Brian Jeffrey AverellGensler, Howard â ” ''Philadelphia Daily News'', May 19, 2006. is an American actor and reality show contestant who won '' The Amazing Race 9'' with teammate
Tyler MacNiven
Tyler Kingsley MacNiven is an American filmmaker and reality television contestant.
Stanford University admission campaign
MacNiven first received attention in 1998 when, while a senior at the Woodside High School in Woodside, California, ...
. He is currently a CBS technology reporter and Periscope livestreamer broadcasting from major content conventions such as NAB.
improv
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*Improvisation, an act of spontaneous invention
** Improvisational theatre (includes improvisational comedy)
**Musical improvisation
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group On Thin Ice. He also wrote daily comic strip "The Neil World" for '' The Harvard Crimson''. With fellow Harvard student
B. J. Novak
Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Novak became known for starring as Ryan Howard in t ...
, he co-produced and hosted a variety show called "The B.J. Show," which one year featured Bob Saget reprising his television roles in a few skits and ending the show with his own standup routine. He would eventually graduate with a degree in religion, and move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.DuHart, Bill. â S.J. native wins 'Amazing Race' ” ''South Jersey Courier-Post'', May 19, 2006.
Logan Airport incident
On November 24, 1999, Averell showed up late for a 6:15 p.m. flight from Logan International Airport in Boston to Philadelphia aboard a Delta Connection commuter flight, and was denied access to the small jet because his assigned seat had been given away. Averell slipped past the attendant at the gate, blended in with other passengers crossing the tarmac and proceeded to find refuge in a rest room and settled onto a toilet seat. "Once I got on, I figured maybe through some stroke of fate no one would have to use the bathroom," Averell said. He was given away by another passenger and arrested before the flight departed. He was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing. He later told a news photographer he was surprised at how easy it was to stow away.Sweet, Laurel J. "Three passengers arrested during wild night at Logan". ''The Boston Herald'', November 25, 1999.
Averell pleaded not guilty,"Two Enter Pleas in Logan Incident". ''The Boston Herald'', November 30, 1999. and two months later state prosecutors and Delta Air Lines agreed to drop all charges against him. According to Averell’s lawyer, the decision came because the then student "was not belligerent to anyone".Riesman, Abe J. â For Grad, Art Imitates Life’s “Amazing Race” ” ''The Harvard Crimson'', March 1, 2006.
Tyler MacNiven
Tyler Kingsley MacNiven is an American filmmaker and reality television contestant.
Stanford University admission campaign
MacNiven first received attention in 1998 when, while a senior at the Woodside High School in Woodside, California, ...
, whom Averell met during Semester at Sea four years earlier,â BJ & Tyler ” CBS.com. beat out ten other teams to win the show's $1 million prize. B.J. & Tyler, as they were identified on the program, were nicknamed "the
hippies
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" by the other teams.
B.J. & Tyler came in last in two legs of the season, both of which were non-elimination legs.Bayne, Richard J. 'Hippies' win 'Amazing Race' ." ''Times Herald-Record'', May 18, 2006. Host Phil Keoghan said, "They enjoyed every single moment they were on this race, whether they were in first or in last. They kept their spirit all the way to the end."CBS. â 'Team Hippie' Takes 'Amazing Race 9' ” ''CBS News'', May 18, 2006. "If it’s this successful to be hippies, we might as well stay hippies," Tyler said at the finish line in Denver, Colorado.A frosty finish for 'The Amazing Race' " ''Chicago Tribune'', May 17, 2006. B. J. added, "I think that on this Race, being cerebral or being intelligent doesn't help as much as being in the moment and just being aware of what's going on around you. And it's just great to stay positive and just really enjoy each other's company. And our friendship is what got us through it."
â BJ & Tyler Win Million Dollar Prize .” ''WISH-TV'', May 18, 2006.
The Amazing Race 9 finishes
*An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that BJ and Tyler were the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg.
*A indicates that BJ and Tyler won the Fast Forward.
''Roadblocks performed by Averall are bolded ''
;Notes
Acting
* In 2005, BJ played the part of an escaped criminal in the movie ''Saving Shiloh''.
* Also in 2005, BJ appeared in the 4th episode of '' CSIs 6th season. He played a member of a cult that committed suicide in the episode titled " Shooting Stars."
* In 2010, BJ appeared as a beer vendor in the 9th episode of '' Weedss 6th season, entitled "To Moscow, and Quickly."
* Introduced himself as Bingo on ''
Control TV
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'' while crashing on
Tristan Couvares
''ControlTV'' was a live interactive reality web show executive produced by Seth Green"Seth Green to Launch ControlTV, Giving You Control of the Reality Television Series," Slash Film, accessed October 26, 2010. http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/09/01 ...