The former reality television star, who first broke into the spotlight in 1996 when she joined the cast of MTV's The Real World: Miami, took her own life earlier this week, TMZ first reported.

The Real World' season 5 star Sarah Becker has died. According to TMZ, the MTV alum died by suicide at home in Illinois last week. Sarah Becker, 'The Real World: Miami' Star, Dead at 52 Sarah ...

By the late nineties, however, another MTV show was revolutionizing television. First broadcast in 1992, The Real World made quirky scripted shows like Austin Stories seem like old hat.