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‘Survivor’ star to appear at Freedom Festival
by Banner Staff Report
Jun 15, 2011 | 2513 views | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend | print
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A reality TV star will make an appearance at this year’s Freedom Festival in Logan.

First season star of "Survivor," Jonny Fairplay, will be a part of the many festivities for the West Virginia Freedom Festival set for June 30 through July 2 in downtown Logan.

Fairplay will be a part of the ASW Wrestling Event to be held during the Freedom Festival on July 1 at 8 p.m. on the Department of Motor Vehicles parking lot.

Originally from Danville, Va., Jon Dalton attended George Washington High School followed by college at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg.

After college, he moved to Washington, D.C. and Portland before settling in Los Angeles.

Dalton burst onto the reality TV scene with the help of his best friend, Thunder D, and the infamous "Dead Grandma" deception on Survivor: Pearl Islands, on which he was the breakout star and that deception was eventually rated as the No. 2 television moment in E!'s "101 Most Outrageous TV Moments".

He has continued to excel as one of the more memorable faces of reality TV and professional wrestling and signed a contract with TNA Wrestling, combining for the first time the reality television and wrestling genres. He went on to win an ESPY Award for best non-sports sports moment by being body slammed over the top rope by Chicago Bears All-Pro player Brian Urlacher. From Howard Stern to "Tyra Banks," Jack & Ron & Fez to "Living It Up with Allie," Dalton has made numerous memorable radio and TV appearances.

In the reality genre, Dalton has continued to deliver some of the most memorable moments on television. His MTV "True Life" is the highest-rated episode in the history of the series. On "Celebrity Poker Showdown," he "Fairplayed" his longtime friend Trishelle Canatella by eliminating her from the game. On A&E's "Inked" he was kicked out of the tattoo Parlor. On "Reality Stars Fear Factor" he ousted Jonathan Baker and Victoria Fuller and went on to become the first contestant in the history of the show to return after his eviction to serve as co-host. Dalton again shocked the world when he was on the Summer 2005 "Kill Reality," in which he supplied this show with an endless string of memorable moments. He also delivered an inspired performance as DQ in the 2005 motion picture, "The Scorned," which was spawned from "Kill Reality." All these memorable appearances have resulted in Dalton receiving The Most Memorable Reality Star in the History of Reality Television honor at the Really Awards on Fox Reality.

For more information on the WV Freedom FEstival please visit www.wvfreedomfestival.com or call 752-4044.
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fedupofthebull
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June 18, 2011
I hope nobody actually paid to bring this loser to Logan. What ever happened to trying to expose our youths to positive role models? Lying about his dead gradmother? Really? What is sad is that he will most likely leave Logan and spread harmful rumors about the place. Great job planning committe!
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