Julie Oliver Gentry of ‘Real World’ fame: ‘I don’t really love watching myself on TV’ Updated Mar 04, 2021; Facebook Share Julie Oliver Gentry might be a reality TV pioneer, but she’s no drama queen. That, at least, is the impression you get while talking to Gentry on the phone. The Alabama native who earned fame as a teenager on “The Real World: New York” is cheerful, cordial and absolutely down to earth. Gentry, 48, speaks with enthusiasm about participating in “The Real World Homecoming: New York,” a new docuseries that reunites all seven original housemates from the 1992 reality show on MTV. “The Real World Homecoming” debuts today on Paramount Plus, the ViacomCBS streaming service formerly known as CBS All Access.