Posts with tag "Survivor"

Boston Rob Finally Wins 'Survivor,' Goes Straight Back to Work

Posted May 16th 2011 at 12:25 PM by Zach Dionne

If it wasn't cemented sometime in the decade since "Boston" Rob Mariano's 'Survivor' debut in season four, he's now a professional reality TV guy. Moments after winning the $1 million title of 'Sole Survivor' during his fourth shot at playing the game, Boston Rob told PopEater at the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC on Sunday night he wouldn't have much time for celebration. "I'm going to work ...

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Richard Hatch Headed to Prison Yet Again

Posted Mar 12th 2011 at 11:21 AM by Christine Fenno

One of the standouts on the new season of Donald Trump's 'Celebrity Apprentice' is in very hot water. Learning his IRS lesson the hard way, original 'Survivor' champ Richard Hatch was ordered on Friday to return to prison to serve a nine-month sentence, says the Hollywood Reporter. A judge is punishing Hatch for (still) not paying taxes he allegedly owes on the $1 million prize (plus thousands ...

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'Survivor' Winner Judson 'Fabio' Birza Arrested for Drugs

Posted Jan 20th 2011 at 10:19 AM by Zach Dionne

'Survivor: Nicaragua' winner Judson Birza, jokingly dubbed Fabio for his looks and locks during season 21 of the reality show, was arrested Wednesday on "suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance," TMZ reports. Birza was stopped for skateboarding in the street, which is illegal in Santa Monica. Officers tell TMZ that Birza was acting strangely, evidently under the ...

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Ryan Seacrest, Betty White Among Winners at 2010 Creative Arts Emmys

Posted Aug 22nd 2010 at 09:37 AM by PopEater Staff

As producer of 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution' on ABC, Ryan Seacrest branched out this year from his hosting duties on Fox's 'American Idol,' and the TV Academy has recognized him for it. At the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony last night in Los Angeles, Seacrest and a host of other television stars scored trophies in categories that are traditionally awarded the weekend before the primetime Emmys ...

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'Survivor' Winner Ethan Zohn's Cancer Is in Remission

Posted May 17th 2010 at 07:23 AM by PopEater Staff

A year after discovering he had a rare form of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, 'Survivor: Africa' winner Ethan Zohn has weathered the storm and is now happy to learn his cancer is in remission. "A few weeks ago, we got his first clean CT scan," his girlfriend Jenna Morasca, winner of 'Survivor: Amazon,' tells PEOPLE. "Now we can officially call him 'in remission.' We were so nervous for this test because ...

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'Survivor' Producer a Suspect in Wife's Death: Official

Posted Apr 8th 2010 at 01:11 PM by PopEater Staff

Monica Beresford-Redman, the wife of award-winning 'Survivor' producer Bruce Beresford-Redman, who has been missing for two days in Cancun, was found dead Thursday in a sewer at the resort where they were on a family vacation, a Mexican official said according to the AP. The official from the attorney general's office in Quintana Roo state, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said police ...

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'Survivor' Safe in Samoa After Earthquake

Posted Sep 30th 2009 at 09:12 AM by PopEater Staff

A spokeswoman for the CBS reality show 'Survivor' says no crew members were harmed by the 8.0-plus magnitude earthquake that hammered the South Pacific between Samoa and American Samoa on Tuesday. The quake had no effect on production of the show's 20th season, which has yet to begin filming yet, the AP reports. The 19th season was also in Samoa. ...

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Hatch Arrested After 'Today' Interview, No One Knows Why

Posted Aug 19th 2009 at 09:11 AM by PopEater Staff

'Survivor' winner Richard Hatch found himself back behind bars just hours after appearing on 'The Today Show' to talk about his four years in prison for tax evasion, MSNBC.com reports. Police took the reality star into custody at his sister's Rhode Island home, where Kristin Hatch heard her brother tell deputies, "Do what you need to do, just tell me why." ...

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Hatch Survives Prison Broke and Upset

Posted Aug 18th 2009 at 11:55 AM by PopEater Staff

Richard Hatch won the first season of 'Survivor,' taking home the million-dollar prize -- but would then spend four years in federal prison on tax-evasion charges after failing to pay taxes on his winnings. The reality star talks to Matt Lauer on 'The Today Show' about being broke, life now and also proclaims his innocence. Watch the Interview Inside ...