Johnny Bananas
Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio is an MTV reality star who debuted during ‘The Real World: Key West’ in 2006. Since then, he’s become a staple on MTV’s ‘The Challenge,’ and has competed on the show 20 times. Johnny holds the record for most final wins in ‘The Challenge’ history, with SEVEN in total. He got his most recent win on his 20th season, ‘Total Madness’, in 2020.
After making a name for himself on reality television, Johnny branched out into hosting. In 2018, he became the host of NBC’s ‘1st Look,’ a travel show that took him to places all around the world. In 2021, he landed his own talk show, ‘Celebrity Sleepover,’ which aired after ‘Saturday Night Live’ on NBC. Although Johnny will always hold ‘The Challenge’ close to his heart, he’s admittedly put his focus into his other career ventures at this point. Keep scrolling through the gallery to see more photos!
Johnny Bananas For ‘Celebrity Sleepover’
Johnny Bananas rocks his bathrobe while taking promo pics for his talk show, ‘Celebrity Sleepover.’ The series featured Johnny and his guests in pajamas for a more relaxed, low-key environment.
Johnny Bananas At ‘The Challenge: War Of The Worlds’ Premiere
Johnny Bananas poses with a big MTV sign at a photocall in London on April 10, 2019. He was there to promote ‘The Challenge: War of the Worlds.’
Johnny Bananas Plays Hard
Johnny Bananas celebrates after beating fellow MTV’s The Challenge cast member Chris “CT” Tamburello to the top of the Crag at the MTN DEW DEWggro Crag. Even off the show, these guys are always staying competitive.
Johnny Bananas With Mike O’Malley
Johnny jokes around with original GUTS host Mike O’Malley before competing at The Splat event in New York. He wore a purple wig to get into the spirit of the event.
Johnny Bananas Takes Group Selfie
Johnny Bananas gets his team spirit on and takes a goofy group selfie with his cast members, Camila Nakagawa, Chris “CT” Tamburello, and Jenna Compono, while repping the colors blue and purple.
Johnny Bananas With ‘The Challenge’ Cast
MTV’s The Challenge cast relives a 90s dream at the Mountain Dew’s DEWggro Crag event on June 16, 2016 in New York. Johnny posed with some of his fellow castmates at the event.
