Mark Caruso
I haven't seen anyone like me. Survivor 23
Played on
8 days played
Game record
Vote alignment1of 2 ballots
Too few ballots to rank
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Retired NYPD Detective Hometown Forest Hills, New York
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Mark Caruso's time on Survivor 23: South Pacific was short: they went out as the 3rd voted out, gone after 8 days, sent home by a 6-1-1 vote. While the run lasted, Caruso cast 2 tribal council votes in Survivor 23, 1 with the majority.
Get to know Mark Caruso
Mark Caruso's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Claim to fame
- I was a NYCPD Morgue Detective for 20 years and I retired with honors from the mayor and police commissioner.
- Hobbies
- Gym and all that goes with it, spending as much time in the sun as I can and meeting new people/making new friends.
- Pet peeves
- Know-it-alls and people with "I am better than you" attitudes.
- Inspiration
- My deceased Aunt Mary, who brought us to her home, raised us and gave us a great life.
- Castaway they say they are most like
- I haven't seen anyone like me.
- Why they wanted to play
- I want to experience being stripped of life's luxuries that we all take for granted and survive with the bare essentials.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Pacific Season 23, 2011 | 3rd voted out | 8 of 39 days
| Savaii | 6 | 5 |
The vote that sent Mark Caruso home
Six of the eight ballots named Mark Caruso on day 8 of Survivor 23: South Pacific, a 6-1-1 vote.
Mark Caruso voted for Jim Rice.
Castaway network
Mark Caruso’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 17
- castaway connections
- 8
- tribemates
- 2
- winners
- 6
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
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The other 11 castaways
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South Pacific 11 castaways View cast
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Albert Destrade Shared the cast1 season -
Christine Shields Markoski Shared the cast1 season -
Edna Ma Shared the cast1 season -
Elyse Umemoto Shared a tribe1 season -
Jim Rice Shared a tribe1 season -
Keith Tollefson Shared a tribe1 season -
Mikayla Wingle Shared the cast1 season -
Rick Nelson Shared the cast1 season -
Semhar Tadesse Shared a tribe1 season -
Stacey Powell Shared the cast1 season -
Whitney Duncan Shared a tribe1 season