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Jared Leto Scaled The Empire State Building

Author Ransom Garcia
Jared Leto climbs The Empire State Building on November 08, 2023 in New York City.

Fun Fact: Did you know that Jared Leto, the actor, and musician is also known for his daring stunts? He’s also no stranger to conquering heights in Las Vegas — Leto is a frequent climber at Red Rock Canyon, and he’s actually there with Free Solo star Alex Honnold quite a bit. In fact, Leto said he almost died while climbing Red Rock with Honnold when the rope supporting him began to come apart against a rock.

Honnold is best known for being the only person to ever free solo climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He scaled Yosemite’s El Capitan in the 2018 Oscar-winning documentary, “Free Solo”. But now, Jared has climbed something the would surely impress his friend, Alex… The Empire State Building.

Scaling the Empire: Jared Leto’s Promotional Ascent

Jared Leto has taken his adventurous spirit to new heights, quite literally. In a daring promotional move for the upcoming ’30 Seconds to Mars’ tour, Leto climbed the iconic Empire State Building. But this isn’t the first time Leto has embraced the challenge of climbing.

Soaring high above the bustling streets of New York City, Leto shared his exhilarating experience during a Thursday morning interview with the hosts of TODAY. According to Leto, reaching the pinnacle of the famous tower fulfilled a long-held dream.

Unexpected Reunion: A Stop at the 80th Level

In a surprising twist, Leto revealed that during his climb, he made an unexpected stop around the 80th level and discovered his mother there, adding an emotional touch to his already daring feat. As he continued his ascent to the top of the 102-story structure, Leto described the breathtaking views, particularly as the sun began its ascent, painting the city below with warm hues.

This isn’t Leto’s first foray into daring ascents. The artist has a track record of scaling buildings and navigating challenging rock formations. His penchant for such adventurous endeavors undoubtedly played a role in preparing him for this exhaustive skyscraper milestone.

 

 

 

Ransom Garcia is the music director and afternoon host on 1079 Coyote Country. He’s been with the station since 2017, but he’s been on the Las Vegas airwaves since 2003. Although he's Vegas Born AND Raised, Ransom also has on-air duties on sister station Kiss 95.1 in Charlotte, NC. He is also set to be inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame in September of 2024. Ransom writes articles about pop culture, human interests, technology, video games and anything affecting Las Vegas.

10 Most Iconic 'As Seen On TV' Items

Suzanne Somers died yesterday (October 15) at age 76. She was, of course, known for acting in hit shows like Three’s Company and Step By Step, but she also became ubiquitous thanks to the ThighMaster.

The iconic piece of fitness equipment is one of many items that took off thanks to infomercials. These “As Seen On TV” items range from the aforementioned fitness products, to kitchen gadgets, to cleansers and everywhere in between.

While infomercials aren’t as prevalent as they were in the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s, there’s still a large market for outside-the-box, unique items. In fact, many “As Seen On TV” items we all know and love from decades past are still around. For some of these items, their popularity grew to the point that they’re now sold in stores the world over.

Here are ten of the most iconic “As Seen On TV” items. We bet you have at least one of these in your home!

  • ThighMaster

    The ThighMaster was a pop culture phenomenon and a massive cash cow for Suzanne Somers, the star of the product’s infomercial. She shared on the Hollywood Raw podcast in 2022 that about 15 million ThighMasters were sold. Somers also noted, “We had partners—50/50—and they got drunk on money when it all started selling. They overspent to the point where they could no longer afford to be in their side of the business so we bought them out. We have 100%.”

  • Magic Bullet

    The Magic Bullet was marketed as the end-all, be-all product you just had to have for your kitchen. It also had one of the strangest infomercials of all time, as examined by Gabi Belle

  • Showtime Pro Rotisserie Oven

    “Set it and forget it!” Ron Popeil was an infomercial icon helping sell countless items, including the Pocket Fisherman and the Veg-O-Matic. However, few products truly captured the zeitgeist of late ’90s/early 2000s informercials quite like the Showtime Rotisserie Oven.

  • The Snuggie

    It’s a blanket with arms! Honestly, The Snuggie is the perfect item that walks the line between stupid and brilliant. However you feel about The Snuggie, its creators at Allstar Products Group laughed their way to the bank. Per CNBC, over 30 million Snuggies have been sold since its launch in 2008 netting the company over $500 million.

    https://youtu.be/masVbx2a5IY?si=sb7bW9fT_xqbU9jX

  • George Foreman Grill

    How successful was the George Foreman Grill? According to Yahoo, the boxing legend made at least $250 million from the product, which is way more than he ever made in his boxing career. In total, over 100 million George Foreman Grill products have been sold.

  • Proactiv

    Proactiv is now readily available in a variety of stores, but it got its start as an “As Seen On TV” product. It’s had many celebrity spokespeople/endorsements, including Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Diddy and Kendall Jenner. However, its first celebrity spokesperson was Judith Light.

  • Chia Pet

    Can you believe the Chia Pet has been with us since 1977?! (We were shocked it’s been around for that long, too!) Between its general absurdity and its infectious catchphrase (“Ch-ch-ch-chia!”), no wonder the Chia Pet has had such longevity.

  • OxiClean

    Late pitchman Billy Mays helped introduce the world to the wonder that is OxiClean, beginning with infomercials that first launched in 2000. Now, there are a variety of OxiClean products that are available in stores everywhere.

  • Sweatin’ to the Oldies

    There has never been a fitness personality quite like Richard Simmons, so of course, he’d create at-home aerobics videos that millions fell in love with. In total, there are five installments of Simmons’ Sweatin’ to the Oldies series. Many of the workouts are now available on his YouTube channel.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRqMG_T7mN8

  • Any of the “Flex” Seal/Tape Items

    The “Flex” items can apparently do it all! Regardless of whether you purchased any of the “Flex” items, there’s a good chance you’ve seen ample memes about them, specifically “Flex” Tape.

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