Episode
E! True Hollywood Story: American Idol
Overview
The success of the hit reality show.
Details
- Series
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2004-05-16
Episode context
American Idol is Episode 30 in Season 8 of E! True Hollywood Story. It aired on 2004-05-16.
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Episode 29: Jenny McCarthy
Growing up, Jenny McCarthy was often outshone in the classroom and on the athletic field by her three sisters. By the time she was 23, however, she was one of the most recognizable faces in America.
On the heels of a Playboy layout that led to her being named Playmate of the Year in 1994, McCarthy shot to stardom on MTV's dating game show Singled Out. But what goes up inevitably crashes, as chronicled in this wild-ride episode Jenny McCarthy: The E! True Hollywood Story.
McCarthy's glee at manhandling Singled Out contestants and her willingness to go over the top for a laugh only made fans love her more. Soon, her face was on magazine covers everywhere--one publication even had a weekly ""Jenny Hot Meter"" to track her fame. That's not bad for a former deli waitress from the south side of Chicago.
Her dizzying rise continued with a starring role in the NBC sitcom Jenny, but it lasted only a handful of episodes, and soon her name was being followed with phrases like ""flavor of the month""
Episode 31: The Williams Sisters
Born 15 monts apart Venus & Serena talk about there late sister and there tennis sucsess.
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Episode 28: Laci Peterson
Missing-persons advocate John Walsh showcased Laci's disappearance on America's Most Wanted and urged Scott Peterson to appear on the show. Peterson refused.
• Television movies have been made about both Walsh's and Peterson's family tragedies. Walsh was portrayed by Hill Street Blues captain Daniel J. Travanti in Adam, while Peterson was played by former Lois & Clark star Dean Cain in Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story.
• Several weeks into the search for Laci, Scott contacted a realtor to inquire about selling their house and sold his wife's Land Rover, claiming it brought him bad memories and that he needed a truck for work.
• Police placed a global positioning system (GPS) in his new truck to follow his every move.
• Laci's case was reclassified from a missing-persons case to a homicide case before detectives ever found her body.
• Detectives found Laci and the body of her unborn child in February 2003. The remains had washed ashore on a waterfront near Berkeley, California,
Episode 32: Trust Fund Babies
Call them celebutantes, a new category of star created by the 21st century's first crop of filthy-rich social climbers. As wealthy young women and celebrity wannabes, these daring debutantes and outrageous heiresses have plenty of money, but still want to steal the scene.
Episode 27: The Bachelor
In March 2002, a show about a bachelor searching for love among 25 women crept onto the ABC airwaves. At the time, it received little fanfare.
Now it is one of ABC's highest rated shows.
Episode 34: Kennedy's Power, Seduction and Hollywood Pt. 1
Episode 26: Uma Thurman
Birth Name: Uma Karuna Thurman Birthdate: Apr. 29, 1970 Birthplace: Boston Occupation: Actress Quote: ""That's definitely what thrills me--to keep myself guessing and to keep trying new things. And you know there's no end to what you can do if you try, right?"" Claim to Fame: Sexy ingenue
Significant Other(s): Husband: Ethan Hawke, actor; married May 1, 1998; filed for divorce Husband: Gary Oldman, actor; married Sept. 1990; divorced March 1992 Phil Joanou John Cusack Timothy Hutton André Balazs
Family: Father: Robert Thurman, university professor Mother: Nena Holmquist, model, psychotherapist Brother: Ganden Brother: Dechen Brother: Mipam Daughter: Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke; born July 8, 1998, with Hawke Son: Levon Roan Thurman; born Jan. 15, 2002, with Hawke
Education: Professional Children's School
Episode 35: Kennedy's Power, Seduction and Hollywood Pt. 2
Episode 25: Supermodels: Beyond Skin Deep
This one talks about the harships & struggles that models go through.
Episode 36: Kennedy's Power, Seduction and Hollywood Pt. 3
Episode 24: Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah was born in 1960. Has many hit movies. And also went out with JFK jr.
Episode 23: 'N Sync
The hit boy band had many hit albums.
Members: JC, Lance, Chris, Joey, Justin: Justin Timberlake, born 1981 JC Chasez, born 1976 Lance Bass, born 1979 Chris Kirkpatrick, born 1971 Joey Fatone, born 1977