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Michael "Mikey B." Bortone[1] is a contestant from Survivor: Micronesia.

Mikey B. initially found himself in a power position on the Airai tribe, but this quickly fell apart when Joel Anderson targeted him for his controlling behavior. Unable to shake the target off his back, Mikey B. was quickly voted off at Airai's second Tribal Council.

Profile[]

Retrieved from CBS.com

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Michael Bortone is an aspiring writer/actor who studies at the Actors Circle Theatre. He once owned a chimney and masonry company and also managed a bar/restaurant. Bortone attended the Maine Central Institute (prep school) and two years of college at Northeastern University in Boston. He has appeared in commercials for Levi's, American Express and Progressive Auto.

Bortone's hobbies include traveling, sports and movies. He regularly plays basketball and softball and enjoys running. He describes himself as resilient, available and easy-going. He is most proud of finishing screenplays and producing a short film. His favorite sport is football. He believes his fishing skills and ability to build things will help him on Survivor.

Bortone is currently single and resides in Los Angeles, California, with his pit bull, Coco. His birth date is December 29, 1973.[2]

Survivor[]

Mikey B. initially took control of his tribe by making a seven-player alliance which included everyone except Kathy, Tracy, and Chet. During Airai's first Tribal Council, he made the mistake of overthinking the whole situation, since Kathy found the individual Immunity Idol during the opening challenge (which could only be used during her first Tribal Council). After Kathy was sent to Exile Island where Mikey B. feared she would find the Hidden Immunity Idol, he wanted to explore every single contingency, which confused several of the voters and aggravated Joel. Seeing Mikey B. as a threat and wanting to make him weaker, Joel convinced his tribemates to blindside Mary, Mikey B.'s closest ally.

At Airai's next Tribal Council, Mikey tried to save himself by pitching to Joel that Chet was the weakest link and that, if he were to be eliminated, the rest of the tribe would soon follow since they would be voting out a physically strong player who would help the tribe during Immunity Challenges. However, Tracy, who was at risk of having her ally eliminated, pitched to Joel that Mikey B. would blindside him in the future if they did not vote him out. At Tribal Council, Mikey B. was voted out in 17th place, in part, due to Tracy's pitch.

Episode Tribe
Affiliation
Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out? Result
1 Airai First to Shore Immunity1 No Lost
Reinventing the Wheel Reward/Immunity No Won
2 Smash and Grab Reward/Immunity No Lost
3 Beach Bash Reward No Lost
Nut Bucket Immunity No Won
4 Diver Down Reward No Lost
Crosswalk Immunity No Lost
Voted Out, Day 11
Notes:
^1 This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.

Episode Mikey B.'s
Votes
Voted Against
Mikey B.
1 Airai Tribe Immune
2 Chet -
3 Airai Tribe Immune
4 Chet;
Ineligible
Chet, Kathy,
Natalie, Tracy;
Erik, Joel, Kathy,
Natalie, Tracy1
Voted Out, Day 11

^1 In "That's Baked, Barbecued and Fried!", the vote ended with a 4-4 tie between Mikey B. and Chet, forcing a revote. Erik and Joel changed their votes to Mikey B. on the revote, eliminating him from the game.

Post-Survivor[]

  • In 2008, Mikey appeared on the Canadian show Reality Obsessed.[3]
  • On January 9, 2010, Mikey attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party.

Trivia[]

References[]

Survivor: Micronesia Castaways
 Alexis
Airai
S16 alexis t
 Amanda
Malakal
S16 amanda t
 Ami
Malakal
S16 ami t
 Chet
Airai
S16 chet t
 Cirie
Malakal
S16 cirie t
 Eliza
Malakal
S16 eliza t
 Erik
Airai
S16 erik t
 James
Malakal
S16 james t
 Jason
Airai
S16 jason t
 Joel
Airai
S16 joel t
 Jon
Malakal
S16 jon t
 Jonathan
Malakal
S16 jonathan t
 Kathy
Airai
S16 kathy t
 Mary
Airai
S16 mary t
 Mikey B.
Airai
S16 mikeyb t
 Natalie
Airai
S16 natalie t
 Ozzy
Malakal
S16 ozzy t
 Parvati
Malakal
S16 parvati t
 Tracy
Airai
S16 tracy t
 Yau-Man
Malakal
S16 yauman t
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