Thomas Joseph Lavin is an American BMX rider and is the subject of the film A Film about T. J. Lavin. He appeared on an episode of MTV's Cribs. Lavin has a video game named after him: MTV Sports: T. J. Lavin's Ultimate BMX. He has hosted spin-offs, specials, and MTV's reality-competition show The Challenge (originally titled Real World/Road Rules Challenge) since its eleventh season.
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Cast Credits
The Challenge: USA (2022)
Starring as Host
(25 episodes)
- Episode 2x14: The Pursuit of Glory (Oct 19, 2023)
- Episode 2x13: The Treason for the Season (Oct 12, 2023)
- Episode 2x12: Revenge Amongst the Ruins (Oct 5, 2023)
- Episode 2x11: Slippery Business (Sep 28, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: A Less Perfect Union (Sep 21, 2023)
- Episode 2x09: Enemy of the State (Sep 14, 2023)
- Episode 2x08: Independence Day (Sep 7, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Love (Aug 31, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: A Really Good Looking Underdog (Aug 27, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Operation Hat Trick (Aug 24, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Double Crossed and Sideswiped (Aug 20, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: Civil War (Aug 17, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Blurred Battle Lines (Aug 13, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: The Riskiest Season Yet (Aug 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x11: Home of the Brave (Sep 14, 2022)
- Episode 1x10: Pledges of Allegiance (Sep 7, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Nevertheless She Persisted (Aug 31, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Independence Day (Aug 24, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: State of the Unions (Aug 17, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: A Civil War (Aug 10, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: In Tyson We Trust (Aug 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Liberty and Justice for All (Jul 27, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Declarations of Independence (Jul 20, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Oh Say Can You See Tiffany (Jul 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: The United States of Challenge (Jul 6, 2022)
The Challenge: All Stars (2021)
Starring as Host
(12 episodes)
- Episode 5x12: An Un-Rivaled Twist (Apr 16, 2025)
- Episode 5x11: A Race for The Stars (Apr 9, 2025)
- Episode 5x10: This is Why We're Rivals (Apr 2, 2025)
- Episode 5x09: Star-Crossed Rivals (Mar 26, 2025)
- Episode 5x08: You D-Rival Me Crazy (Mar 19, 2025)
- Episode 5x07: Old Friends, New Rivals (Mar 12, 2025)
- Episode 5x06: A Star-Holder is Born (Mar 5, 2025)
- Episode 5x05: Tri-Rival Pursuit (Feb 26, 2025)
- Episode 5x04: Ring Around the Rival (Feb 19, 2025)
- Episode 5x03: Rivals in the Ruff (Feb 12, 2025)
- Episode 5x02: Rivals on the Edge (Feb 5, 2025)
- Episode 5x01: A Star Studded Ar-Rival (Jan 29, 2025)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as T.J. Lavin
- Episode 2023-10-19: T.J. Lavin, Anna Kloots (Oct 19, 2023)
The Challenge (1998)
Starring as Host
(79 episodes)
- Episode 41x19: Finale Part II (Dec 3, 2025)
- Episode 41x18: Finale Part I (Nov 26, 2025)
- Episode 41x17: Ten Toes Down (Nov 19, 2025)
- Episode 41x16: Am I Being Bamboozled? (Nov 12, 2025)
- Episode 41x15: The Best Birthday Present (Nov 5, 2025)
- Episode 41x14: We Have to Boogie! (Oct 29, 2025)
- Episode 41x13: They Are Like Cockroaches (Oct 22, 2025)
- Episode 41x12: Punch You in Your Face (Oct 15, 2025)
- Episode 41x11: A King of Kamikaze (Oct 8, 2025)
- Episode 41x10: A War Brewing (Oct 1, 2025)
- Episode 41x09: Does Anyone Want to Confess? (Sep 24, 2025)
- Episode 41x08: Justice for Leka (Sep 17, 2025)
- Episode 41x07: At Least Someone's Getting Laid! (Sep 10, 2025)
- Episode 41x06: Is He Throwing It? (Sep 3, 2025)
- Episode 41x05: Pride Comes Before the Fall (Aug 27, 2025)
- Episode 41x04: Wish I'd Been Practicing (Aug 20, 2025)
- Episode 41x03: I Am The Challenge (Aug 13, 2025)
- Episode 41x02: We Used to Hook Up (Aug 6, 2025)
- Episode 41x01: Welcome to The Challenge (Jul 30, 2025)
- Episode S41 Special: Day Zero (Jul 23, 2025)
- Episode 40x19: The End of An Era, Part 2 (Jan 8, 2025)
- Episode 40x18: The End of An Era, Part 1 (Jan 1, 2025)
- Episode 40x17: Location Change Era (Dec 18, 2024)
- Episode 40x16: Must Win Era (Dec 11, 2024)
- Episode 40x15: Thinking Thin Era (Dec 4, 2024)
- Episode 40x14: Swinging Era (Nov 20, 2024)
- Episode 40x13: Best Friends 4Era (Nov 13, 2024)
- Episode 40x12: The Era of the Purge (Nov 6, 2024)
- Episode 40x11: Payback Era (Oct 30, 2024)
- Episode 40x10: A New Era (Oct 23, 2024)
- Episode 40x09: An Era of One (Oct 16, 2024)
- Episode 40x08: The Era of the Gladiator (Oct 9, 2024)
- Episode 40x07: Trust in Your Era (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 40x06: My Real Friends Era (Sep 25, 2024)
- Episode 40x05: An Era Tradition (Sep 18, 2024)
- Episode 40x04: My Trivia Era (Sep 4, 2024)
- Episode 40x03: A Fatal Era (Aug 28, 2024)
- Episode 40x02: The Era Invitational, Part 2 (Aug 21, 2024)
- Episode 40x01: The Era Invitational, Part 1 (Aug 14, 2024)
- Episode S40 Special: Eras Only (Aug 7, 2024)
- Episode 39x18: The Beginning of the End (Feb 14, 2024)
- Episode 39x17: Feel the Bern (Feb 7, 2024)
- Episode 39x16: Family Knows Best (Jan 31, 2024)
- Episode 39x15: Welcome to Conquest (Jan 24, 2024)
- Episode 39x14: Don't Let TJ Decide (Jan 17, 2024)
- Episode 39x13: El Saboteur (Jan 10, 2024)
- Episode 39x12: A Legend Returns (Jan 3, 2024)
- Episode 39x11: My Own Worst Frenemy (Dec 27, 2023)
- Episode 39x10: Feeling Used (Dec 20, 2023)
- Episode 39x09: A Banana Split (Dec 13, 2023)
- Episode 39x08: Struggling to Hold it Together (Dec 6, 2023)
- Episode 39x07: So Flip Floppy (Nov 29, 2023)
- Episode 39x06: The Big Mistake (Nov 22, 2023)
- Episode 39x05: Countdown To Chaos (Nov 15, 2023)
- Episode 39x04: I'm Coming Out (Nov 8, 2023)
- Episode 39x03: It's A Matter of Semantics (Nov 8, 2023)
- Episode 39x02: Two Lungs, One Heart, Can't Lose (Nov 1, 2023)
- Episode 39x01: Teamwork Makes the Perfect Work (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 38x19: The End of the Ride (Feb 15, 2023)
- Episode 38x18: The Hours (Feb 8, 2023)
- Episode 38x17: Riders on the Storm (Feb 1, 2023)
- Episode 38x16: Friends or Froze (Jan 25, 2023)
- Episode 38x15: Knot a Problem (Jan 18, 2023)
- Episode 38x14: Terrorist of Love (Jan 11, 2023)
- Episode 38x13: Blind Faith (Jan 4, 2023)
- Episode 38x12: Frenemy of the State (Dec 28, 2022)
- Episode 38x11: Nelly: Ride (or Die) Wit Me (Dec 21, 2022)
- Episode 38x10: Dancing On My Own (Dec 14, 2022)
- Episode 38x09: Split Decision (Dec 7, 2022)
- Episode 38x08: Born to Ride or Die (Nov 30, 2022)
- Episode 38x07: Deep Web (Nov 23, 2022)
- Episode 38x06: Come Michele or High Water (Nov 16, 2022)
- Episode 38x05: Get Rich or Ride or Die Tryin' (Nov 9, 2022)
- Episode 38x04: Olivin' on the Edge (Nov 2, 2022)
- Episode 38x03: A Bumpy Ride (Oct 26, 2022)
- Episode 38x02: Friend or Faux (Oct 19, 2022)
- Episode 38x01: Don't Die for Me Argentina (Oct 12, 2022)
- Episode S38 Special: Ready to Ride (Oct 10, 2022)
- Episode S39 Special: Battle for a New Champion: Countdown Begins (Oct 18, 2023)