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Template:Survivor contestant Benjamin "Coach" Wade (born (1971-09-18)September 18, 1971)[1][2] is an American reality television personality best known for being a contestant on Survivor: Tocantins and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. Born in Bolivar, Missouri, he later moved to Susanville, California, to conduct the Susanville Symphony[3] and pursue "adventures" in Hollywood.[4]

Early life

Wade grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he attended and graduated from West High School. He began his musical career as a child in Knoxville, making appearances on the Indianapolis Symphony, the Knoxville Symphony, and the New York Metropolitan Opera. By age 16, he "was hailed as one of the best young trumpet players in the world" and won the International Trumpet Guild Competition CG Conn Award in 1988.[5] He majored in Business at the University of Tennessee and graduated in 1993.[6] Wade grew up with a life of music and performed with the University of Tennessee Orchestra, Band as well as the Knoxville Symphony and other professional orchestras.

Soccer

In 1997, Wade was hired at Simpson College in Redding, California, to coach the women's soccer team. He then spent thirteen years coaching collegiate soccer teams and ended up at Southwest Baptist University from 2005 to 2009. [7] After his appearance on Survivor, Wade was fired as head women's soccer coach for the university.[4][8] The university's athletic director Brent Good had fired Wade for not telling the school that he would be taking two months off in order to participate in Survivor. Good stated in an interview, "He [Wade] said he was going to be gone for a week...the week went beyond that, which went beyond that, which went beyond that." According to Good, Wade left the team with two weeks left in the season in October but did not return to the school until December.[4]

Music

Wade was hired on with the Susanville Symphony in 2003. His main instrument was the trumpet. Still to this date he has written original classical music and is the current artistic director and conductor of the Susanville Symphony.[5] He was also the co-founder of the symphony. A documentary featuring the accomplishments of this organization is chronicled in Small Town Big Sound, filmed by brother Peter Wade in 2006.[citation needed] Wade is a teacher of music history at Lassen College, a community college located in Susanville.[9]

Survivor

Survivor: Tocantins

Wade was selected to participate on Survivor: Tocantins in 2009. He is recognized as the main antagonist of this season, however Jeff Probst has gone on record saying he doesn't feel like Wade did anything to earn this reputation. Being one of the most controversial characters to ever play the game,[10] he made it to a 5th place finish. He gave nicknames to his fellow tribemates: J.T., the "warrior", Stephen Fishbach, the "wizard", and himself, the "Dragon Slayer".[11] Coach was perhaps most famous for telling stories of adventure from his previous exploits as a professional kayaker.[12]

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

For the 10th anniversary of the series, CBS brought back "heroes" and "villains" from previous seasons.[11] Wade was selected to participate for the Villains and was the 9th person voted off and the 1st member of the jury.

Acting

Wade will appear in the upcoming movie 180. The movie is being filmed in Springfield, Missouri and includes fellow Survivor: Heroes vs Villains cast member Danielle DiLorenzo.[13]


Personal Life

Not much is known about Wade outside his music and survivor but after "Survivor: Heroes vs Villians", it was rumoured that there was a romance between him and fellow contestant, Jerri manthey. Manthey denied the claim saying that the edit had made a big deal of it and now they are simply friends.

  1. ^ "Benjamin: Survivor on CBS". CBS Interactive. 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "Coach: Survivor on CBS". CBS Interactive. 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  3. ^ Welcome to the Susanville Symphony Society
  4. ^ a b c Bracchitta, John (February 19, 2009). "'Survivor: Tocantins' castaway Benjamin Wade fired from coaching job". Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Welcome to the Susanville Symphony Society". The Susanville Symphony Society. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  6. ^ Williams, Alan (February 12, 2010). "SURVIVOR: Knoxville-native "Coach" talks game plan with Volunteer TV News at 11". Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  7. ^ West, Sarah (January 16, 2009). "Benjamin Wade of Bolivar in CBS' Survivor". Bolivar Herald-Free Press. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  8. ^ Dehnart, Andy (February 19, 2009). "Benjamin Wade fired as college soccer coach". Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  9. ^ Block, Brendan (February 10, 2010). "'Coach' gets second chance". The Omnibus. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  10. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Coach Benjamin Wade, from 'Survivor: Tocantins'". May 15, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  11. ^ a b "'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains' cast revealed". Associated Press. January 11, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  12. ^ Schulz, Chris (July 8, 2009). "Survivor's Coach slams critics". Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  13. ^ http://www.180film.com/
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