America’s Toughest Jobs – The Contestants

America’s Toughest Jobs is the type of reality show that comes about when networks have run out of ideas. There’s nothing particularly wrong with America’s Toughest Jobs, it just wasn’t necessary. There’s certainly more to like on America’s Toughest Jobs than there is on the more shameless FOX or VH-1 reality shows. These are real people performing difficult tasks, tasks that they are not trained to execute. The problem lies in the premise: America’s Toughest Jobs is from the producers of Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch. But, network television will not suffer a reality show without some sort of flashy competition aspect, so the producers of a great show like Deadliest Catch, a show that gives an inside look at one of the grittiest and most dangerous jobs in America, are forced to shoe-horn a gimmick into their normal formula. What you end up with is a half-assed Deadliest Catch crossed with a half-assed Survivor.

The Contestants

Amy Brodsky

• Status: Eliminated
• Age: 40
• Hometown: Boston, MA
• Current Occupation: Wall Street Exec
• Past Jobs: Consultant
• Dream Job: I know that it does not involve sitting behind a desk. I want to be outdoors. I wanna be challenged.

Ben Coleman

• Status: Active
• Age: 28
• Hometown: Boston, MA
• Current Occupation: Carpenter
• Past Jobs: Furniture repairman, heavy machine operator, construction worker, basement water proofer
• Dream Job: I’d like to make a difference in people’s lives.

Bryce Frazier

• Status: Active
• Age: 32
• Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
• Current Occupation: Personal Trainer
• Past Jobs: Bus boy, retail
• Dream Job: Owning his own gym.

Christopher Young

• Status: Active
• Nickname: Bada-bing
• Age: 49
• Hometown: Queens, NY
• Current Occupation: Investment Banker
• Past Jobs: Corrections officer, garbage man, car salesman
• Dream Job: Selling towels on a tropical island.

Eric Waterhouse

• Status: Active
• Age: 53
• Hometown: Long Beach, CA
• Current Occupation: Sculptor/Alabaster miner
• Past Jobs: Amusement park juggler, restaurant manager
• Dream Job: Full-time inventor

Michaela Clemence

• Status: Active
• Age: 23
• Hometown: Boston, MA
• Current Occupation: Scientific job recruiter/Head Hunter
• Past Jobs: Account manager
• Dream Job: White water guide or scuba instructor.

Phil Kolarczyk

• Status: Eliminated
• Age: 27
• Hometown: Orlando, FL
• Current Occupation: Pharmaceutical sales rep
• Past Jobs: Loan officer and wholesale mortgage account rep
• Dream Job: Rock star or professional golfer

Rick Broider

• Status: Eliminated
• Age: 35
• Hometown: Boston, MA
• Current Occupation: VP of software company
• Past Jobs: Cage fighter, state police officer, military service (got GED in the Army)
• Dream Job: I would definitely do something where I can help out and give back to my community.

Rie Heffron

• Status: Eliminated
• Age: 34
• Hometown: Portland, OR
• Current Occupation: Product Specialist/Promotional Model
• Past Jobs: Office manager, project coordinator
• Dream Job: A dream job would be getting out into the public, being in the sun, being able to set my own schedule. And be able to take as many vacations as I want.

Rommel Gargoles

• Status: Active
• Age: 28
• Hometown: Blackwood, NJ
• Current Occupation: Karate Instructor
• Past Jobs: Retail, promotional model
• Dream Job: Own my own martial arts studio.

Sandy Gabriel

• Status: Active
• Age: 26
• Hometown: Winnie, TX
• Current Occupation: Teacher
• Past Jobs: Student, Basketball coach
• Dream Job: Create a youth center.

Senta Burke

• Status: Eliminated
• Age: 30
• Hometown: Richmond, CA
• Current Occupation: Administrative Assistant
• Past Jobs: Writing consultant
• Dream Job: Anthropologist

Steven Hopper

• Status: Active
• Age: 22
• Hometown: Dallas, TX
• Current Occupation: Recent college grad
• Past Jobs: Lifeguard, receptionist, personal assistant
• Dream Job: Something outside. I don’t have to be the boss but I like to do things at my own pace. I would love to be a travel guide or explorer. I often say I was born in the wrong time period.

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