''
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'' is an American
reality television
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series that originally aired on
MTV
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from September 28, 2004 until November 15, 2006. The series aired three seasons and focused on the personal lives of several students attending
Laguna Beach High School
Laguna Beach High School is a 4-year public high school located in Laguna Beach, California. It is the only high school in the Laguna Beach Unified School District. It was established in 1934 and is accredited by the Western Association of Schoo ...
. Its premise was originated with
Liz Gateley
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, while
Tony DiSanto
Tony DiSanto is CEO of the Allyance Media Group, which he founded in 2018 with financier Matthew Bruderman. He also serves as President and Head of Content for DIGA Studios, which he founded with Liz Gateley in 2011. DIGA, a studio and production ...
served as the
executive producer
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.
Throughout its run, the series was led by eight (seasons 1 & 2) and nine (season 3) primary cast members, who were credited by their first names. Their storylines were largely developed by a number of supporting cast members. Its original main cast members were high school seniors
Stephen Colletti
Stephen Colletti (born February 7, 1986) is an American actor and television personality. He portrayed Chase Adams on The CW drama series '' One Tree Hill'' and appeared for two seasons on the MTV reality television series '' Laguna Beach: The R ...
,
Lauren Conrad
Lauren Katherine Conrad (born February 1, 1986) is an American television personality, fashion designer and author. In late 2004, she came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County'', ...
, Trey Phillips, Christina Schuller, Morgan Olsen and
Lo Bosworth, and juniors
Kristin Cavallari
Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari (born January 5, 1987) is an American television personality, fashion designer and author. She first rose to fame in 2004 as a cast member on the popular MTV reality television series '' Laguna Beach: The Real Orange ...
and Talan Torriero. Cavallari's friends Alex Hooser and Jessica Smith appeared as supporting cast members in the first season. Cavallari and Talan's senior year was the focus of season two, with their classmates Smith, Alex Murrel, Taylor Cole and Jason Wahler integrated into the main cast, alongside college freshmen Colletti and Conrad. Bosworth, Olsen, Phillips and Schuller returned briefly in guest roles.
In the third season, Smith and Alex Hooser were the sole returning cast members, albeit in recurring roles. The show instead focused on a new class of Laguna Beach High students, juniors Kyndra Mayo, Cami Edwards (who appeared the previous season as sophomores), Tessa Keller, Cameron Brinkman, Rocky Donatelli,
Breanna Conrad,
Lexie Contursi and Chase Johnson, and senior Kelan Hurley.
The fourth season, titled ''
Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County'', relocated the show to
Newport Beach, California
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and featured an entirely new cast from
Newport Harbor High School
Newport Harbor High School is a public high school in Newport Beach, California, Newport Beach, in Orange County, California, in the United States. It is part of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. The school primarily serves students in we ...
, including seniors Chrissy Schwartz, Allie Stockton, Sasha Dunlap and Chase Cornwell, juniors Clay Adler and Grant Newman, and sophomore Taylor Geiney.
Main cast members
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Main cast (appears in opening credits)
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Supporting cast (3+ episodes)
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Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
;Cast notes
Supporting cast members
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Supporting cast (3+ episodes)
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Guest cast (1–2 episodes)
;Cast notes
References
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Lists of reality show participants