuck Klosterman's America," and is a regular contributor to ESPN.com. Klosterman lives in New York, and is currently working on his first novel.
Ali MacGraw Film star, social activist and feminist.
David Malinosky David Malinosky was born on March 8th, 1985 and raised in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Dave currently resides in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina but often travels between New York City and Los Angeles before relocation in either. Dave Sky is the outgoing, athletic, free spirit of The Real World Hollywood cast. Dave hosted the Generation of Comedy Tour as it travels nationwide throughout 2008 utlizing his training from iO West Improv Theater. Dave from The Real World Hollywood graduated Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina majoring in Sports Management and minoring in Business. David stands at 5 foot 7 but has excelled in many sports including football, lacrosse, track, and even cheerleading. David Sky envisions himself hosting live events and television shows while also pursuing a career in film. College Lecture Topics Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Safe Sex Awareness, Drunk Driving, Eco Awareness, Global Warming, Darfur, and Animal Rights
Def Poetry The acclaimed late-night series RUSSELL SIMMONS PRESENTS DEF POETRY COMES TO YOUR SCHOOL. The audacious, uncensored late-night series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry returns to HBO with a fifth season. This year the seminal spoken word series presents seasoned and up-and-coming poets performing their work onstage before a live audience, interspersed with a big-ticket lineup of celebrities also trying their hand at poetry.Praised by the New York Times as an "exuberant, daringly fresh series that breaks poetry out of the neat little boxes it's so often put it," Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry features a spectrum of voices.
Sarah Ralston Sarah Ralston was born on September 2nd, 1986 in Ahwatukee, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona where she continues to live as well in New York with her college sweetheart. Sarah graduated Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University in 2007 at the age of 20 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Women Studies. Sarah Ralston is the pretty hispanic church going feminist cast member who has never left Arizona any real length of time before joining The Real World Hollywood. Sarah was casted on the show at an open casting call at the Tempe Music Festival near the ASU campus with her friend Jackie on the application, she started off with I actually have half a brain, so I dont think you will be interested!. She also is a national finalist in speech and debate and has anchored the news in Phoenix for Cox Cable 11. Sarah spoke to the ASU Web Devil Newspaper in April 2008 about her decision to quit the show. College Lecture Topics Addiction, Body Image Issues, Christianity, Feminism, & Relationships
Sarah Rice Sarah Rice is 22 years old while being born and raised in Orange County she now lives in San Francisco California. Sarah Rice acts as the knowledgeable counciler which provides support and advice to the other cast members on The Real World Brooklyn. Sarah went to The Real World casting call audition in San Francisco after hearing about it on the radio along her thinking she had nothing else to do. On the show she volunteered at The Gay and Lesbian Center in New York by initiating an art therapy program.Sarah previously only dated women but is now exclusive with her current boyfriend. She looks forward to competing in a future Real World Road Rules Challeneg. Her father, of whom she has distanced herself from due to sexual abuse, got the phone number of The Real World Brooklyn house by her aunt NOT production. College Lecture Topics Sexual Abuse, Diversity, & LGBT Issues
Kemba Smith Remarkable story of triumph and determination. Smith who was sentenced in 1994 to more than two decades in federal prison on a first-time drug conviction is a single mother, advocate, public speaker, law student and author. When a judge sentenced Smith to prison for alleged involvement in a crack cocaine ring, she was a young college student at Hampton University in Virginia. She fell in with the wrong crowd and became involved with a major figure in a $4 million drug ring. Enduring years of physical and emotional abuse, Smith ended the relationship. But she was sentenced to prison for being closely involved with the man. After serving 6 1/2 years, Smith regained her freedom after President Clinton granted her clemency in December of 2000. Her predicament forced the nation to focus on drug enforcement policies and mandatory sentencing for drug offenses. Smith has since graduated from Virginia Union University and attends law school at Howard University. She started the Kemba Smith Foundation that works to inspire and uplift young people as well as educate them about injustices within the criminal justice system. Smith has spoken at more than 30 colleges and universities. Having already received numerous honors and awards for her activism, she continues to speak on topics that she feels are important to the nation.
Suzanne Somers Well known actress, entertainer, and anti-drug and alcohol activist.
Jodie Sweetin Jodie Sweetin is best known for her eight-year run as Stephanie, the precocious middle child, on the hit ABC television show Full House. Full House was a show that families loved to watch together and continues to be a favorite in syndication and on cable. During her high school and college years Sweetin discovered alcohol and drugs, substances she now realizes that she cannot handle. For years she fought her addictions, causing serious destruction to her life. After losing her two-year marriage and experiencing tremendous personal loss, she entered drug and alcohol rehab in March of 2005. Since then, she has been working diligently to put her life back on track. In her presentation, A Young Star's Road to Recovery,Sweetin explains how rehabilitative therapy changed her life and inspires all listeners to combat challenges head-on.
Ross Szabo Ross Szabo is currently the Director of Youth Outreach for National Mental Health Awareness Campaign (NMHAC) and he has been speaking publicly about mental health issues since the age of 17. In the last five years, Szabo is the only speaker in the U.S. who has addressed over 500,000 young people in high schools and colleges about mental health issues. He was named 2007 Best Male Performer of the Year by Campus Activities Magazine, recognizing him as one of the top speakers in the country on the college circuit. Szabo confronted the stigma of mental illness at an early age. A popular student leader and athlete, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder while he was in high school. After graduating cum laude with a B.A. in psychology from American University in 2002, he set out on a full-time mission to speak out about mental health issues in an effort to reach young people who are struggling to deal with their problems, and eradicate needless stereotypes. Szabo is also a founding member of the Leadership 21 Committee of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and has a regular blog on leadership-21.blogspot.com. He has been interviewed/featured as an expert by SEVENTEEN, Parade Magazine, CBS, CNN, MTV and more. Szabo's eagerly anticipated new book, Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health, co-written by Melanie Hall (www.facetheissue.com), was released in August 2007. Written as an extension of Szabo's popular school presentations, the book has been richly praised by Tipper Gore and many other respected authors and mental health advocates. A uniquely accessible and comforting resource for all young adults -- it also provides parents, teachers, counselors and administrators with a better understanding of the important emotional issues facing young people today.
Dave Toma David Toma is a legend in his own time. For the last forty years he has been America's leading antidrug and antialcohol crusader, speaking to thousands of teenagers, parents, teachers, and school administrators each week. The inspiration for two television series -- "Baretta" and "Toma" -- he was a policeman for twenty-one years and is also a former Marine drill instructor. For sixteen of his years on the force he was a detective in the vice, gambling, and narcotics squad of one of North America's most troubled cities, Newark, New Jersey. His arrest record was unmatched--numbering in the thousands with an unheard-of 98 percent conviction record--all without ever firing his gun. He has lectured throughout the world, is the author of four books including Toma Tells It Straight--With Love, and Turning Your Life Around, and has hosted his own weekly discussion program on New York's WOR-TV and an excellent motivational speaker.
Tammy Wynette Country music superstar.