David Robert Holmes (born March 14, 1971) is an American writer,
producer, and television personality who gained national attention as
the runner-up on MTV's first Wanna Be a VJ contest in 1998. From the
beginning, he distinguished himself from other candidates with an
encyclopedic knowledge of music trivia.Despite his loss to Jesse Camp,
MTV hired Holmes as a VJ shortly after Wanna Be a VJ. He went on to
host several MTV shows, including 120 Minutes, Video Clichés, a Real
World reunion special, and the popular Say What? Karaoke until 2001.
He also was a substitute host on Total Request Live. His MTV career
lasted about three years longer than Camp's.After leaving MTV in 2002,
Holmes hosted FX's weekly movie night DVD on TV for 10 seasons, and
Court TV's Saturday Night Solution for six. He also hosted CBS's
reality comedy series Fire Me Please in 2005. On July 7, 2007, he
co-hosted Bravo's coverage of the Live Earth concerts with Karen
Duffy. He also appeared on a variety of talking-head shows for VH1,
E!, Tru TV on BBC. Holmes had a recurring role as "Leslie Frost" on
Comedy Central's Reno 911!Holmes came out as a gay man in Out magazine
in 2002. On September 23, 2010, Holmes contributed a video to the "It
Gets Better" project, spearheaded by advice columnist and gay rights
activist Dan Savage.
producer, and television personality who gained national attention as
the runner-up on MTV's first Wanna Be a VJ contest in 1998. From the
beginning, he distinguished himself from other candidates with an
encyclopedic knowledge of music trivia.Despite his loss to Jesse Camp,
MTV hired Holmes as a VJ shortly after Wanna Be a VJ. He went on to
host several MTV shows, including 120 Minutes, Video Clichés, a Real
World reunion special, and the popular Say What? Karaoke until 2001.
He also was a substitute host on Total Request Live. His MTV career
lasted about three years longer than Camp's.After leaving MTV in 2002,
Holmes hosted FX's weekly movie night DVD on TV for 10 seasons, and
Court TV's Saturday Night Solution for six. He also hosted CBS's
reality comedy series Fire Me Please in 2005. On July 7, 2007, he
co-hosted Bravo's coverage of the Live Earth concerts with Karen
Duffy. He also appeared on a variety of talking-head shows for VH1,
E!, Tru TV on BBC. Holmes had a recurring role as "Leslie Frost" on
Comedy Central's Reno 911!Holmes came out as a gay man in Out magazine
in 2002. On September 23, 2010, Holmes contributed a video to the "It
Gets Better" project, spearheaded by advice columnist and gay rights
activist Dan Savage.
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