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| Date,
source |
| January 26, 2006 |
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January 26, 2006: CBSNews video of
a pre-game press roundtable discussion about Bruce, led by
Jeff Probst, with Mara Reinstein (US Weekly), Paul Adler (TV
Guide channel), Shawna Malcom (TV Guide), Dalton Ross (EW),
Jarett Wieselman (In Touch). Transcript:
 Jeff
Probst: Let's talk about Bruce,
the fourth guy in the old guy's group.
Bruce (pre-game interview): I'm Bruce
Kanegai. I'm a high school art teacher in Simi Valley.
And I teach shotokan karate also in the evenings in Simi
Valley.
Shawna Malcom: So many accomplishments.
I don't think any of us got a question in. You know, he just
came in ready to talk.
Bruce (pre-game interview): I have such
a great passion, not only for teaching. But um, I should
have died nine times in my life. And I just feel I'm
here for a purpose. And whatever I do, my goal is always
to be the best at what I do.
Dalton Ross: That might
be the one problem. He really has an interesting
background, but, you know he says he has nine lives. Like,
I think I lost one when I died of boredom just hearing about
them the 30th time. And if he goes out there and does that,
that's gonna get old real quick.
Jarett Wieselman: Yeah,
he definitely has to turn it down once he gets on the island,
because if he's the guy who never stops talking, and never
stops telling stories, they're just gonna vote him out, just
to like have some quiet.
Jeff Probst: What do
you think of the difference between someone like Dan, the
astronaut, who really doesn't spend a lot of time talking
about - he'll talk to you if you, really wanna know about
it. And a guy like Bruce, who has just as, an, an equal amount
of fascinating background but spends all of the time telling
you about it. What does that say about the difference with
those two guys?
Jarett Wieselman: It
sort of seems like Dan may be a little bit more confident
and secure in what he's done. Whereas I'm sure Bruce is also.
But um, I just think he's got such this incredible passion
for life and he wants to share it with everyone. And I think
that could end up possibly being a detriment to him.
Shawna Malcom: I think he wants
people very much to know what he's done. I think it's more
an insecurity issue.
Mara Reinstein: He's
also a teacher and he's used to just standing up in...
Shawna Maclom: Teacher of the year!...
Mara Reinstein: Exactly.
Really? I didn't know! [laughs] Um, but, even though he's the
oldest one he's probably just as, in good of shape as
everyone. But I agree, I think his mouth may get him in trouble
and not his physical ability.
Dalton Ross: And ultimately that's what
it comes down to. Who do I want to be next to for the
next three days.
Jeff Probst: First off, if we stay with groups and they go
to Tribal Council, first off from the older guys?
Group: Bruce... or
Shane!
Jeff Probst: Wow, suddenly Bruce vaults to the top!
Dalton Ross: I think it depends on the
challenge. I think if they go to the first Tribal Council,
whoever is holding them up may be that first person.
Jarett Wieselman: Bruce is incredibly
fit. I mean he backpacks, he said he's hiked across Oregon.
You know, I think if it's a physical challenge and it's
between the two of them, Shane is gonna definitely
seem like the weaker link.
Mara Reinstein: Although Shane's doctor
did tell him, he's in the best shape he's ever seen.
Dalton Ross: Well that's
grading on a curve.
Shawna Malcom: That's also what Shane told us.
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January 22, 2006: Transcript of Bruce-specific
footage from the TV Guide Channel " Survivor: Panama
- Exile Island Preview" (featuring pre-game contestant
interviews and Jeff Probst comments from circa Ep1):
"Danni Boatwright: Winning is also
what art teacher Bruce is all about.
Bruce (pre-game interview): I taught
backpacking for 19 years. 25 years ago, I ran the John
Muir trail, and set a record.
Danni Boatwright: And as the oldest Survivor in Panama,
Bruce feels his four decades as a karate instructor
Bruce (pre-game interview): Teaching
karate has brought all the elements of Survivor before
me. When I teach, I like to do about 2000 techniques
a night.
Jeff Probst: If Bruce is smart enough
to realize, 'Okay, I'd better quiet down,' he'll be
okay. Prediction? He won't realize it, and Bruce will
be gone soon.
Bruce (pre-game interview): The knowledge I have of
surviving is, is, I could write the books."
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| Source |
| January 12, 2006 |
| Ventura County
Star |
January 12, 2006: Local
paper checks in with brief Bruce bit:
"High school teacher to be on
this season's Survivor
A
Simi Valley man will appear on this season's edition of the
reality television show Survivor, a
CBS spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Bruce Kanegai, 58, is one of 16 contestants
competing on the 12th edition of the show, Survivor:
Panama -- Exile Island. Kanegai,
an art instructor at Simi Valley High School, is the oldest
contestant on the show.
For this edition of Survivor, which
premieres Feb. 2, older contestants will face off against each
other, and younger participants will do battle with one another,
among other activities.
Filming for the season has been completed,
but Kanegai cannot comment until he has either been voted off
the island or declared the winner on air, a CBS spokeswoman
said. 'Sorry, I can't
talk to you about it,' Kanegai
said when asked by a reporter to comment on his time in Panama.
In
2002, Kanegai filmed a Worst-Case Scenario episode
for TBS, where he had to handle a rattlesnake."
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January 9, 2006: Officially
revealed as a contestant on Survivor: Panama - Exile Island on
the Early Show.
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Bruce's bio, from the CBS Survivor:
Panama site:
Bruce Kanegai is a third generation
Japanese American who grew up in Los Angeles. During
the 1960's, he received the Boy Scout rank of Eagle Scout
and the rank of Black Belt from the Shotokan Karate School.
Kanegai received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California
State University, Northridge. He also received his teaching
credentials for the State of California.
For the past
34 years, Kanegai has been teaching art at Simi Valley
High School, where he has taught over 10,000 students.
He had been awarded "Teacher of
the Year" from The International Rotary Club, The
Bravo Award from the Los Angeles Music Center, The Amgen
Corporation, The Pasadena Art Center College of Design
and the Otis/Parsons Art School.
Kanegai is a fifth-degree
black belt in karate and has taught more than 7,000 students
over about 40 years. In 1967, he was a member of the
first US karate team to visit Japan. In 2000, Kanegai
was promoted to the highest ranking black belt in the
Shotokan Karate of America. In 2004, he was a judge at
Shotokan's 40th Anniversary celebration in France. Kanegai
is currently in the process of finishing a book on the
50-year history of the Shotokan Karate of America.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s,
Kanegai was a top backpacking instructor for Moorpark
Community College, the Yosemite Institute and many private
organizations. Some of his backpacking highlights include
hiking the entire state of Oregon and, in 1980, setting
a new record of running the 220-mile John Muir Trail
from Mount Whitney to Yosemite National Park.
From 1978-1992, Kanegai was
a POST (Police Officer Survival Training) Instructor
in California. Under the Downey-Roth System, Kanegai
assisted in teaching police instructors arrest and control
techniques, weapon retention and the side-handle baton.
Kanegai is a member of the California
Art Educators Association and Shotokan Karate of America.
His hobbies include photography, drawing, hiking, golfing
and skiing. He has had several close brushes with death,
including being bitten by a large rattlesnake while golfing
three years ago.
Kanegai currently lives in Simi Valley, California,
with his wife of 27 years, Nancy. They have two children,
Alexander and Danielle, and one dog, Chako. His birth
date is December 17, 1947. |
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January 7,
2006: Compiling
various tips we've received about Bruce...
- Asian-American man, initially on the tribe of older
men, who goes pretty far.
As
such, seems like a match for ChillOne's reported
"asian
dude [who goes] deep into the game," and
the "Asian
guy ...
sent to 'penalty island' early
in the game. Comes back to help his team win the next challenge."
- We've also heard a confirming report that Wickchix's
story (and her later addendum) about Bruce is accurate (we'll
merely link to it here, in case you want to avoid a major spoiler).
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| Date,
source |
| December 18,
2005 |
| Wickchix at
Survivor Sucks |
December 18, 2005: Vanuatu-spoiling poster Wickchix checks
in with some spoilers posts (follow the link to read boot spoiler).
But she does mention...
- "A guy named bruce...."
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| Source |
| Nov. 28- Dec. 5,
2005 |
| ChillOne at
Survivor Sucks |
November 28, 2005: ChillOne adds
both contestant info and some spoilers at Sucks:
"The african american girl, military guy, rasta
chick, and asian dude go deep into the game."
Later, on December
5th, ChillOne adds a little more detail (we've tried to avoid
putting boot spoilers here, follow the link for the full post):
"Asian guy ... sent to "penalty island" early
in the game. Comes back to help his team win the next challenge."
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