Earl Cole (born April 9, 1971 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an
entrepreneur, producer, philanthropist and former California
advertising executive. He is well known as the $1 million winner on
the reality television series Survivor: Fiji.Cole was originally
recruited for The Amazing Race with his girlfriend; however, after she
dropped out, he was transferred to Survivor three days before filming,
having only seen a single episode of the show. Upon arriving in Fiji,
he identified Yau-Man Chan as a person similar to himself with the
best combination of intelligence and integrity and formed an alliance
with Chan that lasted until the Final Four. Cole became the strategic
leader of the core Ravu Alliance, where he targeted weak links Jessica
deBen and Sylvia Kwan (he was not there for the Tribal Council where
Erica Durousseau was voted out). His tribe was granted a reprieve,
when the rival Moto tribe chose to go to Tribal Council. His alliance
returned to Tribal Council in the next episode where Rita Verreos was
voted off. In a tribal swap, he, Chan, and Michelle Yi were moved to
Moto with Stacy Kimball, Kenward "Boo" Bernis, and Cassandra Franklin.
He lost Yi at the merge, when she was at Tribal Council without her
alliance. At the Final Nine, Cole was able to recruit the original
Moto outsiders, Franklin and Andria "Dreamz" Herd, and New Moto
outsiders, Kimball and Bernis. The Alliance of Six picked off the
Horsemen: Edgardo Rivera, Mookie Lee, and finally Alex Angarita. A
coup started by Herd to evict Chan failed, and Kimball was voted out
(via Immunity Idol). Chan won Immunity on Day 37, and Bernis was voted
off. Cole and Chan cooperated over the course of the game to discover
two hidden immunity idols from information that they discovered on
several independent visits to Exile Island. Cole visited Exile Island
more than anyone that season (four times). When Herd reneged on a deal
with Chan for immunity at the penultimate Tribal Council, Chan was
eliminated; Cole allowed Chan to be voted out, recognizing that Chan
would be very hard to beat at the Final Tribal Council. At the Final
Tribal Council, Cole became the jury's unanimous vote to become the
14th Sole Survivor. He made it through the entire season having never
won an individual immunity and having had only one Tribal Council vote
cast against him. He became the first unanimous winner of Survivor,
with a vote of 9â€"0â€"0.Cole has hosted or appeared on several talk
shows, including CBS's The Early Show, Live with Regis and Kelly,
BET's 106 & Park and MTV Fuse. He was also voted as one of People's
Sexiest Bachelors in 2007, and also hosted shows on the TV Guide
Channel, a Canadian reality show in 2009 and the Style Network in 2010
(where his luxurious, beach wedding, at the St. Regis Princeville, in
Kauai, Hawaii, was featured on Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?). He has
traveled to more than 40 countries and has been featured in various
domestic and international magazines from Australia to South Africa.
Cole has also been interviewed by the foreign press, appearing on
television in Hong Kong, China, South Africa, Singapore, The Bahamas
and Australia.
entrepreneur, producer, philanthropist and former California
advertising executive. He is well known as the $1 million winner on
the reality television series Survivor: Fiji.Cole was originally
recruited for The Amazing Race with his girlfriend; however, after she
dropped out, he was transferred to Survivor three days before filming,
having only seen a single episode of the show. Upon arriving in Fiji,
he identified Yau-Man Chan as a person similar to himself with the
best combination of intelligence and integrity and formed an alliance
with Chan that lasted until the Final Four. Cole became the strategic
leader of the core Ravu Alliance, where he targeted weak links Jessica
deBen and Sylvia Kwan (he was not there for the Tribal Council where
Erica Durousseau was voted out). His tribe was granted a reprieve,
when the rival Moto tribe chose to go to Tribal Council. His alliance
returned to Tribal Council in the next episode where Rita Verreos was
voted off. In a tribal swap, he, Chan, and Michelle Yi were moved to
Moto with Stacy Kimball, Kenward "Boo" Bernis, and Cassandra Franklin.
He lost Yi at the merge, when she was at Tribal Council without her
alliance. At the Final Nine, Cole was able to recruit the original
Moto outsiders, Franklin and Andria "Dreamz" Herd, and New Moto
outsiders, Kimball and Bernis. The Alliance of Six picked off the
Horsemen: Edgardo Rivera, Mookie Lee, and finally Alex Angarita. A
coup started by Herd to evict Chan failed, and Kimball was voted out
(via Immunity Idol). Chan won Immunity on Day 37, and Bernis was voted
off. Cole and Chan cooperated over the course of the game to discover
two hidden immunity idols from information that they discovered on
several independent visits to Exile Island. Cole visited Exile Island
more than anyone that season (four times). When Herd reneged on a deal
with Chan for immunity at the penultimate Tribal Council, Chan was
eliminated; Cole allowed Chan to be voted out, recognizing that Chan
would be very hard to beat at the Final Tribal Council. At the Final
Tribal Council, Cole became the jury's unanimous vote to become the
14th Sole Survivor. He made it through the entire season having never
won an individual immunity and having had only one Tribal Council vote
cast against him. He became the first unanimous winner of Survivor,
with a vote of 9â€"0â€"0.Cole has hosted or appeared on several talk
shows, including CBS's The Early Show, Live with Regis and Kelly,
BET's 106 & Park and MTV Fuse. He was also voted as one of People's
Sexiest Bachelors in 2007, and also hosted shows on the TV Guide
Channel, a Canadian reality show in 2009 and the Style Network in 2010
(where his luxurious, beach wedding, at the St. Regis Princeville, in
Kauai, Hawaii, was featured on Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?). He has
traveled to more than 40 countries and has been featured in various
domestic and international magazines from Australia to South Africa.
Cole has also been interviewed by the foreign press, appearing on
television in Hong Kong, China, South Africa, Singapore, The Bahamas
and Australia.
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