Coach (Survivor contestant)
Coach | |
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Born | Benjamin Wade September 18, 1971 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Television | Survivor: Tocantins Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains Survivor: South Pacific (runner-up) |
Spouse |
Jessica Newton (m. 2011) |
Children | 3 |
Benjamin "Coach" Wade (born September 18, 1971)[1][2] is an American reality television personality best known for being a contestant on Survivor: Tocantins, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, and Survivor: South Pacific. He grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, and later moved to Susanville, California, to conduct the Susanville Symphony[3] and pursue "adventures" in Hollywood.[4]
Early life
Benjamin Wade grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of William and Cherri Wade.[5] He attended Tyson Middle School and West High School in Knoxville.[6] He began his musical career as a teenager, playing trumpet in the Knoxville Youth Symphony Orchestra and making appearances with the Indianapolis Symphony, the Knoxville Symphony, and the New York Metropolitan Opera.[3] He majored in business administration at the University of Tennessee and graduated in 1993, before obtaining a master's degree in music education from the University of Nevada.[7][8]
Soccer
In 1997, Wade was hired at
Music
Wade was hired on with the Susanville Symphony in 2003. His main instrument was the trumpet. He has composed several classical music pieces and is the co-founder and current artistic director and conductor of the Susanville Symphony.[3] In 2011, his ballet The Four Elements premiered.[15] A documentary featuring the accomplishments of this organization is chronicled in Small Town Big Symphony, filmed by his brother Peter in 2006.[16] Wade was also a teacher of music history at Lassen College.[17]
Survivor
Tocantins
Wade was selected to participate on
Wade was perhaps most famous for telling his fellow castaways stories of adventure from his previous exploits as a professional kayaker.[20] Such stories were chronicled in the book A Voyage Beyond Reason, written by Tom Gauthier, although many of these stories were revealed to have a rather casual relationship with reality.[21]
Heroes vs. Villains
For the 20th season of the series, CBS brought back "heroes" and "villains" from previous seasons.[19] Wade was selected to participate for the Villains tribe and was the ninth person voted off and the first member of the jury. During his time in the game, he was a part of the Villains majority alliance and had a close alliance and relationship with fellow Villain Jerri Manthey, leading some to believe that the two had a possible romantic connection. He appeared to be in the majority alliance on his tribe at the time of his elimination, but outsiders Sandra Diaz-Twine, who would be the eventual winner, and Courtney Yates managed to convince the alliance that he was not trustworthy, and he was sent to the jury in lieu of Yates. At the reunion, Wade mentioned that after watching this season and Tocantins, he realized how people viewed him, and decided that he did not want to be viewed as "The Dragon Slayer" anymore.
South Pacific
In 2011, Wade returned to Survivor for the third time in
Post-Survivor
Coach Wade was inducted to the Survivor Hall of Fame in 2015.[23] In September 2020, Coach Wade was ranked the "20th Greatest Survivor" by former castaway Russell Hantz.[24]
Personal life
Wade married Jessica Newton, a dance studio owner, on December 31, 2011.[25] Together, they have two children, daughter Lenna (born May 8, 2014)[26] and Bekston (born October 13, 2016),[27] and one more child from Newton's previous relationship, Avvan (born February 28, 2009).[26][28]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Survivor: Tocantins | Contestant | Eliminated; 5th place |
2010 | Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains | Contestant | Eliminated; 12th place |
2011 | Survivor: South Pacific | Contestant | Runner-up |
Bibliography
- No Turning Back: The South American Expedition of a Dragon Slayer; Shapato Publishing Co. (2011), ISBN 978-0983352679
References
- ^ "Benjamin: Survivor on CBS". CBS Interactive. 2010. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Coach: Survivor on CBS". CBS Interactive. 2010. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c "The Maestro". The Susanville Symphony. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c Bracchitta, John (February 19, 2009). "'Survivor: Tocantins' castaway Benjamin Wade fired from coaching job". Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "Ben and Jessica Wade Welcome Lenna Marie Newton Wade". Susanville Stuff. Couso Technology & Design. May 15, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
Ben and Jessica Wade are proud to announce the arrival of baby Lenna Marie Newton Wade born May 8, 2014 at 11:49 a.m. Lenna weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 20 inches long...Paternal Grandparents: William and Cherri Wade...
- ^ Hammonds, Jana (1986). Westerner, Volume XXXV. Taylor Publishing Company. p. 167.
- ^ Williams, Alan (February 12, 2010). "SURVIVOR: Knoxville-native "Coach" talks game plan with Volunteer TV News at 11". Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Coach Wade". Redding Royals FC. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Transactions", The New York Times, April 14, 2005.
- ^ West, Sarah (January 16, 2009). "Benjamin Wade of Bolivar in CBS' Survivor". Bolivar Herald-Free Press. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Andy Dehnart (February 19, 2009). "Benjamin Wade fired as college soccer coach". Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Ben Wade to coach Lassen College men's soccer team", Lassen County Times, May 4, 2010.
- ^ Gentile, Anthony (November 20, 2015). "Wade leaves Lake Tahoe CC men's program, retires from coaching soccer". Tahoe Daily Tribune. Swift Communications, Inc. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Area Roundup: Redding Royals FC enter season with new coach".
- ^ "The Susanville Symphony".
- ^ "Documentary Channel". Documentary Channel. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Block, Brendan (February 10, 2010). "'Coach' gets second chance". The Omnibus. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Coach Benjamin Wade, from 'Survivor: Tocantins'". May 15, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains' cast revealed". Associated Press. January 11, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Schulz, Chris (July 8, 2009). "Survivor's Coach slams critics". Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ Andy Dehnart (April 28, 2009). "Benjamin 'Coach' Wade's lies: kayak record, other claims disputed". reality blurred.
- ^ TV.com (May 31, 2000). "Watch Survivor Online". TV.com. Retrieved April 26, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Discovery Hub - News & Technology". Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Hantz, Russell. "The Top 100 Greatest Survivors: Episode 9 (#20-11)". Youtube.com. The Russell Hantz Show. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- Susanville, CA: Feather Publishing. p. 6A.
- ^ a b Helling, Steve (May 8, 2014). "Benjamin 'Coach' Wade Welcomes Daughter Lenna Marie". People. Time, Inc. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- Susanville, CA: Feather Publishing. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- Susanville, CA: Feather Publishing. March 24, 2009. p. 8C.