Ever since starting FH, I've wanted to do a post on The Dream Team. Those of you who remember the 90's might remember the group of five male models who came, then quickly disappeared in the mid-nineties. I have a memory of first seeing them on The Oprah show, but I've never been able to find the show on-line. I've always wondered if I some how dreamed this, so if anyone remembers seeing the show, please let me know!
The group was led by 90's super model Mark Kleckner, and also featured model John Nies, brother to model and Real World participant Eric Nies. There were three other models in the group. but despite my searches, I couldn't come up with their names to save my life. Even the most famous member Kleckner is virtually non-existent on the web. I couldn't find Mark on any social media sites, and hoped to bug him for a possible interview.
You can find a bit of info and images of of Mark's 1994 spread in Playgirl Magazine. I featured Mark's spread in the blog's first year, and you can check out the entire spread on the site HERE: Mark used his Playgirl spread to only showcase his incredible body, but also to promote The Dream Team and their new calendar and products. If anyone happened to have that calendar, let me know. I'd love to see more images of the five men together.
'Mark Kleckner is very excited - and with good reason. This bright (a degree in engineering), handsome (yes, we are talking super model) young man is poised to see his latest venture, The Dream Team - a collection of five of the most heart-stopping examples of male pulchritude anywhere 0 become the hottest new trend in marketing since Bart Simpson. Currently in the works; a mini-series, a line of men's clothing, calendars, in addition to appearances on talk shows and at charity events.'
'We put a group of guys together that we thought represented the best the modeling world had to offer; held a big casting call, looked at over 1,000 men. They had to be physically fit, appealing, good liking, but guys like that are a dime a dozen. Every supermodel out there has that. They guys had to have something else going for them. They had to very intelligent, and have other interests in their lives. They had to be outgoing and well spoken, because we make a lot of personal appearances and need to be able to address a great many topics'.
'The Dream Team has their own collection of swimwear, underwear, sleep attire, T-shirts, plus beach towels and a spectacular calendar.'
Although I couldn't fine The Oprah Show, I did find, thanks to Youtube, an appearance of Mark, John and The Dream Team on an 1994 feature on Entertainment Tonight.
1 comment:
GREAT POST!! Thanks for the memories.
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