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Name (Age): Greg Walker (46)

Current Residence: New York City, New York

Occupation: COO

Claim to Fame: Becoming the COO of my company at only age 42. It is unheard of in the company to raise in the ranks so swiftly, but yet here I am, and I have to admit I'm proud of myself and I won't hide it. My hard work and dedication paid off and it shows in the fact that I'm in the second in command at a global company.

Hobbies: I don't have a lot of free time for hobbies, but the two things I do do when I have time off are going golfing and spending time with my wife Stacy and our kids. Golf is a real man's game and I still always say that you get to know someone best on the golf course. And then, of course, my family. I may be a cutthroat businessman, but I do love my family.

Pet Peeves: People who act as if they deserve things when they haven't worked for them. You work for everything you get in this world, and there should be no free handouts. Everyone is capable of supporting themselves and people who just expect others to do everything for them get under my skin like nothing else. I also cannot stand people who insist on political correctness. I believe in equality for everyone sure, but I also believe in free speech and not having to worry about every little word I say!

If You Could Have Three Things on the Island, What Would They Be and Why:

1. My Bible. I have worked hard in the cutthroat businessworld, but I have never strayed outside of my morals and been a cheater or a liar. Of course I'll be willing to lie or whatever in Survivor, but I would like to have my Bible to give me the emotional support whenever I need it, and also just to read when I am bored.

2. My cellphone. It's going to be tough to be without it for 39 days. I'm used to just checking my emails and making a couple work calls whenever I'm sitting around or when I'm away from home, and completely disconnecting from work and my family for 39 days is going to be incredibly difficult. So I'd like to have it so I don't completely disappear for 39 days.

3. To be practical, I'd bring a self heating tent big enough for my tribe. Imagine night one, being the guy that brings a premade tent that heats itself so everyone is dry and warm! You'd be an instant celebrity, I'm telling you. It certainly would help me find my spot in the tribe faster, although I'm not too worried about that.

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like (can be my fanon or canon): I'd say I'm a lot like Will Donovan. I don't have a lot of patience for stupid people just like him, and I want to play a strong, villainous game just like he did. I'm also here to win just like he did, so I think we both can be Sole Survivors! I also feel like I'm a lot like Domenick Abbate. Hard working, a leader, able to be strong in the game, all of that. Hopefully I don't get robbed like him, though.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I'm doing it for the challenge, and the fun. I've watched the show since the very first season, and I've always believed I had what it takes to do well. I don't need the money, I make millions every year and I live in an expensive penthouse in Manhattan. But what I am missing from my life is some intrigue, adventure, all of that, so I'm coming out to play the game to shake things up and feel young and alive again!

Why You Will "Survive" SURVIVOR: Nothing can destroy me, and a little rain and sleeping on the ground isn't going to mess me up that much, trust me, I can handle it. I used to go camping all the time as a teenager and in college since I grew up in upstate New York, so I'm used to the elements and sleeping under the stars. I'm not concerned about it, really.

Why You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: I have a genius strategy. I'm wearing a tie dye shirt not because I'm a hippie, but because I'm telling everyone I am. These people aren't going to know cutthroat Greg who is the COO for a global marketing company, they're going to know Greg who is the ex-marketing executive who now sells CBD oil out of his garage and has recently seen the light, become a Buddhist and a vegan, and is a full blown hippie. (chuckling) These people are going to believe I'm some cuckoo free love guy, but in reality I'm going to dupe them all so they don't see me coming when I outwit them all and play one of the strongest, most villainous games you've ever seen.

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Additional questions for you (Answer AS YOU, not as your character)
 * Rate you castway's strategic, physical and social game out of 10, 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. Provide a reason why you chose the numbers.
 * Strategic: 8. Greg is really knowledgable about the strategic portion of the game. He's very intelligent so he'll be able to quick fast on his feet and come up with good strategies. He's seen every season of the show and is a pretty avid fan and he'll be able to understand and come up with complex strategies. However, he may be too obsessed with big moves and complex strategy to a point where his strong strategic abilities become a weakness at times, especially since he's going in with such an elaborate strategy of pretending to be a hippie right off the bat.
 * Physical: 6. Greg can hold his own in the challenges. He used to play football as a teenager and in college, so he used to be pretty athletic and still has some of that muscle and bravery. He won't be the best but he'll be pretty decent. He'd be best at strength challenges and puzzles, and worst at endurance.
 * Social: 2. Greg's social game is going to be pretty horrendous. He'll get pissed off pretty easily if people don't agree with him or won't go along with his plans, and he'll have a hard time dealing with people who annoy him. He'll struggle to keep his opinions to himself and he's going to get under a lot of people's skin once his hippie persona begins to rub off.
 * What could cause your castaway to win?​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​
 * If he is able to get people to work with him despite his less than appeasing personality and disposition, and he is able to play a strong strategic game, he could win for playing a good game if the jury is not bitter at him or if he goes to the end with some pretty major goats.
 * What could cause your castaway to lose?
 * ​​​​​​​He could get caught lying about being a hippie which would make people lose trust in him and do unrepairable damage to his image in the game. He could also get easily annoyed or angry with someone, or also be too overconfident and be blindsided because he thinks he can't be outsmarted.
 * What kind of castaways would your castaways align with? 
 * ​​​​​​​He would get along with people who are like the real him, people who are more confident and white, older males or anyone else who has a similar personality to him. He also will get along with anyone he thinks he can easily manipulate or work with. He also will get along more conservative people who share his political views.
 * What kind of characters would your castaways avoid or be enemies with?
 * ​​​​​​​He hates people who are very politically correct and liberal. He will not be able to contain himself from confronting those types of people. He also does not get along with very happy go lucky people or people who are very loud or flamboyant. He hates people who are very sarcastic and self deprecating as well.
 * Please provide a small paragraph of backstory.
 * ​​​​​​​Greg was born into a wealthy family in upstate New York. His father was a businessman, and his mother was a stay at home mother. He had two younger brothers, Tom and Rob, who are twins and both 43 years old, and they both now also work in business. Greg always aspired to work in business like his father, and ended up going to Yale for business. He graduated in the top of his class, and while at Yale he met a law student named Stacy Yorke who was a year younger than him. They began dating and married a couple years later, and are still married. Stacy works as a lawyer while he is now the successful COO of a global marketing company. They have three children together: Ryan (11), Madison (9), and Kennedy (5). They all live together in New York City, where Stacy and Greg work.
 * Do you consent to having your manga altered (such as natural hair shades, eye colours, custom clothing/face details) if your castaway is cast? (under NO CIRCUMSTANCES will this impact your character's chances of being cast) Yep!