Jake Pavelka
| Jake Pavelka | |
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 Jake Pavelka & Vienna Girardi in 2010 |
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| Born | Jacob Lynn Pavelka January 27, 1978 |
| Occupation | Pilot |
Jacob Lynn "Jake" Pavelka (born January 27, 1978) is an American pilot who appeared on four reality TV programs, most notably The Bachelor.
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Early life and career
Born in Dallas, Texas, Pavelka began taking flying lessons at the age of 12 and became an airline captain flight instructor at 23. He worked as a pilot for Atlantic Southeast Airlines and, under the name of Jake Landrum, acted in several television commercials and programs produced in the Dallas area.[1]
Reality television
Pavelka first appeared as a contestant in the fifth season of the ABC reality show The Bachelorette. He was eliminated from the competition, but was brought back by the network to star in the 14th season of its series The Bachelor. The program’s run ended with Pavelka proposing marriage to contestant Vienna Girardi.[1] The couple split up in June 2010.[2]
Following the end of The Bachelor, Pavelka was named as one of the celebrity contestants for the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars.[3] He and his partner Chelsie Hightower were the fifth to be eliminated. In July 2011, it was announced that Pavelka would be a contestant on the second season of Bachelor Pad.[4]He was also a contestant on VH1's reality series Famous Food. He also appeared on an episode of The CW's reality show H8R.
Other television
In June 2010, Pavelka was scheduled to guest-star on an episode of Drop Dead Diva as Toby Devlin, contestant on a fictional reality dating show.[5] On January 14, 2011, Pavelka guest-starred on The Bold and the Beautiful.[6] Jake is currently on the VHl show Famous Food in which he is competing to win partnership for a resturante in Los Angelos.
References
- ^ a b "Jake Pavelka Biography". TV Guide Online. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jake-pavelka/bio/298929. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
- ^ "The Bachelor's Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi Split". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jake-Vienna-Split-1019818.aspx.
- ^ Joyce Eng (March 25, 2010). "Dancing’s Jake Pavelka: I Feel Dumb Every Day in Rehearsal". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/417403_dancing25.html. Retrieved 2010-03-30.[dead link]
- ^ http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/13/bachelor-pad-cast-season-2/
- ^ "Jake Pavelka to Play a Bachelor on Drop Dead Diva". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jake-Pavelka-Diva-1019583.aspx.
- ^ "The Bachelor's Jake Pavelka to Guest-Star on The Bold and the Beautiful". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Bachelors-Jake-Pavelka-1025792.aspx. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
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