"The Contender" Viva Las Vegas (2005)

TV Series:

"The Contender" (2005)

Original Air Date:

24 April 2005 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Reality-TV | Sport

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Boxing Ring | Punch | Elimination | Challenge

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Himself - Host / Boxing Mentor
Sugar Ray Leonard	...	Boxing Mentor
Jackie Kallen	...	Herself - Manager
Tommy Gallagher	...	Himself - Trainer
Dub Huntley	...	Himself - Trainer
Jeremy Williams	...	Himself - Trainer
Jeff Connor	...	Ring Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Bonsante	...	Himself - Fighter
Jesse Brinkley	...	Himself - Fighter
Brent Cooper	...	Himself - Fighter
Juan de la Rosa	...	Himself - Fighter
Miguel Espino	...	Himself - Fighter
Jeff Fraza	...	Himself - Fighter
Joey Gilbert	...	Himself - Fighter
Alfonso Gomez Jr.	...	Himself - Fighter
Ahmed Kaddour	...	Himself - Fighter
Jimmy Lange	...	Himself - Fighter
Peter Manfredo Jr.	...	Himself - Fighter
Sergio Mora	...	Himself - Fighter
Jonathan Reid	...	Himself - Fighter
Tarick Salmaci	...	Himself - Fighter
Ishe Smith	...	Himself - Fighter
Najai Turpin	...	Himself - Fighter
James Caan	...	Himself (uncredited)
Mel Gibson	...	Himself (uncredited)
William Shatner	...	Himself (uncredited)
LeRoy Taylor	...	Boxing Trainer (uncredited)

Produced by
Roberta Brodsky	....	segment producer
Christopher Campbell	....	co-producer
Barbara L.S. Donahue	....	coordinating producer
Kelly Garner	....	story producer
Dean Houser	....	segment producer
Ed K.	....	producer
Jeff Wald	....	co-executive producer
Peter Woronov	....	producer

Original Music by
Jim Dooley		(as James Michael Dooley)
David Vanacore

Production Management
Sabrina Sipantzi Ballard	....	production manager

Art Department
Jon De Pabon	....	lead scenic
Stephanie J. Gordon	....	lead set designer
Bryan Langer	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Brett Alphin	....	sound mixer
Joe Beachy	....	sound mixer
Jeremy Brill	....	sound mixer
Jamie Santos	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Rodney Chauvin	....	camera operator
Alfredo Denila	....	second key grip
Chris Dent	....	assistant camera
Flax Glor	....	assistant camera
Guy J. Graves	....	generator operator
Thomas N. Martin	....	electrician
Vince Monteleone	....	camera operator
Dillon Neaman	....	still photographer assistant
David G. Todd	....	generator operator
Mande Whitaker	....	camera operator
Anders Falk	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Joy Pierce	....	casting producer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jen Buffo	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Matthew Thomas Blair	....	assistant editor
Michael Cerminaro	....	logger
Stephen E. Kuns	....	colorist
Stuart Otroshkin	....	post-production coordinator
Michelle Van Sandt	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michael Brake	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
Chris Nuccio	....	driver

Other crew
Anita Boudreaux	....	assistant accountant
Joan Devilla	....	payroll accountant
John Downey III	....	clearances
Bryce Gipson	....	production assistant
Sam Gollestani	....	assistant production office coordinator
Jeremy Guzowski	....	contestant wrangler
Francesco Giuseppe Pace	....	first assistant accountant
Joshua Parker	....	set production assistant
James Piper	....	transcriber (as Tim Piper)
Carter Schmitt	....	location assistant

Directed by
Michael Simon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark Burnett		creator

Produced by
Jill Becker	....	associate producer
Bruce Beresford-Redman	....	co-executive producer
Adam Briles	....	supervising producer
Kate Richter Green	....	segment producer (as Kate Richter)
Bruce Kennedy	....	segment producer
Ian Mallahan	....	segment producer
Kristin McDowell	....	associate producer
Fred Peabody	....	producer
Elizabeth Schulze	....	line producer (2007)
Roger Scott	....	segment producer
Ron Wechsler	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Hush
Steve Jablonsky

Cinematography by
Alan Pierce

Film Editing by
Michael Berkowitz

Art Direction by
Brenna Griffin

Costume Design by
Molly Grundman

Makeup Department
Stacy L. Hodgson	....	key makeup artist
Nicole Venables	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Connor Schell	....	executive in charge of production
Ron Wechsler	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Corky Cronin	....	third assistant director
Casey Mako	....	second assistant director
Dale Roy Robinson	....	second unit director
Piras Sebastian	....	first assistant director: opening titles

Art Department
Charles Cann	....	property master
Shane T. French	....	art department assistant (season 2)
Jedediah Ike	....	set designer
Cosmo Inserra	....	set dresser
Ryan Patrick Kelly	....	painter
Ryan Patrick Kelly	....	set dresser
Stephen Lynd	....	swing gang
Becky Martinez	....	swing gang
Wade Randolph	....	art assistant
Dave Snyder	....	visual consultant
Greg Urich	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Josh Atkins	....	sound mixer
Erika Gieschen	....	sound mixer
Ryan Kelley	....	sound mixer
Pieter A. Schlosser	....	assistant: Steve Jablonsky
Paul S. Shapiro	....	sound installer
Martin Talty	....	supervising sound mixer
David Weinstock	....	sound installation supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Patrick Brennan	....	electrician
Andreas Burgess	....	electrician
Calvin Callaway	....	assistant camera
Elisha Christian	....	grip
Matt Crapo	....	electrician
Patrick Ebert	....	assistant camera
Shana Hagan	....	camera operator (season 2)
Jay Hunter	....	camera operator (season 2)
David Kagen	....	best boy electric
Andrew Korner	....	additional electrician
Colleen Laffey	....	camera operator
John Moriarty	....	gaffer
Robert Novellino	....	best boy grip (as Bob Novellino)
Rick Peebles	....	grip
Jon Peter	....	assistant camera
Jesse Phinney	....	camera operator (2007)
Bill Reilly	....	electrician
Bill Riley	....	electrician
Ryan Sparling	....	electrician
Jacob Teixeira	....	assistant camera
Peter Villani	....	electrician

Casting Department
Tanika D. Brown	....	casting production assistant
Kate Richter Green	....	casting manager (as Kate Richter)
Frank Stallone	....	casting consultant

Editorial Department
Jerome Allen	....	post-production assistant
Kevin Blum	....	assistant editor
Ryan Hermosura	....	lead associate editor
Nick Staller	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Joshua Chase	....	music editor
Malcolm Luker	....	scoring mixer
Michelle Ann Owens	....	composer: additional music
Hans Zimmer	....	composer: title theme

Other crew
Matthew Ballard	....	equipment coordinator
Tony Barbagiovanni	....	production accountant
André Devantier	....	caterer: Hollywood Caterers
Joeby Gibson	....	logger
Brandon Greenwood	....	production assistant
Lauren Halperin	....	production assistant
Tery Lockett	....	photo double: Sugar Ray Leonard
Christopher Michaels	....	production assistant
Kellie Nichols	....	challenge coordinator
Michael Parks	....	location manager
Adam Rosenthal	....	field proudction assistant
Michael Schwartz	....	medical consultant (as Dr. Michael Schwartz)
Jared Ryan Shaw	....	boxing consultant
Matt Sohn	....	consultant
Monique Sorgen	....	consultant
Liz Spano	....	production assistant
Duke Straub	....	field coordinator (as Dave Straub)
Brian Thomas	....	night production coordinator (as Brian D. Thomas)
Paul Wallace	....	on-set physician (as Dr. Paul Wallace)
Jennifer Winter	....	first assistant production accountant (final live episode)
Mimi Wyeth	....	production accountant

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