Ethan Zohn
Ethan Zohn | |
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Born | November 12, 1973 |
Occupation(s) | Motivational speaker, television personality |
Television | Survivor: Africa (Winner) Survivor: All-Stars The Amazing Race 19 Survivor: Winners at War |
Spouse | Lisa Heywood (m. 2016) |
Partner | Jenna Morasca (2003–2013) |
Website | http://www.ezohn.com |
Ethan Zohn (born November 12, 1973) is an American motivational speaker, former professional soccer player, and reality television series contestant who won Survivor: Africa, the third season of the reality TV series Survivor. He went on to compete in Survivor: All-Stars and Survivor: Winners at War, where he placed 11th and 18th, respectively.
After winning Survivor: Africa, Zohn co-founded
Soccer
Zohn was a soccer
In 2005, Zohn began to co-host the Metro Soccer Report (later renamed MSG Soccer Report) on the
For his combined humanitarian efforts to spread HIV education throughout Africa via soccer teams for youth and young adults, Zohn received the Courage of Conscience Award from The Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachusetts.[7]
Survivor
Africa
As part of the Boran tribe, Zohn did not become an immediate target in the game; he was seen as a strong player who could potentially help to win many tribal immunities. When his tribe lost two back-to-back
But a twist in episode five saw both of Zohn's alliance members and Kelly Goldstein switch from Boran to the Samburu tribe, leaving Ethan alone with fellow Boran members Kim Johnson and Clarence Black. Two of the new Boran members from the Samburu tribe, Teresa Cooper and Frank Garrison, had an old misunderstanding with another former Samburu member, Silas Gaither. So, by consensus, after Zohn's tribe lost the immunity challenge Gaither was voted out. Both of Zohn's alliance members Buchanan and Van den Berghe remained safe on the Samburu tribe, carrying all three into the merge.
Zohn's alliance soon began to control the game, with other members Johnson and Goldsmith. They immediately targeted Black due to his physical strength, among other events that had occurred earlier in the game, and he was voted out. But Van den Berghe had received another vote at tribal council, a vote he believed had come from Goldsmith, but which actually came from Cooper. This led Van den Berghe on a witch-hunt against Goldsmith which almost led to the demise of Zohn's alliance when Goldsmith possessed the power with the other four ex-Samburu members, Cooper, Garrison, Kim Powers and Brandon Quinton. But at the last minute, Quinton switched his vote, saving Van den Berghe, and voting out Goldsmith. But this move came back to haunt Quinton when Zohn's alliance saw him as untrustworthy and voted him out at the next tribal council.
Zohn, Van den Berghe, Buchanan, and Johnson regained control of the game, outing previous Samburu members Garrison, Powers and Cooper in the next three tribal councils, carrying them into the final four. At the next immunity challenge, Johnson, the next target to be voted out, won immunity, leading to the alliance having to resort to voting one of their own out, despite the fact that the challenge contained some controversy. At any rate, Zohn joined Van den Berghe and Johnson in voting out Buchanan, carrying them into the Final Three.
At the final three immunity challenge, older tribe member Johnson outlasted the two young, fit men to win immunity in an endurance challenge. With Johnson holding the power to choose who she would sit next to in the Final Two, she chose Zohn.
In the end, Zohn beat out Johnson in a 5–2 vote to become the Sole Survivor, gaining the votes of Goldsmith, Garrison, Cooper, Buchanan, and Van den Berghe.[8]
All-Stars
Zohn was invited to participate in
In Episode 5, Zohn and the rest of the Saboga tribe were disbanded after losing a challenge. Zohn and
In Episode 7, Zohn was on the outs when the alliance of Manthey, Lex Van den Berghe, and Shii Ann Huang left him out in their decision to vote out Colby Donaldson. Zohn was shocked at the decision, feeling betrayed by old Survivor: Africa alliance member Van den Berghe.
In Episode 8, Mogo Mogo lost immunity once again, and Zohn, the last former winner, was the sixth person voted out in 11th place, and the eighth person eliminated overall, by a vote of 4–1. He was the most successful of the four previous winners who competed on All-Stars, lasting longer than Wesson, Hatch, and Jenna Morasca, who quit the game on day 9 to be with her ailing mother.[9]
Winners at War
Zohn returned as a contestant on the fortieth season of Survivor,
In 2022, the
Other media appearances
Zohn was a contestant on a February 28, 2005, episode of Fear Factor, in which he competed against other reality TV competition winners, including his then-girlfriend Jenna Morasca, who was the winner of Survivor: The Amazon. He finished second, losing to former Bachelorette winner Ryan Sutter.[11] Later that year, he appeared on Kill Reality, which followed various reality television personalities as they filmed a horror movie called The Scorned.[12]
In October 2006 Zohn appeared on an episode of the VH1 series Celebrity Paranormal Project.[13] He and his team investigated alleged paranormal activity at the Warson Asylum for the Criminally Insane.
In 2008 Zohn hosted Earth Tripping, a six-episode TV series, in which he demonstrated how to be "an earth-friendly traveler", and shows viewers "how to employ new, natural and environmentally conscious methods when they travel".
In 2011, Zohn and his longtime girlfriend and fellow Survivor winner Jenna Morasca participated in the 19th season of The Amazing Race.[16] They were one of the two teams eliminated in the double-elimination leg, and finished 10th for the season after two legs.
Zohn appeared in the 11th episode of the Discovery Channel show PitchMen, in which he presented the EZ Crunch Bowl, a cereal bowl he designed to in which the cereal is kept in the shallow end and the milk in the deeper end in order to keep the cereal "crunchy" and not soggy. The bowl was picked by the show's co-stars, Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan, for manufacturing and marketing by Telebrands. The EZ Crunch Bowl was sent to Telebrands product engineers for improvement before being made available to the public.[17]
Zohn has co-hosted Outside Today on the cable TV network
Personal life
Zohn is Jewish.[8] His father died from cancer when he was 14 years old.[19]
On April 30, 2002, Zohn called into the
Zohn began dating fellow Survivor champion Jenna Morasca after her victory on Survivor: The Amazon in 2003. They both lived in Manhattan.[18][21] In an interview on Rob Has a Podcast, it was revealed that Zohn and Morasca were considered to return in Survivor: South Pacific, after applying for The Amazing Race. The couple declined the offer, saying they were not interested in competing against each other.[22] In February 2013, Zohn and Morasca confirmed that they had amicably ended their relationship.[23] On July 21, 2015, Zohn announced his engagement to New York City interior designer Lisa Heywood.[24] They were married on July 16, 2016, in North Bennington, Vermont, in a Jewish ceremony.[25] Zohn and his wife advocate a paleo diet that is high in meat and vegetables.[26]
On April 30, 2009, Zohn was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called CD20-positive
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001–02 | Survivor: Africa | Contestant | Winner |
2004 | Survivor: All-Stars | Contestant | Eliminated; 11th place |
2005 | Fear Factor | Contestant | Eliminated; 2nd place |
2005 | Kill Reality | Himself | |
2006 | Celebrity Paranormal Project | Himself | Episode: "Pearl" |
2009 | PitchMen | Himself | Episode: "Crunch Time" |
2011 | The Amazing Race 19 | Contestant | Eliminated; 10th place (with Jenna Morasca) |
2020 | Survivor: Winners at War | Contestant | Eliminated; 18th place |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Scorned | Murry |
References
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- ^ "USL-2 Top 15 of the Decade". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "About". Ethan Zohn. September 4, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Survivor winner begins soccer trek from Gillette Stadium to DC". Grassroot Soccer. August 21, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Revolution and CSN New England Announce Local Broadcast Schedule for 2017". Revolution Soccer.
- ^ "ADDING MULTIMEDIA FC Fox, The Next Generation of Fox Soccer Channel's Popular Weekly Youth Soccer Show, to Debut Friday, April 21 at 7:30 PM (ET)". Business Wire. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Ethan Zohn // Character: The Ultimate Survival Tool". USC Institute for Global Health. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Ethan Zohn: surviving and winning". Arizona Jewish Life. October 26, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Survivor's Ethan Ejected". TVGuide.com. March 19, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Zeitlin, Alan (December 23, 2022). "The Top 10 Jewish Reality TV Stars of All Time". Jewish Journal.
- ^ "Ethan Zohn". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Reichen's Return. The Advocate. August 16, 2005. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Celebrity Paranormal Project". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Earth Tripping | Nat Geo Adventure". Natgeotv.com.au. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Earth Tripping: Episode Guide – Series 1 | Nat Geo Adventure". Natgeotv.com.au. Archived from the original on April 9, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Ross, Dalton (August 31, 2011). "'Survivor' winners Ethan and Jenna head up new 'Amazing Race' cast. Plus: New twists revealed!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ "EZ Crunch Bowl product web site".
- ^ a b Ethan Zohn, Outside Television, accessed June 30, 2011. Archived September 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Survivor Legend Ethan Zohn Discusses His Journey Through Cancer and Back to the Island - parade.com". December 20, 2020.
- ^ "MarksFriggin.com – Stern Show News – Archive".
- Peoplemagazine, February 18, 2008
- ^ Rob Cesternino (October 14, 2011). "We Chew the Fat with Jenna Morasca About Survivor and The Amazing Race". Rob Has a Podcast. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ "'Survivor's' Ethan Zohn, Jenna Morasca break up".
- ^ Corriston, Michele (July 21, 2015). "Survivor Winner Ethan Zohn Is Engaged!". People. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Jordan, Julie (July 16, 2016). "Survivor's Ethan Zohn Marries Lisa Heywood". People. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "The Real-Life Diet of Ethan Zohn, A Three-Season Survivor Legend". gq.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ Dagostino, Mark (May 18, 2009). "Survivor's Ethan Zohn Has Cancer". people.com. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^ "Ethan Zohn's Cancer Is 'Worse'".
- ^ Wang, Cynthia (May 15, 2010). "Survivor's Ethan Zohn's Cancer Is in Remission". People.com. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Ethan Zohn's Cancer Returns". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Survivor" winner Ethan Zohn: "I'm feeling good" Retrieved February 24, 2014
External links
- Official website
- Ethan Zohn biography for Survivor: Africa at CBS.com
- Ethan Zohn biography for Survivor: All-Stars at CBS.com