Date Of Birth:December 15, 1980 Age: 43 Hometown:Gorham, ME Current Residence:Los Angeles, CA Pre-Reality Occupation: Youth mentor Marital Status: Single
With 2008 drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at the year that was. The following is Reality TV World's 2008 Reality TV Year In Review, a month-by-month review of some of the past year's reality TV headlines, highlights, lowlights, and milestones.
Robert "Bob" Crowley hardly seemed like the favorite to "outwit, outlast and outplay" his seventeen fellow Survivor: Gabon castaways when the reality competition began. In fact, the 57-year-old physics teacher from South Portland, ME, commanded so little attention during Survivor: Gabon's early rounds that he was known more for his lengthy naps than his gameplay.
When Jeff Probst learned he had been nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program category, he was surprised -- but it had nothing to do with the nod from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
The holidays can be hectic, but spending them with a loved one can make it easier to survive - and Jeff Probst and Julie Berry know a thing or two about survival.
CBS announced Tuesday that it that it has ordered two more editions of Survivor for broadcast during the 2006-2007 television season. The two new editions will represent the thirteenth and fourteen editions of the long-running CBS reality series.
Just when it appeared that Survivor host Jeff Probst had publicly quelled an Inside TV report that he planned to leave the long-running reality show after his current contract ends, the gossip mill has began churning again, with TV Guide (Inside TV's sister publication) now quoting Survivor producer Mark Burnett as saying he expects next spring's twelfth Survivor edition to be Probst's last.