Survivor: Philippines Cast Includes Former Facts of Life Star, National League MVP
CBS has unveiled the cast for Survivor: Philippines, and it includes a few familiar, unexpected faces.
Foremost among them - to television fans at least - is Lisa Whelchel, best known for portraying Blair Warner for many years on The Facts of Life. She now works as a motivation speaker.
Also included among the 15 castaways: two past beauty queens and Jeff Kent, the 2000 National League MVP. They will all be divided into three tribes and we'll meet them for real on the September 19 premiere.
Take a look at the bios for each Survivor below:
Sarah Dawson
Age: 28
Current Residence: Silver Spring, Md.
Occupation: Insurance Sales
Katie Hanson
Age: 22
Current Residence: Newark, Del.
Occupation: Former Miss Delaware 2011
Jeff Kent
Age: 44
Current Residence: Austin, Texas
Occupation: Retired MLB Player
Dana Lambert
Age: 32
Current Residence: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Occupation: Cosmetologist
Carter Williams
Age: 24
Current Residence: Shawnee, Kan.
Occupation: Track Coach
Abi-Maria Gomes
Age: 32
Current Residence: Los Angeles
Occupation: Business Student
Roberta "RC" Saint-Amour
Age: 27
Current Residence: New York
Occupation: Investment Banker
Artis Silvester
Age: 53
Current Residence: Terry Town, La.
Occupation: Computer Engineer
Lisa Whelchel
Age: 49
Current Residence: Dallas
Occupation: Former TV Teen Star (The Facts of Life)
Pete Yurkowski
Age: 24
Current Residence: Holmdel, N.J.
Occupation: Engineering Graduate
Malcolm Freberg
Age: 25
Current Residence: Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Occupation: Bartender
Zane Knight
Age: 28
Current Residence: Danville, Va.
Occupation: Tire Repairman
Angie Layton
Age: 20
Current Residence: Provo, Utah
Occupation: Model/Student
Roxanne "Roxy" Morris
Age: 28
Current Residence: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Occupation: Seminary Student
Denise Stapley
Age: 41
Current Residence: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Occupation: Sex Therapist
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December 5th, 2012 5:41 PM
Really sucks not having a psycho on the cast this year, all the bloggers could care less! Finding the same on the Breaking Bad blog, where did everyone go?!
Looks like the producers will have to bring back a Russell or worse Boston Rob to stir up the critics!
November 30th, 2012 5:26 AM
survival OMG i mean im 23 when i first start watching the show i was still a child but i used to enjoy the show it was about strong people kept in a isolated place for 39 days to see who would last long,survival now is about who can lie better bc if you are really strong then you may be the first to go Oow MG im so lost and confused about the name of the show from where i stand they should change the name to something else its so silly
November 20th, 2012 6:30 PM
Isn't anyone watching this season!?
Can't believe no one cares.
Pycho Abe so has to go!
September 21st, 2012 3:32 PM
To begin with, Lisa Whelchel recently went public in stating that she has been divorced since mid-March of this year. Anyway, after watching the season premiere of Survivor (aka The Philippines), I noticed the following...Lisa's fellow teammates don't seem too impressed with her. Big surprise...NOT!!!!! After all, it's a reality show. Lisa needs to get her A-Game (or whatever) going...very quickly!!!!! If she doesn't, she'll probably be voted out within the next few episodes.
I'm just saying..........
August 21st, 2012 9:55 PM
She won't have a chance once they know who she is!
Notice how they never mentioned the 'returning cast members!?
Rank: Guest Star
August 20th, 2012 2:02 PM
Omg I'm sooo excited to see Lisa aka Blair compete!!! And Jeff kent! What a fox ;)