Evan Starkman
Encyclopedia
Evan Starkman is a reality television
star, best known as a competitor on the MTV reality game shows Real World/Road Rules Challenge
: Fresh Meat
, The Duel
, The Gauntlet III, The Duel 2, The Ruins
, and The Challenge: Rivals
. He won The Duel 2 and The Ruins. Unlike many of his competitors, he never appeared on the Real World
or Road Rules
; he was discovered at an open casting call and appeared on Fresh Meat in 2006. He hosted the RW/RR Spring Break Challenge in March 2010 with Paula Meronek.
Before appearing on Fresh Meat, Starkman went to college at Cornell University
in Ithaca, New York where he majored in liberal arts
and played club hockey
. He was born in Perth, Ontario, Canada
and moved to the United States to attend college. He auditioned for Fresh Meat during his junior year, and took a break from school to attempt the challenge.
, one of the alumni of the RW/RR Challenges, and quickly became a fierce competitor who was viewed as a threat to other teams. Unfortunately, he suffered from a hernia
in episode 5 and he and Smith, who also obtained injuries during the show, were removed from the competition in episode 11. Starkman and Smith won 5 of the 10 challenges they appeared in.
He has hosted on MTV Canada several times.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
star, best known as a competitor on the MTV reality game shows Real World/Road Rules Challenge
Real World/Road Rules Challenge
The Challenge is a reality television game show on MTV that is both dependent on and spun off from the network's two flagship reality shows, The Real World and the now cancelled series, Road Rules. It is currently hosted by T.J...
: Fresh Meat
Fresh Meat
Fresh Meat is the public debut album of the English band Arkarna. It was released in the United States on August 26, 1997. It's moderate success was proven by two of the songs getting frequent radio air time, "House on Fire" and "Eat Me", the former of which appeared on the Batman & Robin soundtrack...
, The Duel
The Duel
The Duel can refer to:In literature:* "The Duel" , short story by Giacomo Casanova* "The Duel" , poem by Eugene Field* "The Duel" , short story by Anton Chekhov...
, The Gauntlet III, The Duel 2, The Ruins
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins
Real World Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins is the eighteenth season of the MTV reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and follows The Duel 2. The Ruins took place in Phuket, Thailand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and Road Rules competing along with...
, and The Challenge: Rivals
The Challenge: Rivals
The Challenge: Rivals is the twenty-first season of the MTV reality television game show, The Challenge, and follows Cutthroat. It takes place in Costa Rica, Argentina and Patagonia, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, Fresh Meat, Fresh Meat II and the Spring Break Challenge competing...
. He won The Duel 2 and The Ruins. Unlike many of his competitors, he never appeared on the Real World
Real World
The real world is another term for reality. It may also refer to:-Television:* The Real World, a television show* "The Real World" , a television episode-Music:* "Real World" , an album by Kokia...
or Road Rules
Road Rules
Road Rules was an MTV reality show that debuted on July 19, 1995. The series, which was MTV's second reality show after The Real World followed six strangers between the ages of 18 and 24 after stripping them of their money and putting them on an RV traveling from location to location only guided...
; he was discovered at an open casting call and appeared on Fresh Meat in 2006. He hosted the RW/RR Spring Break Challenge in March 2010 with Paula Meronek.
Before appearing on Fresh Meat, Starkman went to college at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in Ithaca, New York where he majored in liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
and played club hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
. He was born in Perth, Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and moved to the United States to attend college. He auditioned for Fresh Meat during his junior year, and took a break from school to attempt the challenge.
Fresh Meat
On Fresh Meat, Starkman was paired with Coral SmithCoral Smith
Coral Jeanne Smith is an American reality television personality known as a cast member on MTV's The Real World: Back to New York, and for her appearances on various seasons of The Real World's spin-off show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge...
, one of the alumni of the RW/RR Challenges, and quickly became a fierce competitor who was viewed as a threat to other teams. Unfortunately, he suffered from a hernia
Hernia
A hernia is the protrusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it. A hiatal hernia occurs when the stomach protrudes into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm....
in episode 5 and he and Smith, who also obtained injuries during the show, were removed from the competition in episode 11. Starkman and Smith won 5 of the 10 challenges they appeared in.
The Duel
The Duel began in late 2006 and ended early 2007, and was Starkman's second RW/RR Challenge. He won 6 out of the 13 challenges he competed in, and was defeated by Chris "C.T." Tamburello in the Ascender duel in the 13th episode. Starkman won four challenges in a row, from episodes 9-12, and was quickly taken into the duel afterwards.The Gauntlet III
Starkman's Veteran team on The Gauntlet III fought for control of the competition up until the end, and won 10 of the 16 challenges. At the final challenge, however, Eric Banks, a member of the veteran team, ended up in the hospital before finishing the challenge. The rules of the game forced the Veterans to lose because not all of the players in the team finished together.The Duel II
The Duel II ended with victory for Starkman. This was his first RW/RR Challenge win. He won two of ten challenges, and went into the Duel three times, each time eliminating the player he was up against. He won $100,000 after a close race with Brad Fiorenza to the finish.The Ruins
This marked Starkman's second win in a row, this time with the Champions team on The Ruins. The Champions dominated the competition throughout its entirety, winning 9 of the 10 challenges. He never appeared in the Ruins, and was accompanied by Derrick Kosinski, Johnny Devenanzio, Kenny Santucci, and Susie Meister in the final challenge. He won a total of $51,293 from The Ruins.Rivals
Starkman appears on The Challenge: Rivals, which began airing in June 2011. In an attempt to send C.T. and Adam home in the 6th episode, Evan intentionally lost the challenge which automatically qualified him and his partner for the "Jungle" elimination round, where C.T. and Adam would be voted in to face off against them. Evan's plan was unsuccessful after C.T. and Adam went on to win The Jungle and send home Evan and Nehemiah in the process.Other work
Starkman started a clothing line with friend and previous RW/RR Challenge teammate, Kenny Santucci. The line is called Suck Yeah and debuted in 2009. He also began Branch Out Clothing before Suck Yeah, a clothing company that focuses on sending positive messages into the world - "...When you wear Branch Out apparel you are taking the first step to spreading a positive message. You are joining a movement to change the way people think, the way people feel and the way the world works," and sending most of the profits to charity. The company has featured projects that they promote and donate to regularly.He has hosted on MTV Canada several times.