This is a list of people who have been VJs on MTV, the music video channel in the U.S. and around the world.
Originally hired to represent a wide array of musical tastes and personal ethnicities, VJs eventually became famous in their own right. Initially, they were nothing more than on-air personalities, but as the popularity of MTV grew, they began to branch out past just introducing music clips. Soon, they were considered by many to be full-fledged music journalists, interviewing major music celebrities and hosting their own television shows on the channel.
This list related to film, television, or video is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008) |
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Former VJs edit
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- John Ales
- Serena Altschul
- Michael Alvarez
- Toby Amies
- Adrienne Bailon
- Bill Bellamy
- Aurelia Bilen
- Nina Blackwood
- Chris Booker
- Julie Brown
- Downtown Julie Brown
- Karyn Bryant
- Hilarie Burton
- Jesse Camp
- Susie Castillo
- Lenay Chantelle
- Stephen Colletti
- Dan Cortese
- Ann Marie Curren
- Adam Curry
- Thalia DaCosta
- Andrew Daddo
- Carson Daly
- Idalis DeLeon
- Karen Duffy
- DJ Clue
- DJ Skribble
- Doctor Dré
- Carmen Electra
- Damien Fahey
- Daisy Fuentes
- Funkmaster Flex
- Fab 5 Freddy
- Abby Gennet
- Mark Goodman
- Carolyne Heldman
- K.K. Holiday
- Dave Holmes
- Teck Holmes
- Alan Hunter
- Nadya Hutagalung
- Steve Isaacs
- J. J. Jackson
- China Kantner
- Dave Kendall
- Kennedy
- Mandy Lauderdale
- Lewis Largent
- Ananda Lewis
- Laura Lifshitz[1]
- Ed Lover
- Steve Masters
- Brian McFayden
- Vanessa Minnillo
- Mandy Moore
- Ray Munns
- John Norris
- Matt Pinfield
- Quddus
- Colin Quinn
- Martha Quinn
- Riki Rachtman
- Simon Rex
- Lyndsey Rodrigues
- Maria Sansone
- Kevin Seal
- John Sencio
- Jim Shearer
- Pauly Shore
- Ashlee Simpson
- Tim Sommer
- Cipha Sounds
- Alison Stewart
- Rachel Sweet
- Tyrese
- La La Vasquez
- Kari Wührer
- Dweezil Zappa
- Peter Zaremba
MTV News edit
A list of people who were MTV News on-site or digital personalities.
- Serena Altschul
- Andrew Babel
- Lauren Black
- Sway Calloway
- Jim Cantiello
- Chris Connelly
- Ana Marie Cox
- Christina Garibaldi
- Mark Goodman
- Carolyne Heldman
- Liz Hernandez (MTV & MTV Tr3s)
- Josh Horowitz
- Tim Kash
- John Kearns
- Yoonj Kim
- Kurt Loder
- Brian McFayden
- Brian "B. Dot" Miller
- John Norris
- SuChin Pak
- Heather Parry
- Dometi Pongo
- Iann Robinson
- Tabitha Soren
- Jamil Smith
- Alison Stewart
- Kim Stolz
- Gaby Wilson
- Gideon Yago
- Nick Zano
MTV2 edit
MTVU edit
- Carly Henderson
- Gardner Loulan
- George Oliphant
- Sophia Parola
- Kim Stolz
MTV Chi edit
MTV Desi edit
MHD edit
- George Oliphant
- Jeremy Bloom
MTV K edit
- Grace Subervi[2]
MTV UK & Ireland edit
Past VJs edit
- Ray Cokes
- Maiken Wexø
- Simone Angel
- Paul King
- Marcel Vanthilt
- Enrico Silvestrin
- Chris Salewicz
- Downtown Julie Brown
- Jasmine Dotiwala
- Terry Christian
- Sonya Saul
- Rebecca de Ruvo
- Steve Blame
- Pip Dann
- Kristiane Backer
- Marijne van der Vlugt
- Davina McCall
- Lisa I'Anson
- Maria Guzenina
- Carolyn Lilipaly
- Miles Hunt
- Toby Amies
- Eden Harel
- Christian Ulmen
- Lars Oostveen
- Katja Schuurman
- Melanie Sykes
- Cat Deeley
- Trevor Nelson
- Trey Farley
- Kelly Brook
- Neil Cole
- Joanne Colan
- Becky Griffin
- Jason Danino-Holt
- Ulrika Eriksson
- Ina Geraldine
- Laura Whitmore
- Amelia Hoy
- Charlotte Thorstvedt
- Thomas Madvig
MTV Asia edit
Includes the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Former VJs edit
- Hanli Hoefer (Singapore)
- Richard Herrera (Singapore)
- Ruth Winona Tao (Hong Kong) later moved to Channel V
- David Wu – (Hong Kong) later moved to Channel V
- Angela Chow (Taiwan) – later moved to Channel V
- Nadya Hutagalung (Indonesia)
- Kamal Sidhu (India) - Originally from Channel V later moved to MTV Asia/MTV India
- Rahul Khanna (India)
- Regine Maristela (Tolentino) (Philippines)
- Donita Rose (Philippines)
- Sally Yeh (Taiwan)
- Utt Panichkul (Thailand)
- Cyrus Broacha (India)
- Sonia Couling (Thailand)
- Jamie Aditya (Indonesia)
- Mike Kasem (USA)
- Alex Abbad (Indonesia)
- Nur Fazura (Malaysia)
- G. Toengi (Philippines)
- Jeremiah Odra (Philippines)
- Max Loong (Malaysia)
- Francis Magalona (Philippines)
- K. C. Montero (Philippines)
- Cindy Kurleto (Philippines)
- Sarah Meier (Philippines)
- Jeff Enos (Thailand)
- Holly Graberak (Singapore)
- Colby Miller (Philippines)
- May Wan (Malaysia)
- Choy Wan (Malaysia)
- Belinda Panelo (Philippines)
- Sarah Sechan – (Indonesia)
- Denise Keller (Singapore)
- Sophiya Haque (UK)
- Jamie Wilson (Philippines)
- Mariel Rodriguez (Philippines)
- Sharon Gomes Thomas - MTV News
- Alan M. Wong (Singapore) - MTV
- Rita Tsang (British Chinese)- MTV News
- Daniel Mananta (Indonesia)
- Belinda Lee Xin Yu (Singapore)
- Danny McGill (USA) Original VJ of the first Incarnation of MTV Asia, moved to Channel V and moved back to MTV Asia/MTV India (Second Incarnation)
- Anu Kottoor (India)[3]
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MTV India edit
Former VJs edit
- Akasa Singh (MTV Beats)[4]
- Amrita Arora[5]
- Anusha Dandekar[6]
- Ayushmann Khurrana[7]
- Gaelyn Mendonca
- Bani J[8]
- Baseer Ali
- Benafsha Soonwalla[9]
- Cyrus Broacha[10]
- Cyrus Sahukar[11]
- Deepti Gujral[12]
- José Covaco[7]
- Malaika Arora[13]
- Maria Goretti[14]
- Mia Uyeda[15]
- Mini Mathur[16]
- Nafisa Joseph[17]
- Nikhil Chinapa[18]
- Raageshwari Loomba[19]
- Ramona Arena[20]
- Rannvijay Singh[21]
- Rhea Chakraborty[22]
- Shenaz Treasury[23]
- Siddharth Bhardwaj[24]
- Soniya Mehra[25]
- Sophie Choudry[26]
- Sunanda Wong[27]
MTV Netherlands edit
Former VJs edit
MTV Pakistan edit
Former VJs edit
MTV Philippines edit
Former VJs edit
- Victor Basa
- Anne Curtis
- Margaret Nales Wilson
- Kat Alano
- Sib Sibulo
- Andi Manzano
- Marc Abaya
- Jean Irish Kasayan
- Paolo Bediones
- KC Concepcion
- Maike Evers
- Nicole Fonacier
- Cindy Kurleto
- Francis Magalona
- Sarah Meier
- Colby Miller
- K. C. Montero
- Belinda Panelo
- Derek Ramsay
- Mariel Rodriguez
- Giselle Toengi
- Yassi Pressman
- Andre Paras
- Shy Carlos
- Sam Pinto
- Josh Padilla
- Kito Romualdez
- Katarina Rodriguez
- Allen Nicole Angats
- Jess Connely
- Jodie Tarasek
- Markus Paterson
MTV Indonesia edit
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MTV Thailand edit
Former VJs edit
MTV Korea edit
Current VJs edit
MTV Taiwan edit
Past VJs edit
MTV Brasil edit
Current VJs edit
- Beatriz Coelho
- Spartakus Santiago
Past VJs edit
- Fernanda Lima
- Marcos Mion
- Marina Person
- Monique Olsen
- Luisa Micheletti
- Carla Lamarca
- Adriane Galisteu
- Marcio Garcia
- Babi Xavier
- João Gordo
- André Vasco
- Mariana Weickert
- Madame Mim
- Ferrugem
- Marcelo Tas
- Kid Vinil
- Maria Fernanda Cândido
- Hermes & Renato (comedy troupe)
- Adriana Lessa
- Fernando Meligeni
- Gisele Bündchen
- Jimmy London
- Luana Piovani
- Rita Lee
- Fernanda Tavares
- Rodrigo Leão
- Kika Martinez
- Sophia Reis
- Leo Madeira
- Penélope Nova
- Ronaldo Lemos
- Nasi
- Emicida
- Arnaldo Antunes
- Ellen Jabour
- Bento Ribeiro
- Bruno Sutter
- Cazé Peçanha
- Dani Calabresa
- Daniela Cicarelli
- Marcelo Adnet
- Tatá Werneck
- MariMoon
- Titi Müller
- Chuck Hipolitho
- Didi Effe
- Juliano Enrico
- Maria Eugênia Suconic
- Michelli Provensi
- Becca Pires
- Lucas Maciel
- Mariana Nery
- Olavo Junqueira
- Gui Araújo
MTV Africa edit
Current VJs edit
Tshego Wolf Koke (South Africa) Nomuzi Mabhena (South Africa)
Ehiz (Nigeria)
MTV Germany edit
Current VJs edit
Past VJs edit
- Patrice Bouédibéla
- Sarah Kuttner
- Mirjam Weichselbraun
- Christian Ulmen
- Nora Tschirner
- Anastasia Zampounidis
- Caroline Korneli
- Simone Angel
- Claudia Hiersche
- Johanna Klum
- Nandini Mitra
- Jana Pallaske
- Tom Novy
- Ben Tewaag
- Markus Schultze
- Max von Thun
- Peter Imhof
- Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre
- Christoph Schlingensief
- Holger Speckhahn
- Sophie Rosentreter
- Simon Krätschmer
- Daniel Budiman
MTV Russia edit
MTV Italy edit
MTV Latin America edit
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Past VJs edit
- Marisabel Bazan
- Daisy Fuentes
- Ruth Infarinato
- Alfredo Lewin
- Gonzalo Morales
- Lolita Santos
- Edith Serrano
- Arturo Hernández
- Alejandro LaCroix
- Leandro O'Brien
- Javier Andrade
- Carmen Arce
- Monica Carranza
- Corina González Tejedor
- Eduardo "Pocas" Peñafiel
- Sebastián "Berta" Muñiz
- Ursula Eggers
- Eglantina Zingg
- Tonka Tomicic
- Matilda Svensson
- Ilana Sod
- Erich Martino a.k.a Koggi
- Alexis Yasky
- Gabriel "Gabo" Ramos Villalpando
- Mikki Lusardi
- Cawi Blaksley
- Maria Camila Giraldo
- Ivana Nadal
- Grego Rossello
- Lizardo Ponce
- Manu Viale
- Pamela Voguel
- Manuela "Jekill" Botero
- Dhasia Wezka
- Tonka Tomicic
MTV Bangladesh edit
Current VJs edit
MTV Canada edit
MTV Ukraine edit
MTV Estonia edit
Former VJs edit
- Piret Järvis
- Martin Veisman
MTV Vietnam edit
Current VJs edit
- Đoàn Ngọc Nhi
Former VJs edit
- Misoa Kim Anh
- Nguyễn Đỗ Quỳnh Chi
- Nguyễn Tấn Đăng Khoa
- Jackie Njine (Tiêu Chấn Huy)
- Kaylee Tú Linh
- Nina
- Dustin Phúc Nguyễn
- Nguyễn Sỹ Anh Vũ
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