Rupert Boneham
| Rupert Boneham | |
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| Born | January 27, 1964 |
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| Height | 1,80 |
| Weight | 99,7 |
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Survivor: Pearl Islands Survivor: All-Stars Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains Survivor: Blood vs. Water |
| Political party | Libertarian Party |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Boneham |
Rupert Boneham (born January 27, 1964) is an American mentor for troubled teens, who became known to reality television audiences in 2003 as a contestant on Survivor: Pearl Islands where he placed 8th. He later appeared on the All Stars, Heroes vs. Villains, and Blood vs. Water seasons of Survivor, placing 4th, 6th, and 20th respectively. He was ultimately a fan favorite among Survivor viewers, who voted him the million dollar winner on Survivor: America's Tribal Council, a special episode of Survivor: All-Stars. The prize was awarded after a nationwide popular vote in which Boneham received 85% of the votes cast.
Boneham was the 2012 Libertarian nominee for governor of Indiana, losing to Republican Mike Pence. Boneham was also known for his short but memorable cameo in the film A Million Ways to Die in the West.
During Survivor: Pearl Islands, Boneham quickly became one of the most popular Survivor contestants, and was well known as a "gentle giant" for his distinctive appearance, which included a huge beard, tie-dye shirt and large size, as well as a boisterous, friendly-but-focused personality.
Boneham was a preselected member of the Drake tribe, before his arrival on the island for Survivor: Pearl Islands. For the first three episodes he was part of an alliance with Sandra Diaz-Twine, Christa Hastie, and Trish Dunn. In episode four, Boneham's tribe lost immunity, but he was kidnapped by the Morgan tribe and did not attend tribal council. He temporarily looked after a sea snake named Balboa who was the namesake of the merged tribe. In episode 6, Drake lost their third immunity challenge, and Dunn conspired with Jon Dalton, Diaz-Twine and Shawn Cohen to vote out Rupert, but Boneham was saved by Sandra and Shawn, sending Dunn home instead. After the next tribal council when Cohen was voted out, Burton Roberts from Drake and Lillian Morris from Morgan returned to the game, and both joined the Drake alliance at the merge. After two Morgan members had been eliminated, Dalton, Roberts and Morris sided with Darrah Johnson and Tijuana Bradley from the Morgan tribe and successfully voted Rupert out. On Day 27, Boneham became the tenth contestant voted out of the competition by his tribe mates in a vote of 5–2–1, he became the second member of the jury. On Day 39, Boneham cast his jury vote for Sandra Diaz-Twine who was the winner of the season.
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