Jennifer "Jenn" Lyon, a finalist on Survivor: Palau, died Tuesday after her battle with cancer, CBS said. Lyon was 37.
"Jenn died at home in Oregon at 11:19 p.m. on Jan. 19. She had been battling breast cancer for the last five plus years," Survivor: Vanautu and Survivor: Micronesia Fans vs. Favorite cast member Eliza Orlins told TVGuide.com. "She had beaten it into remission once, but then it came back and was in her bones."
Lyon, who finished in fourth place during the tenth season of the CBS reality show in 2005, was diagnosed with ...
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Survivor could be coming to a stage near you. In a new deal, AEG Live will be bringing some of creator Mark Burnett's productions for TV to arena stages, potentially adapting anything from The Donald's Apprentice proclamations to island-style challenges.AEG has already brought the likes of Hannah Montana, American Idol and other shows to the stage, so the Burnett brand is a smart next move. For his part, the reality godfather said, "We have always believed that the next logical stage of development for many of our most popular television reality programs would be live-action events."I'm still trying to picture how rope-swinging challenges, firings and other types of "reality" events will go down on the stage (although the Roman gladiators come to mind) — any ideas? No specific shows have been decided on for the arena versions, says the Reporter, leaving the playing field wide open to interpretation. — Anna Dimond
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Sitting at home in our comfy chairs, feet up, remote in hand, maybe a snack and a beverage nearby we fans of Survivor are apt to forget how brutal this game can be. Even as we watch castaways plot and scheme and ultimately stab each other in the back it’s all good fun for us. But this season I’m seeing a real human element in the game that maybe I had glossed over before. Kathy’s mental collapse evoked sympathy from me (though many a reader felt that she needed to suck it up). Players bowed out of the game due to injury. Tribe members fell in love and in lust all against the framework of a million-dollar payoff. That million dollars, however, is the problem. People will do just about anything to be the last one standing in Survivor and so tonight as I lounged in my sofa, watching a tearful player’s plea for acceptance, my emotional and rational selves were at war. There I was, an armchair member of Malakal at Tribal Council trying to decide who and what to tru...
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It’s always a sad day on Survivor when a player gets taken out of the game due to circumstances beyond their control. Today was especially sad for this reviewer since Jonathan Penner was a particular favorite. Always interesting, always entertaining Jonathan played the game with such enthusiasm that he energized his whole team. He gave it his all yet never lost sight of the fact that in the end it was just game. So, it just sucks that last week’s infernal game of prison-escapee tag – the same one that left others battered and bruised – resulted in this season losing one of its best players due to a potentially life-threatening infection. Jonathan’s teary farewell group hug, Kathy sobbing, “we need you! I need you!” – had me misty-eyed myself. Now James is left on a tribe of women and one longhaired guy and he’s feeling a little vulnerable – as he should. Let’s face it James is not the most strategic player Survivor’s ever...
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Following last week's celeb baby births, there's now a new slew to welcome into the world. Former Top Model contestant Michelle Deighton and fiancé Jonny Fairplay — of Survivor fame — have a new daughter, Piper Addison, who we expect will be tough, beautiful and, we hope, well-liked.... Also today, Daniel Baldwin and wife, Joanne Smith-Baldwin, had their first child together, Avis Ann Baldwin.... Hugging it out with her new baby is Entourage's Constance Zimmer, who had daughter Collette Zoe Lamoureux with boyfriend Russ Lamoureux on Jan. 5. — Anna DimondRelated:• McConaughey to Be a McDaddy, and Other Baby Talk• Survivor: Micronesia: Are CBS' Favorites Yours, Too?
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