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MTV 2004 - 2005 2 seasons 19 eps Ended

I Want a Famous Face

2004 - 2005 2 seasons 19 eps

5.5

Season 2

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Season 1

Season 2

25 min

S2 · E1 · Mar 29, 2005

Brandi (Carmen Electra) Episode 1

Brandi is a 21-year-old go-go dancer who hopes to pursue a career like her idol's, Carmen Electra. Brandi knows that plastic surgery is the ""cutting edge"" she needs to perfect her Carmen look and is getting breast implants, lip injections and a nose job to make her look like her favorite star. She hopes having Carmen's body and breasts will ""electrify"" her modeling career and help her chances of posing for Maxim Magazine just like Carmen. In addition, Brandi hopes plastic surgery will finally convince her ""guy friend"" to give her the commitment she's been longing for, since he is a ""boob man"" and a huge fan of Carmen's.

25 min

S2 · E2 · Apr 5, 2005

Jenee (Tiffani Thiessen) Episode 2

Jenee is a hair stylist from Long Island who dreams of looking like actress Tiffani-Amber Thiessen. Jenee believes posing for Playboy will give her career the jump start it needs. She is always mistaken for and considers herself Tiffani's biggest fan. Jenee does everything from studying Tiffani's make-up technique to watching every career move she makes. Jenee hopes getting breast implants and liposuction on her stomach, back, butt and thighs will perfect her body. She thinks surgery will give her the confidence to expose her body at a photo shoot and to send her pics into Playboy.

25 min

S2 · E3 · Apr 12, 2005

Jay (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Episode 3

Jay is a 23-year-old Long Island student who, while not ""obsessed"" with Arnold Schwarzenegger, has always admired his perfect physique and chest. Jay has modeled his diet, body building and lifestyle after Arnold's--yet his Gynecomastia holds him back from achieving that perfect Arnold chest. He considers plastic surgery his only hope of terminating his ""man-boobs"" and winning him the girl of his dreams.

25 min

S2 · E4 · Apr 19, 2005

Kelly (Jennifer Aniston) Episode 4

Kelly is an extremely outgoing 26-year-old who is absolutely infatuated with Jennifer Aniston, whom everyone says she resembles. She buys clothes to match Jennifer's and owns all her movies. Kelly just divorced her husband and really wants to find a new man and start fresh with a new, ""hot"" body. She hopes that having rhinoplasty, breast lift and augmentation and extensive liposuction will help her finally be comfortable in her own skin. She dates frequently, goes country dancing with her girlfriends and yearns for the confidence to wear string bikinis so she can find her own Brad Pitt.

25 min

S2 · E5 · Apr 26, 2005

Crystal U (Britney Spears) Episode 5

Crystal is a shy, single 24-year-old Britney Spears look-alike who lives a normal life. She has a comfy office job but secretly desires a different life. Crystal thinks bigger breasts and a nose job will give her the confidence she needs to become a stripper. Not only that, playing up her similarities to Britney will allow her to impersonate the superstar when she finally hits the pole. Even if she doesn't go through with the stripping, she feels a makeover will help her land a job with the Anaheim Angels Strike Force, a sexy dance team that entertains the crowd between innings.

25 min

S2 · E6 · May 3, 2005

Martin (Ricky Martin) Episode 6

Martin is an outgoing 18-year-old college freshman who wants to look like Ricky Martin. He's hoping plastic surgery can get his longtime dream woman Marita to add some ""benefits"" to their platonic friendship. He thinks Ricky Martin's strong features are just what he needs to overcome Marita's lack of romantic interest and convince her to live ""la vida loca"" with him.

25 min

S2 · E7 · May 10, 2005

Nikicia (Janet Jackson) Episode 7

Nikicia is an aspiring singer/actress who hopes a Janet Jackson makeover will improve her look and marketability. She had liposuction nine months ago, but it only succeeded in taking off five pounds and angering her husband, who considered the procedure a waste of money. Although she is starting a Web site promoting independent singers/actors, Nikicia still doesn't feel comfortable enough to post her own pictures. She's hoping that surgery to give her a body like Janet Jackson's will give her the confidence she needs to make it big.

25 min

S2 · E8 · May 17, 2005

Crystal Z Episode 8

Crystal is a 23-year-old Hawaiian Tropics Model who'd love to look like her idol, Brooke Burke. Although she's competed in many modeling and beauty pageants, Crystal is very self-conscious about her body and has always needed to stuff her bra to feel confident. Crystal works nights as a ""beer tub"" girl and has been told she resembles Brooke Burke, who, like Crystal, is a mix of different ethnicities. Crystal hopes having surgery to further this resemblance will help her be as successful as Brooke.

S2 · E9

Jamie Episode 9

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S2 · E10

Audrey Episode 10

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S2 · E11

Vived Episode 11

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S2 · E12

Gia Episode 12

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12 episodes in Season 2

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I Want a Famous Face is a Reality television program on MTV, produced by Pink Sneakers Productions. The show features young adults who undergo plastic surgery with the goal of looking more like a famous person. Celebrities that participants have chosen to look more like include Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Brad Pitt, Ricky Martin and Victoria Beckham. The show also features short spots on how plastic surgery can go wrong from people that have experienced poor health resulting from their attempts at plastic surgery.

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Cast

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Jessica Chesler

Total runtime 9h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Type Reality

Show info

Premiered

March 15, 2004

Final episode

May 17, 2005

Status

Ended

Network

MTV

Country

United States

Type

Reality

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

9h 30m

Original language

English

Production

P

Pink Sneakers Productions

Production

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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