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Rob Cesternino

Rob Cesternino (b. October 20, 1978), was a cast member on both Survivor: Amazon and Survivor: All Stars. In the Amazon, he dominated at the game of Survivor, forming alliances, all while trying to have a good experience. Rob made it to the final three where he was then voted out. He was declared by Jeff Probst to be "the smartest player to have never won Survivor".

In 2004, He came back to play Survivor: All Stars, and was voted out in the Episode 4 by his tribe, after a handshake with Rob Mariano. The tribe decided that Rob was too savvy a player to remain in the game, and voted him out as the greatest sign of respect that they could show.

Originally from Wantagh, New York, , Cesternino worked as a computer projects coordinator for an insurance general agency before Survivor. He had been previously employed as a store clerk, a waiter and a bartender. After receiving 1420 on his SAT's, he eventually went on to graduate from the honors program at the State University of New York at Oswego with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting. Cesternino wrote his college senior thesis on "The Impact of Reality Television" and received an A. While in college, he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

After appearances on Survivor, Cesternino started a website, aptly titled The Rob Show. He was hired to write a weekly newspaper column for his local paper, The Long Island Press. Cesternino also began to write material for a stand-up comedy act.

In 2004, he moved to Los Angeles, California to begin a career in production. Rob became a founding member of The Fish Bowl, an online talk radio station operated by reality television alumni.

Cesternino is one of the few reality television personas that has parlayed his exposure into some legitimate credits. In 2005, he co-wrote and produced the film The Scorned. In 2006, he performed the same duties, along with acting, in the film Soup of the Day, which was released on DVD on February 6th, 2007 through Echo Bridge Home Entertainment.

Tribe: Tambaqui

• Episode 1 - Ryan
• Episode 2 - Tribe Immune
• Episode 3 - Daniel
• Episode 4 - Tribe Immune

Tribe: Jaburu

• Episode 5 - Tribe Immune
• Episode 6 - Shawna

Tribe: Jacaré

• Episode 7 - Roger
• Episode 8 - Dave
• Episode 9 - Deena
• Episode 10 - Alex
• Episode 11 - Christy
• Episode 12 - Heidi
• Episode 13 - Butch; voted out in 3rd place, cast his vote for Jenna Morasca to win the $1,000,000

Tribe: Chapera

• Episode 1 - Chapera Tribe Immune
• Episode 2 - Chapera Tribe Immune
• Episode 3 - Tribal Council Canceled
• Episode 4 - Alicia

Rob was subsequently voted out on Episode 4 by Amber, Alicia, Rob M., Susan, and Tom.

• Rob's master move in Survivor: Amazon came in Episode 10 when he turned the tables on Alex Bell. He appeared to have a comfortable alliance of four with Alex, Heidi Strobel, and Jenna Morasca. However, the night following the last Tribal Council, Alex informed Rob that, once they all got to the Final Four, he and the girls would vote to oust him (unless he won immunity). Rob then used this opportunity to talk with Matthew von Ertfelda the next day, and the two agreed to form a counter alliance with Christy Smith and Butch Lockley. At Tribal Council, the four voted to oust a stunned Alex.
• Rob's most famous quote in Survivor: Amazon came in the episode after he orchestrated the table-turning on Alex. Jenna Morasca confronted him about looking out for himself and he replied, "Feel free to write 'R-O-B' on your parchment tonight!"
• Rob Cesternino co-wrote and produced the 2005 horror film The Scorned. The film was made as part of a unique project that used reality stars to make a movie. The making of the film was chronicled as part of the E! reality series Kill Reality. The Scorned was made for a budget of under $1 million.
• Cesternino considers a last minute college road trip where he and two buddies drove 21 hours to go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans (without hotel accommodations) as his single greatest accomplishment.
• Cesternino was originally cast in another CBS series, Big Brother 3. For reasons unknown he was replaced by Josh Feinberg. A year later, Rob was a finalist for Big Brother 4 but did not make the final cut.
• His favorite sport is baseball and he is an avid fan of the New York Mets and New York Jets.
• His hero is Bob Barker because, since a child, he always admired how he ran the show and was so funny about it.
• Superman is his chosen superhero, not because of the strength and flying, but because "the x-ray vision would keep me busy for hours."
• Rob's luxury item in the Amazon was a Magic 8 Ball, which he advertises for.
• When he saw Butch Lockley gathering unusually large amounts of wood for the camp, he thought he had become the designated "Junior Deputy firewood B…"
• For Survivor: America's Tribal Council, Rob believed only by pledging half the prize to Rupert would anyone have a fighting chance to win.
• Rob Cesternino appeared, produced and wrote the scenarios with Director Scott Zakarin in the movie "Soup of the Day"

• The official site of SOUP OF THE DAY