John Carroll (Survivor contestant)

John Carroll was born June 14, 1965 in El Paso, Texas and based in Omaha, Nebraska at the time of the Marquesas season of Survivor (2002).

Related Topics:
June 14 - 1965 - El Paso, Texas - Omaha, Nebraska - Marquesas - Survivor

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Johnny Pots and Pans (a nickname given him by Vecepia Towery) had managed to forge an effective alliance with Zoe Zanidakis, Tammy Leitner, and Robert DeCanio, dubbed the Rotu-4 because they were the only four members of the original Rotu tribe not to be swapped in the fourth episode. Unfortunately, in the infamous coconut-chopping challenge on Day 24, they had overplayed their hand and unwittingly proceeded to reveal the pecking order outside their tribe by chopping down the bunches assigned these players. This led that group to form the counter-alliance that would vote him out that evening and send the other members of the Rotu-4 to their fate.

Related Topics:
Vecepia Towery - Zoe Zanidakis - Tammy Leitner - Robert DeCanio

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During the jury exchange, Carroll had some harsh words for finalists Towery and Neleh Dennis. Eventually he cast one of the four votes Towery would receive. It is very likely he was not so much casting his vote for her but against Dennis. It is even more likely that this decision was due to Dennis' statement that she had not begun playing the game until Day 24, a timeline of great significance to him.

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In his own life, he is an avid fan of the University of Nebraska Cornhusker's football team. His other hobbies include digital photography, playing volleyball, lifting weights, running, swimming, landscaping and adding to his hot-sauce collection. He also donates his time and services to the Van Ness Recovery House, Nebraska AIDS Project, LA Goal/Inside Out Productions and The Elephant Sanctuary.

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He spent nearly three years in the United States Air Force where he worked as a medic. In 1990, he moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where he then spent almost eight years working with people afflicted with AIDS. During this period, he raised money and donated significant time and energy to numerous AIDS organizations. Because Carroll is openly gay, it may have led Rob Mariano to make homophobic remarks about him.

Related Topics:
Gay - Rob Mariano - Homophobic

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He shares his name with an 18th-century Roman Catholic Priest and a Victoria Cross recipient.

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18th-century Roman Catholic Priest - Victoria Cross recipient

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