Eric Nies

Eric Nies (born May 23, 1971 in Ocean Township, New Jersey), is a former male fashion model whose reality television appearances made him a celebrity.

Nies is the son of NBA official Jack Nies and Anna May, a pre-school teacher, and grew up in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. [Lynn, Allison. "Nies 'n' easy: MTV stud Eric Nies has his life back in shape.", "People (magazine)"October 7, 1996. "It is a sunny morning in the spring of 1995, and Eric Nies is fiddling with the sunroof of the stretch limo heading to his hometown of Ocean Township, N.J."] He has an older brother named John.

Career

Nies first gained fame as a cast member on the first season of MTV's reality television program, "The Real World." Nies was working as a model during the show's filming, and was sometimes shown on photo shoots. He was known for his impressive physique, often appearing shirtless in episodes of the show. After his exposure on "The Real World", he went on to host the MTV series "The Grind," which featured a studio audience dancing to popular dance tracks.

A model by profession, he and his older brother John posed nude in the Bruce Weber photography book "Bear Pond." Although his brother is featured heavily, Nies only appears in two shots; one of which is full frontal. However, after he featured in the premier season of "The Real World: New York," the pictures from the Weber book circulated on the internet.

Nies also appeared on a number of dance workout videos which, though he introduced, were led by fitness instructors. As each video progressed, whilst the other participants remained fully clothed, Nies invariably removed layers of clothing until bare chested. He also promoted the videos on daytime television shows such as "The View" and "Donny and Marie," similarly attired. He also regularly presented "The Grind" dance show with no shirt, prompting on one occasion guest Queen Latifah to ask him: "How much do they pay you to show your nipples?" [Episode of "Grind at the Beach", 1994]

Nies has since hosted a range of television shows, including "Road Rules" and appeared in a couple of films. He has also been involved in a number of fitness product promotions on infomercials and the Internet.

Nies also started "Moment of Hope," a post 9/11 non-profit organization that involves children joining hands, showing a brotherhood of children across America.

In 2002, Eric Nies joined longtime friend Doug Hertling to develop an entertainment guide called [http://www.mtvglide.com Glide Magazine] , which was quickly purchased by Viacom and rebranded as "MTV Magazine".

Appearances

* "Celebrity Paranormal Project" - Episode: "Wooden Lucy" (2006)
* "" (2004)
* "I Love the '90s" (2004)
* "Real Hot" (2004)
* "RopeSport: Basic Workout" (2003) Host
* "RopeSport: Intermediate Workout" (2003) Host
* "RopeSport: Advanced Workout" (2003) Host
* "RopeSport: Extreme Workout" (2003) Host
* "" (2003)
* "The Road to Reality" (2003)
* "Dance Fever" (2003)
* "" (2002) Co-Host
* "The Real World: Tenth Anniversary Special" (2000) Host
* "The Real World You Never Saw: Boston + Seattle" (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "The Real World You Never Saw" (1997)
* "The Real World Reunion: Inside Out" (1996)
* "The Real World Vacations: Behind the Scenes" (1995)
* "The Real World Reunion" (1995)
* "The Brady Bunch Movie" (1995) Hip MC
* "Above the Rim" (1994) Montrose
* "Days of Our Lives" (1993) Disc Jockey
* "Hangin' w/MTV" (1992) Host
* "The Grind" (1992) Host
* "" (1992)

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