One day he was just a regular guy living in the projects in Alabama and the next he was an Internet sensation! When a local news station interviewed Antoine Dodson after an intruder unsuccessfully broke into his house, it was Antoine's flamboyant speech, not to mention the hit remix "Bedroom Intruder" that propelled him into the spotlight. Shortly after, he appeared on all the talk shows, performed at the BET Awards and a Halloween costume was even designed in his honor.
Originally born in Singapore, Tila Tequila got her start doing nude modeling until her reality show A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila gained national attention. Since then, she has been in and out of tabloids for her highly publicized relationships, sex tapes and controversial statements that she has made.
A former backup dancer for Britney Spears, Kevin Federline raised eyebrows when he stepped into the spotlight as Britney's husband for two years. The couple had two kids that left them in a custody battle, and prior to their divorce, K-Fed and Brit filmed the shortly-lived reality series, Chaotic.
They started out as the picture-perfect family (well, sort of). Together, Jon Gosselin and wife Kate Gosselin won Americans' hearts when their show Jon & Kate Plus 8 debuted on television, focusing on the couple and their eight children. But eventually the marriage fell apart in a much-publicized divorce for all to see, and while Kate ended up with her own show Kate Plus 8, things were never quite the same again.
It was the marriage heard around the world when 17-year-old Courtney Stodden married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison. With her Playboy looks and his fatherly nature, the two became paparazzi and tabloid favorites. But just two years after their wedding the two divorced, although they insisted that they would remain friends and that Doug would be Courtney's manager.
She wasn't your typical pageant princess...and America was all about it! Alana Thompson, also known as Honey Boo Boo, got her own reality show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which focused on her life as a pageant princess in a rural town in Georgia. Her eccentric family has endured both praise and criticism, but her show is still on the air...so somebody's watching!
Nadya Suleman gained widespread criticism when she gave birth to octuplets after conceiving them via in vitro fertilization, in addition to already have six young children, being unemployed and on public assistance programs. One divorce, a bankruptcy, and a porn career later, she's still around—although no one really knows what she's been up to lately.
This was the East Coast version of MTV's The Real World that got people fist pumping across the nation! Jersey Shore was a reality show that featured eight housemates and their dramatic summer at a beach house on the Jersey shore. Even after the show ended, Snooki, JWoww, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, and all the other cast members found their way into spinoff shows, tabloids, and various other ventures.
Also known as "New York", Tiffany Pollard appeared on season 1 and 2 of Flavor Flav's dating series Flavor of Love. Because of her inability to get along with the other contestants, New York became one of the more memorable cast members from the show and even got her own series, I Love New York.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag were both teens of privilege, appearing on The Hills with Lauren Conrad and Brody Jenner, which is how they began dating. Despite their turbulent relationship, the two ended up getting married and pulled off various public stunts, from Heidi's extreme plastic surgery procedures and attempt at a music career to Spencer's controversial interviews and television appearances. They're still married but staying out of the pubic radar for the most part these days.
A former Playboy Playmate, Anna Nicole Smith became famous when she married the uber-wealthy J. Howard Marshall, who was decades older. After his death, she was involved in a length battle over his estate, and later on entertained audiences with her reality series, The Anna Nicole Show. After the death of her son Daniel, Anna died of a prescription drug overdose in 2007, leaving behind her daughter, Dannielynn.
Farrah Abraham was first introduced to viewers on 16 and Pregnant, then was later cast on Teen Mom. After publishing a book and releasing a sex tape with porn star James Deen, the reality star continues to confuse audiences with her bizarre antics and statements.
One of Hugh Hefner's three girlfriends on the series The Girls Next Door, Kendra Wilkinson was known as the sporty and fun girlfriend with a crazy laugh. Prior to being a Playmate, Kendra worked in a dentist's office, and after becoming famous she married NFL player Hank Baskett and had the spinoff series, Kendra.
Another Teen Mom alumni, Jenelle Evans was known as a party girl who got arrested and had multiple run-ins with the law. She still continues to make headlines for getting into fights, a recent divorce, and she just gave birth to a baby boy in June 2014.
Fellow Teen Mom star Amber Portwood has had her own fair share of baby mama drama. The reality television star dealt with drug issues, custody battles, and even did some prison time.