The Next Action Star was a 10 episode reality TV program shown on NBC

NBC

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 and on the Game Show Network

Game Show Network

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 in 2004 with 14 finalists (7 women and 7 men) vying for 2 spots as the Next Action Star in their own feature film

Feature film

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. Each week, the contestants participated in screen tests that determined who got a callback and who goes home. The two winners starred in their own made-for-TV movie, the Louis Morneau-directed "Bet Your Life".

Contestants

The 14 contestants were:

Female:

• Corinne van Ryck de Groot (winner)
• Jeanne Bauer (runner up)
• Melisande Amos (third place)
• Mae Moreno (fourth place)
• Linda Borini (fifth place)
• Somere Sanders (sixth place)
• Viviana Londono (seventh place)

Male:

• Sean Carrigan (winner)
• Jared Elliott (second place)
• John Keyser (third place)
• Mark Nilsson (fourth place)
• Harold (House) Moore (fifth place)
• Greg Cirulnick (sixth place)
• Santino Sloan (seventh place)