Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites
Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites
Mikey B
Biography
Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Michael Bortone has never missed an episode of Survivor and considers himself a super fan! 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 has been a long-time fan of SURVIVOR and admired Boston Rob’s strategy of being friendly with everyone and then using it to his advantage. Bortone knows it’s a numbers game and will do whatever it takes to get the numbers on his side.
Bortone is currently single and resides in Los Angeles, California. with his pit bull, Coco. His birth date is December 29, 1973.
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Survivor: Fans Vs Favorites - Parvati
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Survivor: Fans Vs Favorites - Mikey B
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Survivor: Fans Vs Favorites - Erik
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Survivor: Fans Vs Favorites - Yauman
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Survivor: Fans Vs Favorites - Tracy
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What Fans Are Saying About Mikey B.
TRAINROBBER3
I think this person Mike is a thinker along the lines of Jonathan...I hope he gets another chance ...
sunlit_rain
Better late than never. I just caught up by doing a marathan watch. It's difficult to talk of Mikey B. without mentioning Joel. Mikey B. was not trying to take over the team; that was Joel's controlling, paranoid misperception... and he was too idiotic to follow Mikey's outstanding shared analyses of possible outcomes. It is Joel's fault that the team really slumphed out early on. Getting rid of Mary and Mikey at the outset instead of weeding out Chet and KB helped cost them challenges which greatly affected their physical wellbeing and group morale from the upstart. The team was lucky to have Mikey B. as he was also a tension appeaser, good for group morale, and generous enough to share insights with the team. I totally agree with Mike's approach of keeping stronger players at the outset -- cos you NEED them to win essentials! (Joel's primeval "seek and destroy, it's all mine so get out of my neandrathal way" approach was never better exemplified than by the way he behaved AFTER his inexcusably sick abuse of Chet in their last challenge together. Refusal to take responsibility, apologize, and justifying his inability to control his anger and cool off quickly are not qualities anyone wants in a team member. (Couldya see the looks on his teammates' faces as they watched Joel continue to play as if he were alone, totally impervious to Chet's ongoing, severe physical battering?) The scariest part of this is that Joel is a firefighter. (So is one of my best friends.) I can see this guy pounding barriers to get the job done; but if you get on his wrong side? Or if he gets angry? Then what?! Miss you, Mikey B. I think you would have gone far, and wish I could have seen you excel in the game.
iskunder
Mikey B got pwned. He was jumping around and prancing about. Then when he got voted out he had a blank face. First thought throw my head was elite ownage...
MadBird11
He got beat. Plain and simple.
swimmer273
i agree with you 100%. joel is such a loser. Mikey probably could've made it to the final 4 if it werent for joel!
Gerrim
Also, I don't dislike someone simply because of how they look. I may dislike them because of their actions. Joel started to seem mean-spirited and egotistical re decision-making.
Gerrim
Yes, Husker, as I wrote before it was Joel who did cutthroat first. Joel started it off, so he deserves the karma. Mikey's response to Joel was natural after what Joel did to Mary/Maria. Perhaps, Joel was not included when Mikey was talking up who to vote out. If that is the case then that might explain Joel's ego-based response. Have a good day.
huskerchez
Rewatch the show that Mikey gets cut. Less than 10 minutes before the ceremony he talks about Joel cutting his girl and says he will pretend to go along to use Joels strength then when tribes get put together he is gone. Then does slash movement across his throat. just after he talks with relish about how he is gonna get Joel he is stung......sweet. He was gunning for Joel, he deserved what Joel did to him, he and his girlfreind were great moves strategically. Joel beat him to it. Well deserved. I think some of you get to dislike a player and see what you want to see. Yes, unfortunately karma caught up with Joel.
Gerrim
I don't recall Mikey saying that , but if he did it had to be after Joel had already cut his throat. I saw Mikey as intelligent and strategic. I think the karma caught up with Joel, not Mikey.
huskerchez
Wow That is a different perception. I do not see Mikey as a nice person AT ALL! He even said he was going to cutthroat Joel. So definately not straight forward, but Karma came his way this week so now they are both gone. Shame I liked how Joel stirred it up.
