Celebrities Who Played Survivor

Many celebrities played Survivor. How did they do? Hint: Not great.
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[@jennatodd4664]

My favourite thing about Garrett’s elimination is easily the fact that even J’Tia couldn’t believe that he was voted out over her 😂

[@kellydaunis]

🤣🤣

[@cutepiku]

The fun part about Mari is despite how bitter she seemed, she still to this day jokingly gets angry about how quickly she was voted out. She clearly had fun and wanted to last longer, but if she was THAT mad I don't think she'd reference it as much as she still does.

[@maley2552]

Jeff did say after David vs Goliath that he wants John Morrison to come back. John would be perfect for a Heroes vs Villians season, on the Heroes tribe

[@TheLoserface45]

He really was a hero even if he was on the default villain tribe for DvG

[@kylermellen7535]

" NOW LISTEN, THIS AINT NO MAKE-BELIEVE "

[@alexbraaten420]

@@kylermellen7535COME ON, OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE.

[@chuck2469]

That's off the top rope brother

[@logannagel1917]

As a wrestling fan I can let you know John from David v Goliath is a PHENOMENAL wrestler and entertainer away from survivor as well. He’s very flippy in the ring.

[@Chadkensington430]

I loved John in that season. He was one of my favorites

[@llydrsn]

As a wrestling fan, I can say that John's Wikipedia page is really due to wrestling fans being wrestling fans 😅

[@justinberry396]

He’s an absolutely beloved wrestler from across the world regardless what company he’s working for. He’s a future WWE Hall of Famer for sure

[@simplebutpowerful]

Waiting for the WWE debut of his associate, the Comptrollor of Slamtown

[@VivanLaMNWA]

@@justinberry396he’s extremely popular in wrestling.

[@blackroseinbloom]

I was lowkey waiting for Crystal Cox to be mentioned because of her being a former Olympic medalist

[@aperson22222]

*Former* medalist, indeed. 😆

[@brandongarner643]

Though she was busted for drugs. Explains how she couldn’t complete a challenge without the juice lol.

[@aidanmillow566]

@@brandongarner643 I maintain that Crystal was probably a good athlete and would have been good in (physical) challenges prior to doping and over training for the Olympics.

[@little91bro]

I was waiting for her the whole time too!😂

[@katal003]

@@brandongarner643 ok but also she was track runner which really doesn't lend itself to any of the challenges in gabon lol

[@greffen]

KEN HOANG REPRESENT also like calling him "the best" is almost reductive as he is still legendary to this day, and was a huge influence on the melee scene. glad to see him show up! :D

[@TheLoserface45]

Oh LOVE Smash Bros player Ken. Unparalleled. Untouchable. Survivor player Ken…. Not so much.

[@greffen]

@@TheLoserface45 agreed haha

[@freehugs65]

Chase Rice appeared on an episode of the bachelor as a musical guest. It’s such a funny scene that he will forever be my favorite person to become famous post Survivor

[@IdoledOut]

This was somehow one of the few Bachelor seasons I've actually seen, and I was very flabbergasted to see Chase randomly pop up

[@freehugs65]

@@IdoledOut yes! Completely flabbergasted to see Chase Rice appear. The devil works hard but bachelor producers work harder. That season is a perfect mess and Chase Rice’s appearance is one of the reasons

[@0pacbig32]

He also did something dumber than a bag of hammers he held a concert with no social distancing during covid.

[@bigdogp3127]

He’s actually become quite a name in the country community. Has some great songs if you wanna losten

[@2319mi]

@@IdoledOut It's even funnier that he was central to the plot. Like, let's be real, the only reason the show booked him was because they KNEW he was the ex of one of the contestants...

[@giovanniorellana2200]

Gary Hawkins was the most humble landscaper on Survivor 😂

[@kingofthorns203]

I loved the moment at the reunion when Danni described how she knew who he was (the shrine to him that apparently exists at Central Michigan 😂😂😂)

[@LAM98200]

i got to meet him at a basketball game in grand haven, michigan

[@brendanwessling4702]

John from DvG is very well known within the wrestling community. What we saw of him in that season was what he shows in the ring with a bit more real life in himself. His wikipedia bio is only so long because hes worked in multiple promotions under many different names

[@TheLoserface45]

John Hennigan is a huge star most well known for being good to work with and being extremely adaptable. He’s worked and been a top star in nearly all wrestling promotions to ever exist and most just because he thinks it’s fun. Although it’s usually his character, he was never really in it for money or stardom.

[@horsehogg7772]

One of the most unknown but famous people from Survivor, Matt Elrod, now known as Wyatt Nash has turned into a pretty good actor with plenty of good roles in TV shows. Just noticed that one was missed, but understandable.

[@teamjacob38]

Josh Canfield is another, he's an actor on Broadway

[@Officer_Main69]

Dude was in Ford Vs. Ferrari

[@aperson22222]

From what I can tell he’s only had a few bit parts here and there.

[@horsehogg7772]

@@aperson22222 I know he was a lead in the show Riverdale, but yeah other than that it's been more minor parts

[@aperson22222]

@@horsehogg7772 On IMDB’s cast page for the show he’s 39th from the top. 😬

[@faw9148]

Jeff Kent was a former MVP. Definitely well-known for being a good player.

[@Hockeyhobo89]

Why I love Jeff Kent 1. Was a Blue Jay 2. His Obama quote

[@kevwwong]

@@Hockeyhobo89 3. Trading him for David Cone was a key to us winning the World Series in 92.

[@michaelwilliams2754]

He should be in the hall of fame he is a worst a top 5 2nd baseman of all time

[@beevesandpuppycat]

Always loved that Mike White referenced his Survivor experience during his Emmy speech.

[@amazingdrewH]

I like how you count Will Sims as a celebrity pre survivor but leave our Brian who had a softcore porn career before Thailand

[@bcks0071]

Didn't ozzy do some soft porn too?

[@GamingFanactic911]

I had no idea Sugar played that character in L.A. Noire. The fact it looks like her is insane. lmao

[@RhythmBadge]

I can't unsee that now

[@kingofthorns203]

The beauty/pageant queens are another criteria that could fall under the category of “celebrity.” Survivor has had many of them over the years who have had varying degrees of success in the game (most notably Amanda Kimmel, of course)

[@kellydaunis]

I recognized Taj and Lisa right away, as I grew up listening to SWV, and watching The Facts Of Life. I recognized Mike right away when he was on Amazing Race 14, since he was on there before Survivor, as I had watched School Of Rock.

[@kevwwong]

It would've been funny to see Taj's husband play and deny being Eddie George, or even an athlete.

[@felipetanabe1]

Mike White also played The Amazing Race (twice) before Survivor!

[@TheMurrmursonbottle]

Im pretty sure people on his cast recognized him as an Amazing Race contestant before realizing he was a huge writer & producer

[@felipetanabe1]

@@TheMurrmursonbottle probably! He also acted in school of rock and zombieland

[@kingofthorns203]

Enlightened is probably my favorite show of all time

[@Mssalexis]

He always will be Ned Schneebly in School of Rock to me.

[@boomz2526]

John Hennigan was the tag team partner for The Miz, who is easily in the top 15 for most well-known WWE wrestlers, so Hennigan is definitely a big name

[@aperson22222]

. . . in the realm of being associated with the fifteenth best known WWE wrestler. 😂

[@GenericRead1992]

Oh wow, that's fun. I mostly know the Miz from MTV's The Challenge.

[@Sassytravis]

You're underselling John's career. He was also big in WWE several years ago, if not underutilized. He also has an extremely celebrated indie career.

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

He currently in AEW!

[@pictureframe1]

Big name for wrestling fans, but unknown outside of it except for survivor.

[@drpopandfizz]

John Hennigan is a well known guy for wrestling fans, even some casuals who were watching wwe in the mid/late 2000s. His wrestling name changes all the time with where he is wrestling at, but it's always 'John/Johnny -last name-'. It's a running gag with him, but he's best known as John Morrison when he was in WWE. but he's been Johnny Blaze/Elite/Fusion/Hardy/Impact/Mundo/TV... and many more. He's a good worker, and basically been an indie darling ever since he left WWE.

[@mieshonwalker8635]

I loved Taj from SWV. She's such a sweetheart, and her group has a lot of good music.

[@AGJ117]

I read that she's been through alot of negatives growing up in her life, but to still see her be such a good person through all of it is an example of how people should strive to be.

[@KatStratsDouble]

“Only Matthew Perry” Dawww this lands a little differently today

[@corksauls9403]

Elisabeth’s time on The View includes her famous argument with the Marquesas Reunion host

[@kingofthorns203]

That was an epic live tv moment. That split screen of them fighting is top tier

[@Mssalexis]

I’m confused to the reason you didn’t say her name. Am I dumb or out of the loop?

[@stereohype1]

I instantly recognized Penner when he was 1st on Cook Islands. He played one of the main characters in 90s dark comedy movie "The Last Supper" opposite Cameron Diaz, Bill Paxton, Coutney B Vance, Annabel Gish, Elisabeth Moss, Charles Durning and Ron Perlman. It's one of my fave movies from that era and Penner is great in it

[@ianhealy5169]

Penney was also in one of my favorite movies, Down Periscope, which also starred Kelsey Grammer, Rob Schneider, Lauren Holly, and Harland Williams.

[@elijahziegler7479]

Dude, you mentioning Amityville: It's About Time makes me so happy

[@IdoledOut]

Best Amityville. Penner is great!

[@ronaldcrisostomo7589]

Gary Hogeboom trying to conceal his true identity as Gary Hawkins is just as worse as Clark Kent concealing his identity as Superman 😅

[@kevwwong]

I wasn't a big football fan when he played but I definitely recognized the name. Would not be able to pick him out of a lineup though.

[@kingofthorns203]

Jeff Kent and Lisa being both celebrities and fans of the show were just one of many factors that made Philippines one of my favorite seasons.

[@kellydaunis]

I recognized Lisa right away, as I grew up watching The Facts Of Life.

[@youtubeSuckssNow]

Elizabeth Beisel was an Olympic swimmer in 2012 but also other USA world teams in the 00s- early 10s with Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps. But yeah she was on s39. And Andrea Boehlke has become a bit of a celebrity and is on tv now.

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

Garry Hawkins Humble Landscaper!

[@freddytang2128]

My problem with casting celebrities is that they are often (not always) rich. And rich people obviously have less motivation to go all out to win the game. BB in Borneo and Jimmy Johnson both threw in the towels. And Mike White admitted he wasnt giving it his all at final tribal because hes already rich and Nick could use the money more. I feel like every player should ideally play at 100% motivation and effort, and not be influenced by how rich they are

[@BigMattXXL]

"Bradshaw, shut the fuck up" LOL. As an NFL fan, we feel you there

[@Ramboost007]

I thought we all won all of his money in all those fucking lotteries last season

[@ryhi5]

Still pretty mind-blowing Jimmy Johnson was originally going to be on Gabon, and Bob Crowly, the WINNER of the season only got to be on that season because Jimmy Johnson couldn't. Yet another reason why Gabon is such a chaotic mess!

[@crazyinsanepenguin]

JJ on gabon would have been WILD

[@zerothetheif]

Glad you mentioned Kenny. Though technically he was known as SephirothKen, and he was when he was in his prime he was actually called the King of Smash thusly almost unanimously considered the best from 2003-2007 winning something like 40/50 events he went to. Great video Luke, Thanks for the content.

[@Asujoll]

For what it's worth, my mom's an English teacher, and she's read some of Ron Clark's books. If you're a part of that scene, he's a pretty big deal, I'm told. Great video as always! It's always interesting hearing about all the little quirks and fun trivia about Survivor.

[@anthonymendez1997]

If we’re going to talk about CBS crossovers, the CBS trifecta is complete with Cirie playing on this season of Big Brother as every show between TAR, BB, and Survivor has had one previous alum from each show play on a new season.

[@kingofthorns203]

Cirie and Jared need to compete on TAR now, clearly!

[@anthonymendez1997]

@@kingofthorns203 Well there hasn’t been a contestant to compete on all 3 shows, but there has been Survivor and TAR alums to play on BB, TAR and BB alums to play on Survivor, and BB and Survivor alums to play on TAR.

[@kingofthorns203]

@@anthonymendez1997that’s why Cirie being the first to do so will be chefs kiss :)

[@DrKartoffelsalat]

@@kingofthorns203 i'd be surprised if CBS hasn't asked her multiple times already, seeing how aparently every reality-competition casting department loves her (rightfully so).

[@sw7665]

Penner was on an episode of Arrested Development which automatically bumps him up the list in my book.

[@0pacbig32]

He also was on an episode of sienfield i believe when it was debatably the biggest show on tv.

[@teamsteed1]

Thank you for posting the video.

[@ianhealy5169]

Much lesser known as an athlete who played was Tom Laidlaw, who finished 14th on Island of the idols. He played 10 seasons in the NHL.

[@texlyr3457]

random comment but hey, it helps with the algorithm stuff ig! BUT i love the music in the background of your videos😂 i can hear it and i know it’s an idoled out video and i love that!

[@highonsugar6273]

Survivor Australia has had a lot of celebrities on it, especially with the Champions Vs Contenders seasons

[@cheese4013]

I'm still hoping we get a celebrity winner, just because of how bizarre it would be. I was rooting for Mike White in David vs Goliath so much because of this. I still can't believe he was 3 votes away from winning the season.

[@jdot666x420]

Jeff kent is arguably a hall of famer he might get in one day definitely known for being a good player. Also john hennigan is pretty well known he spent over a decade in WWE . Also Mike white is from school of rock where he starred with jack black thats where i recognized him from immediately

[@jdm5857]

Will always know him best as Mr. Schneebly!

[@drainstorM11]

Ken went by Sephiroth Ken. Liquid was an esports team who sponsored him a decade after his prime. Sephiroth is a guy with a big sword, which is why Ken loved him

[@aredfoot]

Rafe is the show runner for the Wheel of Time

[@DrKartoffelsalat]

That was post his season tho, right? By that you could also include David Wright and John Cochran, both of them are writers, currently both working on Star Trek Lower Decks for CBS i believe (i guess David was a writer before Survivor and Cochran became one after).

[@lurkinginshadows1141]

Rafe also wrote recent Uncharted movie with Tom Holland.

[@TEGRIDY_FARMS]

Jonathan Penner in Down Periscope is how I know him. This movie contains Kelsey Grammar and Rob Schiender. Penner has a pretty large supporting role.

[@charissummerill9135]

I’m so glad someone finally has a reason to talk about Mari! I click on every survivor list that has even the slightest possibility to mention her in some capacity and this is the only one I’ve ever found 😂

[@A.tess08]

How could you not talk about Mike Whites emoji movie his greatest achievement

[@itszaque5031]

I’m glad Ken got a mention, he was one of the earliest gamers you could feasibly consider famous.

[@yaboymart3237]

Did not expect to see a Surfjan Stevens reference in an Idoled out video.

[@aidanmillow566]

Ronnie is truly unfortunate in his poker legacy. His cashed in five consecutive WSOP main events in the modern era (which is an insane record speaking more to skill than luck) but is probably better known for getting bluffed in the first hand of shark cage by the former(?) Miss Finland. I feel like it bears mentioning that some of the people made famous by survivor for being on survivor up to and including All Stars were probably more famous than anyone mentioned in this video (Except maybe Jimmy Johnson) (Romber, Richard Hatch, Rupert and Fairplay are the first that come to mind).

[@OhSkyeLanta]

How could you not mention School of Rock? 😂 Mike White is one of the many reasons that Millennials came out This Way 😂😂😂

[@Mssalexis]

Good old Ned Schneebly

[@waywardwillard]

Hey I read that Ron Clark book dozens of times when I was a kid, probably in a desperate hope that my terrible 4th grade teacher would turn into him, so he’s definitely famous in my book! 😂

[@freddytang2128]

Penner was also on an episode of Seinfeld. When I learnt that fact I had to google which episode it was, and watched it on Netflix just to see a younger Penner

[@wordlifeecw]

John Hennigan is probably in the top five biggest names Survivor has ever gotten lol Dude has worked for WWE, Impact Wrestling and AEW, plus he was a huge part of Lucha Underground. Hella entertaining both in the ring and as a personality and has a ton of nicknames. WWE managed to drop the ball with this guy twice, but he's now doing well for himself in AEW under the name "Johnny TV", a cocky villainous character who fits in perfectly with the TMZ inspired "QTV" faction.

[@MP-ic8tb]

No mention of famous rap god Chris Noble?

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

As Pro Wrestling Fan! John Morrison Is Well Know In Wrestling World! Mostly for how incredible talented he is and WWE missed up twice!

[@IdoledOut]

This is great news! I'd expect nothing less from John considering how fun he was on the show.

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@@IdoledOut Yes I really enjoy John on Survivor! He took his blindside so well! Many of my wrestling fans friends was not huge Survivor fans before John with on but after started watching and loving Survivor! So John got some new fans for Survivor!

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@@IdoledOut Currently John Is In All Elite Wrestling As Johnny TV! But I’m pretty sure you never heard of AEW! I’m not a big fan of it either and I love pro wrestling!

[@MNATrevor]

Colleen Haskell from season 1 had a big role in The Animal. Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider was in it

[@trevorthetherapist4200]

R&B singer Taj from 90's group SWV got to the Final 4. But also loved Cliff Robinson.

[@zpsurvivor]

cant forget world renowned celebrity rory freeman

[@thekinglydragon]

It's funny that the only player that I knew before Survivor is Ken

[@TheDollyce]

Jimmy Johnson was a great teammate on Survivor. The jealous dunces in his tribe were afraid of him. But he really was helpful to them, helped them to think straight and think to win. It was stupid to cast him out. I really liked him! Watching him on Survivor for these few days shows why he was such a great NFL coach!

[@mdj2888]

Just when I thought I couldn't love you more, you name dropped Sufjan Stevens' name and I have even more love for you Luke.

[@MNATrevor]

John Hennigan is huge in the wrestling world. Hell of a charismatic guy too. Probably the 3rd biggest sports star to play survivor behind Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Kent.

[@rae6982]

this account fuels my survivor obsession

[@macthemooshroom]

idk how i am so blind and dumb, i'm a smosh and survivor fan (though i'm newly into smosh, about the past 8 monthish) but i never knew Mari was on survivor!?!? that's so cool

[@christianzombievampire]

How could you forget Jason siska, brother of the bassist Adam Siska for bands nobody but me has cared about in years

[@johnsmith2875]

Honestly the only person I have heard of pre survivor is Mari! She was great on Smosh.

[@Jinbeizamezama]

One of my favourite survivor moments is that actress's brother coming out and going 'SISTERRR!! SSISSSTERRR!!!' it's so funny, I crack up every time. Iirc it was because he wasn't sure if she was 'out' so he didn't want to accidentallty expose her status? Which is pretty sweet in hindsight. But still, really funny.

[@survivorfreaknr]

Mari's music video reacting to her elimination is hilarious

[@Heyimconnor]

Now I suddenly want a video on how LA Noire is your least favorite game

[@apriletmanski]

I thought it was pretty cool to see how much screen time Jonathan Penner got in Down Periscope

[@ci_blanch5407]

You forgot to mention how John Wetteland is somehow an even worse person in real life than John Rocker is. Also, you should have mentioned Shane Powers' acting career along with Penner's and Sugar's.

[@kingofthorns203]

Shane was also engaged to Eve (the rapper)

[@liamcarmody4217]

Penner was nominated for an Oscar pre-Survivor. I just found that out yesterday

[@petermcgill3405]

When Terry Bradshaw is talking, you can see Russell Hantz on the far left. Probably thinking "shoulda been me"

[@stacykappel4446]

Wasn’t Morgan in Cagayan an “Ex-NFL Cheerleader”? I kept waiting for that and for you to obliterate her 😂

[@ttewelow1]

Don't forget that Mike White was also on a season of The Amazing Race with his father

[@CalderTF2]

John Morrison is one of the most impressive wrestlers to watch. Moves like damn water, shame he never got a huge push in most promotions. He also fought and iirc beat Harley from epic meal time at creator clash 2

[@Hockeyhobo89]

I genuinely think we’re close to a celebrity Survivor. There’s so many celebrities that watch survivor now. The issue still is scheduling.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Another funby thing about Rocker pretending to be Wetteland, is that the latter ended up going to prison for pedophilia related crimes.... 😊

[@hunterborne2763]

Besides Jimmy Johnson and Chase, John from DvG is easily the most famous person to play the game. Bro has been on TV since 2000 and has appeared on more episodes of television than Jeff Probst himself. Not to mention movies, video games, and social media following.

[@ianhealy5169]

Also Steve Wright from Redemption Island was an ex NFL player for 11 seasons.

[@emilykate0835]

lol this is definitely due to my age (I'm like 6 months younger than Survivor itself) but the only celebrity I've ever recognized on this show was the the teaser for next season when J Maya showed up and I went hey it's that singer from tiktok!

[@kayleethatoneweirdchick2465]

8:10 Morrison! He's a great worker, and definitely a very good guy. He always has been.

[@madison5822]

Can't believe you didn't bring up Chase's appearance on The Bachelorette as musical guest/ex-boyfriend to the villain of the season 😂

[@AlexandreFilho1705]

Lisa Whelchel is the celebrity Survivor player that comes to my mind immediately... surprised to see it takes 2/3 of the video for her to be mentioned lol (i don't care about sports at all 😅)

[@BigMattXXL]

Also, that Ron Clarke movie is actually really good

[@alemander_01]

Holy crap. I didn't know Sugar was in L.A. Noire. That is one of my favorite games. LOL.

[@Rodanguirus]

One of my favorite moments of Rocker's tenure on Survivor is Jon Misch demolishing him in the jousting challenge. I don't think Survivor advertised very much that Misch was a starting linebacker in college (we went to the same school at the same time), and I remember it caught a lot of Survivor fans off guard to see him overpower Rocker like that. And, of course, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy (though Misch likes wine, so clearly he's a jerk, too).

[@colick8584]

My realisation Mike White wrote The White Lotus was crazy. I was watching it and saw Kara from David vs Goliath and was like "WAIT, WAS THAT KARA? WHY IS KARA HERE???" Then in the credits I realised who Mike White was and was just flabbergasted.

[@AndrewSmith-pn2qc]

What about Elizabeth Beisel? Literally the only person I knew before they came on Survivor besides those from other reality shows.

[@deoverlopez9198]

Chase Rice seems to be a growing name in country music now

[@James_St._James]

It took me a second to figure out where I know Mike White from. It's School of Rock. He was Ned Schneebly.

[@cbabydavygaming434]

When I found out John Hennigan, Morrison, Nitro, Impact, Elite, Survivor I completely lost my shit. He was my favorite wrestler as a kid and he’s still great in my opinion.

[@funty420]

Penner in that Amityville moment..oh

[@josephmanning3179]

including Ken from gabon in the pro-athelete catagory but not his ride or die Crystal cox 🤭

[@lurkinginshadows1141]

Parvati and Amanda are seen briefly in Into the Blue 2 movie. Then again, that movie was direct-to-video, so I guess that doesn’t meet this video’s fame requirement…😂 And several Survivor contestants made a movie called The Scorned with none other than Rob Cesternino writing the script. But less said about that movie, the better…. 🤣🤣

[@brianmc305]

If I were in survivor and had to choose which jimmy to follow I would choose the one that one 2 Super Bowls and a NCAA national championship for my hometown team

[@dequanroberson5405]

Hennigan was actually one of my favorite wrestlers when he was in wwe only behind Jeff hardy

[@fendiefendie]

Ackk not even a slight clip of Penner as Danny Imperiali in The Nanny!!

[@the1-upclub98]

My dad never watched Survivor until 2010 when he learned "Stinkin' Jimmy Johnson" would be on Nicaragua.

[@frazerthegod]

i am a wresting fan and john morrison (hennigan) is such a good wrestler and he has won many world championships in his time, teaming up mainly wit the miz. you should watch some of his fights