Eric Nies

Model

Birthday May 23, 1971

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Ocean Township, New Jersey

Age 52 years old

Nationality United States

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1971

Eric Nies (born May 23, 1971) is an American former model and reality television personality.

He first gained fame as a cast member on MTV's The Real World: New York, before going on to appear on that show's spinoffs and other reality shows, such as The Grind and Confessions of a Teen Idol.

2000

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.