"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)

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 "Saturday Night Live: Renée Zellweger/Eve (#26.17)" (2001)

Was Once Good...

I'll admit I used to like this show but back when it was good!

They used to have good artists on the countdown mixed in with the crappy "artists" nowadays it's a bunch of talentless whore and label product cash cows who top the TRL countdown!

If you've turned it onto TRL recently you can see that the TRL demographic has turned from it's bubble gum pop thing to it's "punk/sk8er" phase with the oh so talented (yeah right!) Simple Plan and Ashlee Simpson topping the TRL charts!

Then they slowly started showing less and less of the music video.

Nowadays they only play about 5 seconds of the video to squeeze in the "next big thing" or how they're kissing whoever's ass is their that day.

Carson has left the show and he made it more bearable to watch.

Is it me or am I the only one who find the black hosts of this show to be so stereotyped with the "hey y'all!"'s and the "fo' sho!"'s always said!

This show used to be good but it has slowly made it to unbearable.

You can tell when the show's viewers have gone through phases...right now it's at it's "sk8er/punk" phase...it also has a ghetto phase from time to time where the pathetic suburban kids dress just like their street homies G Unit!

I just felt like putting in my 2 cents on this terrible show!