Ethan Zohn was born on November 12,1973 and is an American motivational speaker, former professional soccer player, and reality television series contestant who won Survivor: Africa, the third season of the reality TV series Survivor.
35 Facts About Ethan Zohn
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Ethan Zohn went on to compete in Survivor: All-Stars and Survivor: Winners at War, where he placed 11th and 18th, respectively.
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Ethan Zohn was a soccer goalkeeper at Lexington High School and Vassar College, and played professionally for the Hawaii Tsunami and Cape Cod Crusaders of the United Soccer Leagues and in Zimbabwe for Highlanders FC.
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Shortly after winning Survivor Africa, Ethan Zohn was hired by ESPN to serve as a sideline reporter for the US National Team's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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In 2005, Ethan Zohn began to co-host the Metro Soccer Report on the MSG Network, a weekly show dedicated to New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.
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In 2006, Ethan Zohn began hosting FC Fox on the Fox Soccer Channel.
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So, by consensus, after Ethan Zohn's tribe lost the immunity challenge Gaither was voted out.
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At any rate, Ethan Zohn joined Van den Berghe and Johnson in voting out Buchanan, carrying them into the Final Three.
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Ethan Zohn was invited to participate in Survivor: All-Stars, which he gladly accepted.
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Originally part of the Saboga tribe, Ethan Zohn was immediately targeted as a previous winner, along with Survivor: The Australian Outback winner Tina Wesson.
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When Saboga lost immunity , Ethan Zohn was spared once more over physical liability Rudy Boesch, who had hurt his ankle previously.
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Later in that episode, Ethan Zohn joined the rest of his new tribe to vote out Survivor: Borneo winner Richard Hatch.
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In Episode 7, Ethan Zohn was on the outs when the alliance of Manthey, Lex Van den Berghe, and Shii Ann Huang left him out in their decision to vote out Colby Donaldson.
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Ethan Zohn was shocked at the decision, feeling betrayed by old Survivor: Africa alliance member Van den Berghe.
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Ethan Zohn was the most successful of the four previous winners who competed on All-Stars, lasting longer than Wesson, Hatch, and Jenna Morasca, who quit the game on day 9 to be with her ailing mother.
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Ethan Zohn returned as a contestant on the fortieth season of Survivor, Survivor: Winners at War, where he was a member of the Sele tribe.
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Ethan Zohn was placed on the Sele tribe, where he joined an alliance of "Old-School" players formed by Rob Mariano and Parvati Shallow.
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Ethan Zohn was targeted by Jeremy Collins and Michele Fitzgerald shortly after as a ploy to weaken Mariano and Shallow, and he was the 4th person voted out.
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Ethan Zohn remained at the Edge of Extinction for the remaining duration of the season, during which he openly spoke out about his health issues and his drive to never give up.
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Ethan Zohn was defeated by Tyson Apostol and Natalie Anderson respectively at the two Edge return challenges and became a permanent member of the jury on day 35.
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Ethan Zohn later voted for Anderson to win the season, although she finished second to Tony Vlachos.
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Ethan Zohn was a contestant on a February 28,2005, episode of Fear Factor, in which he competed against other reality TV competition winners, including his then-girlfriend Jenna Morasca, who was the winner of Survivor: The Amazon.
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Ethan Zohn finished second, losing to former Bachelorette winner Ryan Sutter.
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In October 2006 Ethan Zohn appeared on an episode of the VH1 series Celebrity Paranormal Project.
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In 2008 Ethan Zohn hosted Earth Tripping, a six-episode TV series, in which he demonstrated how to be "an earth-friendly traveler", and shows viewers "how to employ new, natural and environmentally conscious methods when they travel".
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Ethan Zohn appeared in the 11th episode of the Discovery Channel show PitchMen, in which he presented the EZ Crunch Bowl, a cereal bowl he designed to in which the cereal is kept in the shallow end and the milk in the deeper end in order to keep the cereal "crunchy" and not soggy.
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Ethan Zohn has co-hosted Outside Today on the cable TV network Outside Television.
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Ethan Zohn's father died from cancer when he was 14 years old.
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Ethan Zohn revealed he had gone on five dates with Jennifer Love Hewitt after meeting her back stage at the Live With Regis and Kelly show, and the two were regularly in touch by telephone.
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Ethan Zohn began dating fellow Survivor champion Jenna Morasca after her victory on Survivor: The Amazon in 2003.
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On July 21,2015, Ethan Zohn announced his engagement to New York City interior designer Lisa Heywood.
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Ethan Zohn underwent a new treatment, including a stem-cell transplant, to battle the rare form of Hodgkin's disease.
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Ethan Zohn received a "clean CT scan" in late April 2010 and remained in remission for nearly 20 months.
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In September 2011, Ethan Zohn confirmed that the cancer had returned in his chest.
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In early March 2013, Ethan Zohn announced via The Jeff Probst Show that he was cancer-free due to two rounds of stem cell transplants that he received from his brother.