Jay Manuel

Profession

Producer, Actor, Make up department

CW Announces Summer Premiere Dates for Top Model, L.A. Complex, New Reality Shows

The CW has announced premiere dates for a slew of reality programming in addition to the return of America's Next Top Model, Remodeled and the scripted series L.A. Complex. America's Next Top Model: College Edition will debut its 19th cycle on Friday, Aug. 24 at 8/7c. The upcoming season will include the return of Tyra Banks and Kelly Cutrone, but with new judges Rob Evans and Johnny Wujek who have replaced J. Alexander and Nigel Barker, and mentor Jay Manuel. It will also include an interactive element where fans can vote for which contestants should stay and who should be eliminated. New CW singing competition adds Joe Jonas, Nelly

Thu, Jun 7, 2012

CW Announces Summer Premiere Dates for Top Model, L.A. Complex, New Reality Shows

Our Take on the America's Next Top Model All-Stars

Though the lineup leaked months ago, on Thursday the CW confirmed the cast of the upcoming "all-star" cycle of America's Next Top Model (premiering Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 9/8c). Eight out of the 14 aspiring whatevers are 25 years old or older, which is hilarious since even at a decade younger they'd still be kind of old to be getting into modeling. But America's Next Top Model is not the real world or even the fashion world (which is also not the real world), and creator/host Tyra Banks recently told Good Morning America that this cycle will be about more than just modeling anyway. "I have the girls singing songs, doing music videos, creating perfumes. You can't just be a model anymore ... Now it's about celebrity-celebrity, so that's what I'm doing with my all-stars," she said. Panic attack hits America's Next Top Model Joining her in doing celebrity-celebrity with her all-stars will be the usual motley crew of guest judges. Hilariously...

Thu, Aug 4, 2011

Our Take on the America's Next Top Model All-Stars

Top Model Will Spinoff into Fabulous Makeovers

The CW has ordered a pilot for Operation Fabulous, starring Top Model regulars Jay Manuel and J. Alexander. In this new series, Jay and J. will travel the country in search of women in need of Top Model-style overhauls. Five lucky ladies will learn how to dress, wear their hair and makeup ...

Fri, Oct 10, 2008

Top Model Will Spinoff into Fabulous Makeovers

Sad Day for Depressed Top Model

Ya gotta feel for America's Next Top Model reject Coryn Woitel. On tomorrow's The Tyra Banks Show, the 19-year-old retail clerk has to shoot down 1) Internet rumors that she's really a he; 2) talk that before being eliminated, she clashed constantly with the reality romp's resident boozehound; and, to add insult to injury, 3) the judges' observation that she seemed sad. Well, duh! Who the heck wouldn't be?! Hoping to raise the Minneapolis native's spirits — and get her to dish the dirt on her rival — TVGuide.com tracked her down in anticipation of this week's episode (airing Wednesday at 8 pm/ET on UPN). TVGuide.com: I was stunned that after taking such a gorgeous photo, you were given the boot.Coryn Woitel: I wasn't really surprised. I felt as if it was my time to go. TVGuide.com: You've got to be kidding.Coryn: No. I lo

Tue, Oct 25, 2005