Evan Starkman

Evan Starkman (real name Michael Starkman) is best known as a competitor on the MTV reality game shows Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat, The Duel, The Gauntlet III, The Duel 2, and The Ruins. He won The Duel 2 and The Ruins. Unlike many of his competitors, he never appeared on the Real World or Road Rules; he was discovered at an open casting call and appeared on Fresh Meat in 2006. He is seen as one of the strongest competitors in the game - by using both his brawn and brains, and his incredible ability to maintain multiple alliances.

Before appearing on Fresh Meat, Evan went to college at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York on a scholarship where he majored in Liberal Arts and played hockey. He was born in Canada and moved to the United States to attend college. He auditioned for Fresh Meat during his junior year, and took a break from school to attempt the challenge. He now has a clothing line with one of his personal friends and a previous RW/RR Challenge teammate, Kenny Santucci. The line is called Suck Yeah and debuted in 2009.

Fresh Meat
On Fresh Meat, Evan was paired with Coral Smith, one of the alumni of the RW/RR Challenges, and quickly became a fierce competitor who was viewed as a threat to other teams. Unfortunately, he suffered from a hernia in episode 5 and he and Coral, who also obtained injuries during the show, were removed from the competition in episode 11. Evan and Coral won 5 of the 10 challenges they appeared in.

The Duel
The Duel began in late 2006 and ended early 2007, and was Starkman's second RW/RR Challenge. He won 6 out of the 13 challenges he competed in, and was defeated by CT Tamburello in the Ascender duel in the 13th episode. Evan won four challenges in a row, from episodes 9-12, and was quickly taken into the duel, as he was an obvious threat.

The Gauntlet III
Starkman's Veteran team on The Gauntlet III fought for control of the competition up until the end, and won 10 of the 16 challenges. At the final challenge, however, Eric Banks, a member of the veteran team, ended up in the hospital before finishing the challenge. The rules of the game forced the Veterans to lose because not all of the players in the team finished together.

The Duel 2
The Duel 2 ended with victory for Starkman. This was his first RW/RR Challenge win. He won two of ten challenges, and went into the Duel three times, each time eliminating the player he was up against. He won $100,000 after an extremely close race with Brad Fiorenza to the finish.

The Ruins
This marked Evan's second win in a row, this time with the Champions team on The Ruins. The Champions dominated the competition throughout its entirety, winning 9 of the 10 challenges. He never appeared in the Ruins, and was accompanied by Derrick Kosinski, Johnny Devenanzio, Kenny Santucci, and Susie Meister in the final challenge. He won a total of $51,293 from The Ruins.

(1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_World/Road_Rules_Challenge (2)http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-duel/more/exclusive-interview-evan-stark-2961.aspx