Jud Birza
Encyclopedia
Judson John "Fabio" Birza (born June 12, 1989), is an American male model
, best known as the winner of Survivor: Nicaragua
. At age 21, he was the youngest winner of the show. Birza is a native of Lake St. Louis, Missouri
and graduated from Wentzville Holt High School
in 2007.
Early on, Birza was an alliance outsider. He initially sided with Shannon Elkins, Alina Wilson, Kelly Bruno and Ben Henry. Elkins wanted Brenda Lowe eliminated because her perceived deviousness. But due to Elkins' loudmouthing at their first Tribal Council, two of their allies (Henry and Bruno) eventually voted against him, sending Shannon home. After Elkins' elimination, his remaining alliance partners were in line for elimination, but Birza remained indispensable because of his strength in challenges, though strategically, he was left in the open, remaining somewhat clueless. This reflected in his voting history, where his votes barely eliminate other players.
After a Day 12 tribe swap, Birza, along with Lowe and Sash Lenahan and Kelly "Purple Kelly" Shinn remained on the La Flor tribe. There, he became friends with the new members Jane Bright, Marty Piombo, and Jill Behm. At the Day 15 Double Tribal Council twist, Behm (the next intended target) won individual immunity. Sash and Brenda shifted their plan shifted to a split vote between Piombo, who had a Hidden Immunity Idol, and Bruno, was a Jury threat because of her athleticism despite her prosthetic leg. Birza nearly endangered the plan when gaining Marty's trust when Marty fabricated a story of him being a chess grandmaster. But Birza stuck to the plan, although Marty's story was his incentive for voting off Bruno. Three days later, Birza and eleven others would comprise the merged Libertad tribe.
Birza would then either join several (albeit failed) alliances, or cast his votes against random people, and would continue to be clueless about voting dynamics. After Alina's elimination (where Birza won Immunity), there was an all-male rebellion led by Marty, which was eventually thwarted after Sash and Chase sided with the women. Though was deemed socially clueless for the most part, he was kept for a longer time. But when the remaining castaways realized that this strategy would work because Birza did not hurt anybody's feelings (among them or any of the Jury members), winning Immunity Challenges became Birza's last resort. Birza went on win three successive Immunity Challenges, keeping himself safe from the vote, while the formed alliances turned on each other. After winning the Day 38 Immunity Challenge, Birza, along with Sash and Chase made it to the Final Tribal Council. Whilst Chase and Sash were lambasted for being indecisive and "spineless" respectively, Birza was seen as strategically clueless, though he rebutted that he nevertheless back-stabbed no one and winning several challenges proved him worthy of winning. In the end, it was Birza who became the 21st Sole Survivor after a 5-4-0 vote received by Marty Piombo, NaOnka Mixon, Kelly "Purple Kelly" Shinn, Ben "Benry" Henry and Dan Lembo.
Birza has also acted as "Charlie" in director David DeCoteau's homoerotic horror film "A Dream Within A Dream", also known as 1313 Nightmare Mansion. The film premiered on Video on Demand (VOD) on February 1, 2011.
On January 19, 2011, Birza was arrested by Police in Santa Monica, California for riding a skateboard in the street and on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. He was also booked for an unrelated DUI warrant, as well as a probation violation.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, best known as the winner of Survivor: Nicaragua
Survivor: Nicaragua
Survivor: Nicaragua is the 21st season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. It premiered on September 15, 2010 at 8:00pm, moving to the Wednesday timeslot for the first time since Survivor: Borneo....
. At age 21, he was the youngest winner of the show. Birza is a native of Lake St. Louis, Missouri
Lake St. Louis, Missouri
The City of Lake St. Louis is a planned community situated around two lakes between Interstate 70 and Interstate 64 in western St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 14,545 as of the 2010 US Census. Lake St. Louis is a suburb of St...
and graduated from Wentzville Holt High School
Wentzville Holt High School
Wentzville Holt High School is the older and smaller of the two high schools in the Wentzville R-IV School District. With a 2010 enrollment of 1,617, Holt is the sixth largest high school in St. Charles County, Missouri. Although officially known as Emil E...
in 2007.
Survivor: Nicaragua
Being the second youngest contestant of the season, he was placed at the "younger" La Flor tribe. He became the tribe's resident goofball, sending his tribemates to endless laughter at every opportunity, possibly except NaOnka Mixon, whom Birza had a conflict with after the former's missing socks. This led to a tirade from Mixon during their first Tribal Council, outright stating that she hated him and his antics. Birza then stated that it was his real personality, though he would use it as strategy.Early on, Birza was an alliance outsider. He initially sided with Shannon Elkins, Alina Wilson, Kelly Bruno and Ben Henry. Elkins wanted Brenda Lowe eliminated because her perceived deviousness. But due to Elkins' loudmouthing at their first Tribal Council, two of their allies (Henry and Bruno) eventually voted against him, sending Shannon home. After Elkins' elimination, his remaining alliance partners were in line for elimination, but Birza remained indispensable because of his strength in challenges, though strategically, he was left in the open, remaining somewhat clueless. This reflected in his voting history, where his votes barely eliminate other players.
After a Day 12 tribe swap, Birza, along with Lowe and Sash Lenahan and Kelly "Purple Kelly" Shinn remained on the La Flor tribe. There, he became friends with the new members Jane Bright, Marty Piombo, and Jill Behm. At the Day 15 Double Tribal Council twist, Behm (the next intended target) won individual immunity. Sash and Brenda shifted their plan shifted to a split vote between Piombo, who had a Hidden Immunity Idol, and Bruno, was a Jury threat because of her athleticism despite her prosthetic leg. Birza nearly endangered the plan when gaining Marty's trust when Marty fabricated a story of him being a chess grandmaster. But Birza stuck to the plan, although Marty's story was his incentive for voting off Bruno. Three days later, Birza and eleven others would comprise the merged Libertad tribe.
Birza would then either join several (albeit failed) alliances, or cast his votes against random people, and would continue to be clueless about voting dynamics. After Alina's elimination (where Birza won Immunity), there was an all-male rebellion led by Marty, which was eventually thwarted after Sash and Chase sided with the women. Though was deemed socially clueless for the most part, he was kept for a longer time. But when the remaining castaways realized that this strategy would work because Birza did not hurt anybody's feelings (among them or any of the Jury members), winning Immunity Challenges became Birza's last resort. Birza went on win three successive Immunity Challenges, keeping himself safe from the vote, while the formed alliances turned on each other. After winning the Day 38 Immunity Challenge, Birza, along with Sash and Chase made it to the Final Tribal Council. Whilst Chase and Sash were lambasted for being indecisive and "spineless" respectively, Birza was seen as strategically clueless, though he rebutted that he nevertheless back-stabbed no one and winning several challenges proved him worthy of winning. In the end, it was Birza who became the 21st Sole Survivor after a 5-4-0 vote received by Marty Piombo, NaOnka Mixon, Kelly "Purple Kelly" Shinn, Ben "Benry" Henry and Dan Lembo.
Post Survivor
Birza continues to work as a fashion model. He is currently signed to "Next Model Management, New York" and "Mother Model Management" and has previously modeled for "Chosen Model Management". He has appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie and Fitch and L'Uomo Vogue, amongst others.Birza has also acted as "Charlie" in director David DeCoteau's homoerotic horror film "A Dream Within A Dream", also known as 1313 Nightmare Mansion. The film premiered on Video on Demand (VOD) on February 1, 2011.
On January 19, 2011, Birza was arrested by Police in Santa Monica, California for riding a skateboard in the street and on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. He was also booked for an unrelated DUI warrant, as well as a probation violation.