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Johnny Devenanzio | |
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| Born | John Amadeus Devenanzio June 22, 1982 |
| Other names | Johnny Bananas |
| Alma mater | Penn State University |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality, Television host, Social media influencer and |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Television | The Real World: Key West (2005) The Challenge (2006-2020) 1st Look (2018–present) |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Website | https://realjohnnybananas.com/ |
John Amadeus Devenanzio better known as Johnny Bananas[1] is an American actor, television personality and host. He is best known for participating on MTV reality television series The Challenge, being the current host of NBC lifestyle television series 1st Look and co-creator of his "Johnny Bananas" clothing and merchandise.
Devenanzio debuted on The Real World: Key West which was filmed in Key West, Florida. He then after Key West aired, debuted on MTV reality competitive television series The Challenge, where he debuted on its 13th season: Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel in which he was eliminated in the first episode. After his appearance on The Duel, he participated in nineteen additional seasons and won seven seasons being the cast member to appear in the most Challenges along with garnering the most Challenge wins with seven. He is known for being apart of some of the most iconic moments from The Challenge however he is known for hosting NBC's 1st Look along with making some TV appearances.
Early life[edit]
Devenanzio was born on June 22nd, 1982 in Orange County, California. He was born to ex-military father Regis Devenanzio and stay-at-home mother Laura Avery along with having one sister. He graduated in 2005 from the Penn State University where he was studying in Bachelors in Economics. Devenanzio in his senior year was describe as "bananas" for some of his jokes and pranks, one of his pranks as he said on the Jimmy Fallon show that he stuck a banana in his mom's car pipe in order to not go to school as he said on the Jimmy Fallon show on "Jimmy Fallon Show w/ Johnny Bananas" on YouTube. Due to his comedic nature and pranks, Devenanzio decided to give himself the nickname "Johnny Bananas".[2]
Real World: Key West[edit]
Devenanzio, at the time went by John rather than his now famous nickname "Johnny Bananas", made his first appearance on MTV on The Real World on its seventeenth season, Key West. When it was announced he was cast for Key West, he made it into the headlines of Daily Collegian, PSU's student newspaper. Devenanzio was known for being a comedic yet controversial character on that season for his instances and jokes that go over the line, such as his jokes towards Real World roommate Tyler Duckworth about his homosexuality along with jokingly removing the top of roommate Janelle Casanave. At one point during the season, roommates have thought of attempting to remove Devenanzio from the house, realizing his actions he then apologizes. After the season finished, people took notes on some of Devenanzio's actions as toxic and disgusting such as his humor of Duckworth and roommate Paula Meronek for their homosexuality and using the term faggot and labeling them as "gays" or "lesbians" jokingly and as an insult knowing neither of the two tolerate the usage of those terms in that tone.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge[edit]
The Duel[edit]
The Duel was the thirteenth season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge where the season was filmed in Armação dos Búzios, Brazil. The season premiered on October 12th, 2006. Devenanzio was not gifted safety in the first round and was sent to the Duel due to his obnoxious personality and him being one of the newest debuts to the season prior the tradition of "the Rookie card", only for him to lose in the Duel: "I Can" to new debut and his roommate from Key West, Tyler Duckworth and was eliminated in Episode 1 and 10th place for the guys side.
The Inferno III[edit]
Inferno 3 was the fourteenth season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge where the season was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. The season premiered on April 10th, 2007. Devenanzio's team, the Good Guys, won the daily missions, "Battering Ram" on Episode 3, "Wrap and Roll" on Episode 4, "Rope Burn" on Episode 5, "Steady as You Go" on Episode 8, "Hand Car" on Episode 11 and "Giraffic Park" on Episode 12. Devenanzio won the Life Shield on Episode 6 and 14 along with avoiding the Inferno for the duration of the entire season. Devenanzio's team lost to the Bad Asses Team during "The Big Five" final mission being the runner up of the season earning $10,000 from the Good Guys team bank account.
The Gauntlet III[edit]
Gauntlet 3 was the fifteenth season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge where the season was filmed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The season premiered on January 23rd, 2008. On the third episode of the season, Devenanzio was voted into the Gauntlet due to his antics on how his teammate Eric "Big Easy" Banks was the worst competitor on the team and how the team wanted additional teammate and good friend Evan Starkman to stay, henceforth Devenanzio was thrown in for the benefit Starkman has the best chance to come back. Devenanzio and Starkman played in the Gauntlet game: "Sliders" where Starkman came out victorious sending home Devenanzio giving him his second elimination loss in a row and was 28th place overall.
The Island[edit]
The Island was the sixteenth season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge where the season was filmed in Boca del Drago, Panama. The season premiered on September 10th, 2008. This season Devenanzio was notoriously known for the "JEK Alliance" with fellow competitors: Kenny Santucci and Evan Starkman, who has previously defeated Devenanzio in Gauntlet III, with this alliance being known for bullying the women in the house and being a major sway for the voting. Early on in the game, Devenanzio has made an enemy out of most of the girls in the competition, mainly Evelyn Smith and Johanna Botta, by throwing out derogatory slang and insults at them being a massive target to be voted off. Devenanzio along with key holder: Abram Boise and competitor Derrick Kosinski, in which both him and Boise lost against Kosinski in the Face Off: "Ring Wrestle", and even though Devenanzio was most likely going to be voted off, Boise requested to be eliminated due to some personal issues concerning his family and got his request despite Devenanzio still gaining votes via a 9-6 vote off; On Episode 5, Smith stole Devenanzio's key due to his bullying and sexist antics against the women on the island, only for Devenanzio to win the Face-Off: "Rat In a Cage" against Kosinski and Cohutta Grindstaff, and steal back his key from Smith on the next episode. On the Final Challenge, the JEK alliance consisting of Devenanzio, Santucci and Starkman reunited along with arch-enemy Smith form a team, make their boat and ultimately win the final challenge, with Devenanzio earning his first win of his Challenge career.
The Ruins[edit]
The Ruins is the eighteenth season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge where the season was filmed in Phuket, Thailand. The season premiered on September 30th, 2009. During the season, the notorious JEK alliance was reformed with the addition of Derrick Kosinski. Devenanzio along with his fellow teammates on the Champions team mostly dominated the dailies despite major enemy and teammate, Wes Bergmann, attempting to throw challenges due to Bergmann not gaining favor for his pick out of the hat idea for nominations. This season sparked the iconic and legendary rivalry between Devenanzio and Bergmann due to an altercation caused by a vote where Bergmann's ally, Evelyn Smith and her friend on the opposing team, KellyAnne Judd were being voted against each other. The JEK alliance were mostly politically in control of the social dynamic except for when Devenanzio was put up for elimination against opponent on Challengers Team, Dunbar Merrill, where Devenanzio got his first elimination win on Episode 9 in the elimination "Rag Doll". The Champions team consisted of Devenanzio, Santucci, Starkman, Kosinski and Susie Meister at the final challenge and were victorious, securing Devenanzio's second win in a row and overall.
Cutthroat[edit]
Cutthroat is the twentieth season of the newly named The Challenge where the season was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic. The season premiered on October 6th, 2010. In the season, a draft took place where Emilee Fitzgerald was the captain of the Blue Team and happened to pick Devenanzio first. Devenanzio was politically in decent shape for a good duration of the season despite teammate Katie Doyle being the ringleader to put an end to his political dominance, but more so due to people targeting Banks due to his size and performance on Gauntlet 3, and teammate Ty Ruff being a mediocre competitor. This season saw a small romance between Devenanzio and player on Red Team, Camila Nakagawa. Devenanzio was unanimously voted in on Episode 8 due to Derrick already having to prove himself by defeating Red Team's Brandon Nelson and was up against Duckworth, who had previously defeated Devenanzio in elimination. The elimination Devenanzio and Duckworth participated in was called "Back Up Off Me" however there was an unexpected twist known as the Heavy Hitters twist, utilized now as "Mercenaries", where competitors Chris "CT" Tamburello and Tina Barta were to go up against both competitors and whoever lasted longer would ultimately come back into the game. During CT and Devenanzio's match-up, CT was able to carry Devenanzio on his back dubbing the elimination known as the infamous "Bananas' Backpack" lasting only 18 seconds, in which all Duckworth had to do was outlast 18 seconds, which he did, defeating the two time champion.
Rivals[edit]
Rivals also known as Rivals 1, was the twenty-first season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Domincal, Costa Rica along with a location change at Buenos Aires & Bariloche, Argentina. This season involved male on male and female on female pairs due to the theme of rivals, with Tyler Duckworth being Devenanzio's partner due to their mixed relationship on their season of Real World along with a multitude of verbal altercations between them including from the most recent season, Cutthroat where Devenanzio claimed that if the elimination didn't have heavy hitters that he would take on Duckworth, in which the latter disagreed and sparked an argument. The JEK alliance was reformed albeit the issue of Santucci's partner, Wes Bergmann. Devenanzio and Duckworth won Episode 4's "Hammock Crawl" earning safety from elimination along with winning $4,000 from winning Episode 5's "Against the Current" and Episode 7's "Sawed Off". Devenanzio and Duckworth were voted into elimination against CT Tamburello and Adam King, who lost in the "Bombs Away" challenge where the two duos competed against each other in the one of the most iconic eliminations "T-Bone" where Devenanzio and Duckworth shockingly won the elimination despite Tamburello being feared as the most intimidating competitor, also with speculation his partner, King, might have possibly thrown the elimination due to a prize money deal. Devenanzio and Duckworth would then go to the final challenge and winning it in a close call against Santucci and Bergmann
Battle of the Exes[edit]
Battle of the Exes also known as Battle of the Exes 1, was the twenty-second season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Sosúa, Dominican Republic along with a location change at Reykjavík, Iceland. The season premiered on January 25th, 2012. This season involved exes being partnered together to compete for $150,000. Devenanzio was partnered with Camila Nakagawa, who both hooked up and had a romance on Cutthroat. The two exes won the three daily missions total being a formidable team, however they got last place in the daily challenge "Feel the Burn" and went up against Mark Long and Robin Hibbard who were voted into elimination by CT Tamburello and Diem Brown. The two pairs went against each other in the elimination "X Battle" where Devenanzio and Nakagawa were victorious with speculation Long threw the elimination against Devenanzio. Devenanzio and Nakagawa face the "Viking Quest" final against CT Tamburello and Diem Brown and Emily Schromm and Ty Ruff, where Devenanzio and Nakagawa come out victorious meaning Devenanzio tied with Darrell Taylor for the most Challenge wins with 4.
Rivals II[edit]
Rivals II was the twenty-fourth season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Phuket, Thailand. The season premiered on July 10th, 2013. This season was the second installment of the theme "Rivals" and Devenanzio was partnered with Frank Sweeney from the twenty-third season, Battle of the Seasons 2012 due to Twitter beef where they exchanged heated tweets against each other. During the beginning of the season, Devenanzio and Sweeney were targeted by CT Tamburello and Wes Bergmann due to Sweeney being the most recent champion along with Devenanzio having a rivalry between both Tamburello and Bergmann, however Devenanzio and Sweeney were saved by the twist of only girl teams voting in the guy teams and reversed. All season long Devenanzio along with Tamburello and Bergmann have butted heads due to their iconic rivalries and fight for prowess in the game. Devenanzio and Sweeney won safety in Episode 3's "Mind Over Splatter" and Episode 7's "Blind Leading the Blind". The duo made the finals along with rival team Tamburello and Bergmann along with rookie team, Jordan Wiseley and Marlon Williams. Tamburello and Bergmann won the season finale with Devenanzio and Sweeney both becoming the runner ups of the season on the guys side.
Free Agents[edit]
Free Agents was the twenty-fifth season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Punta del Este, Uruguay along with a location change at Pucón, Chile. The season was filmed in April 10th, 2014. During this season, Devenanzio had a rivalry with previous season's finalist, Jordan Wiseley, due to his goal to take out the biggest competitors to make the final. Devenanzio won a total of four dailies, which is tied for the most daily wins for the guys side along with finalists Johnny Reilly, Zach Nichols and CT Tamburello who was eliminated before the final. Devenanzio was sent into Episode 5's elimination due to Wiseley's along with previous seasons finalist Cara Maria Sorbello decree on wanting to take out Devenanzio due to their goal to get him out. Devenanzio was up against Isaac Stout in the elimination "Balls In" where Devenanzio won 3 to 1, which after the elimination Devenanzio and Wiseley get into a heated argument. Devenanzio was once again sent into elimination in Episode 7 in request of Wiseley's intention to take him out by flipping all of the kill cards to ensure he is in elimination. Wiseley flips all of the kill cards sending him directly into elimination against Devenanzio in a game of "Wrecking Wall" where both were neck and neck until Wiseley slipped up, fell to the start and Devenanzio being able to ring the bell before Wiseley could get back up, creating one of the most iconic eliminations due to Wiseley's cockiness by flipping all of the kill cards. On Episode 11, all of the contestants participated in a kill card draw where there are two kill cards instead of one representing both of the opponents who will go against each other, Devenanzio and Tamburello drew the kill cards and were up against each other for elimination where Devenanzio won the elimination and secured his place in the finals. During the final, it was neck and neck between Devenanzio and Reilly however Devenanzio was able to edge out Reilly by 18 minutes, securing his fifth win meaning he has defeated Darrell Taylor in having the most Challenge wins with five.
Battle of the Exes II[edit]
Battle of the Exes II was the twenty-sixth season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Pedasí, Panama. The season was filmed in January 6th, 2015. During the season, Devenanzio and ex Nany Gonzalez were skating by during the season relying on the rookie card being exploited. Devenanzio and Gonzalez won Episode 2's "Rounding the Bases" daily challenge. Devenanzio and Gonzalez were able to skate by until rival Wes Bergmann and Nany's rival Theresa Jones sent Devenanzio and Gonzalez into elimination in Episode 5 against ally team Leroy Garrett and Nia Moore who lost the daily challenge of that episode. Devenanzio and Gonzalez went against each other in the elimination "Strung Out" where Garrett and Moore defeated Devenanzio and Gonzalez in a blow out elimination, sending Devenanzio and Gonzalez to another elimination arena where they will compete in Battle of the EX-iled where they will compete against the previous winner of the EX-ile games. Devenanzio and Gonzalez won against teams John Jacob & Simone Kelly, Adam Kuhn & Brittany Baldassari, Johnny Reilly & Averey Tressler and Jonna Mannion & Zach Nichols and officially rejoined the game. Devenanzio and Gonzalez were able to sway ally team Jordan Wiseley and Sarah Rice to target Bergmann and Jones, in which the latter lost the elimination, however this alliance was short lived after an episode later, Devenanzio and Gonzalez were blindsided by Rice and was sent into elimination against Garrett and Moore once again, however when the elimination took place, it was revealed Moore was disqualified from the competition due to the sexual harassment against Wiseley, in result Moore was replaced with previously eliminated Jones. Garrett and Jones defeated Devenanzio and Gonzalez 2-0 in the elimination "X-Battle", and placed 4th. The blindside that occured on Episode 10 where Sarah Rice blindsided Devenanzio and Gonzalez was known as one of the most iconic betrayals in Challenge history.
Battle of the Bloodlines[edit]
Battle of the Bloodlines was the twenty-seventh season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Bodrum, Turkey. The season was filmed in December 2nd, 2015. During this season, the alumni got to bring in a "Bloodline" who is either their sibling, step-sibling or cousin who has never been on The Challenge. Devenanzio competed with his cousin Vince Gliatta. Devenanzio was targeted by twins Dario and Raphy Medrano, cousins Cory Wharton and Mitch Reid and rival Cara Maria Sorbello and her cousin Jamie Banks, due to his status as a five-time champion. During the team phase, Devenanzio was placed on the Red Team whilst his bloodline Gliatta was put on the Blue Team. The Red Team won all of the dailies and Devenanzio and his bloodline avoided all of the eliminations up until Episode 10's "Weight for Me" where Wharton and Reid successfully sent in Devenanzio and Gliatta against rival team Sorbello and Banks where Sorbello and Banks won the elimination and after the elimination Sorbello and Devenanzio made up after their previous drama.
Rivals 3[edit]
Rivals 3 was the twenty-eighth season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Huatulco, Mexico along with a location change at Mendoza, Argentina. The season premiered on May 4th, 2016. This season was the third installment of the theme "Rivals". Devenanzio was partnered with rival Sarah Rice, who betrayed him on the final elimination in Battle of the Exes II. This season Devenanzio and Rice were aligned with his bloodline and friend Vince Gliatta and Jenna Compono, along with a temporary alliance with Dario Medrano and Nicole Ramos from Battle of the Bloodlines due to Devenanzio exposing rival team Cory Wharton and Ashley Mitchell for playing both sides. Devenanzio and Rice won a total of four dailies primarily targeting Wes Bergmann and former teammate Nany Gonzalez along with his ally Devin Walker-Molaghan and his rival Cheyenne Floyd. Devenanzio and Rice were in mainly control for most of the elimination votings during the middle portion and late portion of the game with them winning and connections with teams who also ended up winning dailies. During Episode 13, all of the remaining teams participated in a elimination draw where the two teams that draw a black skull are sent into elimination against each other. Devenanzio & Rice and Medrano & Ramos pull out the black skull and are sent into elimination. Devenanzio and Rice come out victorious by winning the elimination and also were able to win the season, meaning Devenanzio garnered his sixth Challenge win. This season the partner who contributed the most during the final had the choice to split the money they won as a finalist or take it all, Devenanzio shockingly stole all the money to himself, leaving partner Rice with no money, dubbing this move one of the most iconic and legendary moments of Challenge history.
Invasion of the Champions[edit]
Invasion of the Champions the twenty-ninth season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Krabi, Thailand. The season premiered on February 7th, 2017. During the season, Devenanzio along with fellow teammates and champions, Ashley Kelsey, Camila Nakagawa, Cara Maria Sorbello, CT Tamburello, Darrell Taylor, Laurel Stucky and Zach Nichols did not come into the game and instead where training to "invade" the game. The champions were then flown out and "invaded" the game on Episode 5. Devenanzio and his team the "Champions" won Episode 7's "Roll With the Punches" and Episode 8's "Curry Up". Devenanzio won safety during the "Roll With the Punches" daily with his ingenious idea for him to repeat during the challenge with Stucky due to them having the best male/female team combination and barely edged out Nichols and Tamburello by 3 seconds. During Episode 9's "Fallout", Tamburello lasted the longest out of Devenanzio and Taylor henceforth the latter two were sent in by default, where Devenanzio lost against Taylor in the elimination "Balls In". This season sparked the rivalry between Devenanzio and "The Young Bucks", or TYB for short, who consisted of Cory Wharton, Hunter Barfield and Nelson Thomas.
XXX: Dirty Thirty[edit]
XXX: Dirty Thirty the thirtieth season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Cartagena, Colombia. The season premiered on July 18th, 2017. During the first episode, a purge took place and Devenanzio came in first overall for the guys. Cory Wharton, who is apart of TYB alliance, had the power to select three out of four people in the bottom to eliminate on the spot, even though Wharton spared Tony Raines, close friend and ally of Devenanzio, Wharton also took out ally Darrell Taylor due to the fear of not being able to beat him, immediately becoming a target for champions CT Tamburello and Derrick Kosinski. Devenanzio won the second daily mission "Cool Under Fire" and targeted Wharton, solidifying their rivalry and being unsuccessful as Wharton defeated Derrick Henry in the elimination "Balls In". Devenanzio confronted Camila Nakagawa, former teammate from Battle of the Exes, due to her trying to save Wharton,, only for Nakagawa to be furious and leave in argument. Proceeding onto the game, Devenanzio hasn't won a daily mission since his "Cool Under Fire" victory and successfully flew under the radar despite having the largest target. On Episode 11, an altercation occurred with Nelson Thomas and Kosinski where Thomas intentionally hit Kosinski, Hunter Barfield tries to display that Thomas was just drunk in order to maintain his stay in the game, angering Devenanzio and triggering an altercation between the two. On Episode 14, Devenanzio convinced ally and friend Jenna Compono to convince Barfield not to throw in Devenanzio, which successfully works as instead ally Kosinski is thrown in, however during the Double Cross ceremony, Raines was able to pull the Double Cross meaning by default due to Thomas' disqualification and an uneven number of players that Devenanzio was sent into elimination by default. Devenanzio and Kosinski played in the elimination "The Reel World" where Kosinski defeated Devenanzio in 2-0 and sent Devenanzio to the Redemption House. Devenanzio competed in the Redemption House against CT Tamburello, Dario Medrano, Jordan Wiseley and Leroy Garrett, and Devenanzio lost against Tamburello and Wiseley.
Vendettas[edit]
Vendettas the thirty-first season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Marbella, Spain. The season premiered on January 2nd, 2018. During the first episode, a purge took place in Gibraltar named "Get Off the Rock" where the guy and girl who place last are eliminated from the game. Devenanzio performed poorly placing 17th overall and 2nd to last for the guys, beating out Rogan O'Connor who placed dead last in the Purge. After the purge, he gets into a showmance with new debut and Big Brother 18 alumni, Natalie Negrotti and in Episode 3 had a minor kiss with new debut and Ex on the Beach UK alumni, Kayleigh Morris. Devenanzio improves from his poor performance on the purge by winning the "Who's Got Balls" daily mission in Episode 2 and getting third place overall in the "#Vendettas" daily mission. He utilized his daily wins to target those who opposed against him, specifically Cory Wharton and new debut from Are You the One? 5 Alicia Wright, which he successfully takes out by voting them in and both respectively losing against Nelson Thomas and new debut from Ex on the Beach UK, Melissa Reeves. Devenanzio then goes on to win the "Gasping for Air" challenge alongside Tony Raines, Kyle Christie, Zach Nichols and Kailah Casillas, where the troika: himself, Raines and Christie target Big Brother 18 alumni and new debut, Victor Arroyo due to him being associated with an alliance that is gunning for his showmance, himself and Negrotti, in which works out as Arroyo is defeated by Real World: San Diego alumni and former champion Brad Fiorenza in an elimination of "Troubled Water". Devenanzio then goes on to participate and win the "Car Crash" daily mission despite maintaining an injury. He along with Cara Maria Sorbello, Negrotti and Thomas won the daily, with the latter two and Devenanzio being in the tribunal. Even though Thomas wants to target teammate Sorbello due to her not having a strong connection with him, Devenanzio and Negrotti target Kailah Casillas and was unsuccessful as Casillas defeated Marie Roda in an elimination of "Basket Case". On Episode 10, Devenanzio was narrowly voted into elimination during the team vote but barely escaped and instead vendetta Devin Walker-Molaghan was voted in 5-3. Walker creates a rumor, that ended up being true about Devenanzio kissing Morris at the bar, which spread around the house and later turned into an incident where Casillas along with her friends Britni Thornton, Jemmye Carroll and Negrotti who spectates it all happen on their side, threw all of Morris' luggage out of her room and out the stairs which creates a near altercation, which led to the withdrawal of Morris. Walker then convinces close ally Raines and Casillas to throw in Devenanzio in order to weaken Negrotti and to take him out himself. This successfully works and becomes one of the most iconic betrayals as Raines voted in Devenanzio after their 3 year friendship. Devenanzio and Walker play the elimination "Not So Bright" where Walker shockingly defeats Devenanzio by 2 light switches, taking out Devenanzio and changing the momentum of the game. Later in the reunion of the season, it was revealed Devenanzio and Melissa Reeves had a hook-up.
Final Reckoning[edit]
Final Reckoning the thirty-second season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Hermanus, South Africa. The season premiered in July 10th, 2018. An opening purge once again occurred however this time Devenanzio did not participate nor could be eliminated due to his original partner withdrawing from the competition before the purge had happened[a][3], instead Devenanzio had to wait for the second daily mission to occur to receive his partner, who ended up being Tony Raines due to him betraying Devenanzio during Vendettas. Devenanzio and Raines were known this season mainly for staying under the radar and having allies continuously go home, however Devenanzio this season had a showmance with Bad Girls Club: Twisted Sisters alumni and new debut Angela Babicz along with the season winner and former champion, Ashley Mitchell as revealed during the reunion. Devenanzio and Raines have been a target for the Lavender Ladies alliance consisting of Ashley Mitchell, Amanda Garcia, Marie Roda, Shane Landrum and Sylvia Elsrode along with being a target for TYB, the Young Bucks, alliance that consisted of Hunter Barfield, Nelson Thomas and Cory Wharton, who debuted late in the game and was shortly disqualified. Devenanzio and Raines won Episode 11's "Sky Bridge" and Episode 14's "What Goes Up, Must Come Down" where they attempted to target Nelson & Shane and Ashley & Hunter, but were unsuccessful as Nelson & Shane took out allies Brad Fiorenza & Kyle Christie and Cara Maria Sorbello & Marie Roda. In Episode 16, Devenanzio and Raines were sent into elimination against Joss Mooney and Sylvia Elsrode, where the latter defeated Devenanzio and Raines in the elimination "Don't Trip Me Up" sending them to the Redemption House. In the final Redemption House, Fiorenza and Christie pulled the double cross and selecting Kam Williams and Kayleigh Morris leaving Devenanzio and Raines against Landrum and Thomas by default. The two teams competed in the challenge "King of the Ring" where Devenanzio and Raines defeated Landrum and Thomas 3-0 and officially came back into the game, only to shortly be voted in for elimination in Episode 19. Devenanzio and Raines were automatically up against Paulie Calafiore and Natalie Negrotti due to that team being the only eligible team since Barfield and Mitchell won the challenge and held the power vote. The two teams competed in the game "Milk and Cookies" where Calafiore and Negrotti defeated Devenanzio and Raines after having last 5 hours, sending home Devenanzio and Raines for good placing 5th overall.
War of the Worlds[edit]
War of the Worlds the thirty-third season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Swakopmund, Namibia. The season premiered in February 6th, 2019. An opening purge occured where Devenanzio and his fellow alumni were not to be eligible to go home, however still got to compete. Devenanzio competed in the males heat in the opening purge "Impending Dune" where Devenanzio got 3rd overall and 2nd out of the male alumni. Early in the game speculation arose that the veterans will be selecting the prospect of their choice, with Devenanzio wanting to select Big Brother: Over the Top winner and prospect, Morgan Willett due to her strong performance during the opening purge and her attractiveness. However, host TJ Lavin revealed that the prospects would be picking their partner based off the order they completed their puzzle. Morgan, who placed 2nd for the prospect girls, selected Devenanzio due to the same reasonings as Devenanzio had wanted to pick her, putting an early target on those two due to having the best resume out of the teams overall. Devenanzio and Willett successfully won the first daily mission "Arms-a-geddon Tired" and intended to target recent winner Hunter Barfield along with prospect partner and Love Island UK 3 alumni, Georgia Harrison, which was unsuccessful as Barfield and Harrison successfully eliminated recent winner Ashley Mitchell and Chase McNary in the elimination "Drone Ball Drop". During the next daily mission, "Search and Destroy", Morgan was targeted by girls Kam Williams and Natalie "Ninja Natalie" Duran during the daily due to having Devenanzio as a partner. Devenanzio and Willett are then voted into elimination and call out Zach Nichols and Zahida Allen as Devenanzio feared Nichols threw the challenge in order for Wes Bergmann, his rival, to win the challenge. On the reunion, Nichols stated he made a deal to throw the elimination for Devenanzio, despite the deal him and Allen won the elimination "Map It Out" against Devenanzio and Willett sending them home in an early exit at 29th/30th place.
War of the Worlds 2[edit]
War of the Worlds 2, originally named "Bloody Hell", was the thirty-fourth season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Chiang Mai and Phuket, Thailand. The season premiered on August 28th, 2019. This season was the second installment of "War of the Worlds" however with a different format consisting of two teams, one with Team US, the team Devenanzio was on, that consists of the castmates from the United States and Team UK which consists of castmates from the United Kingdom, along with reinforcements CT Tamburello, Dee Nguyen, Natalie Duran and Turabi "Turbo" Çamkıran who would have one male and female reinforcement on opposing teams. Team US won the first challenge "Trench Warfare" where Devenanzio and teammate Jordan Wiseley convinced Team US not to put Tamburello on their team despite him cheering for them to win due to his size and how he will be ineffective in height or air based daily missions. Team US continues to win daily missions "Cryptic Crossbow" and "Paddlewheel Puzzle", the latter was won due to Team UK, primarily team member Theo Campbell, breaking the rules by yanking the lock off rather than solving the number combination. Team US' winning streak came to a close as Devenanzio and ally Laurel Stucky came up with the plan to throw the challenge in order to gain power in the game and eliminate a female on the opposing side that is on Team US, primarily Natalie Duran and Cara Maria Sorbello. Ashley Mitchell had quit the daily mission "Relic Runner" as she was heated over Devenanzio intentionally bashing into Mitchell and forcing her to restart her relic run, which caused an altercation between the two and an altercation between Duran during the losing team's nomination where Devenanzio lead the charge to her being sent in, but to no avail as Stucky was voted in by Nguyen and Love Island UK 4 alumni and new debut, Idris Virgo in the winning team's nomination where Stucky was eliminated, leaving Devenanzio out of the loop in terms of social prowess. During Episode 5, Devenanzio and teammate Paulie Calafiore got into an altercation in order to find out who would be in the tribunal if their team won the daily mission, which ally Josh Martinez decided on Calafiore. In the daily mission "Hooked", Team US won once again, with Calafiore and girlfriend/teammate Sorbello being in the tribunal along with Wiseley, who had the fastest swim time overall with 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Devenanzio and Calafiore made a deal not to throw each other in, however Calafiore makes a move and blindsides Devenanzio by voting him into elimination against Campbell, who was voted at the losing team's nomination. Campbell and Devenanzio competed in the elimination "Die For Me" where Devenanzio maintained a lead until he mixed up his sixth and final ball and lost against Campbell placing 26th overall.
Total Madness[edit]
Total Madness, originally named "Battle for Independence", was the thirty-fifth season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic. The season premiered in April 1st, 2020. The season introduced the "Red Skull" twist where you are required to win an elimination in order to participate in the final when it comes down to a certain number of players. In the season, Devenanzio primarily targeted Ashley Mitchell due to her similar gameplay to his but was more keen and successful, making her a target. But primarily so, Devenanzio and Wes Bergmann made a secret duoship to keep each other long in the game since both of them have been recently been unable to win their most recent few seasons. Mitchell along with Dee Nguyen and prospect and Survivor alumni Jay Starrett lead a charge to Devenanzio being voted in, however with Bergmann's dupship and Melissa Reeves alongside Cory Wharton backing out of the idea of blindsiding Devenanzio barely kept him from getting voted in, in a 8-6-5-2 vote. Devenanzio won Episode 4's "Cold War" alongside Aneesa Ferreira, Kaycee Clark, Stephen Bear and Tula "Big T" Fazakerley and wanted to target both Mitchell and Nguyen for leading a charge to take him out successfully getting out Mitchell. Devenanzio also participated in "Decontamination" in Episode 8, won his heat for the guys round but lost to Bergmann in overall time, but was selected to be in the tribunal to target Jordan Wiseley due to his prowess as one of the best competitors on the males side and was successful as Wiseley was easily defeated by Big Brother 20 alumni and new debut Faysal "Fessy" Shafaat via 2-0. Devenanzio threw Episode 10's challenge "Throne Off" in order to get a Red Skull, and was successfully voted into elimination, however his and Bergmann's duoship didn't last too long as Bergmann volunteered against Devenanzio creating one of the most iconic match-ups in Challenge history despite those two having went against each other in elimination on a Spin Off. Bergmann and Devenanzio faced off in the elimination "Charge the Wall" where Devenanzio defeated Bergmann with all 3 batteries to Bergmann's 2. Devenanzio was once again dragged into the tribunal in Episode 11's "Flag Down" by Josh Martinez and Melissa Reeves where even though he promised Reeves he wouldn't target Nguyen, him and Martinez decided to target Nguyen due to her altercation with Martinez and her sloppy social game, however was unsuccessful as Nguyen was sent in and defeated Mattie Breaux in the elimination "Tunnel Vision". Devenanzio won Episode 13's daily mission "Bloc'd In" alongside Ferreira, Wharton, Jenny West, Martinez, Nany Gonzalez and Rogan O'Connor in which the win turned to be no avail as Gonzalez volunteered for elimination against Reeves and lost. Devenanzio won the final daily mission in Episode 15 called "Crash Course" alongside Kaycee Clark and Kyle Christie. Christie and Devenanzio intended to target Wharton, however his friend Nelson Thomas wanted to volunteer in place of Wharton due to him having a second kid coming during the filming of the season, in which both accepted although Nelson lost against Rogan in "Hall Brawl". As for girls elimination, the tribunal came to an agreement to target Nguyen due to her social game and willingness to target Devenanzio, and was finally successful after three attempts as Nguyen lost against Jenny in "Hall Brawl". In the final of the season, Devenanzio was currently in third, however TJ, the host, revealed there will be an elimination in the finals where Rogan volunteered and Devenanzio was voted in 2-0 by the tribunal consisting of Cory and Jenny. Devenanzio and O'Connor compete in the instant elimination "Knockout" where Devenanzio proceeded in the finals 2-0 whilst O'Connor lost the elimination and ultimately lost the final. Devenanzio won the season on the guys side, getting second overall in the final to Jenny West, earning his seventh win on his twentieth season.
| Season | Partners | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | — | 10th Place |
| 14 | Good Guys | Runner Up |
| 15 | Veterans Team | 28th Place |
| 16 | — | Winner |
| 18 | Champions | Winner |
| 20 | Blue Team | 14th/15th Place |
| 21 | Tyler Ducksworth | Winner |
| 22 | Camila Nakagawa | Winner |
| 24 | Frank Sweeney | Runner Up |
| 25 | — | Winner |
| 26 | Nany Gonzalez | 4th Place |
| 27 | Vince Gliatta | 5th Place |
| 28 | Sarah Rice | Winner |
| 29 | Champions | 7th Place |
| 30 | — | 6th Place |
| 31 | — | 16th Place |
| 32 | Tony Raines[a] | 5th Place |
| 33 | Morgan Willett | 29th/30th Place |
| 34 | Team US | 26th Place |
| 35 | — | Winner |
The Challenge Spin Offs[edit]
Champs vs. Pros[edit]
Champs vs. Pros, was the second spin-off season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in the United States. During the season, each contestant got to fight for a Charity, Devenanzio specifically selected to fight for the Special Olympics charity. Devenanzio was assigned on the team "Champs" for his six wins on The Challenge. Devenanzio was known for his comedic character and intentionally annoying personality whilst still trying to perform solidly in daily missions, he was notable for getting under Lolo Jones' skin the most out of everyone despite annoying a multitude of players on the Pros team[4]. On Episode 2, Devenanzio was sent into elimination against Wes Bergmann per Bergmann's request to be in elimination against Devenanzio. Bergmann and Devenanzio competed in the elimination "Blindsided" where Bergmann won against Devenanzio, where Devenanzio was sent home raising $1,000 for his charity.
Champs vs. Stars[edit]
Champs vs. Stars, was the third spin-off season of The Challenge where the season was filmed in the United States and is the second installment of the theme "Champs vs. Pros/Stars". During the season, each contestant got to fight for a Charity, Devenanzio once again selected to fight for the Special Olympics charity. Devenanzio was assigned on the team "Champs" for his six wins on The Challenge. The Champs won every single challenge during the season except for Episode 7's "Sink or Swim" where one guy and girl on both teams compete for a spot in the final. Devenanzio was sent into elimination on Episode 5 by the MVP of his team, Wes Bergmann, and was up against Riff Raff. Devenanzio and Riff Raff competed in the elimination "Tic Tac Hole" where Devenanzio defeated Riff Raff. On Episode 7's "Sink or Swim", Devenanzio won the challenge on the guys side for his team alongside Emily Schromm who won for the girls side on the Champs team. Devenanzio and Schromm selected CT Tamburello to join them in the final due to thinking he would be the likely candidate to perform well due to Bergmann and Zach Nichols poor final performances on their respective seasons of Rivals and Free Agents. The Champs (Devenanzio, Schromm and Tamburello) and the Stars (Josh Murray, Justina Valentine and Michelle Waterson) competed in the "Championship Series" final where there will be five competitions with the first four determining who will get the advantage in the fifth and final competition. The Champs won 3-1 in terms of the first four competitions and won the advantage. The Champs ultimately win the season and Devenanzio raised $50,000 for his charity, Special Olympics.
| Season | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Champs vs. Pros | Champs | 17th/18th Place |
| Champs vs. Stars | Champs | Winner |
Other television appearances[edit]
Fear Factor[edit]
On September 19th, 2017, Devenanzio along with friend and co-star from The Challenge, Leroy Garrett competed in Fear Factor[5] alongside Challenge alumni Aneesa Ferreira and Laurel Stucky who competed against alumni from now discontinued reality television show: Winter Break: Hunter Mountain, Marc Vindas & Carissa Witham and Alessandra Camerlingo and Jeff Brewer who were dubbed "The Shredders". On their episode of Fear Factor, Devenanzio and Garrett ended up winning the Fear Factor episode and a split of $50,000, with Ferreira & Stucky coming in second, Vindas & Witham quitting and placing third and Brewer & Camerlingo coming in last.
1st Look[edit]
1st Look is a weekly American travel and lifestyle television program that is broadcast on NBC focusing on traveling to different locations around the world focusing on cuisine, culture, tradition and common sports or events within the area. Devenanzio was announced to be the new host of 1st Look after Ashley Roberts was no longer going to be hosting 1st Look in Late 2018. As of today, Devenanzio still maintains his role as the host for 1st Look.
Worst Cooks in America[edit]
Devenanzio competed on the nineteenth season of Worst Cooks in America, which premiered on May 10th, 2020. After Episode 1, Devenanzio was placed onto Team Tyler representing chef Tyler Florence. Devenanzio had one of the bottom entries for the Main Dish challenging in Episode 1 and Episode 3 along with performing the best in Episode 2, 4 and 5. Devenanzio made it into the finals against recruit on Team Anne and Bachelor in Paradise alumni, Wells Adams in which Adams defeated Devenanzio in the finale, dubbing Devenanzio as the runner-up of the season.
Controversies[edit]
Real World/Road Rules Challenge[edit]
Devenanzio along with Challenge alumni and winners Evan Starkman and Kenny Santucci have been known for their sexist remarks and tyrant bullying throughout a multitude of seasons with fans criticizing the individuals and their alliance known as the "JEK" alliance who are known for their dominant political game and bullying tactics where on multiple incidents, fans believe they have crossed the line and should've been borderline banned from the show as a whole seclusion.
Devenanzio is also known for a multitude of controversies involving sexual assault & drug possession along with verbal altercations and bullying that cross the paths of sexism, racism and misogyny.
The Island[edit]
On the second episode of The Island named "Calling it Quits", Devenanzio and Paula Meronek were playing around with a bamboo stick that happened to have landed onto Smith's bed. Smith then confronted Devenanzio on why the stick was there, holding a mini black and gold telescope. Devenanzio then retaliates by saying "Well what are you gonna do with that Evelyn? Take your telescope and shove it up your fucking ass cause I didn't fucking do that, you dumb bitch." in which during the episode, castmate Jenn Grijalva commented in her confessional booth on how Devenanzio constantly bullied Smith on a personal level with ill intent. Grijalva then confronts Devenanzio on the stick skirmish only for Devenanzio to mudsling Smith by calling her a retard and stating no one in the house liked her.[1]
On the third episode of the sixteenth season of The Island named "Girl Fight", Devenanzio first starts off by breaking down the alliances in a confessional where he specifically labeled a collision between Evelyn Smith, Jenn Grijalva, KellyAnne Judd and Rachel Robinson a "female fem-nazis misfits". He then in the next scene gets into a verbal altercation with Judd due to Judd wanting to cook the fish for the people but Devenanzio refusing, then later Judd claims Devenanzio was just eating the fish to himself. During the altercation Devenazio labeled Judd an "anorexic bitch" in which Judd tells Devenanzio to "shut the fuck up". Smith then interjects into the argument by stating Devenanzio only earned his key due to castmate Abram Boise wanting to leave due to a family emergency in which later Devenanzio labels Judd and Smith as retards, in which later Devenanzio labels Judd a weak girl.[2]
The Ruins[edit]
On the fourth episode of eighteenth season of The Ruins named "Girls Gone Wild", Devenanzio, Santucci and Starkman kept constantly bullying and picking on castmate Tonya Cooley when she was blackout drunk after she repeatedly told the three individuals to stop and leave her alone. Castmates Cohutta Grindstaff and Wes Bergmann comment on Cooley's treatment in the season from Devenanzio, Santucci and Starkman. Supposedly on the night when they picked on her then later pass out from the alcoholism was the incident where Santucci and Starkman sexually assaulted her with a toothbrush, subsequently three years later Cooley filed a lawsuit against Santucci & Starkman along with MTV and Bunim/Murray Productions due to the sexual assault allegations.[6]
Rivals 3[edit]
Bullying of Cheyenne Floyd[edit]
On the twelfth and thirteenth episode of twenty-eighth season of Rivals 3 named "Raging Bullies" and "Grapes Wrath", Devenanzio along with cousin and castmate Vince Gliatta constantly kept picking on castmate Cheyenne Floyd due to her name being mixed with the name "Chantelle" as a laughing stock, in which Floyd told the two individuals to stop naming her that due to it offending her in a way that makes her out of a whore along with Chantelle being a racist "stereotypical black girl name" according to Floyd. In the bar later on the episode Gliatta continues to misinterpreting Floyd's name by calling her "Chantel" and "Hazel" as a dig at her skin tone once again. On the way to their home via the bus, Gliatta continues to bully Floyd saying "She's very ugly. Terrible hair..." in which Floyd and castmate Sarah Rice try to stop him due to him becoming impulsive which starts an altercation between Devin Walker-Molaghan and Gliatta due to Walker being annoyed with Gliatta's constant bullying. After they arrive at their home, Gliatta comes after Floyd's skin tone by calling her "Simone", the name of cast mate Simone Kelly who was previously eliminated and then proceeding to make jokes about camera time implying she is a "camera whore". Floyd confronts Gliatta telling him to stop, in which to no avail only leading to Floyd threatening to quit the show due to being annoyed and tired of the constant bullying targeting her skin tone and gender[7]. Walker confronts the room consisting of Compono, Devenanzio, Gliatta and Rice in saying how he was disgusted with how Floyd has been treated only to lead to a near physical altercation between Gliatta and Walker. Devenanzio interjects by shoving Walker only for Walker to throw a drink at him. The next morning after the altercation Devenanzio defends his actions saying it was less severe than what Walker made it out to be, however all parties apologize and situation is resolved[8]. Castmates Dario Medrano, Devin Walker-Molaghan, Jenna Compono and Nicole Ramos then comment on Devenanzio and Gliatta's actions and treatment towards Floyd as bullying and impulsive and to this day viewers of the show still comment on how horrible Devenanzio has been to people in the house specifically the women of the house in a multitude of seasons saying his actions and bullying were both sexist and misogynistic.
Adderall possession accusation[edit]
Castmate and fellow winner from Rivals 3 Sarah Rice stated in front the studio audience of IBT that she caught Devenanzio with adderall, who was allegedly fined $5,000 for drug possession due to being caught with the drugs by a member of production. MTV has stated there is no evidence or proof of this accusation, however Rice still pushes that Devenanzio was caught with the adderall. No other castmates including the accused, Devenanzio, have commented on this accusation however Rice has stated she did not care if her statement had been blurred or cut from MTV.[9]
Final Reckoning[edit]
On Final Reckoning Episode 19's "The Walking Dead", Devenanzio and partner Tony Raines were voted into elimination by a 3-1-1-1 vote where Natalie Negrotti and Paulie Calafiore were automatically sent against them due to Joss Mooney and Sylvia, the winning team and holder of the power vote, being safe. There was an unnamed elimination involving sand and an hourglass contraption where apparently Devenanzio and Raines had won that elimination, however an equipment error occurred and was reported, hence the elimination was set onto the next day and the "Milk and Cookies" elimination in which Calafiore and Negrotti won took place. Fans are mixed on the situation. One side of the spectrum believes the elimination change and equipment error was unfair towards Devenanzio and Raines, who according to castmate and finalist Marie Roda, who essentially nearly won the elimination against Calafiore and Negrotti.[10] However Calafiore has claimed that production told him and Negrotti to eat before the Milk and Cookies elimination took place. Castmate and finalist Cara Maria Sorbello backed up this claim, and one side of the fandom believes this and another side of the fandom believes it was fraudulent and used to intentionally badger Devenanzio.
War of the Worlds[edit]
On March 7th, 2019, Are You the One? and The Challenge alumni Amanda Garcia had opened up on how on a night in the season, War of the Worlds, that Devenanzio along with Theo Campbell and Kyle Christie tried to prank Garcia by taping her mouth, then proceeding to tape up her entire face and hair, then tying her to the wall in which Garcia proceeded to scream and cry. Later during the incident Big Brother and The Challenge alumni Da'Vonne Rogers arrived to the prank, Garcia had removed most of the tape off of her face but still had tape in her hair when she had arrived. Rogers along with Campbell, who was involved with the taping, helped removed tape from her hair by ripping it off and using hair conditioner to ease the pain and help remove the tape. After the incident, the individuals involved, Campbell, Christie and Devenanzio all apologized for the incident. Rogers spoke up about the situation in a now deleted video from her YouTube channel. Paulie Calafiore also talked about the incident on an InstaGram live with his girlfriend and Challenge alumni, Cara Maria Sorbello saying the incident was disturbing and not cool.[11] In a tweet and thread, she reveals that the reunion special for her latest season, War of the Worlds, will be her last appearance on MTV and states in a Twitter PSA that the incident is resolved.
Alleged sex tape leak[edit]
On August 2018, it was revealed that a sex tape had been leaked of Devenanzio and Hannah Teter and has been blasted all over social media with some co-stars speaking up on the situation such as Jemmye Carroll who had tried to make light of situation by making a joke saying in a now deleted tweet: "I didn’t realize the was that small". Close friend of Devenanzio and former co-star, Cara Maria Sorbello, jumped in to defend Devenanzio saying “Theres an innocent girl in all this. If it wasnt meant for your eyes you shouldnt watch it,” along with a string of more Twitter posts to continue onto the subject of her defending Devenanzio.[12] Castmate from The Challenge, Nelson Thomas, also commented on the incident to bash Devenanzio on Twitter: Nelson Thomas [@_nelsonthomas] (December 22, 2018). "Dear Johnny, I'm a man. Which is apparently something none of your ex girlfriends call you... according to your sex tape 🤣👀 no wonder you cant keep a woman @johnnybananas @nbc @1stlooktv #babypenissyndrome" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Devenanzio has yet to respond about the leaked sex tape since when it was leaked till now.
Personal life[edit]
In 2012, Devenanzio stated he was dating a girl named "Hannah" who was later revealed to be Hannah Teter, who was an Olympian gold medalist and the relationship lasted all the way until 2017 where Devenanzio announced in a confessional on the first episode of Vendettas that he was now single.[13] As of now he is currently dating Big Brother: Over the Top winner, Ex on the Beach alumni and former Challenge competitor, Morgan Willett and both have been in an relationship since their season of War of the Worlds[14]
On December 23rd, 2020, Ed Gallek from FOX 8 News tweeted at Ed Gallek [@edgallekfox8] (December 23, 2020). "A look at the scene late last night on Sprecher when Cleveland police say a driver rammed a police car during a traffic stop leaving at least one officer hurt—suspect arrested" (Tweet) – via Twitter., Devenanzio then reveals on Twitter that it ended up being his mother, Laura Avery, who was involved in the car skirmish stating she was involved in a hit and run in her hometown Cleveland, Ohio and is now being in serious but stable condition, she was undergoing surgery at the time. He tweeted Johnny Bananas [@johnnybananas] (December 23, 2020). "Hey @edgallekfox8 my Mom was involved in a hit and run in Cleveland, is in serious but stable condition on her way into surgery now, and will be spending Xmas in a hospital bed instead of with family. Please help me get her story out so we can bring this criminal to justice 🙏" (Tweet) – via Twitter. A day later Devenanzio reveals that Laura underwent surgery and is currently is being transferred to a rehab facility to undergo her full recovery.[15]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Scream 'Killer Party' | Himself | Short film; Cameo |
| 2018 | The Head Thieves | Rex Flex | Cameo |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Guy with Banana | Cameo |
| 2020 | Reboot Camp | Himself | Guest appearance; Cameo |
Television[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ricky Pinela (April 30, 2020). "How Did Johnny Bananas Get His Nickname? He Earned It During His College Days". Distractify. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Erika Jarvis (February 28, 2006). ""Penn state alumni react to Devenanzio on Real World"". Collegian. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Where is Devin on The Challenge: Final Reckoning?". Stop Being Polite. July 18, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Tierney Bricker (May 16, 2017). "Even The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros' Star Athletes Are Annoyed By Johnny Bananas: "We're Gonna Shut Him Up"". EOnline. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Jordana Ossad (September 14, 2017). "JOHNNY BANANAS AND LEROY ARE TRADING THE CHALLENGE FOR FEAR FACTOR". MTV. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Amy Zimmerman (July 10, 2018). "The Rape Allegation That Haunts MTV's 'The Challenge'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Matt Ringler (July 21, 2016). "'The Challenge: Rivals III' Episode 12: Raging Bullies". Observer. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Matt Ringler (July 28, 2016). "'The Challenge: Rivals III' Episode 13: Grapes. Wrath". Observer. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Rebecka Schumann (August 4, 2016). "'The Challenge' Winner Accused Of Drug Possession". Observer. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Rebecka Schumann (November 16, 2018). "Bananas, Tony, and the Case of the Changed Elimination". Yahoo!Live. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Nicholas Hautman (March 7, 2019). ""The Challenge cast describes unaired Amanda Garcia attack"". US Magazine. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Micki Spollen (August 28, 2018). ""4 New Details About Johnny Bananas' Ex Hannah Teter, Including Info About Their Alleged Leaked Sex Tape"". Yahoo!Live. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Breanne L. Heldman (December 25, 2017). "The Challenge: Vendettas twist! Johnny Bananas is single". EW. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Mike Vulpo (May 13, 2020). "Inside Johnny Bananas and Morgan Willett's Not-So Challenging Romance". EOnline. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ Caroline Warnock (December 27, 2020). "Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio's Mother in Hospital After Hit-and-Run". Heavy. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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