Jump to content

Richard Hatch (Survivor contestant)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 208.102.154.142 (talk) at 02:25, 23 February 2016 (Wikipedia is not an advocacy site.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Richard Hatch
File:Richard Hatch.jpeg
Richard Hatch, 2012
Born (1961-04-08) April 8, 1961 (age 63)
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Television
SpouseEmiliano Cabral

Richard Hatch (born April 8, 1961) is an American former reality television contestant. He won the first season of the CBS reality series Survivor. He was a contestant on a subsequent All-Stars season of Survivor, and on one season of Celebrity Apprentice. In 2006, Hatch was convicted of attempting to evade taxes. Hatch served another nine-month sentence in 2011 for a probation violation. TV Guide included him in its 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time".[1] He was one of 16 contestants on The Biggest Loser: Temptation Nation.

Survivor

Survivor: Borneo

In 2000, Hatch competed in Survivor: Borneo, the first edition of the show in the United States. He initially competed with the Tagi tribe, and quickly aligned himself with former Navy SEAL Rudy Boesch. He often demonstrated a preference for playing the game completely naked. Hatch and Boesch formed a voting alliance with the two female members of the tribe, Sue Hawk and Kelly Wiglesworth. When each tribe was down to five members, they merged into one tribe, Ratanna.

Further into the game, due to a rift in the relationship between Hawk and Wiglesworth, Wiglesworth became the new target of the now three-way alliance among Hawk, Boesch and Hatch. Wiglesworth had opted out of the alliance, a move Hawk considered cowardly and simply a way to show off to the jury, thinking this assured her of winning. When Wiglesworth won immunity twice, Colleen Haskell and Sean Kenniff were voted off.

Down to four contestants, Wiglesworth won immunity yet again, ensuring that one of the alliance would be voted out. In a two–two tie, Hatch and Hawk were both in danger of elimination.[2] On a revote, Wiglesworth opted to eliminate Hawk. At the final immunity challenge, Hatch eliminated himself early, trusting both Wiglesworth and Boesch to take him to the end regardless, and not wanting the option to go back on his word to Boesch if he himself won the challenge.[2] When Wiglesworth won immunity, she voted out Boesch, making him the final member of the jury.[2]

In the final tribal council, Hatch was accused of being too cocky and evil. Comparing Hatch to a snake, Hawk claimed she must vote for him as nature intended, because "the snake must eat the rat," referring to Wiglesworth as the rat.[2] Hatch became the first ever Sole Survivor in a 4–3 vote, earning the votes of Boesch, Hawk, Kenniff, and Greg Buis.

Survivor: All-Stars

Hatch's appeared on Survivor: All-Stars originally as a part of the Mogo Mogo tribe. They lost one member when Survivor: The Amazon winner Jenna Morasca quit the game. When the Saboga tribe was dissolved, Mogo Mogo gained two extra members; when they next lost immunity, they immediately targeted Hatch. Although Hatch got wind of his impending doom and put together a counter strategy, his plans were foiled and he was voted out.

Before he was voted out, he was involved in an incident with Sue Hawk. Hawk later claimed, during an immunity challenge, that Hatch's genitals touched her as he passed her by on the course. The next day, Hawk resigned from the game voluntarily, claiming she was too upset to continue.

In 2008, Survivor host Jeff Probst admitted he mistakenly judged Colby Donaldson to have lost a competition with Boston Rob, resulting in Hatch leaving the game before he should have. Probst also mentioned a rumor that Hatch smuggled a canister of matches onto Survivor: All-Stars "in a little container up his bum." Despite the rumor, the Mogo Mogo tribe was not able to make fire. Since this rumor, all contestants are now strip searched.[3]

In 2010, Probst revealed that Hatch was considered a strong candidate to return for the 20th season, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, as a villain. However, Hatch was unable to return because prosecutors refused to grant him permission to do so.[4][5] Shortly afterward, Hatch revealed that he was also originally cast to return, alongside Russell Hantz, in Survivor: Redemption Island; however, once again, his visa was denied by a judge.[6]

Other appearances

Hatch appeared on an all-reality show edition of the short-lived game show Dog Eat Dog. He lost his challenge and was placed in the show's "dog pound".[2] In August 2005, Hatch was a contestant of Battle of the Network Reality Stars in which his team lost in the finals.[7] He also appeared on the Australian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, where he failed at the 4th question ("What is 11x12?"), he was the first contestant of the Australian edition to leave with nothing and the first celebrity contestant ever to leave with nothing.[8]

In an issue of Entertainment Weekly, Survivor producer Mark Burnett said that if Hatch were not under house arrest, he would have been invited to participate in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.[9] He had a cameo as a patient in the Becker episode "One Wong Move" where Ted Danson's character received him as a patient, discussing the bizarre eating habits of the people on the television show, and mentioning that he didn't mind if he had to take his clothes off.[10] He appeared as himself in the 2006 film Another Gay Movie.[11] He also appeared on the fourth celebrity edition of the U.S. version of Celebrity Apprentice.[12]

Personal life

Hatch was born and raised near Newport, Rhode Island,[13] graduating from Middletown High School in 1979.[14] He first majored in Marine Biology and Oceanography at Florida Institute of Technology before he enlisted in the Army in 1980. After enlisting, Hatch was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, by Rhode Island Senator John Chafee. Hatch served five years and was honorably discharged in 1985.[14] He was first stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and Fort Stewart, Georgia, before attending USMAPS in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.[15] Hatch left West Point for New York City, where he worked for Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell (owners of Studio 54) at the Palladium. He later attended Baruch College in New York and George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, during which time he became a sperm donor.[16] Hatch spent eight years in the Washington, DC area and graduated from National-Louis University with a bachelor's degree in Management/Applied Behavioral Sciences. Hatch returned to Newport, Rhode Island and adopted a 7-year-old boy.[17] He later attended Rhode Island's Providence College, pursuing a Master's degree in Education and Counseling.[18]

Prior to winning CBS's original Survivor series, Hatch worked as a bartender, auto salesman, and licensed real estate agent before nearly fifteen years as a corporate trainer and consultant for his own company.[14]

Following his Survivor win, Hatch was charged with tax evasion. He was convicted and served a 51-month sentence in federal prison. Hatch and his attorneys have argued that the prosecution and conviction were flawed because the IRS never completed the investigation of his 2000 and 2001 tax returns and never determined that any particular sum of taxes was due.[19] Hatch served an additional nine months in prison for not amending his 2000 and 2001 tax returns.[17][19]

A property purchased by Hatch in Sydney, Nova Scotia following his Survivor win was included in a tax sale during a public auction in 2013. The CBRM tax office indicated that Hatch had not paid property taxes on the property for a period of more than six years.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bretts, Bruce; Roush, Matt; (March 25, 2013). "Baddies to the Bone: The 60 nastiest villains of all time". TV Guide. pp. 14 - 15.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Daily News America - Breaking national news, video, and photos - Homepage - NY Daily News". Daily News. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Jeff Probst has survived and seen 'em all - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos".
  4. ^ Ross, Dalton (January 6, 2010). "'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains': The cast reveal is here! (Who's in? Who's out?)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  5. ^ "Judge says Hatch can't travel for 'Survivor' - today > entertainment - Reality TV - TODAY.com". Today. July 13, 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Richard Hatch says he was replaced by Rob Mariano on Survivor Redemption Island". Reality Blurred. December 12, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Celebrity Apprentice: Richard Hatch Can't Win From Survivor to Tax Court to Trump - The Daily Beast". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Richard Hatch - Reality Rally". Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  9. ^ "'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains': The cast reveal is here! (Who's in? Who's out?)". Entertainment Weekly. January 6, 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  10. ^ "'Survivor' Winner Richard Hatch Set to Make Cameo Appearance On Paramount's BECKER -- re> HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept 7 /PRNewswire/ --". Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  11. ^ Another Gay Movie at IMDb
  12. ^ "Celebrity Apprentice's Richard Hatch Sent Back to Jail - Us Weekly". Us Weekly. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  13. ^ "Interview: Richard Hatch". Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  14. ^ a b c "Survivor Survivor Richard Hatch Surfs the Monster Wave of Fame and Catches Up with His Estranged Dad". People. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Some 'OO' Facts of West Point". United States Military Academy. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  16. ^ "'Survivor's' Richard Hatch: Sperm Donor in College and Might Have Fathered 200 Kids". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Richard Hatch out of jail, wants reality show about his kids from sperm donations - 12/13/2011". Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  18. ^ Richard Hatch at IMDb
  19. ^ a b "Once a Survivor, Always a Survivor: Richard Hatch Speaks Out on Taxes, IRS - Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  20. ^ "'Survivor' winner's property in tax sale - Local - Cape Breton Post". Retrieved 31 December 2013.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Hatch.
Preceded by
First
 Winner of Survivor
Survivor: Borneo 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Hatch_(Survivor_contestant)&oldid=706395989"