"The Surreal Life" Cast - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO..?

Written by Pete Petrisko
Published February 21, 2003
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A week later, he was completely broke again.

While friends differ on where it all went wrong this time, most think it might've been that fleet of gold-plated Cadillacs that Hammer bought after his career took off again.

Hammer now ekes out a living as a television preacher. But, hey, at least he's happy now.

COREY FELDMAN: After the show, Feldman became more neurotic. If that's even possible. After one year of marriage, he divorced his wife, Susie. He then decided, once and for all, to follow his own rule of, "Never date, or marry, a fan."

Instead, Feldman found himself a nice celebrity stalker.

"She's NOT a fan, she's a stalker," 'The National Enquirer' quoted him as saying recently, "there's a big difference, dude!"

Feldman and his stalker wanted to get married but, alas, they couldn't find a Reality TV show willing to allow them airtime to do so. Not even that new show, "The Saddest Damn Spectacles in Television History", would allow it.

He never remarried.

After appearing on "The Surreal Life", Feldman auditioned for many movie roles. He lost many of those to Corey Haim.

He finally remembered his "million dollar role" discussion with MC Hammer, during the show campout, and asked Hammer to manage his career. After that, Feldman's career took off. He landed many movie roles, and made millions.

Unfortunately, he also made Hammer his financial officer. How Feldman went so broke, so quickly, is a matter of public speculation, but most think it might've been that fleet of gold-plated Cadillacs that Hammer bought with Feldman's money, as an "investment".

Feldman was last seen wandering the streets of west Hollywood, muttering, "Hi, my name is Corey Feldman. Would you like me to sing you a song from the CD I put out years ago? No, you wouldn't? In that case, would you, by chance, have a spare cigarette? Hey, I'm Corey Feldman, dammit, gimme a smoke!"

JERRI MANTHEY: After the show, Manthey became a highly sought-after television personality. She appeared on MSNBC's "Donahue", on which she played the bongo drums and dished dirt on the celebrities she knows.

Asked if she thought the "Donahue" appearance would hurt her career, she said, "No way, because who the hell was even watching?"

The ratings for "Donahue" pretty much bear her out, showing that, in fact, only three people were watching that night.

She auditioned for numerous TV roles and, when she didn't get them, wondered if, perhaps, she wasn't aggressive enough during the auditions.

Manthey now spends her time living the life of a "highly sought-after television personality." Frankly, she's exhausted.

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This ends our "Whatever Happened To?" update for the cast of "The Surreal Life." All the cast members would like to say "Thank you for watching" except Feldman, who says, "Come on, dude, I *really* need a cigarette! I'm Corey Feldman, dammit, star of 'Lost Boys', so help me out here!"

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