Board Thread:Character submissions/@comment-31532800-20180215052417/@comment-26485526-20180307011652

Name (Age): Oliver Morantz (59)

​Hometown: Beckley, West Virginia

​Occupation: Truck Driver

​Personal Claim to Fame: I had a heart attack 'bout 8 years ago and I bounced back like a champ! Yeah, I still ain't lost all the weight the doc wanted me to lose, but I'm workin' on gettin' healthier every day, and that's what matters. I gotta family to provide for, so I gotta keep on truckin' for them... literally. (Chuckles)

​Inspiration in Life: That's gotta be my beautiful wife of 37 years, Georgina. As a trucker, I'm sometimes away from her for days and weeks at a time, but she's always been there for me. She's also the one that called 9-1-1 when I had my heart attack, so I probably wouldn't be alive right now if it wasn't for her.

​Hobbies: Spendin' time with my family, watchin' horror movies, watchin' Survivor, playin' cards, runnin' on the treadmill... not that it's helped much yet, but still. (Chuckles)

​Pet Peeves: Bad drivers for sure, especially people that cut me off on the road. See, if you cut right in front of me in my big-ass semi, and we suddenly hit a red light, you're car's getting destroyed and you'll likely end up dead 'cause my truck ain't got enough time to stop.

​3 Words to Describe You: Friendly, Resilient, Tenacious

​SURVIVOR Contestant You are Most Like: Probably Big Tom from Africa 'cause he was a big ol' funny guy. I also think Big Tom's a pretty underrated player considerin' how far he made it both times he played, just like I kinda hope people will underestimate me. (Chuckles)

​Reason for Competing on SURVIVOR: I wanna win the money so I can afford to take my wife on that vacation she's deserved for so long.

​Why You Believe You Will Become the SOLE SURVIVOR: I'm a very hard-workin' guy, which my tribe should hopefully appreciate, and I'll be loyal to whatever alliance I find myself in as long as I have to be. But at the same time, if I find out someone's two-timin' me, well, I ain't gonna be afraid to bring the hammer down on 'em and strike first. I may not be the best strategist, or the best challenge performer in the world, but I know how to get along with all types of people, and I've seen enough of this show that I think I can grasp the strategy after a while.

​Additional Information (to allow me to know more about him/her): Oliver grew up on an old-school farm in rural West Virginia and was the 5th of 8 children in his family. As such, he learned the value of hard work very early on in life and has since passed that virtue onto his own 5 children. Growing up, Oliver was just an average child in school, and he didn't end up going to college, rather choosing to work on the family farm until he saved enough money to get married and buy a house of his own. Ever since Oliver moved off of the farm however, he got a job as a long-distance truck driver and has let himself go a bit, weight wise. While he loves his job, the constant sitting in the truck for hours on end, and his lack of exercise outside of work caught up with him and he had a heart attack at the age of 51. Luckily for Oliver, his wife Georgina and daughters Tracy and Pauline were all home and recognized the signs very quickly, so he got to a hospital fast and his life was saved. Since the heart attack, Oliver has made quite a few lifestyle changes, and has cut out most junk food from his diet. Initially, he lost 50 pounds in a year and a half as well, although he has since gained some of that weight back (he is now 283 pounds). Despite his weight issues however, according to his doctor, his cholesterol levels and blood pressure have improved substantially, and his risk for having another heart attack is extremely low.

Oliver has been married to his wife, Georgina, for 37 years (she would be his family visitor), and they have 5 children together: Baxter (age 36), Yvonne (age 33), Stefan (age 31), Tracy (age 27), and Pauline (age 24), they are all Anglican, and his entire family (except for Yvonne and Pauline) consider themselves Republicans. While they've never really had any arguments get too out of hand about politics, let's just say they choose not to discuss politics at the dinner table, like, at all.

Survivor has been that one show that the entire family would sit on the couch to watch every week with popcorn. Being a trucker, Oliver hasn't always been able to catch every single episode, but when he is home, he makes sure to tune in. While Oliver admits that he's not the sharpest tool in the shed, he does know his fair share about the game and what he needs to do to get himself to the end, such as avoiding the early leadership role at all cost.

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