J.P. Calderon
| J. P. Calderon | |
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| Born |
John Paul Calderon September 5, 1975 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Long Beach State |
| Occupation | Volleyball player, model, reality television star |
| Television |
Survivor: Cook Islands The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency |
John Paul "J. P." Calderon (born September 5, 1975) is an American professional volleyball player, model and reality television personality. In 2006 he was a contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands, the 13th season of the CBS reality show. The following year he became a regular member of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. As part of his experience he was the February 2007 cover guy of Instinct magazine. He did so again in 2008, becoming the first man to be featured on their cover twice.
Calderon was born in Santa Monica, California, the second son after his older brother Peter, to Edwin and Xinia. He grew up in Marina del Rey, California in a Roman Catholic family, with a Costa Rican heritage. His mother died from breast cancer when he was nine. From a young age he wanted to be a model but got negative feedback from his dad, so he stuck to sports instead. His dad was won over when Calderon modeling career took off.
He attended St. Bernard’s Catholic High School, then Santa Monica City College for two years, and then California State University, Long Beach, where he played for the school's nationally ranked men's volleyball team. His family is into soccer so it was a point of stress from his father that he played volleyball instead, until he started winning volleyball awards. He graduated with a degree in speech communication in 2000. Calderon is of Costa Rican descent.
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