Brendan Shapiro
…but it's rare in life an experience lives up to expectations, and this one did. Survivor 36, E3
Played on
12 days played
Game record
Vote alignment2of 3 ballots
Too few ballots to rank
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Physical Education Teacher Hometown Herndon, Virginia
Played with 19 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Brendan Shapiro's time on Survivor 36: Ghost Island was short: they went out as the 4th voted out, gone after 12 days, sent home by a 5-4 vote. While the run lasted, Shapiro cast 3 tribal council votes in Survivor 36, 2 with the majority.
Get to know Brendan Shapiro
Brendan Shapiro's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Hobbies
- Coaching and watching my kids' sports, tailgating at Redskins games, running and chopping wood.
- Pet peeves
- Passive-aggression, when people slow down to merge or change lanes, cry babies, and waiting.
- Inspiration
- My wife because she overcame bike crashes, injuries, and big obstacles to become a world-class professional triathlete (while raising two kids and running a business).
- Castaway they say they are most like
- Jeremy Collins and Tom Westman because I understand people and know how to unite them behind a common goal. Also, I am pretty athletic for an old guy.
- Why they wanted to play
- To win.
- Luxury item
- A picture of my wife and kids to keep me tethered to reality, a football to throw on the beach, and bacon jerky because it's delicious and doesn't need to be refrigerated.
Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghost Island Season 36, 2018 | 4th voted out | 12 of 39 days
| Malolo | 5 | 5 |
The vote that sent Brendan Shapiro home
Five of the nine ballots named Brendan Shapiro on day 12 of Survivor 36: Ghost Island, a 5-4 vote.
Brendan Shapiro voted for Bradley Kleihege.
Castaway network
Brendan Shapiro’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 19
- castaway connections
- 14
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 1
- returning player
Every castaway, by season
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Ghost Island 19 castaways 1 winner 1 returning player View cast
- Wendell Holland Shared the cast2 seasons Winner
- Angela Perkins Shared the cast1 season
- Bradley Kleihege Shared a tribe1 season
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Chelsea Townsend Shared a tribe1 season -
Chris Noble Shared the cast1 season -
Desiree Afuye Shared a tribe1 season -
Domenick Abbate Shared the cast1 season -
Donathan Hurley Shared a tribe1 season -
Jacob Derwin Shared a tribe1 season -
James Lim Shared a tribe1 season -
Jenna Bowman Shared a tribe1 season -
Kellyn Bechtold Shared a tribe1 season -
Laurel Johnson Shared a tribe1 season -
Libby Vincek Shared a tribe1 season -
Michael Yerger Shared a tribe1 season -
Morgan Ricke Shared the cast1 season -
Sebastian Noel Shared a tribe1 season -
Stephanie Gonzalez Shared a tribe1 season -
Stephanie Johnson Shared a tribe1 season