I Want a Famous Face
(2004)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 2
Gia
Episode 12
Pamela Andersen's look is the one that Gia--a 26-year-old transexual porn star turned director/producer of her own adult films--is going for. Inspired by her friend Cindy, the ""Human Barbie,"" she's had over a dozen procedures and is going under the knife again to get a new set of breast implants, lipo on her abdomen and chin, another nose job, micrografts to her hairline and fat transferred to her smile lines. She loves Pamela Anderson and hopes plastic surgery will perfect her Pam look so she can leave the ""adult industry"" behind to break into mainstream acting--just like Pamela did with Baywatch.
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Vived
Episode 11
Carmen Electra is also idolized by Vived, a 23-year-old dancer who designs clothing for Barbie dolls and for her own clothing line. Carmen is her idol because of her success as a model, dancer and entrepreneur. Vived also wants her body to measure up to Carmen's, and thinks that breast implants and liposuction will do the trick. Vived hopes that plastic surgery will allow her to model in ""Playboy,"" just like Carmen. She also wants to feel sexy enough to model her own lingerie.
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Audrey
Episode 10
22-year-old Audrey hopes plastic surgery will help give her bodacious, Jessica Simpson curves. Audrey currently does a little modeling, but feels her body has prevented her from getting the more glamorous modeling jobs. She's also very jealous of her sister, a Hooters girl with breast implants. A huge fan of Newlyweds, she thinks plastic surgery can help give her Jessica Simpson's body and flawless skin and salvage her modeling career in the ""Nick"" of time. Also, a new look would help her steal some attention from her sister and move on from her annoying Hell's Angel boyfriend.
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Jamie
Episode 9
Jamie is a 19-year-old punk rocker who dreams of resembling her childhood idol, Posh Spice. Jamie goes to college part-time, where she majors in Human Sexuality. She's hated her nose for a long time and now it's time for a change. While most girls her age save for a car or school, Jamie has been putting money away for plastic surgery. Her mom is afraid she'll become obsessed, but Jamie feels she's very realistic about her expectations. All she wants is a nose like Posh Spice, who she's loved since her days as a young Spice Girls fan.
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Crystal Z
Episode 8 - 5-17-2005
Crystal is a 23-year-old Hawaiian Tropics Model who'd love to look like her idol, Brooke Burke. Although she's competed in many modeling and beauty pageants, Crystal is very self-conscious about her body and has always needed to stuff her bra to feel confident. Crystal works nights as a ""beer tub"" girl and has been told she resembles Brooke Burke, who, like Crystal, is a mix of different ethnicities. Crystal hopes having surgery to further this resemblance will help her be as successful as Brooke.
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Nikicia (Janet Jackson)
Episode 7 - 5-10-2005
Nikicia is an aspiring singer/actress who hopes a Janet Jackson makeover will improve her look and marketability. She had liposuction nine months ago, but it only succeeded in taking off five pounds and angering her husband, who considered the procedure a waste of money. Although she is starting a Web site promoting independent singers/actors, Nikicia still doesn't feel comfortable enough to post her own pictures. She's hoping that surgery to give her a body like Janet Jackson's will give her the confidence she needs to make it big.
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Martin (Ricky Martin)
Episode 6 - 5-03-2005
Martin is an outgoing 18-year-old college freshman who wants to look like Ricky Martin. He's hoping plastic surgery can get his longtime dream woman Marita to add some ""benefits"" to their platonic friendship.
He thinks Ricky Martin's strong features are just what he needs to overcome Marita's lack of romantic interest and convince her to live ""la vida loca"" with him.
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Crystal U (Britney Spears)
Episode 5 - 4-26-2005
Crystal is a shy, single 24-year-old Britney Spears look-alike who lives a normal life. She has a comfy office job but secretly desires a different life. Crystal thinks bigger breasts and a nose job will give her the confidence she needs to become a stripper. Not only that, playing up her similarities to Britney will allow her to impersonate the superstar when she finally hits the pole. Even if she doesn't go through with the stripping, she feels a makeover will help her land a job with the Anaheim Angels Strike Force, a sexy dance team that entertains the crowd between innings.
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Kelly (Jennifer Aniston)
Episode 4 - 4-19-2005
Kelly is an extremely outgoing 26-year-old who is absolutely infatuated with Jennifer Aniston, whom everyone says she resembles. She buys clothes to match Jennifer's and owns all her movies. Kelly just divorced her husband and really wants to find a new man and start fresh with a new, ""hot"" body. She hopes that having rhinoplasty, breast lift and augmentation and extensive liposuction will help her finally be comfortable in her own skin. She dates frequently, goes country dancing with her girlfriends and yearns for the confidence to wear string bikinis so she can find her own Brad Pitt.
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Jay (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Episode 3 - 4-12-2005
Jay is a 23-year-old Long Island student who, while not ""obsessed"" with Arnold Schwarzenegger, has always admired his perfect physique and chest. Jay has modeled his diet, body building and lifestyle after Arnold's--yet his Gynecomastia holds him back from achieving that perfect Arnold chest. He considers plastic surgery his only hope of terminating his ""man-boobs"" and winning him the girl of his dreams.
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Jenee (Tiffani Thiessen)
Episode 2 - 4-05-2005
Jenee is a hair stylist from Long Island who dreams of looking like actress Tiffani-Amber Thiessen. Jenee believes posing for Playboy will give her career the jump start it needs. She is always mistaken for and considers herself Tiffani's biggest fan. Jenee does everything from studying Tiffani's make-up technique to watching every career move she makes. Jenee hopes getting breast implants and liposuction on her stomach, back, butt and thighs will perfect her body. She thinks surgery will give her the confidence to expose her body at a photo shoot and to send her pics into Playboy.
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Brandi (Carmen Electra)
Episode 1 - 3-29-2005
Brandi is a 21-year-old go-go dancer who hopes to pursue a career like her idol's, Carmen Electra. Brandi knows that plastic surgery is the ""cutting edge"" she needs to perfect her Carmen look and is getting breast implants, lip injections and a nose job to make her look like her favorite star. She hopes having Carmen's body and breasts will ""electrify"" her modeling career and help her chances of posing for Maxim Magazine just like Carmen. In addition, Brandi hopes plastic surgery will finally convince her ""guy friend"" to give her the commitment she's been longing for, since he is a ""boob man"" and a huge fan of Carmen's.
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Season 1
MTV News Now: They Wanted a Famous Face
Episode 7 - 3-08-2005
What ever happened to Jenette, Jessica, Matt and Mike from Season 1? Tune in March 8 at 10:30 PM to see them and others from Season 1 in the MTV News Special: They Wanted a Famous Face.
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Jesse (Elvis Presley)
Episode 6 - 4-19-2004
Jesse, an Elvis impersonator from Las Vegas, has been in the impersonator game for eight years but feels like the competition is becoming increasingly tough to beat. Jesse feels he can stay on top by looking even more like Elvis, so he decides to get a chin implant, lip injections, and a chemical face peel to do the trick. Will his new look make him a bigger star and land him on the cover of Playgirl magazine?
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Jessica (Jennifer Lopez)
Episode 5 - 4-12-2004
Jessica, a 23-year-old ""party girl"" from Chicago, wants to look like Jennifer Lopez and hopes to become a runway model. Growing up, Jessica had always felt like she was a man trapped in a female's body. After undergoing hormone therapy and starting the change to becoming a female, she has now legally changed her name and is ready to have cosmetic surgery to look even more like a woman. Jessica is having breast implants, cheek implants, her eyebrow bone shaved, an eyebrow lift and her hairline lowered. Will she finally embody the J-Lo look she's longed for and will she become a model with her new feminized appearance?
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Sha (Pamela Anderson)
Episode 4 - 4-05-2004
Sha, a 19-year-old from Texas, longs to look more like Pamela Anderson and hopes to fill Pam's shoes as a Playmate and actress. She decides to get breast implants, lip implants and liposuction under her chin. With her new breasts, lips and chin Sha takes on her first test shoot for Playboy. Will she make the grade or will Playboy be disappointed with her new look?
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Jenette (Kate Winslet)
Episode 3 - 3-29-2004
Jennette, a 21-year-old college student and plus-size model from Tallahassee, Florida, wants the body of Kate Winslet. A year after undergoing gastric by-pass surgery, Jennette wants to have a body lift. Although she feels that she naturally looks like Kate Winslet, having a similarly voluptuous body could provide her with more modeling gigs than she can score now.
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Mia (Britney Spears)
Episode 2 - 3-22-2004
Mia, a 27-year-old Britney Spears impersonator from Orlando, Florida, already believes she naturally looks like Britney, but just needs new breasts to complete her look. Mia had already consulted with three different surgeons before the MTV cameras began shooting. Mia hopes that with her breast implants she will be able to quit her day job and score big bucks as a celebrity impersonator.
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Mike and Matt (Brad Pitt)
Episode 1 - 3-15-2004
Mike and Matt, 20-year-old twin brothers from Arizona, want to look like Brad Pitt and become famous actors one day. They believe the only thing holding them back from big careers in Hollywood are their ""unattractive"" faces and that if they look more like Brad, they will finally make it big. Mike and Matt are both getting rhinoplasty, chin implants, and porcelain veneers and Mike is also having cheek implants. Will their facial overhauls be enough to make them superstars with the women they lust after?
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