Evan Starkman | |
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Born |
Perth, Ontario |
December 19, 1984
Occupation | Reality television star and Television Personality |
Evan Starkman (born December 19, 1984) is a reality television star, best known as a competitor on the MTV reality game shows Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Gauntlet III, The Duel 2, The Ruins, and The Challenge: Rivals. He won The Duel 2 and The Ruins. Unlike many of his competitors, he never appeared on Real World or Road Rules; he was discovered at an open casting call and appeared on Fresh Meat in 2006. He hosted the RW/RR Spring Break Challenge in March 2010 with Paula Meronek.
Before appearing on Fresh Meat, Starkman went to college at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he majored in liberal arts and played club hockey. He was born in Perth, Ontario, Canada and moved to the United States to attend college. He auditioned for Fresh Meat during his junior year, and took a break from school to attempt the challenge.
On Fresh Meat, Starkman was paired with Coral Smith, one of the alumni of the RW/RR Challenges, and quickly became a fierce competitor who was viewed as a threat to other teams. Unfortunately, he suffered from a hernia in episode 5 and he and Smith, who also obtained injuries during the show, were removed from the competition in episode 11. Starkman and Smith won 5 of the 10 challenges they appeared in.
The Duel began in late 2006 and ended early 2007, and was Starkman's second RW/RR Challenge. He won 6 out of the 13 challenges he competed in, and was defeated by Chris "C.T." Tamburello in the Ascender duel in the 13th episode. Starkman won four challenges in a row, from episodes 9-12, and was quickly taken into the duel afterwards.