"Total Request Live" (1998) TV series 1998-2008

Directors:

Steve Paley
Liz Patrick
(more)

Writers:

John Tichio (writer)
Brian Greene (writer)
(more)

Seasons:

unknown

Genre:

Music

Plot Keywords:

Rock Music | MTV | Hip Hop | Music Video | Song

Awards:

5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Chris Sabella	...	Himself (45 episodes, 2000-2003)
Tiffany Ding	...	Herself - Model (22 episodes, 2004)

Series Directed by
Joe DeMaio		(190 episodes, 1999-2006)
David S. Barron		(unknown episodes, 1998)
Steve Paley		(unknown episodes)
Liz Patrick		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Devin O'Connor		(51 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dara Cook		(13 episodes, 2002-2003)
Rebecca Eisen		(6 episodes, 2003)
Tommy Cody		(5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jamie Greenberg		(4 episodes, 2000)
Bryan Terry		(unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
Brian Greene		(unknown episodes)
Joel Solomon		(unknown episodes)
John Tichio		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Shawn Witt	....	segment producer / associate producer / ... (155 episodes, 2002-2008)
Esteban Serrano	....	segment associate producer (142 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dara Cook	....	video content producer (14 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jonathan Partridge	....	field producer (11 episodes, 2006)
David Kangas	....	producer (10 episodes, 2001)
Rachel Lathum	....	executive producer (unknown episodes, 1999)
Celeste Cornelison	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Matthew Parillo	....	line producer (unknown episodes, 2004)
Jill Bobowick	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Cane	....	field producer (unknown episodes)
Erica Christensen	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Gil Colon	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Carson Daly	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Tony DiSanto	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Robert Dixter	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Doctrow	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Adam Freeman	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
David George	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tim Healy	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Bob Kusbit	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Paul La Blanc	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Deb Savo	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Brian Zambuto	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Vinnie Potestivo		(166 episodes, 1999-2007)
Courtney Maglione		(49 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Production Design by
Tom Lenz		(7 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Makeup Department
Kari Bauce	....	makeup artist (190 episodes, 2001-2008)
Courtney Benedetti	....	hair stylist (183 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Production Management
Wendi Friedman	....	production manager (8 episodes, 2004)
Diane Fitzgerald	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Wendi E. Friedman	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Kozak	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)
Susan Locke	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
James Clement Cook	....	carpenter (1 episode, 2007)
Heidi Strykiewicz	....	set dresser (1 episode, 2008)
Sid Curtis	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Todd Kilponen	....	sound mixer (157 episodes, 2001-2005)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Grabowski	....	lighting designer (38 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bruce Balton	....	jib camera operator (unknown episodes)
Christopher Landy	....	lighting designer (unknown episodes)
Adam Troeger	....	camera operator / jimmy jib operator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Eli Enigenburg	....	animator (1 episode, 2004)

Series Casting Department
Robert Malkiewicz	....	casting intern (5 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natale Olsen	....	wardrobe assistant (15 episodes, 2002-2003)

Series Editorial Department
David Burger	....	on-line editor (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christina Abdou	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Andy Gray	....	composer: main theme (13 episodes, 2002)

Series Other crew
Robin Reinhardt	....	celebrity talent executive (249 episodes, 1999-2008)
Japheth Lewis	....	production assistant (74 episodes, 2003-2004)
Gabriela Revilla	....	talent booker (51 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mark Holcomb	....	production assistant (38 episodes, 2007-2008)
Shawn Witt	....	production assistant (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Laura Yoder	....	intern (10 episodes, 2004)
Emily Harper	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Robert Child	....	technical director (5 episodes, 1999-2002)
Daniel Raybin	....	production intern / production assistant (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Samantha Cheshire	....	production intern (3 episodes, 2003)
Benilda 'Bunny' Capule	....	finance manager (unknown episodes, 2006)
Jerry Ascione	....	crowd warmer (unknown episodes)
Georgina Cabrera	....	audience page (unknown episodes)
Melissa Casasnovas	....	production associate (unknown episodes)
Josh Cogswell	....	business manager (unknown episodes)
Todd Hellmuth	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Saimon Kos	....	production associate (unknown episodes)
Nicholas Ryan Rumpf	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Chelsea White	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael H. Williams	....	technical director (unknown episodes)

Distributors

• Music Television (MTV)

Also Known As:

"TRL" - USA (promotional abbreviation)
"TRL Weekend" - USA (informal alternative title)
"Total Request with Carson Daly" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

30 min (season 1)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

MTV Studios, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Trivia:

Celebrated its 1,000th episode on Wednesday, 23 October 2002.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Great Buck Howard (2008)

remember when mtv was something interesting

ok this show was a good idea when i started. but music cant be based on votes. ever heard of record sales. they tell a more honest top ten. what happened to MTV live. all it was was dj's and a few people in the background chillin playing random videos. no it is a room with an audience that thinks they are rock cause they flash the rock on hand signal, or a hip hop fan cause they wear a shirt eminem wore when he was on the show. all the music that makes it is the ones that have chessy, lame pointless songs that have no depth or sense of someone actually wrote from the heart. whatever happened to a musical opinion. no person can be cool with the backstreet boys and than kick it with a rock band. carson is so fake. he plays for the camera and acts like he is cool with all the artist (i use that word losely)and acts like he loves all the genres of music. they also only have one kind of band per genre and plug the f*ck out of them. hey lets play blink 182 cause they are a punk band. bullsh*t there punk. why dont you look at the early days of the sex pistols when people were killed or injured and every show.

this show also does way to much, i thought they were suppose to play the video, but they play a meek 30 seconds of a 3 minute song, and then go to carson as he is talking to nsync about how there nice album is more rock influenced. no one gives a damn. play the video in full, and dont cover the screen with scrollers saying how someone voted it or have a 17 year old going on 12 years old screaming about how they voted for the video cause there hot.

this show is so low, it digs itself deeper every time it airs. but sadly, its the only time they play videos. but wait, you can see rock videos at 3am to 4 am. this show makes me hang my head in shame and shake it in disbelief that its still on. bring back the original format of MTV or at least do a count down that is based off sales.