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Michael Skupin: I respect the viewpoints of PETA and of the animal rights groups. And I hope they respect mine. I just don't agree with them.
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Michael Skupin: (referring to his Survivor experience) I would like to be remembered as the guy who gave 100% and was able to play the Game and last as long as I did while still keeping my moral character intact.
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Michael Skupin: (on Survivor) The experience alone is worth a million dollars for anyone who gets the opportunity to play.
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He has a bachelor's degree in Business Management.
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Mike is 6' 3" (1.91 m) tall.
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Michael caused controversy when he was shown killing a wild pig on an episode of Survivor. After killing the pig, he smeared the animal's blood on his cheeks. The animal rights group "PETA" staged protests in response.
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On Survivor, he was a member of the Kucha tribe.
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He was a contestant on "Survivor: The Australian Outback" in 2000.
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Mike has four children.
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He attended Western Michigan University.
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He attended Birmingham Brother Rice High School.
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Mike gave the keynote speech at his sixth grade graduation.
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Mike is the first of two contestants ever in Survivor history to be medevaced out of the game location.
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His father died of cancer when Michael was only four years old.
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Mike co-founded "Rhinosoft Interactive" software company.
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He is notorious for having been badly burnt during Survivor season 2.
