Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County is an American reality television series that originally aired on MTV from September 28, 2004 until November 15, 2006. The series aired three seasons and focused on the personal lives of several students attending Laguna Beach High School. Its premise was originated with Liz Gateley, while Tony DiSanto served as the executive producer.
Throughout its run, the series was led by eight (seasons 1 & 2) and nine (season 3) primary cast members, who were credited by their first names. Their storylines were largely developed by a number of supporting cast members. Its original main cast members were high school seniors Stephen Colletti, Lauren Conrad, Trey Phillips, Christina Schuller, Morgan Olsen and Lo Bosworth, and juniors Kristin Cavallari and Talan Torriero. Cavallari's friends Alex Hooser and Jessica Smith appeared as supporting cast members in the first season. Cavallari and Talan's senior year was the focus of season two, with their classmates Smith, Alex Murrel, Taylor Cole and Jason Wahler integrated into the main cast, alongside college freshmen Colletti and Conrad. Bosworth, Olsen, Phillips and Schuller returned briefly in guest roles.
In the third season, Smith and Alex Hooser were the sole returning cast members, albeit in recurring roles. The show instead focused on a new class of Laguna Beach High students, juniors Kyndra Mayo, Cami Edwards (who appeared the previous season as sophomores), Tessa Keller, Cameron Brinkman, Rocky Donatelli, Breanna Conrad, Lexie Contursi and Chase Johnson, and senior Kelan Hurley.
The fourth season, titled Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County, relocated the show to Newport Beach, California and featured an entirely new cast from Newport Harbor High School, including seniors Chrissy Schwartz, Allie Stockton, Sasha Dunlap and Chase Cornwell, juniors Clay Adler and Grant Newman, and sophomore Taylor Geiney.
Main cast members
- Main cast (appears in opening credits)
- Supporting cast (3+ episodes)
- Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
| Cast member | Seasons | Ref(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Stephen Colletti | Main | ||||
| Lauren "LC" Conrad | Main | Guest | |||
| Kristin Cavallari | Main | ||||
| Trey Phillips | Main | Guest | |||
| Christina Schuller | Main | Guest | |||
| Morgan Olsen | Main | Guest | |||
| Talan Torriero | Main | ||||
| Lo Bosworth | Main | Recurring | |||
| Jessica Smith | Recurring | Main | Recurring | ||
| Jason Wahler | Main | Guest | |||
| Alex "M." Murrel | Main | Guest | |||
| Taylor Cole | Main | Guest | |||
| Tessa Keller | Main | ||||
| Cameron Brinkman | Main | ||||
| Kyndra Mayo | Guest | Main | |||
| Raquel "Rocky" Donatelli | Main | ||||
| Breanna Conrad | Guest | Main | |||
| Kelan Hurley | Main | ||||
| Lexie Contursi | Main | ||||
| Cami Edwards | Guest | Main | |||
| Chase Johnson | Main | ||||
| Chrissy Schwartz | Main | ||||
| Clay Adler | Main | ||||
| Allie Stockton | Main | ||||
| Grant Newman | Main | ||||
| Sasha Dunlap | Main | ||||
| Chase Cornwell | Main | ||||
| Taylor Geiney | Main | ||||
- Cast notes
- The show was retitled as Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County for its fourth season, although later episode listings are split into two seasons (with the final four episodes titled Newport Harbor: Home for the Holidays).
- Credited onscreen as "Dexter's girlfriend" and "Kristin's friend".
- Credited as "Sophomore".
- Credited as "LC's sister".
- Credited as "Sophomore" and "Jason's date".
Supporting cast members
- Supporting cast (3+ episodes)
- Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
| Cast member | Onscreen title | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Loren Polster | Party enthusiast | Recurring | Guest | |
| Dieter Schmitz | Stephen's "wingman" | Recurring | ||
| Alex "H." Hooser | Kristin's best friend | Recurring | ||
| Morgan "S." Souders | Kristin's friend | Recurring | ||
| Jen Bunney | LC & Lo's friend | Recurring | ||
| Sam Ferguson | Kristin's crush | Recurring | Guest | |
| Jonathon Bernard | Golf team captain | Recurring | ||
| Gary Samuelian | Christina's friend | Recurring | Guest | |
| Kaitlyn Healey | LC's friend | Guest | Recurring | |
| Cedric Channels | Jason's friend | Recurring | ||
| Casey Reinhardt | The new girl | Recurring | ||
| Emily Alder | Jessica's friend | Recurring | Guest | |
| Jeff "B." Boyle | Talan's friend | Recurring | ||
| Heidi Montag | LC's friend | Recurring | ||
| Braeden Hurley | Kelan's brother | Recurring | ||
| Nick "G." Gross | Bandmate | Recurring | ||
| Candace Siegmund | Kyndra's friend | Recurring | ||
| Tara Springer | Lexie's friend | Recurring | ||
| E.J. Gomez | Raquel/"Rocky"'s friend | Recurring | ||
| Nikki Dowers | Kyndra's friend | Recurring | ||
| Derek LeBon | Cameron's friend | Cameo | Recurring | |
| Alex Atkinson | Raquel/"Rocky"'s new boyfriend | Recurring | ||
| Rachel Swimmer | Lexie's friend | Recurring | ||
| Nick "W." Walker | Cameron's friend | Recurring | ||
| Tyler Dowers | Kyndra's ex-boyfriend | Cameo | Recurring | |
- Cast notes
- Also credited as "Trey's friend", "Fashion enthusiast" and "Talan's friend".
- Also as "Stephen's friend" and "Jessica's ex-boyfriend".
- Later as simply "Kristin's friend".
- Later as "Alex M's friend".
- Later as simply "LC's friend".
- Later as "senior speaker".
- Later as "Kristin's friend".
- Also as "Alex M's friend", and later "LC's friend".
- Also as "Jessica's crush" and "Jessica's date".
- Also as "Chase's friend".
- Also as "Cami's friend".
- Also as "Alex's friend" and "Tyler's friend".
- Also as "Tyler's sister" and "Cami's friend".
- Also as "Kyndra's friend", "Tessa's boyfriend", "Kelan's friend" and "Tessa's ex-boyfriend".
- Later as simply "Raquel/"Rocky"'s boyfriend" and "Raquel/"Rocky"'s ex-boyfriend".
- Also as "Cami's friend".
- Later as "Kyndra's boyfriend".
References
- ^ "Laguna Beach (Season 1): Meet The Cast". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Laguna Beach (Season 2): Meet The Cast". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "Laguna Beach (Season 3): Meet The Cast". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "MTV Moves Up the Coast for Season Four of Laguna Beach New Cast, New Beach, and New Drama in "Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County" Premiering Wednesday, August 15th at 10:30pm ET/PT". MTV. Futon Critic. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
- ^ "MTV Invites Fans to Spend the Holidays with the Cast of Newport Harbor as They Reunite for "Newport Harbor: Home for the Holidays" on Wednesday, December 12th at 10:30pm ET/PT". MTV. Futon Critic. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- Gustavo Arellano; Brandon Ferguson; Shuji Sakai (February 14, 2013). "America's Porn Paradise!". OC Weekly. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
- Adam Popescu (August 30, 2012). "Porn Star Tasha Reign's Secret Life as a UCLA Student". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
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