JESSE CAMP

'Jesse Camp' (born 'Josiah A. Camp III', November 4, 1979; has also gone by "Josh" and "Jason") was the winner of the first ''Wanna Be a VJ'' contest on MTV. He won over Dave Holmes for a Veejay job on the popular music video show ''Total Request Live'' (TRL) and the short-lived ''Lunch with Jesse'' which was cancelled in 2000.

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Controversy

Career

Other works

References

External links

Image

Jesse attended the prestigious Loomis Chaffee prep school in Connecticut, but was not awarded a diploma, failing a crucial English literature requirement in his senior year. He had an offbeat, scratchy voice and wore intentionally distressed clothing. He would often walk around campus with a large silver rectangular boom box and make funny announcements at all school meetings. Many fans speculate he is a heroin addict, but Jesse denies this claim. He had a image that reminded others of a young Keith Richards and Iggy Pop.

Controversy

During the course of ''Wanna Be a VJ'', he led many viewers to believe that he was currently homeless, in order to garner sympathy. ^[1]
''The Village Voice'' reported that an internet source, known only by the handle "UglyPig", claimed to have cast over 3,000 votes in the contest, exploiting a security flaw in the system.
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Career

Camp held his position as an occasional ''TRL'' host for one year. Upon leaving he attempted to parlay his MTV fame into a music career, announcing the debut album of his band Jesse & the 8th Street Kidz on the Hollywood Records label. The album sold poorly, and Camp's band was soon dropped from the label. In late 2006, he was reportedly working at a Los Angeles-area pet supply store. ^[3]

Other works

★ He was a panelist on two episodes of the hit Nickelodeon TV Show ''Figure It Out''. During one episode of the show he was "Slimed" twice, once for saying the word "pass" and the other time because he was one of the panelists who "needed a time out." On another episode, he was slimed once for "having big hair."

★ He is seen doing an impromptu cameo on the documentary by Aron Ranen called "''Power & Control LSD in The Sixties''" .

References

1. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1526730/20060321/ford_willa.jhtml?headlines=true
2. ''MTV Contest Hacked''
3. Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Matthew McConaughey Shows Off Simian Dance Moves At Local Hotspot

External links

★ Jesse Camp's Bio on VH1