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Feb 25, 2021 · Eric Nies on MTV's The Grind. Frank Micelotta/Imagedirect/Getty. "If The Real World didn't happen and my life didn't go where it did, I might've been dead," said Nies in a teaser for his...
- 10 min
- Breanne L. Heldman
Nies revealed on the 2000 special The Real World 10th Anniversary Special that three years into hosting The Grind, a business manager stole a quarter million dollars from him, effectively leaving him destitute and ruining his career, after which he contemplated suicide.
- May 23, 1971 (age 52), Ocean Township, New Jersey
The Grind was a dance music show broadcast on the cable television station MTV between 1992 and 1997. It replaced Club MTV, and featured people dancing to music tracks in a studio, linked by various hosts, including Eric Nies (fresh from The Real World: New York) and DJ Jackie Christie.
- Lauren Levine
- June 29, 1992 –, November 28, 1997
- 1410
- MTV
Aug 10, 2021 · Following his time on the series, Eric Nies went on to host The Grind, Dance Fever, and was a fan-favorite appearing on multiple seasons of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Pictured: Eric Nies of the Paramount+ series THE REAL WORLD HOMECOMING: NEW YORK. Photo Cr: MTV 2021 Paramount+, Inc. All Rights Reserved.