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===''Alive!''===
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Carotta first produced the TV show ''Alive! with Adventure Aaron'' which was broadcast in the United States, India, Russia, Japan and parts of Europe.<ref>http://www.foodshow.co.nz/exhibitor/aaron-carotta-aka-adventure-aaron.aspx</ref>
Carotta first produced the TV show ''Alive! with Adventure Aaron'' which was broadcast in the United States, India, Russia, Japan and parts of Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodshow.co.nz/exhibitor/aaron-carotta-aka-adventure-aaron.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-11-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219085645/http://www.foodshow.co.nz/exhibitor/aaron-carotta-aka-adventure-aaron.aspx |archivedate=2013-02-19 |df= }}</ref>


The show covered different ways to explore areas of the world. guests included travel writers Rolf Potts and Timothy Ferriss.<ref>{{cite news|title=Catch, Cook and CanTeen with Adventure Aaron|accessdate=30 November 2014|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1201/S00075/catch-cook-and-canteen-with-adventure-aaron.htm | work=Scoop NZ|date=10 January 2012}}</ref> Carotta developed two series of his ''Alive! With Adventure Aaron'' series.
The show covered different ways to explore areas of the world. guests included travel writers Rolf Potts and Timothy Ferriss.<ref>{{cite news|title=Catch, Cook and CanTeen with Adventure Aaron|accessdate=30 November 2014|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1201/S00075/catch-cook-and-canteen-with-adventure-aaron.htm | work=Scoop NZ|date=10 January 2012}}</ref> Carotta developed two series of his ''Alive! With Adventure Aaron'' series.
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* {{official website|http://adventureaaron.com/press/ Official Adventure Aaron Website with News Press Releases}}
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* [http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/6381066/Aaron-has-adventure-in-his-blood Adventure Aaron news Press]
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Revision as of 03:16, 2 October 2016

Aaron Carotta
File:AaronCarotta2012.jpg
Carotta in 2012
Born
Aaron Michael Carotta[1]

(1977-11-18) November 18, 1977 (age 46)
United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesAdventure Aaron
Occupation(s)Explorer, Television presenter, Television producer, Author, Chef
Years active2008–present
TelevisionCatch and Cook with Adventure Aaron, Bucket Wish, Alive!
Restaurant
The Farm Family Restaurant (2015)
Websitehttp://www.adventureaaron.com

Aaron Michael Carotta (also known as Adventure Aaron) is an American television presenter, producer, professional adventurer and Author. He is known for his worldwide TV series Catch and Cook and NZ series "Bucket Wish". At the age of 30, Carotta was diagnosed with cancer. This made his decision to travel the world and help others on the journey along with International TV shows.[2] [3][4] He is noted for his television show "Bucket Wish". This was broadcast throughout NZ in 2012 with Carotta helping teenagers who have been diagnosed with cancer.[5] Since 2008 he has since traveled through 60 countries around the world using the term 'Travel Hacking'.[6]

Carotta is currently working on his world record attempt through the USA. He is canoeing for the 'The Longest Solo Journey in a Canoe' record from the Missouri River to the Gulf of Mexico.[7]

Career

Carotta was diagnosed with cancer in 2008 which made him decide to leave his 9 to 5 job and travel around the world. Carotta worked with his own online blog that soon developed into his TV show Alive! with Adventure Aaron. Carotta also was influenced by Timothy Ferriss around the time he was diagnosed with cancer with his book The Four Hour Work Week.[8] After working with the book 60 days later Carotta send his results to Ferris with his own small home made DVD documentary.

Ferris at the time gave Carotta motivation to re-prioritize his life after he read the book, this developed a blog that Carotta created around the time. This then turned into his TV show Alive! with Adventure Aaron.[9][10]

Carotta did a presentation at his old high school Kentucky Country Day High School in the USA in late 2012.

Television shows

Alive!

Carotta first produced the TV show Alive! with Adventure Aaron which was broadcast in the United States, India, Russia, Japan and parts of Europe.[11]

The show covered different ways to explore areas of the world. guests included travel writers Rolf Potts and Timothy Ferriss.[12] Carotta developed two series of his Alive! With Adventure Aaron series.

Bucket Wish

Carotta developed his television show Bucket Wish on which he helped other cancer survivors have an adventure. The format of the show involved NZ CanTeen members send a letter into Carotta wishing what they would like to do. Carotta then surprises the CanTeen members after reading their letters and takes them out for their adventure they wished for.[13][14] Thirteen episodes were produced.

In 2014 Carotta started developing a second season of Bucket Wish in the USA. He and the show's channel Mav TV have solicited videos from viewers telling what type of adventure they seek. [15]

Catch and Cook!

Carotta is working on the second series of Catch and Cook. This TV series involves Carotta going out with a chef waiting for him with a list of groceries that he needs to catch. Once Carotta has caught the food for the episode the chef cooks the catch. This is then followed by a meal that is filmed at the end of each episode of all the people involved on that episode.[16][17][18][19][20]

He filmed this TV show with a small crew in various New Zealand locations for series one and for the start of series two.[21] A series one episode featured nine-year-old cancer sufferer Phoenix Stafford. Stafford suffered from a cancerous tumour on his spine. Carotta took Stafford skydiving in Nelson, New Zealand. Stafford died a month after shooting the episode.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

At the start of 2013 Carotta released a book based on Catch and Cook!. This book included all the recipes from the series.[28][29]

Motorsports Roadtrip

Carotta started to work on a new show based on USA Motorsports events. It was set to play on MavTV in 2015 but was canceled.[30][31]

Personal life

Carotta currently resides in the small town of Yutan, Nebraska in United States. In 2008 Carotta was diagnosed with cancer.[32]

During late 2013 Carotta was a part of a documentary in Russia following New Zealander Alex Gilbert as he met his biological parents for the first time. Gilbert has worked with Carotta from 2012 as a camera operator for his cooking shows. New Zealand TV One show 'Sunday' did a story with Gilbert on his search for his birth parents. The episode was played on National TV in New Zealand on 2 February 2014. Carotta decided to do camera for the story and also shoot a "Catch and Cook" episode in Russia with Gilbert's biological father.[33]

In April 2015 Aaron opened 'The Farm Family Restaurant', a restaurant based on his dishes from his 'Catch & Cook' series in Yutan, Nebraska. In 2016 he closed the restaurant.[34][35][36][37][38]

a man paddling a canoe
Adam Carotta during his 2016 attempt at breaking a world record

World record attempt

In July 2016 Carotta began an attempt to break the world record for "the longest solo journey in a canoe or kayak" by traveling from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River and down to the Gulf of Mexico.[7] Carotta is broadcasting this attempt via live streaming on his Facebook page.[39]

Bibliography

  • Catch and Cook (2013)[40]

Television & filmography

Television
Year Title Role
2010 Alive! with Adventure Aaron (Optimum Television) (Mav TV USA)[41][42] Presenter
2012 Bucket Wish [43][44][45] Presenter
2012 Catch and Cook With Adventure Aaron (Mav TV USA) (Season One)[46] Presenter
2013 Catch and Cook With Adventure Aaron (Mav TV USA) (Season Two) Presenter
2014 Catch and Cook With Adventure Aaron (Mav TV USA) (Season Three - World Series)[47][48][49][50] Presenter

References

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  3. ^ "Aaron has adventure in his blood". stuff.co.nz. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ^ "TV adventure star samples the wild life". nzherald.co.nz. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Kitchen bucket wishes fulfilled". stuff.co.nz. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Adventure Aaron: Travel Hacking Life, One Adventure At A Time". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b Mauro, Mason. "Cancer survivor rows for a world record". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  8. ^ "adventureaaron.com". Adventure Aaron. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NyU449_-U8A
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2012-11-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  13. ^ "Bucket Wish Adventurer Takes Canteen Members For Ride". Scoop NZ. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Surprise as two teens taken on adventure". Stuff.co.nz. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  15. ^ "MAV TV on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  16. ^ "Catch & Cook". Catch & Cook. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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  30. ^ http://www.whynotmotorsportspark.com/
  31. ^ http://ekartingnews.com/2015/01/07/mavtv-to-telecast-championship-enduro-series-blackhawk-event-on-new-motorsport-show/
  32. ^ "Newstalk NB NZ Interview". Newstalk NZ New Zealand. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  33. ^ "To Russia with Love". IMDb. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  34. ^ https://www.facebook.com/thefarmfamilyrestaurant
  35. ^ http://www.wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/news/local/carotta-starts-dining-adventure/article_fed295ea-0481-11e5-90b9-6b463eec4139.html?mode=story
  36. ^ https://www.facebook.com/download/827350140668750/TheFarmFamilyRestaurantMenu.pdf
  37. ^ http://www.wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/news/man-attends-bond-hearing-for-stolen-cash-alcohol/article_35260804-51a6-11e5-b24e-17466c4a397e.html
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  39. ^ https://www.facebook.com/notes/adventure-aaron-aaron-carotta/canoeing-for-the-comeback-while-crowdfunding-for-the-courageous/1316044235090583
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