Video links:
- Tyrone's official CBS bio page for Survivor: Nicaragua
- Tyrone's pre-game interview with EW's Dalton Ross
- Tyrone's pre-game interview with fancast's Gordon Holmes
- Tyrone's official CBS pre-game interview on YouTube
Here's a gallery of various Tyrone pics from the press coverage of the Survivor: Nicaragua cast reveal, as well as the pre-Ep1 ads that CBS has aired:
After being scooped by SurvivorSucks, CBS today issued a press release confirming that Survivor: Nicaragua will indeed feature an "old vs. young" tribe breakdown (at least initially). In addition, @CBSTweet send out this (mostly concealed) pre-game picture of the entire cast (for those scoring at home, taken 6/12, or two days before filming began; click the picture to enlarge):
Three Survivor: Nicaragua contestants were already known (Holly Hoffman, originally spoiled by Sabina Sperber at Sucks, online casting call winner 'Jimmy T' Tarantino, and former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson, spoiled by jackbauer1982 and later confirmed by missyae at Sucks, then by the mainstream sports press). But over a roughly 24-hour period (Saturday 7/24-Sunday 7/25), posters at SurvivorSucks identified (and missyae confirmed) all but one of the remaining 17 contestants: original spoiler thread here, contestant-specific threads are in the S21+ forum (until they're moved in a few weeks). The last, Jane Bright of the Espada tribe, was positively indentified today. See our Survivometer21 page for a summary.
Also, as had previously been speculated by smokeitgood, missyae confirmed that the "twist" for the season is that the tribes are initially divided by age: The La Flor (yellow) tribe is composed of contestants of age 30 or under, while all members of the Espada (blue) tribe are over 40.
In April of this year, Tyrone took part in the "Men of Distinction Bachelor's Auction," to benefit the African American Firefighter Museum. From the museum's facebook page, here's the entry describing Tyrone, which gives some basic biographical info:
"Tyrone Davis
Ladies, we have a 'Situation' and his name is Tyrone Davis. He is a 42 year old Fire Captain who has completed the Malibu Triathlon, this 3-sport event consisting of long distance swimming, cycling and running helps to prove Darwin's theory that only the strong shall survive. Needless to say, the visual of the washboard abs is the situation to deal with. This caring former elementary school teacher loves reading, writing music and poetry, stimulating dialogue with beautiful people that exude positive energy, and a plethora of sports activities such as snowboarding, river rafting, and scuba diving. Ladies, bring your 'A' game and your passion because the ideal woman for this gentleman is smart, sexy, honest and loves to laugh.
Your Date: Your date will start with an indoor rock climbing adventure. You will have a personal coach to teach you the 'ropes' and ensure your safety. You will them enjoy a wonderful lunch with your date."
