Storyline

I Want a Famous Face is a Reality television program on MTV, produced by Pink Sneakers Productions. The show features young adults who undergo plastic surgery with the goal of looking more like a famous person. Celebrities that participants have chosen to look more like include Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Brad Pitt, Ricky Martin and Victoria Beckham. The show also features short spots on how plastic surgery can go wrong from people that have experienced poor health resulting from their attempts at plastic surgery.

First Aired

2004-03-15
Last Aired

2005-05-17
Creator
Genre

Reality, Documentary
Seasons

2
Episodes

19
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

MTV

Keywords:

plastic surgery

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Mike and Matt (Brad Pitt)

Mike and Matt, 20-year-old twin brothers from Arizona, want to look like Brad Pitt and become famous a...More

Mike and Matt, 20-year-old twin brothers from Arizona, want to look like Brad Pitt and become famous actors one day. They believe the only thing holding them back from big careers in Hollywood are their ""unattractive"" faces and that if they look more like Brad, they will finally make it big. Mike and Matt are both getting rhinoplasty, chin implants, and porcelain veneers and Mike is also having cheek implants. Will their facial overhauls be enough to make them superstars with the women they lust after?Less

30mins 2004-03-15

2. Mia (Britney Spears)

Mia, a 27-year-old Britney Spears impersonator from Orlando, Florida, already believes she naturally l...More

Mia, a 27-year-old Britney Spears impersonator from Orlando, Florida, already believes she naturally looks like Britney, but just needs new breasts to complete her look. Mia had already consulted with three different surgeons before the MTV cameras began shooting. Mia hopes that with her breast implants she will be able to quit her day job and score big bucks as a celebrity impersonator.Less

30mins 2004-03-22

3. Jenette (Kate Winslet)

Jennette, a 21-year-old college student and plus-size model from Tallahassee, Florida, wants the body ...More

Jennette, a 21-year-old college student and plus-size model from Tallahassee, Florida, wants the body of Kate Winslet. A year after undergoing gastric by-pass surgery, Jennette wants to have a body lift. Although she feels that she naturally looks like Kate Winslet, having a similarly voluptuous body could provide her with more modeling gigs than she can score now.Less

30mins 2004-03-29

4. Sha (Pamela Anderson)

Sha, a 19-year-old from Texas, longs to look more like Pamela Anderson and hopes to fill Pam's shoes a...More

Sha, a 19-year-old from Texas, longs to look more like Pamela Anderson and hopes to fill Pam's shoes as a Playmate and actress. She decides to get breast implants, lip implants and liposuction under her chin. With her new breasts, lips and chin Sha takes on her first test shoot for Playboy. Will she make the grade or will Playboy be disappointed with her new look?Less

30mins 2004-04-05

5. Jessica (Jennifer Lopez)

Jessica, a 23-year-old ""party girl"" from Chicago, wants to look like Jennifer Lopez and hopes to bec...More

Jessica, a 23-year-old ""party girl"" from Chicago, wants to look like Jennifer Lopez and hopes to become a runway model. Growing up, Jessica had always felt like she was a man trapped in a female's body. After undergoing hormone therapy and starting the change to becoming a female, she has now legally changed her name and is ready to have cosmetic surgery to look even more like a woman. Jessica is having breast implants, cheek implants, her eyebrow bone shaved, an eyebrow lift and her hairline lowered. Will she finally embody the J-Lo look she's longed for and will she become a model with her new feminized appearance?Less

30mins 2004-04-12

6. Jesse (Elvis Presley)

Jesse, an Elvis impersonator from Las Vegas, has been in the impersonator game for eight years but fee...More

Jesse, an Elvis impersonator from Las Vegas, has been in the impersonator game for eight years but feels like the competition is becoming increasingly tough to beat. Jesse feels he can stay on top by looking even more like Elvis, so he decides to get a chin implant, lip injections, and a chemical face peel to do the trick. Will his new look make him a bigger star and land him on the cover of Playgirl magazine?Less

30mins 2004-04-19

7. MTV News Now: They Wanted a Famous Face

What ever happened to Jenette, Jessica, Matt and Mike from Season 1? Tune in March 8 at 10:30 PM to se...More

What ever happened to Jenette, Jessica, Matt and Mike from Season 1? Tune in March 8 at 10:30 PM to see them and others from Season 1 in the MTV News Special: They Wanted a Famous Face.Less