Portrait of Tai Trang

Tai Trang

No. Survivor 32, E10

Played on

77 days played

Game record

Vote alignment64%of 22 ballots

38th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record2career immunity wins

88th percentile of 751 castaways

Idol impact3of 4 idol plays canceled a vote

84th percentile of 45 idol players

Occupation at casting Gardener Hometown San Francisco, California

Played with 33 castaways across 2 seasons See every connection ↓

Trang has shared a beach with thirty-three other castaways.

Biography

Tai Trang was one of Survivor's most gentle and endearing characters, a Vietnamese-American gardener whose love of animals, and a chicken named Mark, made him an instant fan favorite on Survivor: Kaoh Rong (Season 32). Beneath the softness was a surprisingly active idol-hunter who reached the final four.

His popularity earned him a return on Survivor: Game Changers (Season 34), where his big-hearted, sometimes unpredictable play again made him a memorable presence.

Kind, emotional and utterly sincere, Tai Trang is remembered as one of the sweetest personalities the show has produced, a two-time player whose warmth, and that famous chicken, won over audiences even when his game left him at the mercy of shrewder strategists.

Get to know Tai Trang

Tai Trang's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Hobbies
Planning dinner parties, cooking for friends and keeping bees. I am fascinated by the colony's social structures. I also enjoy reading and discussing fiction in our book club.
Pet peeves
Foodies, double parked cars and lazy people.
Castaway they say they are most like
Spencer, I like his positive spirit and determination to survive in given situations, and Bob Crowley, because we're both older, nice, likable players with non-threatening demeanors who work hard.

Alliances fans have named

Survivor never names an alliance on screen. These names, and who counts as a member, are how the fan community records the game rather than an official record of it.

Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

Fan poll Players

Survivor Hall of Fame: is Tai Trang in or out?

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Kaoh Rong Season 32, 2016 Gondol Dara 4 74
Game Changers Season 34, 2017 16th voted out Nuku Mana Maku Maku 10 31

Castaway network

Tai Trang’s connections

The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.

33
castaway connections
19
tribemates
3
repeat castmates
6
winners

Connections worth exploring

Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.

Survivor 32 & 34

Aubry Bracco

4 Survivor seasons

2 seasons together Shared a tribe Winner

Survivor 32 & 34

Caleb Reynolds

2 Survivor seasons

2 seasons together Shared a tribe

Survivor 32 & 34

Debbie Wanner

2 Survivor seasons

2 seasons together Shared a tribe

Survivor 34

Sarah Lacina

3 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

Survivor 34

J.T. Thomas

3 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

Every castaway, by season

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Kaoh Rong Season 32, 2016 17 castaways 2 winners 4 returning players View cast

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Game Changers Season 34, 2017 19 castaways 5 winners 19 returning players View cast

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