Andy Warhol said in 1968, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Warhol was a prophet before his time. In the past decade, reality TV shows and their stars have pervaded the American consciousness—whether we like it or not. But before there was a ubiquitous Kardashian branded across our brains, there was Adam Mesh, Brian Dunkleman, and Randi Coy. Snakkle checks up on 12 reality stars to see what’s up with the former who’s who.

Ellen DeGeneres is an Emmy-winning talk show host, a comedian, and the voice of a fish in Finding Nemo. But now that her new book Seriously…I’m Kidding has been released (in stores now), we’ve discovered a few things about her that maybe you didn’t know about her.