Some of Survivor's most interesting, popular and controversial characters move on from the series to 'real life.' Let's catch up with them.
Elizabeth Hasselbeck, nee Filarski, is probably the most famous of the former "Survivors". The lovely lady is one of the co-hosts of "The View". She is also married to New York Giants' quarterback, Tim Hasselbeck and the mother of a little girl. She previously hosted "The Look for Less" on the Style Network. That series was taken over by one Yoanna House after Hasselbeck's departure. Yoanna, of course, was the winner of Cycle 2 of "America's Next Top Model".
Ethan Zohn, the winner of "Survivor: Africa" is the host of FC Fox on the Fox Soccer Channel. He is also the co-founder of Grassroot Soccer, an organization "which trains professional soccer players in Africa to teach children about preventing the spread of AIDS." Zohn is also the beau of Jenna Morasca, the winner of "Survivor: Amazon". The couple has appeared in ads for PETA.
Rob Cesternino - the dude Jeff Probst once referred to as "the smartest player to have never won Survivor" - started his own web site after his apperances on the show, called The Rob Show. He also was a founding member of The Fish Bowl, an online talk radio station which is entirely operated by reality TV alums. He also co-wrote and produced the film "The Scorned" which featured the two Jennas from "Survivor", Reichen Lehmkuhl and a host of other reality TV regulars.
Jon Dalton, aka Jonny Fairplay, was one of the most memorable - and disliked characters in "Survivor" history. This castaway on "The Pearl Islands" told everyone his grandma died to get a pity win on a challenge. Ugh! Mr. Fairplay has since made the reality TV circuit, appearing on Bravo's "Celebrity Poker Showdown", "Kill Reality", Rob C's show which coincided with the filming of "The Scorned" and "Fear Facor."
Perhaps the ultimate foil to Fairplay's evil-tude is Rupert B's sweet and cuddliness. The big buy continues to support children's causes. In fact, he started his own charity, Rupert's Kids, whose mission is "to empower youth to discover their inner strengths, realize their own self worth and their value to society." Rupert has a book coming out, called "Rupert: Just Being Me".
