Eric Nies
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| Born | May 23, 1971 |
Eric Nies (born May 23, 1971) is an American former model and reality television personality. He first gained fame as a cast member on MTV's The Real World: New York, before going on to appear on that show's spinoffs and other reality shows, such as The Grind and Confessions of a Teen Idol. Nies revealed on the 2021 TV show The Real World Homecoming: New York that three years into hosting The Grind, a business manager stole a quarter million dollars from him, effectively leaving him destitute and ruining his career, after which he contemplated suicide and developed drug and alcohol addictions.
Appearances[]
- The Real World: New York (1992)
- The Grind (1992) Host
- Hangin' w/MTV (1992) Host
- Days of Our Lives (1993) Disc Jockey
- Above the Rim (1994) Montrose
- The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) Hip MC
- The Real World Reunion (1995)
- The Real World Vacations: Behind the Scenes (1995)
- The Real World Reunion: Inside Out (1996)
- The Real World You Never Saw (1997)
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Road Rules: All-Stars (1998)
- The Real World You Never Saw: Boston + Seattle (1998)
- The Real World: Tenth Anniversary Special (2000) Host
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons (2002) Co-Host
- Dance Fever (2003)
- The Road to Reality (2003)
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes (2003)
- RopeSport: Extreme Workout (2003) Host
- RopeSport: Advanced Workout (2003) Host
- RopeSport: Intermediate Workout (2003) Host
- RopeSport: Basic Workout (2003) Host
- Real Hot (2004)
- I Love the '90s (2004)
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2 (2004)
- Celebrity Paranormal Project - Episode: Wooden Lucy (2006)
- The Real World Awards Bash (2008)
- Confessions of a Teen Idol (2009)
- The Real World Homecoming: New York (2021)
References[]
- ^ Biography page for Eric Nies at MTV.com
- ^ Lynn, Allison (October 7, 1996). "Nies 'n' easy: MTV stud Eric Nies has his life back in shape". People magazine.
It is a sunny morning in the spring of 1995, and Eric Nies is fiddling with the sunroof of the stretch limo heading to his hometown of Ocean Township, N.J.
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Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Male models from New Jersey
- Ocean Township High School alumni
- People from Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
- The Real World (TV series) cast members
- Sacramento Surge players
- The Challenge (TV series) contestants