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| Maria Menounos | |
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 Maria Menounos at the premiere of 27 Dresses, January 7, 2008. |
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| Born | June 8, 1978 Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Emerson College (2000) [1] |
| Occupation | actress, journalist, television presenter |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Title | Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996 |
Maria Menounos (Greek:Μαρία Μενούνου) (born June 8, 1978) is an American actress, journalist, television presenter and occasional professional wrestler known in The United States for her appearances as a correspondent for Today, Access Hollywood, Extra, and abroad for co-hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.
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Menounos was born in Medford, Massachusetts, to Greek immigrant parents Costas and Litsa Menounos. She has a younger brother, Peter,[2] and is fluent in the Greek language. From age 13–19, she was an employee of Dunkin' Donuts.[3] Menounos attended the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Somerville, Massachusetts. Menounos attended Medford High School in Medford, MA. In 1995, Menounos began to compete in beauty pageants. The following year, she won the title of Miss Massachusetts Teen USA and competed at Miss Teen USA where she placed in the top 15, receiving an honorary mention, during the preliminary competition; Menounos placed 13th in preliminaries. The pageant was won by Christie Lee Woods. Maria competed for the title of Miss Massachusetts USA 2000; she was the 1st runner up.
Later Menounos attended Boston's Emerson College where she participated in the now award winning organization, Emerson Independent Video. She graduated from Emerson in 2000.[1] During her senior year, she was hired as a reporter for Channel One News. Her work for Channel One's 10-minute segments included traveling to El Salvador to report on the earthquake of 2001, interviewing North Atlantic Treaty Organization aircrew members aboard an AWACS while flying a combat air patrol mission during the military alliance's Operation Eagle Assist and interviewing then President George W. Bush. Entertainment Tonight hired Menounos as a correspondent in 2002, where she reported on movies, music and fashion. ET executives offered her a hosting gig for ET on MTV & VH1; she left the program in 2005 to focus on her acting career, though she would eventually join rival program Access Hollywood later that Fall as a special correspondent.[4] She went on to co-host a few episodes of the Today show in the late summer and fall of 2006 as well as in April 2007. In 2003, Menounos appeared on the November 30 episode of Punk'd where she was one of many celebrities caught in the awkward and embarrassing "Red Carpet Interviews".
In 2004, Menounos briefly appeared in an episode of the UPN series One on One as Glinda, an eccentric, self-proclaimed "Fairy Godmother to the Stars". In the summer of 2005, she appeared in the comic book film Fantastic Four, where she played a nurse who is romanced by the "Human Torch", played by Chris Evans. Her likeness and voice was featured in the 2005 Electronic Arts video game, From Russia with Love as Eva Adara, Red Grant's henchwoman, which stars Sean Connery as James Bond. She is also the spokesperson for Pantene hair products. Menounos presented the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest (along with Greek singer Sakis Rouvas) that took place in Athens.[5]
As an actress, Maria had recurring roles on CBS' Without a Trace and as Jules in the second season of The CW's One Tree Hill (during its run on The WB). Menounos also appeared on the Scrubs episode "My Extra Mile", which aired in May 2006 where she is attracted to John Dorian because she likes his hair. In 2006, Menounos appeared in the music video for "A Public Affair" by Jessica Simpson. On April 27, 2007, Maria starred in Kickin' It Old Skool. In 2007, Menounos continued in her run as international spokesperson doing print and television commercials for Pantene hair products as well as print ads for New York & Company. From December 17 to December 20, 2007, Menounos hosted the reality game show miniseries Clash of the Choirs.
In 2008, she became the host of Hollywood Green on the Planet Green network. "Maria Menounos brings glamour to green living as the hostess of Hollywood Green. Both as the special correspondent for daily entertainment newsmagazine "Access Hollywood," and on Hollywood Green, Maria provides TV viewers with comprehensive coverage of entertainment and news personalities."[6] In 2008, she had a role in the movie Tropic Thunder. In 2008, she became the first journalist to interview the entire Obama family as a whole. She is represented by Jon Rosen at WME (William Morris Endeavor).[7]
In May 2008, she played in the AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open, but was eliminated in the qualifying round.[8] On July 13, 2008, Menounos starred in the celebrity softball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. In November 2008, when Richard Belzer fell ill, she filled in as host for the North Shore Animal League's Dogcatemy Celebrity Gala, which takes place at NYC's Capitale.[9] Since 2009, she has hosted reunion specials of MTV's The Real World and the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Menounos appeared on the 2008 Knight Rider series episode "Fly By Knight", which aired on February 11, 2009 where she played a DEA agent who is in charge of investigating a plane crash.
On August 4, 2011, it was announced that she is joining Warner Bros.'s Extra, where she will co-host the show with Mario Lopez. She'll also have on-air duties at Dr. Drew's Lifechangers, and will develop new projects.[10]
On February 28, 2012, Good Morning America announced that she would be a contestant of the 14th season of Dancing with the Stars.[11] Her partner is Derek Hough.
Menounos is a known long-time WWE fan and has made several appearances with the promotion. Menounos' first appearance came on October 12, 2009 when Menounos joined Nancy O'Dell in guest hosting WWE Raw. She made her in-ring debut that night in a six diva tag team match with Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim against Beth Phoenix, Rosa Mendes, and Alicia Fox. Menounos's team was victorious, with the match highlighted by Menounos slapping the much larger-statured Phoenix.[12][13]
On December 11th, 2011 edition of WWE Tribute to the Troops, Maria teamed with Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, and Alicia Fox to defeat the team of The Bella Twins (Nikki & Brie) and The Divas of Doom (Natalya & Beth Phoenix).[14] Menounos continued her feud with WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix after Phenoix and Eve Torres interrupted an interview segment with Kelly Kelly on Extra. This led to tag team match at Wrestlemania XXVIII with Menounos teaming with Kelly Kelly to take on Beth Phenoix and Eve Torres.[15] Despite legitimately suffering two cracked ribs during practice for Dancing With the Stars before the match[16] Menounos and Kelly Kelly were successful in defeating Eve Torres and Beth Phenoix at Wrestlemania on April 1, 2012.[17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Fantastic Four | Sexy Nurse | |
| 2006 | Fwiends.com | Gladys | Short film |
| 2007 | Kickin' It Old Skool | Jennifer | Major role |
| 2007 | In the Land of Merry Misfits | Risandra | Voice role |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2011 | Serial Buddies | Katelyn |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Channel One News | Herself | Host |
| 2002-2005 | Entertainment Tonight | Herself | Correspondent |
| 2002 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Reporter #1 | "Free Sabrina" (season 7: episode 5) |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Chris Sanders | "Trip Box" (season 2: episode 8) |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Herself | (season 2: episode 6) |
| 2004 | One on One | Glenda | "We'll Take Manhattan" (season 4: episode 1) "Zen Daddy" (season 4: episode 2) |
| 2004–2005 | One Tree Hill | Emily "Jules" Chambers | "I Will Dare" (season 2: episode 5) "We Might as Well Be Strangers" (season 2: episode 6) "Let the Reigns Go Loose" (season 2: episode 7) "Truth, Bitter Truth" (season 2: episode 8) "Don't Take Me for Granted" (season 2: episode 10) "The Heart Brings You Back" (season 2: episode 11) "Between Order and Randomness" (season 2: episode 12) "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" (season 2: episode 14) "Unopened Letter to the World" (season 2: episode 15) "Somewhere a Clock is Ticking" (season 2: episode 16) |
| 2005-2011 | Access Hollywood | Herself | Correspondent |
| 2006 | Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | Herself | Co-host |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Tamara | "My Extra Mile" (season 5: episode 15) |
| 2006 | Entourage | Herself | "Aquamom" (season 3: episode 1); cameo appearance |
| 2007 | Clash of the Choirs | Herself | Host |
| 2009 | Knight Rider | DEA Agent Jessie Renning | "Fly by Knight" (season 1: episode 15) |
| 2009-2011 | The Challenge | Herself | Host of Reunion episodes |
| 2009-2011 | The Real World | Herself | Host of Reunion episodes |
| 2010 | Entourage | Herself | "Buzzed" (season 7: episode 2); cameo appearance |
| 2011–present | Extra | Herself | Host |
| 2011 | Funny or Die Presents | Talk Show Host | (season 2: episode 2); "Paco Dances" segment |
| 2012 | Sesame Street | Herself | "The All of Our Senses Club"; cameo apperance |
| 2012 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself | Season 14 contestant |
| 2012 | WrestleMania XXVIII | Herself | Performed With Kelly Kelly Defeated Beth Phoenix and Eve |
At the age of 17, Menounos produced In the Land of Merry Misfits, an independent film fairy tale. The 35 mm feature film was produced by Menounos while attending Emerson College with director Keven Undergaro, then head writer for MTV's Singled Out. The negative of the film was stolen and the film was never completed but her work on the film, and the film's director, helped her land her reporting job at Channel One News and at MTV (ET on MTV). Menounos, however, never forgot the film or the film's director. In 2005, Menounos personally funded the recovery and restoration of the film, which was narrated by John Waters and starred an eclectic group in the Waters vein — including former WWE champion Bob Backlund, actress Josie Davis from the TV show Charles in Charge and B-movie icon Randal Malone. The film premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.
Menounos also directed Longtime Listener starring Wilmer Valderrama. The film was an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival 2006.
Menounos appeared in FHM magazine and in People magazine in 2004 as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People." In another poll conducted by askmen.com, Menounos was voted one of the top five girls a guy would most want to marry, along with Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron and Jessica Alba. She has also beaten Jessica Alba and Charlize Theron for "Cyber Vixen of the Year" on Spike TV's video game awards. On August 8, 2010 she won the Madden NFL Pro-AM MVP award. She also won MadTV's "Smokin' Hot TV Personality" Award for 2010.
Menounos founded the charity "Take Action Hollywood!" after her trip to South Africa. Reporting on the devastating effects of the AIDS crisis she was inspired to create TAH!, a charity that utilizes the power of the entertainment industry and the medium of film to affect for positive social change. Maria also created the Cosmo Girl Cup, a national, annual competition and award given to the group of teens who do the most in their communities to affect for positive social change. Menounos presented at the Earth Day Network's Climate Rally in Washington, DC on April 25, 2010. She encouraged people to go green and threw carrots into the crowd. Menounos acted as the Masters of Ceremony for the First Annual Los Angeles CureSearch Walk for Children's Cancer held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on October 24, 2010.
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Jeanie Larson Brockett: Reality Show Update: Ok..so I can't believe that Maria Menounos got kicked of DWTS! She did so fantastic even with all her injuries and I was rooting for her to win! Then another shock when Josh Ledet was kicked off Amercan Idol...he was so awesome and was never boring to watch or listen to..I was rooting for him to win as well, although the top 3 were all terrific singers (I could never warm up to Jessica)!
Margie Hearron: Did you all watch this when it was live. The cool thing about Hangouts on Air is that a live Hangout is recorded to the Hangout's host youtube account. Isn't that awesome. If you are a Dancing with the Stars fan, you might like to look at this hangout. All the big celebs are doing Hangouts. Hangouts are for regular people too http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dvTLBJ_Rw5A
Youssef Haitham: WWE Wrestlemania matches and winners: Team Teddy (Santino Marella, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Great Khali, Zack Ryder and Booker T) vs Team Laurinaitis (David Otunga, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre and The Miz) Winner: Team Laurinaitis Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos vs Beth Phoenix and Eve Winner: Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos Randy Orton vs Kane Winner: Kane Cody Rhodes vs Big Show Intercontinental Championship Winner: Big Show Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus World Heavyweight Championship Winner: Sheamus CM Punk vs Chris Jericho WWE Championship Winner: CM Punk Undertaker vs Triple H End of an Era, Hell in a Cell match (HBK special referee) Winner: Undertaker (20-0) The Rock vs John Cena Once in a Lifetime match Winner: The Rock
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Dance Talk: Happy Birthday wishes to Debi Cacace, Cathy Rankel, DJ John, Laurie Schwimmer, Debra Kee, Mark Ballas, Patti Cottone, Nancy Love, Tracy Jordan, Taletha Jouzdani, Linda Greer, Frank Santan, Eddie Vega RIP, Sal Riccio, Maria Valentine, Johnny Vicino, Jackie Norrito, Laurie Kauffman, John Wheaton, Ogie Espinosa, Kara Przybla and Fred Guaruaccio *Our generation was fortunate to have Donna Summer. She was a gift to us all. An accomplished singer, song writer, painter and an inspiration to all. This is not her 'Last Dance', as her music and legacy will live on forever. RIP 1948 - 2012 Read more below. *Last week, legendary bass guitarist from "Booker T & the Mg's" passed away. Donald "Duck" Dunn was a major contributor to other hit songs like Wilson Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour,” Otis Redding’s “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” and Sam and Dave’s “Hold on I’m Coming”. A dance favorite was "Melting Pot". RIP Frankie Manning was an American dancer, instructor and choreographer. He is considered one of the founding fathers of the Lindy Hop. He was born this week in 1914. RIP It's happening today, the Hustle Flash Mob in New york City, at the dance parade May 19th.... Meeting on block C, #88... 21st/5th ave... 11:30am ... Two for the price of one. Take advantage of this summer blockbuster dance weekend. The New York Swing Congress and The Big Apple Dance Festival. All taking place July 19th – 22nd, 2012. Plenty of social dancing! One Pass gets you into both the NY Swing Congress & The Big Apple Dance Festival! 3 ballrooms of dancing for Swing, Hustle & Country. Swing Intensive with Robert & Nicola Royston. Strictly and Pro/Am Swing and Hustle Competitions, and the Big Apple WSDC Jack &Jill Competitions. For entry forms and information go to NYSwingCongress.com or call 201-933-3580. Special Dinner Show produced by Robert Royston & Anthony Lee Hotel info: Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel, East Rutherford, NJ. 201- 896-0500. More details coming soon. Check out the great images from Fred Fedak's birthday celebration. Photos courtesy of Robert Moss. Enjoy. http://whatsnew.fredf.fotki.com/ Next week the Memorial Day Cruise sets sail, a fantastic cruise leaving from New York City. May 26 – June 2nd. Presented by Lori Brizzi and Louis Del Prete on the Norwegian GEM. Enjoy 7 days of dancing, sunny beaches, theme parks of the Bahamas and Florida. For more info: contact email louisdelprete @yahoo .com or call Louis @ 516 819-9016 or email loribrizzi @ aol. com or call Lori at 516 728-6101. See more details below on the Memorial Week Cruise. And then there were only three. A surprising exit for Maria Menounos (TV host) and her pro partner Derek Hough on ‘Dancing With The Stars’. They are the ninth couple to leave the ballroom leaving the final three - Donald Driver (Super bowl champion) & Pina Mirgatroy, William Levy (model) & Cheryl Burke, and Katherine Jenkins (opera singer) & Mark Ballas. Tune in for the finals this Monday on ABC. Sunny Florida hosts one of the most exciting ballroom events in the country. The Florida State Dance Sport Championships returns July 31 - Aug 5, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton, in beautiful Sarasota, Florida. Join Larry & Dianne Dean for this exciting ballroom event featuring all dance styles, as seen on Dancing With The Stars. http://www.flstatedance.com (941) 753-7940 Email deansofdance@aol.com More details coming soon. We are only 2 weeks away from the Disco America Dance Championships. The biggest, longest running, hustle event in the USA. Everyone is going, there are competitions in WCS, Salsa, Jack & Jill’s, cabaret and of course Hustle. Dancers have already been registering to attend from all over the country. If you like to hustle then hustle on down to Philly, June 8 - 10th. This year's staff of professionals is bigger and better then...........ever. See all the details below. www.discoamerica.com On Friday June 8th the Central Jersey Dance Society presents the first of California Mix dance free summer series at Albert Hinds Plaza next to the Princeton, NJ, Library on Witherspoon St. from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with DJ music including all dance styles. Wednesday night there will be a special musical tribute at Michael's Café. DJ Mark will feature the amazing music of Donna Summer. The party starts with a complimentary hustle lesson at 8:30PM with Silvana Gallagher. Then dance to the music of Donna Summer and classic disco, contemporary, swing and Latin. The party goes until at least 12:30AM. Never a cover charge and free parking. Located on Street Road in Bensalem, Pa. Next week's guest teacher is Brian Gallagher. Spread the word. The ninth season of 'So You Think You Can Dance' returns this Thursday May 24th with a 2 hour premier. The show will air only once a week. Cat Deeley will host along with regular judges Nigel Lythgoe and ballroom champion Mary "hot tomale" Murphy. The third judges chair will rotate weekly between Lil C, Adam Shankman, Debbie Allen etc.... The DanceTalk pick of the week, new dance song, is by Rihanna - "Where Have You Been"
Michael Ashley: I was really hoping to see her in the finally with Katherine but at least now I only have one person to root for. I still loved this dance though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwK6Ii3oXXA
Celeste Bradley: Plus, Maria Menounos got kicked off Dancing w the Stars, so now I don't care who wins. Girl cracked me up. Ought to have hated 6-foot, gorgeous, genetic celebrity tv presenter chick--but she has the weirdest laugh. Had to love her. Sad now.
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Dorothy Carlo: Email Print Save "Dr. Freeze" Provides Relief for Athletes and Arthritis Sufferers By Michele R. Berman, MD, Published: May 17, 2012 Derek Hough and Maksim Chemerkovskiy were afraid that their manly parts might freeze and fall off. But afterwards, Maks said "I would do it every day for the rest of my life." Katherine Jenkins hit a high note after she stripped down and exposed herself to ultra low temperatures. Maria Menounos found a "cool" new way to treat her dance injuries that include 2 broken ribs and a stress fracture in her foot and wanted to share her knowledge with her Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) cast mates. Take a look: Jonas Kuehne, M.D. is L.A.'s "Dr. Freeze" Celebrity Diagnosis recently sat down with Dr. Kuehne to obtain some of the medical facts behind the chilly headlines. CelebrityDx: What is Whole Body Cryotherapy (WBC) and who invented it? Dr. Kuehne: WBC is the rapid and short-term exposure of the skin’s surface to temperatures in the range of -120° C to -170° C. The treatment is applied for 2-3 minutes and was originally developed by a Japanese Rheumatologist, Dr. Yamaguchi, in the late 1970’s for pain management in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Following treatment, he noticed significant reduction in pain and swelling of affected joints. CelebrityDx: How did you first learn about WBC and its clinical uses? Dr. Kuehne: I first came across this technology in the clinical setting in Germany. I went to medical school at UCLA but did most of my residency training in Germany in family medicine. In Europe, WBC is used in clinics and hospitals for the treatment of inflammatory disorders, post-surgical recovery, pain management and even mood disorders. It is also found in many physical rehabilitation centers. CelebrityDx: How do you currently use WBC in your practice? Dr. Kuehne: Our patient population here in Los Angeles includes athletes with sports injuries and patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis and pain management issues. In addition we see some patients who are looking for cosmetic skin benefits and weight management. CelebrityDx: How much research supports the use of WBC in these various diseases and conditions? Are cryochambers FDA-approved medical devices? What’s the situation in Europe and Japan? Dr. Kuehne: There have been a number of pilot studies published and, in the case of rheumatoid arthritis, some randomized controlled trials -- most of these have been done in Europe. We encourage research and indeed make our facility and machines available free of charge to university researchers. CelebrityDx: What do these studies show? Are there any adverse effects of WBC? Dr. Kuehne: The beneficial effects of WBC are mediated by effects on immunological molecules, such as inflammatory cytokines. The consensus from many studies on athletes is that WBC is not harmful or detrimental in healthy subjects. There are some contraindications for treatment, such as cold hypersensitivity or Raynaud's phenomenon. In athletes, many parameters have been looked at including hematology, muscle enzymes, cardiac markers and hormones. For elite athletes, an important conclusion of these studies was that WBC does not induce changes that might be suggestive of cheating or doping. CelebrityDx: How much does WBC typically cost? Are treatments insurance-reimbursable? Dr. Kuehne: The price for the sessions varies from $45 to $65 depending on the number of treatments booked. The treatments are not covered by insurance yet, but this is one of the points we are working on changing. CelebrityDx: Lastly, was there ever any risk that Derek's and Maks' "manly parts" might get frostbitten? Dr. Kuehne: During the treatments, patients wear minimal clothing such as a bathing suit or shorts, socks, shoves and gloves to avoid frostbite. For more information See our selected bibliography on Whole-Body Cryotherapy. For the effects of WBC on weight loss there is an ongoing clinical research trial.
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Maria Menounos and her partner Derek Hough were eliminated in the semi-finals of "DWTS" and Zap2it got a chance to chat with the pair back stage. Menounos ...
By Radar Staff. Maria Menounos is going home. Despite tying for Monday night's high with 59 points, voters sent the Extra beauty packing, leaving Katherine ...
Tonight on Dancing With The Stars Maria Menounos and her professional dance partner Derek Hough were sent home in a shocking semi-final elimination. Maria emerged as ...
Actress: Tropic Thunder (2008) · The Eurovision Song Contest (2006) · The Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final (2006) · Fantastic Four (2005). Born: June 8 , 1978 in ...
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‘Dancing With the Stars’: Maria Menounos Dishes on Injured Feet, Competitors
Even though partner Derek Hough dubbed her a “champion of life,” Maria Menounos lost her shot at being the Mirror Ball champ for this season of ...
Here’s my Greek goddess, Maria Menounos, looking as stunningly sexy as ever, and showing off her “Dancing with the Stars” bruises at this past ...
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It came as a surprise to most when Maria Menounos and Derek Hough were eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesday night, despite landing at ...
