Survivor Favorites: Where are They Now?
Survivor Favorites: Where are They Now? by Roxanne McDonald
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Where are Rupert and Jenna and Rob—and what are they doing now? Some of us would love to know. |
The most evil, the most foul, or the most well-behaved and therefore most well-deserving are often the ones who get the most air (and press) time. But the most popular, the fan favorites, and my personal favorite are the ones I would like to look into and inquire about.
According to AOL’s TV Guide report, IMDB, and other informational sites, the evil ones are where they deserve to be: Richard Hatch was a bit too manipulative for his own
good, but got what he deserved when he landed in jail for tax evasion. Jon “Johnny Fairplay” Dalton, the ass who lied that his grandmother had just died so he could get an edge up in the Survivor: Pearl Islands competition, is so nasty a personality that he can’t even keep a job. And loathesome Jerri Manthey, of “Survivor: The Australian Outback,” who was so vile a personality that we booed at home and audiences booed at the reunion (driving her to do a stage exit-pdq), has gone into acting only to appear in marginal productions….
But favorite Survivors, often brought back for such inclusive events as all-star episodes and seasons, are the ones who deserve more acclaim than they might get.
My favorite survivors include Rupert Boneham, who was a contestant on “Survivor: Pearl Islands” (making his first claim to fame when he absconded in pirate style some pillaged pile of stuff—they were all directed to do to begin with), who was also the favorite of all voting television viewers. Boneham paid off debts with his winnings, and then went on to do the next most admirable thing one can do with great wads of cash: found a helping organization—which in this case was a center for troubled teens.
As you might be able to infer from this and the first “where are they now” piece, ther obvious conclusion is that the good guys give and the less than good take, steal, lie, and get their asses ostracized. Obviously, their personas on a reality TV show are not all that edited—and they leak back into real lives away from the camera in suit: jails, institutions, etc.
Jenna Morasca was also a much-loved Survivor. She won
“Survivor: The Amazon;” then began “Survivor All-stars” but chose to leave the latter when her thoughts of her mother at home with cancer called her. Jenna’s mom died within days of her returning home. Jenna would be reported as later going on to play an episode of Fear Factor (Reality TV Stars Fear Factor, I believe); to pose for Playboy; and to host “Survivor Live,” the CBS online official “Survivor” talk show.
My most favorite, however, is Rob Cesternino, who appeared on “Survivor: The Amazon.” I had a soft spot for his cultural and psychological fragilities and had a thing for his brainy ways. So I was delighted to learn that Rob went on to work behind the camera, co-writing and producing such movies as Soup of the Day and Scorned; and founded the briefly appearing online radio program called “The Fish Bowl.” And I hope Rob found the love he was looking for—despite how on the show it was translated into (and misguided by) his lust…which no one begrudges him for but for which he may have lost because of?
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