Michael "Mike" Gregory Mizanin is an
American professional wrestler,
reality television star, media personality, and
actor better known by his nickname and
ring name The Miz. He is currently signed to
World Wrestling Entertainment on its
Raw brand. Mizanin first gained fame as a cast member on
MTV's
The Real World: Back to New York, which first aired in 2001, and its
spinoff series,
Real World/Road Rules Challenge. He later entered the fourth season of
Tough Enough, a televised competition that would award the winner a
WWE contract, and became the first runner-up. Mizanin has also made appearances on television shows including
Battle of the Network Reality Stars,
Fear Factor,
Identity,
Ghost Hunters,
Dinner Impossible,
Psych and
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.