Seth Landman By Seth Landman Last Updated November 27 2023The Original Joe Millionaire Where Are They Now?FacebookTwitterCopy LinkLeft The original Joe Millionaire Evan Marriott in 2003. Right Evan Marriott in 2015. Photos Courtesy 20th Century Fox Film Corp.Everett Collection Jason LaVerisFilmMagicGetty ImagesReality television can sometimes feel pretty ephemeral. Its designed that way — meant to be a flash in the pan that captures our attention for a little while and then goes away. And yet because reality shows tend to really suck us in while they have us we occasionally develop a fondness for the characters involved.
Recently when Fox brought back its Joe Millionaire franchise after nearly two decades for a brand Germany WhatsApp Number Data new season called Joe Millionaire For Richer or Poorer it was hard not to think about the original Joe from back in 2003.The premise of Joe Millionaire was simple and kind of brilliant. The idea was that a bunch of women were brought in to compete in classic reality show fashion for the affections of a millionaire. Great trashy concept right? The twist was great too the bachelor wasnt actually a millionaire. He was a regular working-class guy so the show was really about his attempt to figure out which women were just interested in him for the money he didnt actually have.
The original Joe Millionaire came in the early days of the explosion of reality television. These days we have so many trashy reality show options that its hard for any given one to really stand out in the culture. Back in 2003 that wasnt the case quite yet. When the finale of Joe Millionaires first season aired it pulled in more viewers than any non-Super Bowl network show since 2000. A gigantic percentage of people watching television in the U.S. that night were watching Joe Millionaire. Who Was the Original Joe Millionaire?The original Joe Millionaire bachelor was Evan