DJ Will Gill
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DJ Will Gill | |
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 DJ Will Gill at Superbowl LIV Miami Stadium | |
| Occupation | American DJ |
| Years active | 2008–present |
DJ Will Gill is an American DJ and personality. He appeared as a cast member on The Real World: Hollywood, the twentieth season of MTV's long-running reality television series, The Real World.[1]
Life and career
[edit]DJ Will Gill was born William Gilbert in Detroit, Michigan. He studied sound engineering and music production at the Recording Institute of Detroit and attended Michigan State University while studying advertising.[2][3]
During taping of The Real World, DJ Will Gill produced music and wrote songs alongside housemate Brianna Taylor. The two travelled to Philadelphia to resolve Taylor's legal troubles.[4][5][6]
In 2008, DJ Will Gill headlined as a DJ at MGM Grand Casino in Detroit, Michigan.[7]
Television work
[edit]- The Real World: Hollywood (MTV; 2008) Himself [8]
- The Voice (NBC; 2017–2019) DJ
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC; 2019–2020) DJ
Parodies, derivatives, and references
[edit]In the TV series Happy Endings, the fourth episode of the third season titled "More Like Stanksgiving" showed the characters watching clips from an episode of The Real World: Sacramento, on which they themselves were previously cast members. The character Brad Williams, played by actor Damon Wayans Jr., parodied DJ Will Gill, mimicking Gill's hair and wearing of long-sleeved shirts underneath T-shirts as seen on The Real World: Hollywood. The fictional season was said to have not aired due to one of the cast members burning down the house.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lewis, Gerrick (11 Jul 2008). "MSU Alum Got 'Real' on MTV". Lansing State Journal. p. 1D. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Alt URL
- ^ Hinds, Julie (16 Apr 2008). "8 Mile to 'Real World'". Detroit Free Press. p. 5D. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "Will | Real World XX: Hollywood | MTV". MTV. 2012-11-12. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Hinds, Julie (16 Apr 2008). "8 Mile to 'Real World'". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D. Archived from the original on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "Real World XX: Hollywood | Ep. 2004 | Joey's Intervention | Episode Summary, Video, Photos | MTV". MTV. 2012-11-11. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Klein, Michael (15 Apr 2008). "Fierce". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C2. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "'Real World' Alum To Spin At Club's Anniversary". Detroit Free Press. 11 Dec 2008. p. 32. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ^ "MTV's Real World: Hollywood video preview - Monsters and Critics". 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Hughes, Jason (2012-11-21). "'Happy Endings' Gang Met On Unaired 'The Real World: Sacramento'". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-08-20.