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Rupert Boneham

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Biography

Recent Role:
Himself on Survivor
Gender:
Male
Born:
1-27-1964
Birthplace:
Detriot, Michigan
Although he was born in Detroit, Rupert Boneham moved with his parents to Indiana when he was still very young. As a young man, he moved to Texas to study nursing at Cisco Junior College and San Angelo University. After working several odd jobs, including grave digging and bartending, Rupert began his life's work as a mentor for troubled teens in Indianapolis, Indiana.

His life proceeded uneventfully with his wife, Laura, and their daughter, Raya, when he made his application video for the seventh season of Survivor. Then his life change dramatically. He was accepted

… More as one of the 16 finalists to compete for the $1,000,000 prize on the highly rated CBS show. After the very first episode aired, Rupert gained everyone's attention when he took advantage of the opposing team's mistake and stole their shoes which they had left in their raft. By the second episode, he had taken to wearing an improvised skirt in place of his waterlogged jeans. With that, he was on his way to becoming the most popular Survivor contestant of all time.

Although he was voted out on day 19 of Survivor: Pearl Islands, his fan appeal was more than enough to convince the producers of the show to invite him to compete in the next installation of the show, Survivor: All Stars. He was more successful this time around, but the title of "Sole Survivor" eventually went to Amber Brkich. During the finale for the All-Stars season, in a twist that seemed tailor made for Rupert, the home audience was allowed to call in to vote for their favorite castaway. The winner would receive a secondary $1,000,000 prize. With little surprise and 80% of the vote (the other 20% being distributed amongst the other 15 contestants), Rupert was awarded the secondary million dollars.

With his Survivor adventures behind him, Rupert used his newfound popularity and fame to promote his outreach program, Rupert's Kids. The goals of this foundation is to provide mentoring to troubled youths, housing assistance for people in need and to train volunteers to organize community events.

In his free time, he enjoys scuba diving, camping and coin collecting. He still uses his recognizability to bring attention to "Rupert's Kids" and makes appearances at events throughout the Midwest. He has even made a few television appearances on show like Half & Half and Yes, Dear.

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    8.6 Great
    Rupert is the man. hide show

    This guy is Blackbeard. He stole those shoes from Morgan and this man has got to be the most likable guy ever. Everyone loves Rupert, even Morgan and Drake. He got mad when Jonny wrote his name down. That fight was major and really bitter full of animosity. He performed so well at the challenges helping teams win and giving Morgan fish to eat as much as they want. He is caring and in All-Stars, his daughter is so cute and he got to see his wife. Balboa, was genius. Rupert finally won a million dollars on America's tribal council.

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    SurvivorFan64 Added Jun 19, 2008 All my reviews
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    10 Perfect
    Best-loved Survior of all-time!! hide show

    I think that out of all the Survivors
    From the twelve seasons the show has been on
    Rupert is by far, the most-beloved and all-time well-liked Survivor
    Despite the grumpiness he can display at times
    I think he is really a teddy bear
    Because of his love for children
    As well as love for the outdoors and the adventures
    Great that the viewers choosed to give him the million
    Way to go Rupert!

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    JPPT1974 Added Feb 22, 2006 All my reviews
 

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