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Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth is a contestant from Survivor: Cook Islands, Survivor: Micronesia, Survivor: South Pacific, Survivor: Game Changers, and Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans.
In Cook Islands, Ozzy initially found himself on the bottom, but was able to leverage his fitness and his natural likability in order to stay in the game, and eventually operate as a core member of the highly successful Aitu Four alliance. He managed to win five out of the season's six individual Immunity Challenges, tying the record for most Immunity Challenge wins in a single season. His challenge wins allowed him to make it to the Final Tribal Council. Despite being respected for his challenge prowess, he was identified as the "brawn" to Yul Kwon's "brains", and the latter won the title of Sole Survivor in a close 5-4-0 vote, leaving Ozzy as the runner-up.
In Micronesia, Ozzy formed a relationship with Amanda Kimmel, and again gained traction in the game and believed himself a core member of an end-game alliance. However, this confidence proved illusory, as he was blindsided by the Black Widow Brigade with a Hidden Immunity Idol in his possession.
In South Pacific, Ozzy's chief accomplishment was his earning the distinction of being voted out three times in a single season, twice winning his way off Redemption Island thanks to his challenge prowess. He fell one day short of the Final Tribal Council after losing a critical Final Immunity Challenge to Sophie Clarke.
In Game Changers, Ozzy improved on his social game and managed to form early bonds in the Nuku tribe. However, these bonds did not last come the merge. When he lost the second individual Immunity Challenge, he was quickly taken out as a physical threat under Debbie Wanner's lead.
Profile
Retrieved from CBS.com
Born in Mexico, Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth moved 10 times in his teen years to seven U.S. States and Central America while his mother remarried. He attended two years of college at Santa Barbara City College before moving to the Los Angeles area. Lusth is currently a waiter and was formerly a restaurant manager. He enjoys big wave surfing, skateboarding, sailing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, gymnastics and motorcycle riding. He owns land in Panama and enjoys going there to spearfish. He can dive to 30 feet and can hold his breath under water for three minutes. He is skilled at building traps, forts, shelter and surviving in the wilderness on his own. In the summer of 2005, he camped all the way from Panama to San Diego over the course of five months. He enjoys reading and writing. Lusth currently resides in Venice, California with his German Shepard mix, Buddha (who also accompanies him on his board while surfing). His birth date is August 23, 1981.[1]
Born in the historic city of Guanajuato, Mexico, Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth, began his life in the house his father built for his grandmother (which still remains in the family today). A few years after he was born, his parents divorced and Lusth moved with his mother to Durham, North Carolina, where his mother eventually remarried and had two additional children. His father remained in Mexico and had two additional children as well. Lusth moved many times in his teen years to seven U.S. States and Central America while his mother divorced and remarried for a third time (at which point, they were living in Mountain View, California) where he learned to surf. In high school, Lusth was able to attend an alternative learning program called Learning Community where he was introduced to acting and photography. After high school, he moved to Santa Barbara. He then attended two years of college at Santa Barbara City College before moving to the Los Angeles area. Lusth is currently working as a freelance photographer and writer. He enjoys big wave surfing, skateboarding, sailing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, gymnastics and motorcycle riding. He owns land in Panama and enjoys going there to spearfish. He can dive to 30 feet and can hold his breath under water for three minutes. He is skilled at building traps, forts, shelter and surviving in the wilderness on his own. In the summer of 2005, he camped all the way from Panama to San Diego over the course of five months. Over the past year, Lusth has begun to develop a non-profit organization to build skate parks in Mexico. Lusth currently resides in Venice, California with his German Shepherd mix, Buddha (who also accompanies him on his board while surfing). His birth date is August 23, 1981.[2]
Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth (30) Ozzy Lusth may be a surfer from Venice, Calif. but he takes the game of Survivor seriously. "I'm here to play in a humble way, but I'm also here to win." This will be his third time playing Survivor, and he believes the game has made him a stronger person. "For the last two seasons, I feel it has really changed me for the better. And, I'm looking for this last, this third experience, to really be the end to it all, the redemption." In previous seasons, Ozzy dominated in challenges but did not have the best social game and was even voted out of Survivor: Micronesia with an idol in his possession. He has grown a lot since the last time Jeff Probst snuffed his torched and is ready to give the game another shot. "The last Tribal Council that I went through, the one that voted me off, I've got to let that go, but I have to be able to remember and go back and say there were signs." Not only has Ozzy matured as a player, but he has also transformed his personal life. Born in Mexico, Ozzy takes pride in his heritage and his community. In 2009, he started the non-profit organization, MexicoSkateProject.org, to help grow the popularity of skateboarding and build skate parks in every town or pueblo in Mexico. What does he think of Coach, his competition? "Honestly, I'm actually pretty excited that Coach is here. He can be a polarizing character but I think that he respects the way that I play the game, and I respect the way he plays."[3]
Age: 34 |
Survivor
Cook Islands
- Main article: Ozzy Lusth/Cook Islands
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aitutaki | Lock, Load and Light | Reward/Immunity | No | 2nd |
| 2 | Tow the Line | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 3 | Steeple Chase | Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 4 | Sacrificial Lamb | Reward | No | Won | |
| Mayday | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 5 | Never Tear Us Apart | Reward | No | Lost | |
| United We Stand | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 6 | Kicking and Screaming | Reward | No | Won | |
| 8 | Smash and Grab | Reward | No | Won | |
| Stairway to Heaven | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 9 | Barrel of Monkeys | Reward | No | Won | |
| Depth Charge | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 10 | Make Your Point | Reward | No | Won | |
| South Pacific | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 25 | |||||
| 11 | Aitutonga | Get a Grip | Immunity | Won | |
| 12 | Survivor Auction | ||||
| Recollection | Immunity | Lost | |||
| 13 | Pass the Bucket | Reward | Lost | ||
| Floatsam and Jetsam | Immunity | Won | |||
| 14 | Mud Run | Reward | 1st | ||
| Cannonball Run | Immunity | Won | |||
| 15 | Compass Ropes | Immunity | Won | ||
| Self-Destruction | Immunity | Won | |||
| Runner-Up, Day 39 | |||||
| Episode | Ozzy's Votes |
Voted Against Ozzy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aitutaki Tribe Immune | |
| 2 | Billy | Billy |
| 3 | Becky | - |
| 4 | Aitutaki Tribe Immune | |
| 5 | Aitutaki Tribe Immune | |
| 6 | Cao Boi | - |
| 8 | Jessica | - |
| 9 | Aitutaki Tribe Immune | |
| 10 | Aitutaki Tribe Immune | |
| 11 | Nate | Individual Immunity |
| 12 | Candice | - |
| 13 | Jonathan | Individual Immunity |
| 14 | Parvati | Individual Immunity |
| 15 | Adam | Individual Immunity |
| Becky | Individual Immunity | |
| Jury Votes for Ozzy |
Jenny, Nate, Parvati, Rebecca | |
| Runner-Up, Day 39 | ||
Micronesia
- Main article: Ozzy Lusth/Micronesia
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malakal | First to Shore | Immunity1 | No | Lost |
| Reinventing the Wheel | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 2 | Smash and Grab | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 3 | Beach Bash | Reward | No | Won | |
| Nut Bucket | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 4 | Diver Down | Reward | No | Won | |
| Crosswalk | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 5 | Cat and Mouse | Reward | No | Lost | |
| A Stone's Throw | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 6 | Build It Up, Break It Down | Reward | No | Lost | |
| United We Stand | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 7 | Money Roll | Reward | No | Won | |
| What-er Drag | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 8 | The Gauntlet | Reward/Immunity | Exiled2 | Lost | |
| Tribes Merged, Day 22 | |||||
| 9 | Dabu | Last Gasp | Immunity | Lost | |
| 10 | Bai Bai | Reward | Won | ||
| When It Rains, It Pours | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Voted Out, Day 27 | |||||
| Notes: ^1 This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.
^2 Before the challenge, the tribes were asked to send one member of the opposing tribe to Exile Island. The chosen player did not compete in the challenge and was given individual immunity if their tribe lost. Airai exiled Ozzy. | |||||
| Episode | Ozzy's Votes |
Voted Against Ozzy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon | Jon |
| 2 | Malakal Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Yau-Man | - |
| 4 | Malakal Tribe Immune | |
| 5 | Joel | - |
| 6 | Chet | - |
| 7 | Tracy | Tracy |
| 8 | Ami | Individual Immunity1 |
| 9 | Eliza | Eliza, Jason |
| 10 | Jason | Alexis, Cirie, Jason, Natalie, Parvati |
| Voted Out, Day 27 | ||
| Voted for Sole Survivor |
Amanda | |
^1 In "A Lost Puppy Dog", Ozzy was immune by virtue of being sent to Exile Island prior to the Immunity Challenge.
South Pacific
- Main article: Ozzy Lusth/South Pacific
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savaii | Thrilogy | Reward | No | Won |
| Coconut Conundrum | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 2 | Crate Escape | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 3 | Hitching a Ride | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 4 | Shoulder the Load | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 5 | Pig Out | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 6 | Losing Face | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| 7 | Family Ties | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| Voted Out, Day 18 | |||||
| 8 | Savaii | Jail Break | Duel | Won | |
| Returned, Day 19 | |||||
| Tribes Merged, Day 19 | |||||
| 8 | Te Tuna | Coconut Cradle | Immunity | Won | |
| 9 | Get Crackin' | Immunity | Lost | ||
| Voted Out, Day 22 | |||||
| 10 | Te Tuna | Keep It Up | Duel | Won | |
| 12 | Offer It Up | Won | |||
| 13 | Puppet Master | Won | |||
| 14 | Block It Out | Won | |||
| 15 | Get a Grip | Won | |||
| Returned, Day 36 | |||||
| 15 | Te Tuna | Teeter Tower | Immunity | Won | |
| Lei of the Land | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Voted Out, Day 38 | |||||
| Episode | Ozzy's Votes |
Voted Against Ozzy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semhar | - |
| 2 | Savaii Tribe Immune | |
| 3 | Mark | - |
| 4 | Savaii Tribe Immune | |
| 5 | Cochran | - |
| 6 | Savaii Tribe Immune | |
| 7 | Cochran | Cochran, Dawn, Jim, Keith, Whitney |
| Voted Out, Day 18 | ||
| 8 | On Redemption Island | |
| Returned, Day 19 | ||
| 8 | Rick; Rick1 |
Individual Immunity |
| 9 | Cochran | Albert, Brandon, Coach, Cochran, Dawn, Edna, Rick, Sophie, Whitney |
| Voted Out, Day 22 | ||
| 10 | On Redemption Island | |
| 12 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 15 | ||
| Returned, Day 36 | ||
| 15 | Sophie | Individual Immunity |
| Albert | Albert, Coach, Sophie | |
| Voted Out, Day 38 | ||
| Voted for Sole Survivor |
Sophie | |
^1 In "Double Agent", the vote ended with a 6-6 tie between Keith and Rick, forcing a revote. Ozzy did not change his vote on the revote.
Game Changers
- Main article: Ozzy Lusth/Game Changers
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuku | The Marooning | Reward | No | Won |
| Blue Lagoon Bustle | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Serpent Turf | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Switched Tribes, Day 7 | |||||
| 2 | Tavua | Austin's Elemental Obstacle Course | Reward/Immunity | No | 2nd |
| 3 | Ram-Ball On | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Ow-Pairs | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 4 | Unchained Medley | Reward | No | 1st | |
| Box CarBlues | Immunity | No | 2nd | ||
| Switched Tribes, Day 14 | |||||
| 5 | Nuku | Cargo Salvage | Immunity | No | Lost |
| 6 | Dulcimer Stomp | Reward | No | Won | |
| Plunge, Pop, Pull | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 19 | |||||
| 7 | Maku Maku | Keep on Your Toes | Immunity | Lost | |
| New School | Reward | Won | |||
| Get a Grip | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Voted Out, Day 24 | |||||
In the Hands of the Fans
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cila | TBD | Reward | No | TBD |
| TBD | Immunity | No | TBD |
| Episode | Ozzy's Votes |
Voted Against Ozzy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | TBD |
Post-Survivor
- As revealed in the Micronesia Reunion Show, Ozzy and Amanda Kimmel continued their relationship.
- In an interview for South Pacific, Ozzy revealed that he and Amanda had broken up. Ozzy was a guest in Survivor After Show, with Parvati Shallow.
- Ozzy appeared on the second season of American Ninja Warrior, but fell on the third obstacle, the Cross Bridge, in qualifying.
- In 2011, Ozzy started to date actress Lindsay Lohan. They broke up in 2013.[5]
- On January 9, 2010, Ozzy attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party.
- In 2011, Ozzy was inducted into the Survivor Hall of Fame.
- Ozzy attended the Survivor primetime edition of The Price Is Right that aired on May 23, 2016. Ozzy did not compete himself but, along with Sierra Dawn Thomas, helped present and model the prizes in the first Showcase.
- In April 2022, Ozzy came out as bisexual.[6]
- On January 1, 2023, Ozzy made a brief appearance on the New Year's Day special of En direct de l'univers. He sang I Will Survive before Survivor Québec host Patrice Bélanger discussed the show.[7]
- On March 31, 2023, Ozzy appeared in a promotional social media post for Survivor Québec 1.[8]
Trivia
- Before appearing on Survivor, he appeared on Playboy TV's hardcore reality series Foursome.
- Ozzy is the youngest member of the original Aitutaki tribe and the youngest man to compete on Cook Islands.
- Ozzy is the only original Aitutaki member to make the merge, as well as the only one to reach the jury stage. As he made the Final Tribal Council, no members of the original Aitutaki were on the jury.
- Ozzy is currently the fastest man to become the highest-placing member of their original tribe. Ozzy became the last original member of Aitutaki on Day 15 after Cristina Coria's elimination. Cirie Fields holds the record for becoming the highest-placing member of her original tribe, Casaya, in 11 days.
- Ozzy is the only contestant on Cook Islands to win individual immunity more than once.
- Ozzy won all but one of the individual Immunity Challenges in Cook Islands, with Adam Gentry winning the one remaining challenge.
- Ozzy is the fourth of six castaways to win five individual Immunity Challenges in a season, the record for a single season. The first three are Colby Donaldson, Tom Westman, and Terry Deitz, and they would be followed by Mike Holloway and Brad Culpepper.
- Ozzy won the largest percentage of individual Immunity Challenges in a single season, with 83.3% or 5 out of 6 challenges.
- Ozzy is the first Latino man to make it to Final Tribal Council and the second Latin-American overall, following Sandra Diaz-Twine.
- Ozzy is the first Latino to finish as runner-up.
- Ozzy is the first finalist to garner at least four jury votes and not win the title of Sole Survivor. He would be followed by Chase Rice in Nicaragua, Domenick Abbate (who received five in Ghost Island), Gavin Whitson in Edge of Extinction, and Natalie Anderson in Winners at War.
- Cook Islands is the first season in which such an achievement was possible, as the first season with a jury larger than seven people.
- Ozzy in Cook Islands is one of three finalists to only get votes at their first Tribal Council and Final Tribal Council. The others are Chris Daugherty and Katie Gallagher.
- Ozzy is the youngest male returning player in Micronesia.
- Ozzy is the only male Favorite in Micronesia to participate in the tribe switch and be voted out. Jon Dalton and Yau-Man Chan were voted out before the tribe switch, and Jonathan Penner and James Clement were medically evacuated.
- Ozzy is the first castaway to find a Hidden Immunity Idol as a returning player.
- Ozzy is the second player to make and plant a fake Hidden Immunity Idol, but the first to make one that was eventually played by another castaway. His fake idol was played by Eliza Orlins, who received it from its finder Jason Siska.
- While Jaime Dugan was the first to play a fake idol, it was made by the producers and not another castaway.
- Ozzy's fake Hidden Immunity idol would later become a real idol in Survivor: Ghost Island.
- Ozzy is the first player in Survivor history to find multiple Hidden Immunity Idols and never successfully negate a vote with one.
- Ozzy is the first of seven contestants who debuted before Heroes vs. Villains to compete three or more times without appearing on said season. He would be followed by Jonathan Penner, Tina Wesson, Jeff Varner, Amber Mariano, Ethan Zohn and Jenna Lewis-Dougherty.
- Ozzy is the only one of these to play on a fourth and fifth season.
- Ozzy is the first contestant to spend time on both Exile Island and Redemption Island. He would later be followed by Candice Cody and Aras Baskauskas.
- Ozzy is the only contestant to play three or more times, and play only in seasons featuring either Exile Island or Redemption Island.
- Ozzy is the first returning player to be voted out and return to the game within the same season.
- Ozzy and Christine Shields Markoski were the only two people to win Redemption Island duels in South Pacific.
- Having won the Get a Grip challenge twice (the first time in Cook Islands for individual immunity and the second time in South Pacific as a duel to return to the game), Ozzy is the second of three returning players to win the same individual challenge twice. The first was Parvati Shallow and the third was Keith Nale.
- Ozzy is the first castaway to return to the main game twice after being voted out twice.
- Ozzy has been voted out a total of five times, making him the most voted out castaway in Survivor history. He was voted out once in both Micronesia and Game Changers, and three times during South Pacific.
- Ozzy is the first man to be the highest-placing member of their original tribe on two separate seasons and the third overall, following Stephenie LaGrossa and Sandra Diaz-Twine. They would be followed by Tony Vlachos and Natalie Anderson.
- Ozzy lost 23 lbs. during his time on South Pacific.[9]
- Ozzy received the most votes against him in South Pacific, with 17.
- Ozzy is the only castaway to have played in all different styles of player seasons: an all new players season, a season with half new players and half returnees, a one returnee per tribe season, and an all-returnees season.
- Ozzy is one of seven castaways to have competed in at least four different seasons, the others being Rob Mariano, Rupert Boneham, Cirie Fields, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Parvati Shallow, and Tyson Apostol.
- Ozzy is the first, and so far only contestant to make the merge four times.
- Ozzy was a member of both yellow merged tribes in Survivor (U.S.).
- Ozzy is the second returning player to accumulate over 30 elimination votes over their career, following Ciera Eastin. He is also the only male contestant to do so.
- Ozzy is the first contestant to be in attendance at the Final Tribal Council four times, attending as a finalist in Cook Islands and as a jury member in Micronesia, South Pacific, and Game Changers. He would be followed by Parvati Shallow.
- Ozzy lost 15 lbs. during his time on Game Changers.[10]
References
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230607014701/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20398/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230328050218/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/124/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230418042435/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/63083/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230330231745/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/215592/
- ↑ http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/04/lindsay-lohan-oscar-lusth-ex-demons-survivor/
- ↑ https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/4/11/survivor-fave-onlyfans-star-ozzy-lusth-comes-out-bisexual
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?&t=34m39s&v=HdfejD50MF4
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqdEWakrWU7/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrw_5LCEF2k
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8hh4IgPQOU
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