2008 Woodie Awards
Martin Place gets 'Real World' experience
Zane Gresback
Issue date: 1/30/07 Section: Campus News
Former "Real World" cast members came to Martin Place on Thursday as a part of a promotional event to encourage Martin Place residents to renew their leases. Special Interest Entertainment teamed with Place Properties for a campus tour across the Midwest and Mid South.
"Real World: Boston" member Syrus Yarbrough and "Real World: San Diego" member Randy Barry came and mingled with current and potential residents. "We have just been traveling to different Place housing and meeting people," said Barry. "Syrus and I have been rotating dates with Ace (of "Real World: Paris") and Derek (of "Road Rules")." When asked about the hospitality of all the college stops, Barry said, "Everyone has been so cool to us. It is great to get on the road and see places I haven't seen before."
Syrus and Randy spent their time at Martin Place eating pizza, playing ping-pong, and posing for photos. Martin Place Property Manager Kim Parker said the event was fun and successful. Everyone present had a great time enjoying the company of these reality star celebrities.
Barry, a native of Providence, R.I., is still close with his San Diego cast mates. He is entertaining the possibility of being on another "Real World/Road Rules Challenge." "The challenges are a lot of fun but you need to take time away from them," Barry said. "They are very stressful and I can't be like the people who do them back-to-back-to-back."
Yarbrough is playing a huge part in the reality TV surge of the past few years as he has done casting on many popular reality shows. Yarbrough was the casting director for such shows as, "Who Wants to Date a Prince", "Dismissed", "5th Wheel", "Blind Date", "Who's Got Game," and "Paradise Hotel." He made his international casting director debut with "The Next Joe Millionaire."
"I make people my life and by doing these events, it let's me give back to an experience that was so good to me." When asked about his thoughts about "Real World/Road Rules Challenges," Yarbrough said, "I came up with the idea for the challenges after my cast did them."
Yarbrough's Boston cast traveled to Puerto Rico to participate in challenges that MTV arranged. He took that idea and came up with the show that placed "Real World/Road Rules" all-stars in similar challenge situations.
Yarbrough and Barry were scheduled to make their final appearances at Southeast Missouri State's Cape Place in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and at Kansas University's Legends Place in Lawrence, Kan.
"Real World: Boston" member Syrus Yarbrough and "Real World: San Diego" member Randy Barry came and mingled with current and potential residents. "We have just been traveling to different Place housing and meeting people," said Barry. "Syrus and I have been rotating dates with Ace (of "Real World: Paris") and Derek (of "Road Rules")." When asked about the hospitality of all the college stops, Barry said, "Everyone has been so cool to us. It is great to get on the road and see places I haven't seen before."
Syrus and Randy spent their time at Martin Place eating pizza, playing ping-pong, and posing for photos. Martin Place Property Manager Kim Parker said the event was fun and successful. Everyone present had a great time enjoying the company of these reality star celebrities.
Barry, a native of Providence, R.I., is still close with his San Diego cast mates. He is entertaining the possibility of being on another "Real World/Road Rules Challenge." "The challenges are a lot of fun but you need to take time away from them," Barry said. "They are very stressful and I can't be like the people who do them back-to-back-to-back."
Yarbrough is playing a huge part in the reality TV surge of the past few years as he has done casting on many popular reality shows. Yarbrough was the casting director for such shows as, "Who Wants to Date a Prince", "Dismissed", "5th Wheel", "Blind Date", "Who's Got Game," and "Paradise Hotel." He made his international casting director debut with "The Next Joe Millionaire."
"I make people my life and by doing these events, it let's me give back to an experience that was so good to me." When asked about his thoughts about "Real World/Road Rules Challenges," Yarbrough said, "I came up with the idea for the challenges after my cast did them."
Yarbrough's Boston cast traveled to Puerto Rico to participate in challenges that MTV arranged. He took that idea and came up with the show that placed "Real World/Road Rules" all-stars in similar challenge situations.
Yarbrough and Barry were scheduled to make their final appearances at Southeast Missouri State's Cape Place in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and at Kansas University's Legends Place in Lawrence, Kan.
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