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True Life TV Show Facts

Stevie doesn't fit in at his high school because of his love for glam rock.
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Since True Life began in 1998, the documentary series has featured stories on drug use, money issues, sexual topics and everyday issues like just not fitting in. Kidzworld takes a look back at some of our favorite True Life moments.

True Life - Series' Favorites

  • Serena Altschul - The first host of True Life.
  • Gideon Yago - Took over as host of True Life from Serena Altschul.
  • Stevie - The glam-rock loving high school student from the "I Don't Fit In" episode in season eight. His small town-angst was achingly familiar - as is his Gary Glitter-inspired wardrobe.
  • Amber - The weight-obsessed teen whose crash diet wasn't healthy - but still helped her win the title of Miss Teen Texas. The episode, titled I'm on a Diet, from season seven, left you wondering if her win was really worth the toll it took on her health and self-esteem.
  • Jon - The overweight kid with a heart of gold who struggles to pay the bills during his mother's illness in season five.
  • Jeanie - The dental hygienist/Anna Nicole Smith impersonator from season five.

    • True Life - Fun Facts

  • In 2005/2006 MTV Canada produced a series of Canadian-made True Life episodes.
  • The episode I'm a Reality TV Star featured Tonya from Real World: Chicago, Jonny Fairplay from Survivor: Pearl Islands and Daniel Lu from Survivor: Amazon.
  • The I'm a Competative Eater episode featured well-known hotdog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi.
  • True Life executive producer, Dave Sirulnick, is also the executive producer of Laguna Beach.
  • Earlier episodes of True Life were 30 minutes long but the newer episodes are an hour long.

    • True Life - Quotes

    "I'm going to be on As the World Turns!" - Alexandra Chando (from I'm Getting My Big Break).

    Tommy

    "True Life is definitely stranger than fiction." - Gideon Yago.

    "I was in Iraq for eight months. Now that I'm back, I don't know what to do with myself." - Sean (from I'm Coming Home from Iraq).

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