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Wendell Holland
Wendell F. Holland, Jr. (born March 8, 1984) is an American furniture company owner best known for competing on the American reality show '' Survivor''. On May 23, 2018, he was revealed as the winner of the show's 36th season, '' Survivor: Ghost Island''. He returned for the show's 40th season '' Survivor: Winners at War'', where he was eliminated in 13th place. Since 2020, he has been a co-host on HGTV’s ''Hot Mess House''. Early life Holland grew up in Ardmore, Pennsylvania and graduated from Harriton High School. He attended Morehouse College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he became a lawyer. After selling several home-made beds on Craigslist, he ultimately left his law practice and founded Beve Unlimited, a furniture company in Philadelphia. ''Survivor'' ''Ghost Island'' In 2018, Holland participated in '' Survivor: Ghost Island'', the 36th season of '' Survivor''. He started on the Naviti tribe where he immediately for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Probst
Jeff Probst (; born November 4, 1961) is an American reality show host and executive producer. He is best known as the Emmy Award-winning host of the U.S. version of the reality television show '' Survivor'' since 2000. He was also the host of ''The Jeff Probst Show'', a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013. Early life Probst was born at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, to Jerry and Barbara Probst, and moved to Bellevue, Washington halfway through high school. After graduating from Newport High School in 1979, he attended Seattle Pacific University and worked at Boeing Motion Picture/Television studio as a producer and narrator of marketing videos. Career In addition to ''Survivor'', Probst once hosted FX's original half-hour show dedicated to answering viewer letters, '' Backchat'', along with ''Sound FX'', a music series featuring Orlando Jones (1996). Probst also hosted the VH1 series '' Rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Driebergen
Benjamin Russell Driebergen (born January 1, 1983) is an American Marine Corps veteran and reality television personality, best known for competing on and winning '' Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers''. In 2020, he returned to compete in the show's 40th season, '' Survivor: Winners at War''., finishing in 5th. Early life Driebergen attended Capital High School in Boise, Idaho. When he was about 12 years old, his father came out to the family and his parents separated. After graduating in 2001, he eventually enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. During his time in the Marines, he served in Iraq, attaining the rank of Lance Corporal. Once, while stationed in Fallujah, he came across an elderly couple that couldn't evacuate the city due to the wife's illness. As other civilians were being cleared out of the place, LCpl. Driebergen and his squad agreed to watch over them. After a week of protecting the two civilians, the couple was able to make it out of town on their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyanese Americans
Guyanese Americans are an ethnic group of Americans who can trace their ancestry back to Guyana. As of 2019, there are 231,649 Guyanese Americans currently living in the United States. The majority of Guyanese live in New York City – some 140,000 – making them the fifth-largest foreign-born population in the city. History After the independence of Guyana from the United Kingdom, in 1966, Guyanese immigration to the United States increased dramatically. Political and economic uncertainty, and the internal strife two years earlier as well as a radical change in US immigration policy opening up opportunities to non-Europeans prompted many Guyanese who could make the move to seek opportunities abroad. An average of 6,080 people a year emigrated from Guyana between 1969 and 1976, increasing to an average of 14,400 between 1976 and 1981. Many of the first Guyanese immigrants to the United States were of African descent. They were women who were recruited as domestic workers or nur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutgers Law School
Rutgers Law School is the law school of Rutgers University, with classrooms in Newark and Camden, New Jersey. It is the largest public law school and the 10th largest law school, overall, in the United States. Each class in the three-year J.D. program enrolls approximately 350 law students. Although Rutgers University dates from 1766, its law school was founded in Newark in 1908. Today, Rutgers offers the J.D. and a foreign-lawyer J.D., as well as joint-degree programs that combine a J.D. with a graduate degree from another Rutgers graduate program. Rutgers has law alumni who practice in every U.S. state and in foreign jurisdictions throughout the world. Current well-known alumni include U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Robert Menendez (NJ) and three of seven sitting justices on the New Jersey Supreme Court. The late United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a member of the Rutgers law faculty early in her career. Rutgers serves a unique role in New Jersey' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fordham University
Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its original campus is located, Fordham is the oldest Catholic Church, Catholic and Society of Jesus, Jesuit university in the northeastern United States and the third-oldest university in New York (state), New York State. Founded as St. John's College by John Hughes (archbishop), John Hughes, then a coadjutor bishop of New York, the college was placed in the care of the Society of Jesus shortly thereafter, and has since become a Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Jesuit-affiliated independent school under a laity, lay board of trustees. The college's first president, John McCloskey, was later the first Catholic Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in the United States. While governed independently of the church since 1969, every List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
44th People's Choice Awards
The 2018 People's Choice Awards, officially the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards, were held on November 11, 2018, to honor the best in pop culture for 2018. This ceremony, the 44th edition of the People's Choice Awards, marked a change of network from CBS to E!, after E!'s acquisition of the awards from Procter & Gamble, and the ceremony's move from January to November. Performers * Nicki Minaj & Tyga – " Hard White (Intro/Reprise)", " Good Form" & " Dip" * Rita Ora – "Let You Love Me" * John Legend – "Pride (In the Name of Love)" Winners and nominees The first round of nominees was announced on September 5, 2018, with the finalists named on September 24. Winners are listed first and in boldface. Film TV Music Pop culture Other ; People's Fashion Icon AwardVictoria Beckham ;People's Icon of 2018 * Melissa McCarthy ;People's Champion Award * Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson (born November 14, 1959) is an American lawyer, social justice activist, law professor at N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Vlachos
Anthony Vlachos (born September 10, 1973) is an American police officer, best known for competing on the reality television competition series '' Survivor'', of which he is the second person to win two seasons. He won the show's 28th season, '' Survivor: Cagayan'', as well as the 40th season, '' Survivor: Winners at War''. He also competed in the 34th season, '' Survivor: Game Changers'', where he was the second person voted out. As a ''Survivor'' player, he was noted for his strategic, dominant gameplay, with which he was able to manipulate other contestants while avoiding being voted against at Tribal Council, as well as his humor. Vlachos is also known for his long-lasting "Cops R' Us" partnership with fellow contestant and police officer Sarah Lacina, who won ''Game Changers'', the two participating in the same three seasons they appeared on. In February 2015, following Vlachos' first season on the show, ''Survivor'' host Jeff Probst published a list of his "Top 10 Survivor W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie And Nadiya Anderson
Natalie Anderson and Nadiya Anderson (born April 11, 1986) are American television personalities and twins, most commonly known as "The Twinnies". They appeared on ''The Amazing Race'' and '' Survivor: San Juan del Sur''. Nadiya was the first contestant to be voted out, while Natalie was crowned Sole Survivor, winning the show's $1 million prize. Natalie also competed on '' Survivor: Winners at War'', an all winners season. After being voted out first, she battled her way back into the game from the Edge of Extinction and finished runner-up on the season. Early life The Anderson twins were born in New York City to a Tamil father and a Sinhalese mother, but they moved to Sri Lanka when they were three and were there during the Sri Lankan Civil War. They moved to West Hartford, Connecticut when they were thirteen years old, attending Hall High School, where both sisters ran track and Natalie was captain of the swim team, and Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Collins
Jeremy Collins is a firefighter from Foxborough, Massachusetts. He is the winner of '' Survivor: Cambodia'', and had previously placed tenth on '' Survivor: San Juan del Sur'', where he competed alongside his wife, Val. He finished in eighth place in '' Survivor: Winners at War''. ''Survivor'' ''San Juan del Sur'' For ''Survivor'''s 29th season, Collins arrived to play the game with his wife Val. However, the next day they were split into different tribes. He was designated to Hunahpu; she was assigned to Coyopa. When he volunteered to participate in the first hero duel, he did not know who his opponent was going to be. To his surprise, his opponent ended up being Val. He won the duel, sending Val to Exile Island. She ended up becoming the second person voted out, much to his chagrin. Despite being in a dysfunctional tribe, Hunahpu dominated in challenges. After the tribe swap Collins remained on Hunahpu with his allies Natalie Anderson and Julie McGee. Despite his alliance being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parvati Shallow
Parvati Shallow ( ; born September 21, 1982) is an American television personality and was the $1 million winner of the reality television series '' Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites''. She had previously competed in '' Survivor: Cook Islands'' in which she placed sixth, and later was the runner-up in '' Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains''. In 2020, she competed on the show's 40th season, '' Survivor: Winners at War'', where she placed 15th. She is widely considered by fans and critics to be one of the most skilled contestants ever to participate. From July 7, 2011 to October 14, 2011, Shallow starred in CBS's ''Around the World for Free''. From 2013 to 2014, she was the host of ''Survivor Live'' on CBS.com, a weekly web-exclusive series where she interviews the voted off castaways from ''Survivor'' and chats with other special guests such as former players. Early life Shallow was born on September 21, 1982, in Vero Beach, Florida. She has three siblings and her family mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Fitzgerald
Michele Fitzgerald (born May 5, 1990) is an American travel consultant best known for competing on the reality competition show '' Survivor''. She was voted the winner of the show's 32nd season, '' Survivor: Kaôh Rōng'', on May 18, 2016. Michele also competed on the show's 40th season, '' Survivor: Winners at War'' where she became the 2nd runner-up. Early life Fitzgerald grew up in Freehold Township, New Jersey. She attended Freehold High School, in Freehold Borough, then enrolled at Montclair State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications studies. Her parents are Ralph and Linda Fitzgerald; she also has a sister named Kim, and a brother named Joe. Television Appearances ''Survivor'' ''Kaôh Rōng'' In 2015, Fitzgerald was selected as one of 18 castaways to compete on '' Survivor: Kaôh Rōng'', the 32nd season of '' Survivor''. Though ''Kaôh Rōng'' was the 32nd season to air, it was the 31st filmed, having been shot before '' Survivor: Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
