Bio
Rob Cesternino is a two-time Survivor contestant-turned-producer.
He finished third on the sixth season of the show (Survivor: The Amazon) but was voted out fourth on Survivor: All Stars, as he was perceived to be too great a threat.
After Rob Cesternino's third place finish on Survivor: The Amazon, Jeff Probst declared him "the smartest player to have never won Survivor" during the live finale show.
Between Survivors Rob wrote a weekly newspaper column for his local paper, made speaking engagements, endorsed Mattel's "Magic 8-ball" (which was his luxury item) and wrote and performed stand-up comedy.
Brought back by the producers of Survivor: All Stars (Season 8), Rob stood no chance. He was considered to be too dangerous a strategist to keep around, and was voted out in the fourth episode.
After All Stars he co-wrote, co-produced and appeared in The Scorned, a made-for-TV horror movie. The making of The Scorned was compiled into a reality show called Kill Reality, which was commissioned and aired by E! Entertainment.
Rob graduated from the honours program at the State University of New York at Oswego with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting. While at Oswego, he worked extensively with both the university's television and radio stations.
He wrote his college senior thesis on "The Impact of Reality Television" and received an A.
During his time in college, Rob was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
After college, he worked for more than two years as a computer projects coordinator for an insurance general agency. His other previous work experience has included a store clerk, a waiter and a bartender.
Rob's favourite hobbies include telling jokes, watching sports and singing karaoke. His all-time favorite pastime is watching television, and he is a self-described pop culture encyclopedia.
If he could hold any office, he'd like to be member of Congress because "it looks like they can do anything they want with no repercussions."
Rob cites a last minute college road trip where he and two buddies drove 21 hours to go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans (without hotel accommodations) as his single greatest accomplishment.
His favourite sport is baseball and he is an avid fan of the New York Mets and New York Jets.
His hero is Bob Barker because, since a child, he always admired how he hosts The Price Is Right with such humour.
Superman is his chosen superhero: besides the obvious strength and flying, "the x-ray vision would keep me busy for hours."
Rob lives in Plainview, New York, but originally hails from Wantagh, New York.