Biography
Oscar Lusth was born in Guanajuato, Mexico on August 23, 1981 in the house his father built by hand for his grandmother. After only one year, his parents split and he and his mother moved to the east coast of the United States. Growing up in two prestigious college towns in North Carolina, the then adopted son of a professor discovered books and his imagination. After five years, the mother/son team moved seven times, got remarried twice, and welcomed two sisters to their family before landing in the San Francisco Bay area for high school. After graduation and attending City College in Santa Barbara, Lusth found his way to Hollywood where he was cast on SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS. Since his near win on the show, Lusth has filmed a feature titled, “The Lights”. The horror film was shot in Texas, directed by John Sjogren, and also stars Joe Esteves (of the Esteves/Sheen family).

Lusth grew up the older brother to two sisters and two brothers. At the age of 13 the family moved to Mountain View, California, where Lusth attended Los Altos High School. He spent his high school years as captain of the diving team, winning many accolades and competitions. After graduation, he moved to Santa Barbara to attend City College. There he participated and won the Lancaster Speech Tournament Award for writing and performing “Si Se Puede/Yes We Can,” based on the famous Cesar Chavez speech. It was during this time that Lusth discovered the two things which would change his life: cinematic arts and surfing.

The California beach town of Santa Barbara proved to be an ideal home base where he took acting classes, studied film production at Santa Barbara City College and surfed daily. While at the beach one day Lusth was approached by a modeling agent who immediately signed and booked him on commercial and print jobs for companies such as Coca Cola and Lexus. It was in Santa Barbara where he also learned the skills that impressed many viewers of SURVIVOR. He began spear fishing and swimming miles daily in the ocean.

Acting and film were still such a strong force in his life that Lusth decided to move to LA to take a crack at the industry. Only five months later he appeared on SURVIVOR. Dominating the game mentally and physically, winning every individual immunity challenge but one and daily providing his entire tribe with fish and food made him a major draw for the fans of the show. Magazines and media outlets have called him “freakishly strong,” “Mogli, the Jungle boy” and “superhuman…a dolphin”. Lusth, known as Ozzy on the show, was one vote away from winning the million but was happy to play the game and loved the experience. After the show ended he was cast as Steve, a title role in the feature film “The Lights,” and hopes this is the beginning of a career in television and film.

In addition, Lusth continues to give back to his Mexican roots. He speaks to kids from backgrounds similar to his own, encouraging them that they too can do anything they set their mind to. With a partner, Lusth has begun a non-profit organization to build skate parks throughout Mexico, beginning with his home town. Recognizing that skateboarding gave him a haven of his own to escape from his ever-changing world as a child, he is determined to give that back.

An avid skater and surfer, Lusth is fluent in English and Spanish and also enjoys playing music in his home studio, surfing, skating, gymnastics and riding his motorcycle. He currently resides in Venice, California.