Rob Mariano competed on The Amazing Race twice alongside his wife, where they placed second and eighth.
27 Facts About Rob Mariano
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Rob Mariano was born in Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Canton, Massachusetts.
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Rob Mariano graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in 1994, where he played golf and hockey.
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In 1999, Rob Mariano graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Boston University.
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Rob Mariano made the BU hockey team in 1995 as a freshman, but declined to play for coach Jack Parker after he was told that he would not receive much ice time.
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At the time, Rob Mariano first played Survivor in 2001, he was 25 years old and continuing to coach the hockey team.
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Rob Mariano began a relationship with fellow reality TV contestant Amber Brkich in 2003, during their time filming Survivor: All-Stars.
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Rob Mariano was announced to compete in Survivor: All-Stars after his prior performance in Survivor: Marquesas.
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On May 9,2004, before the votes were announced, Rob Mariano proposed to Brkich, which she accepted.
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On January 13,2011, Rob Mariano was announced to compete in his fourth season, Survivor: Redemption Island in a continuation of his feud in Heroes vs Villains with Russell Hantz, though the latter would be voted out and eliminated early on.
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At the finale of Survivor: Island of the Idols, it was announced that Rob Mariano would be competing alongside 19 other winners of the show, including Brkich.
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Rob Mariano was placed on the Sele tribe where he quickly formed an "Old-School" Alliance with Parvati Shallow and Ethan Zohn, although the alliance ultimately fell apart due to Danni Boatwright informing Ben Driebergen of its existence.
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Rob Mariano was later swapped to the Yara tribe with Driebergen, Adam Klein, Sarah Lacina, and Sophie Clarke, where he was the sixth person voted out of the game after trying to take control of the tribe.
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Rob Mariano was defeated by Tyson Apostol and Natalie Anderson respectively in the challenges to return from the Edge of Extinction and was sent to the jury for the first time in his career.
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Rob Mariano began the roadblock but very quickly determined he would not or could not eat that quantity.
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Also in South America, Rob Mariano pooled his money with some other racers to bribe the bus driver into letting the teams that contributed off earlier.
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When Rob Mariano bribed the driver, he used none of his own money.
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Rob Mariano describes Uchenna running around frantically trying to get onto the flight, which the final edited version of the show does not portray.
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Rob Mariano was a co-host of the six-week Sci Fi series, Sci Fi Investigates.
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In 2008, Rob Mariano appeared in an episode of Canadian show Reality Obsessed, hosted by Murtz Jaffer and won first place in a competition that pitted him against James Zinkand, Jen Parker, and Jennifer Hoffman.
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Rob Mariano was co-host on The History Channel's Around the World in 80 Ways which ran from October to December 2011.
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In 2016, Rob Mariano appeared in a special episode of The Price Is Right which featured multiple former Survivor contestants competing on the show.
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In 2022, Rob Mariano was in a Season 2 episode of Secret Celebrity Renovation, where he and his company help restore houses for various celebrities.
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Rob Mariano was a contestant on the first season of Deal or No Deal Island.
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Rob Mariano was eliminated at the final four challenge by coming in last place after receiving a three-minute penalty for looking at another player's completed puzzle.
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Rob Mariano is a contestant on The Traitors season 3 which aired in 2025.
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Mariano is the host of Deal or No Deal Island After Show with Boston Rob which aired its first episode on January 8,2025.