Survivor: Gabon – Here’s the cast
Jeff Probst calls this return to Africa one of the wildest adventures of his life.
“This isn’t like the last African Survivor,” Jeff said in an interview after he returned from shooting the series last month. “These aren’t wild animals who are used to seeing people around. This is really out where it’s dangerous.”
Jeff Probst, host of SURVIVOR: GABON – EARTH’S LAST EDEN, is pictured on the new tribal council set for the seventeenth installment of the Emmy Award-winning reality series, which premieres Thursday, Sept. 25 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Photo: Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS
Today, CBS released the cast of “Survivor: Gabon” as well as this Survivor clip.
The 18 castaways will compete on “Survivor: Gabon – Earth’s Last Eden” in a two-hour premiere at 8 p.m. Sept. 25 on CBS.
“In a strange coincidence to Earth’s Last Eden – good vs. evil emerges as a major theme this season. I think the audience will quickly identify with one group or the other,” host Jeff Probst teases in the press release. Will the group of deceitful castaways outlast those individuals who play from their heart or will the forces of evil prevail? Will temptations interfere with logical decision-making? More importantly, which side will come out on top?
This season, for the first time, the show will be shot in HD.
“Shooting in HD is like adding another character to the show,” Probst says in the press release. “The detail is so sharp you can’t help but feel as though you are experiencing the adventure yourself.”
(Back Row-Standing) Michelle Chase, Charlie Herschel, Paloma Soto-Castillo, Corinne Kaplan, Crystal Cox, Dan Kay, Jessica Kiper, Ace Gordon, Jacquie Berg, Kelly Czarnecki, Marcus Lehman, Matty Whitmore and Bob Crowley, (Front Row-Kneeling) Gillian Larson, Susie Smith, Ken Hoang, Randy Baily and Danny Brown are the 18 castaways set to compete in SURVIVOR: GABON – EARTH’S LAST EDEN when the seventeenth installment of the Emmy Award-winning reality series premieres Thursday, Sept. 25 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Castaways competing on SURVIVOR: GABON – EARTH’S LAST EDEN (in alphabetical order) are:
RANDY BAILEY
49
Eagle Rock, Mo.
Wedding Videographer
JACQUE BERG
25
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Medical Sales
DANNY “GC” BROWN
26
Portland, Ore.
Maintenance Man
MICHELLE CHASE
24
Los Angeles
Music Production Assistant
CRYSTAL COX
29
Durham, N.C.
Former Olympic Gold Medalist
ROBERT “Bob” CROWLEY
58
Portland, Maine
Physics Teacher
KELLY CZARNECKI
22
Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Retail Sales
ACE GORDON
27
Naples, Fla.
Jewelry Sales
CHARLIE HERSCHEL
29
New York
Lawyer
KEN HOANG
22
Westminster, Calif.
Professional Gamer
CORRINE KAPLAN
29
Los Angeles
Pharmaceutical Sales
DAN KAY
32
Boston
Lawyer
JESSICA “Sugar” KIPER
29
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Pin-up Model
GILLIAN LARSON
61
Temecula, Calif.
Retired Nurse
MARCUS LEHMAN
28
Atlanta
Doctor
SUSIE SMITH
47
Charles City, Iowa
Hairdresser
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PALOMA SOTO-CASTILLO
24
Downey, Calif.
Student
MATTY WHITMORE
29
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Personal Trainer