Chances are, if more than a handful of people like something, there’s a convention for it. There’s Comic-Con for geeks. PaleyFest for TV fans. DragonCon for geeks who can’t afford Comic-Con. Lower down the social totem pole are conventions for society’s fringe elements, like furries. I also recall a chapter in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman that takes place at a an expo for serial killers. And for members of society who are even more debased and vile than serial killers, there’s Reality Rocks, a convention for fans of reality television.
Look upon this press release, ye Mighty, and despair:
Warner Horizon Television will be bringing some of America’s favorite reality shows, including The Bachelor, The Bachelorette and Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew, to the inaugural Reality Rocks Expo, the ultimate reality TV experience, about the fans, for the fans and by the fans, April 9-10, 2011. These stars join an already star-studded cast of reality TV favorites, including previously announced Nick Cannon, Adrianne Curry, Christopher Knight, Audrina Patridge, Eric Roberts, Karina Smirnoff and previous contestants and cast members from American Idol, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Project Runway, The Real World, Survivor, The Amazing Race, So You Think You Can Dance, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and top shows from Food Network, Cooking Channel and Bravo.
Wow, Nick Cannon AND Christopher Knight?!!?!? Why, the only way this could possibly get better is if Jack Osbourne presented an award to the creator of “The Bachelor”!
On Saturday evening, all stars will attend the star-studded Reality Rocks Fan Awards, honoring fans’ favorite reality TV personalities and series, where Bachelor franchise creator and executive producer Mike Fleiss will be presented with the Reality Rocks Humanitarian Award… Fleiss recently directed, along with Mike Piscitelli, the documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24th. Jack Osbourne, who served as producer of the documentary, will present the Humanitarian Award to Fleiss.
If you really want to punish yourself, click through to the next page for the full list of “stars” scheduled to appear. It’s like reading a Who’s Who of people I’ve never heard of.
NOTE: I originally put Sinbad in the banner picture as a joke about how he could add some “star power” to this joke of a lineup. Then I found out he’s making an appearance on Saturday. Well played, Reality Rocks. Well played.
Saturday, April 9
PERFORMANCE– Ankhesenamen – Breaking Bonaduce
Marilin Archie – She’s Got the Look – Season 3 winner
Kūpono Aweau – So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 finalist
Jim & Alexis Bellino – The Real Housewives of Orange County
PERFORMANCE – Didi Benami – American Idol, Season 9
Tom Bergeron – America’s Funniest Home Videos, Dancing With the Stars
Adam Berry – Ghost Hunters
Gretchen Bonaduce – Breaking Bonaduce, Gimme My Reality Show!
Kent Boyd – So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 finalist
Stuart Brazell – Host, This Week in Reality TV
Amy Bruni – Ghost Hunters
Nick Cannon – Son of a Gun
Kat Chang – The Amazing Race 17 winner
Deborah Cloyed – The Amazing Race 7
Michael Costello – Project Runway Season 8
Mark Cuban – Shark Tank
Adrianne Curry – My Fair Brady, America’s Next Top Model, The Surreal Life
PERFORMANCE – Dilana – Rock Star Reunion
Billy Duffy & AJ Celi – Married to Rock
Rachel Federoff – Co-Star of Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker
Comfort Fedoke – So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 finalist and an All-Star
Barry FitzGerald, Ghost Hunters International
Nicole Fox – America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 13 winner
Lauren Froderman – So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Winner
Natalie Getz, Bachelor Pad winner
Vienna Girardi, The Bachelor 14 winner
Lauren Gottlieb – So You Think You Can Dance Season 3 finalist an an All-Star
PERFORMANCE – Cory Gunz – Son of a Gun
Jenn Hoffman – The Apprentice, RealityWanted.com
Bruce & Kris Jenner – Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Daymond John – Shark Tank
Kasey Kahl – Bachelorette 6
Christopher Knight – My Fair Brady, The Surreal Life
Frank Leon – $100,000 winner “America’s Funniest Videos”
PERFFORMANCE – Kimberley Locke, American Idol Season 2
PERFORMANCE – Michael Lynche, American Idol Season 9
Mike Manning – The Real World – DC
Mariah, Jake and Mando – Pit Bulls and Parolees
Gev Manoukian – So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 finalist
PERFORMANCE – Paige Miles – American Idol – Season 9
Tenley Molzahn, Bachelor 14, Bachelor Pad
Ongina – RuPaul’s Drag Race
Destin Pfaff – Co-Star of Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker
Lou Pizarro – Operation Repo
Lyndah Pizarro – Operation Repo
Sonia Pizarro – Operation Repo
Raven – RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag U
Lee Reherman – American Gladiators, Battle of the Supercars
Sarah Rice – The Real World – Brooklyn, The Challenge – Cutthroat
Eric Roberts – Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Robert Roldan – So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 finalist
Sam Rubin – KTLA “Morning News” and ReelzChannel’s “Hollywood Uncensored”
PERFORMANCE – Keaton Simons
Sinbad
Allison Smith – The Amazing Race 16
Bianca Smith – The Amazing Race 7
Katie Stevens – American Idol – Season 9
Steve & Josie Stevens – Married to Rock
Dr. Nat Strand – The Amazing Race 17 winner
Elvis Strange – Bullrun Season 2 (Teamstrange)
Chelsea Traille – So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 finalists
Brennan Swain – The Amazing Race, Season 1 winner
Tanisha Thomas, The Bad Girls Club, Celebrity Fit Club, Love Games
Tia Torres, Founder of Villalobos Rescue Center, as seen on Pit Bulls and Parolees
Tim Urban – American Idol – Season 9
Kris Williams – Ghost Hunters International
Will Wingfield – So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 finalist
Sunday, April 10
PERFORMANCE – Dana Andrews – Rock Star Reunion
Kristen Bitting – Big Brother
Stephane Bombet – Test Kitchen Restaurant
Nikki Boyer – Host of Daytime In No Time on Yahoo
John Brenkus – Host – Sport Science (ESPN), Co-CEO – BASE Productions
Chet Cannon – Real World
Chanel – Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory
CaCee Cobb – Newlyweds and The Price of Beauty
Lane Elenburg – Big Brother
Doreen Fang – The Next Food Network Star, Season 6 Finalist
Judge Alex Ferrer – Judge Alex
Ragan Fox – Big Brother
Betty Fraser – As seen on Top Chef 2nd season and Top Chef Masters
Andrew Garcia – American Idol, Season 9
Leonard Goodloe, Chef Academy
Mikalah Gordon – American Idol, Season 4
Eric Greenspan – The Next Iron Chef
Chef Manouscka Guerrier – As seen on The Private Chefs of Beverly Hills
Marcy Guevara – You’re Cut Off
Ilan Hall – As seen on Top Chef
Chef Brian Hill, The Private Chefs of Beverly Hills, Top Chef
Matt Hoffman – Big Brother
Rock Harper – Winner of Hell’s Kitchen Season 3
Ray J – For the Love of Ray J, Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business
Michael Johns – American Idol, Season 7
Erika Landin – Big Brother
PERFORMANCE – Blake Lewis – American Idol Season 6
Ezra “Buddha” Masters – MTV Networks / Vh1 “I Love New York”, “I Love Money” SAG & AFTRA: NCIS, 90210, Zane’s Chronicles “Hunter”
Aida Mollenkamp – As seen on Ask Aida and Foodcrafters
Rossi Morreale – As seen on Dating in the Dark
Hayden Moss – Big Brother
Erin Murphy – As seen on Parentpedia, RuPaul Drag U, and Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling
Michele Noonan – Big Brother
Omarosa – The Apprentice
Erika Othen – True Beauty
David Palmer – True Beauty
DeAnna Pappas – Bachelor, Bachelorette, Get Married, Weekend co-host for EXTRA, Correspondent for EXTRA Correspondent-red carpet for the VMA’s, Rose Recap
Audrina Patridge – Audrina
PERFORMANCE – Quest Crew – America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3 Winners
PERFORMANCE – Toby Rand – Rock Star Reunion
Andrea Reiher – Big Brother
Rachel Reilly – Big Brother
Marcellas Reynolds – Big Brother
Shorty Rossi – As seen on Pit Boss
Rand Rusher – Pretty Hurts
Jeffrey Saad – United Tastes of America
Chima Simone – Big Brother
Taryn Southern – As seen on WebCeleb
Eric Stromer – Top Gear, Three Wishes, Over Your Head, Clean Sweep, Trading Spaces
Lydia Tavera – Big Brother
Tila Tequila – Dance-Off Pants-Off
Judge Lynn Toler – Divorce Court
LaLa Vazquez – For the Love of Ray J, Flavor of Love, Real Chance of Love, Charm School
Brendon Villegas – Big Brother
McKenzie Westmore – Face Off
Suzanne Winn – Chef Academy
Annie Wittington – Big Brother
Appearing Both Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10
Mischa Barton
Ari Bonias – The Amazing Race 12
Bob Crowley – Survivor Gabon winner
Dan & Laura Dotson – Owners of American Auctioneers and stars of “Storage Wars”
John Fincher – Survivor Samoa
Staella Gianakakos – The Amazing Race 12
Joey Greco – Host, Cheaters
Murtz Jaffer – Editor- InsidePulse.com, Host – Reality Obsessed, TVTropolis & Global Reality Channel, Canada
Ron Jeremy – The Surreal Life, The Surreal Life Fame Games, Kathy Griffin My Life on the D-List, The Farm (UK) Hell’s Kitchen (UK)
Kent & Vyxsin – The Amazing Race
Jessica Koussevitzky – You’re Cut Off, Season 2
Peih-Gee Law – Survivor China
Dennis Luciani – Average Joe, Season 1
Joe Maddalena – Owner of Profiles in History and star of Hollywood Treasures
Bob Mason – Survivor Exile Island
Geoff Notkin – Co-Host, Meteorite Men, and owner of Aerolite Meteorites, LLC
Gary Piattoni – Appraiser on “Antiques Roadshow”
Jackie Pucci – All Worked Up
Brook Roberts – The Amazing Race Season 17
PERFORMANCE – “Hottie” Schatar Sapphira – Charm School, Flavor of Love, Jerry Springer’s “Baggage”, Best Week Ever, The Soup
Gary Sohmers – Appraiser for “Antiques Roadshow”
Karina Smirnoff – Dancing with the Stars
Shannon Sylvia – Ghost Hunters International [SOURCE]
