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	\| name = Brian Heidik
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	\| alt = Brian Heidik from ''Survivor: Thailand''
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	\| birth_name = Brian A. Heidik
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1968\|03\|9}}
	\| birth_place = [[Burtonsville, Maryland]], U.S.
	\| alma_mater = [[North Carolina State University]]
	\| occupation = [[Actor]], [[used car salesman]], [[television personality]]
	\| known_for = ''[[Survivor: Thailand]]'' (Winner)
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Charmaine "C.C." Costigan\|2000\|2006\|reason=divorced}}
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	'''Brian A. Heidik''' (born March 9, 1968) is an American [[actor]], [[used car salesman]], and [[television personality]] best known for winning the reality TV competition show ''[[Survivor: Thailand]]''.

	== Personal life and career==
	Heidik was born to a Finnish mother and a German father.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000000061757.html \|title=Selviytyjät-voittaja on puoliksi suomalainen \|date=September 22, 2003 \|website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]] \|language=fi \|access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> He attended [[Paint Branch High School]] in Burtonsville, and played [[quarterback]] on the high school [[American football\|football]] team. He later enrolled at [[North Carolina State University]]. He was once married to Charmaine "C.C." Costigan from 2000 to 2006; between them, they have one son, Logan.<ref name=cnnm>{{cite news\|last1=Lobb\|first1=Annelena\|title=Survivor: Investing a million\|url=http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2003/01/10/pf/millionaire/rp_millionaire_survivor/index.htm\|access-date=May 3, 2017\|work=CNN Money\|publisher=Time Warner\|date=March 24, 2003}}</ref> He has been married to his second wife Courtney since 2006; with her, they have three children of their own.

	Heidik once lived in [[New York City]] while working as an actor.<ref name=cnnm /> He has guest starred on such television shows as ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'', ''[[Baywatch Nights]]'', and ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'',<ref>{{cite news\|title=Brian Heidik wins 'Survivor: Thailand'\|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2002-12-20-survivor_x.htm\|access-date=May 3, 2017\|work=[[USA Today]]\|agency=[[Associated Press\|AP]]\|publisher=[[Gannett Co.]]\|date=December 20, 2002}}</ref> as well as ''[[Melrose Place]]''.<ref name=tvdome>{{cite web\|title=Selviytyjät-voittajan suonissa virtaa härmäläisverta\|url=http://jayjay.mbnet.fi/tvdome/survivor/survivor5/background_articles_iltalehti-22092003.shtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207210150/http://jayjay.mbnet.fi/tvdome/survivor/survivor5/background_articles_iltalehti-22092003.shtml\|archive-date=December 7, 2016\|language=fi\|website=BlackRain's TV Dome\|access-date=May 3, 2017\|date=September 22, 2003\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	== ''Survivor'' ==
	{{details\|Survivor: Thailand}}
	In 2002, Heidik competed on the fifth season of [[Survivor (American TV series)\|the American version of ''Survivor'']], entitled ''[[Survivor: Thailand]]''. In the end, Heidik beat out Jordan in a 4–3 vote to become the Sole Survivor. He managed to gain the votes of Billingsley, Rogers, Glover, and Gentry. Heidik was benefited by a usual occurrence on ''Survivor'' when two of his votes came from a vote against Jordan, particularly Glover and Rogers, whom Heidik himself betrayed in the game, but still voted for him over Jordan. Rogers mentioned that he was voting for Heidik, because he was "the lesser of two evils". Heidik officially received his million dollar check on December 20, 2002.<ref name=cnnm />

	===Reception===
	Heidik has generally been regarded as one of the least likable ''Survivor'' winners ever. Probst would later describe Heidik's game as "so sleazy" and said that "you felt like you needed a shower after watching Brian play."<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1024612_3,00.html\|title = Jeff Probst: "Survivor" seasons I loved – and hated\|publisher=Entertainment Weekly\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901000207/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1024612_3,00.html\|archive-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> In 2007, Brad Wolgast and ''Survivor'' expert Mario Lanza called Heidik "the most cold-hearted player of them all," and they went on to compare him to a "[[emotional detachment\|detached]] gunslinger," an "emotionless, unempathetic cyborg," and a "[[sociopath]]." In the years following ''Survivor: Thailand'', Heidik was never even talked about in a nice way by any of his fellow castaways. According to Wolgast and Lanza, no one who had ever been on ''Survivor'' had even bothered to mention Heidik in interviews or chats.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wolgast\|first1=Brad\|last2=Lanza\|first2=Mario J.\|editor1-last=Gerrig\|editor1-first=Richard J.\|title=The Psychology of Survivor\|date=2007\|publisher=BenBella Books\|place=Dallas\|isbn=1-933771-05-4 \|pages=20–21\|chapter=The Rise of the Heartless Mercenary\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DWAVBQAAQBAJ&q=%22Brian+Heidik%22}}</ref>

	==Controversies==
	While taping ''Survivor'' in 2002, Heidik claimed that he was a used car salesman. But it was later revealed that he had also worked as a soft-core [[Pornography\|porn]] actor alongside his then-wife C.C.<ref name=cbsn>{{cite news\|last1=Morales\|first1=Tatiana\|title=Porn-Star Winner Talks Of Acting\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/porn-star-winner-talks-of-acting/\|access-date=May 3, 2017\|work=CBSNews.com\|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)\|Viacom]]\|date=December 17, 2002}}</ref> As an adult film star, he went under the name "Dave Roth."<ref>{{cite news\|title=X-Rated Survivor\|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/08/20/x-rated-survivor.html\|access-date=May 2, 2017\|work=[[Fox News]]\|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)\|News Corp.]]\|date=August 20, 2002}}</ref>

	After ''Survivor: Thailand'' finished taping, Heidik got a [[restraining order]] against C.C. over an assault which he claimed she perpetrated against him in November 2002. But a few weeks later, on December 16, his wife's scheduled court date, he did not show up for the hearing. Prior to the court date, the restraining order had been lifted.<ref name=cbsn />

	On July 5, 2006, Heidik was arrested in [[Douglas County, Georgia]], on charges of shooting a dog with an arrow. When police came to his house, he tried to flee in his car, but was quickly apprehended.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Survivor' champ arrested\|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/06/news/wk-quick6.4\|access-date=May 2, 2017\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=[[Associated Press\|AP]]\|date=July 6, 2006\|page=E.5}}</ref>

	==References==
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	==External links==
	*{{IMDb name \| 0373973 }}
	*[http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20639 Official CBS biography page]

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	{{Succession box\|title=Winner of ''[[Survivor (American TV series)\|Survivor]]''\|before=[[Vecepia Towery]]\|years=''[[Survivor: Thailand]]''\|after=[[Jenna Morasca]]}}
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	===Reception===		===Reception===
	Heidik has generally been regarded as one of the least likable ''Survivor'' winners ever. Probst would later describe Heidik's game as "so sleazy" and said that "you felt like you needed a shower after watching Brian play."<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1024612_3,00.html\|title = Jeff Probst: "Survivor" seasons I loved – and hated\|publisher=Entertainment Weekly\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901000207/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1024612_3,00.html\|archive-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> In 2007, ~~Dr.~~ Brad Wolgast~~, Ph.D.,~~ and ''Survivor'' expert Mario Lanza called Heidik "the most cold-hearted player of them all," and they went on to compare him to a "[[emotional detachment\|detached]] gunslinger," an "emotionless, unempathetic cyborg," and a "[[sociopath]]." In the years following ''Survivor: Thailand'', Heidik was never even talked about in a nice way by any of his fellow castaways. According to Wolgast and Lanza, no one who had ever been on ''Survivor'' had even bothered to mention Heidik in interviews or chats.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wolgast\|first1=Brad\|last2=Lanza\|first2=Mario J.\|editor1-last=Gerrig\|editor1-first=Richard J.\|title=The Psychology of Survivor\|date=2007\|publisher=BenBella Books\|place=Dallas\|isbn=1-933771-05-4 \|pages=20–21\|chapter=The Rise of the Heartless Mercenary\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DWAVBQAAQBAJ&q=%22Brian+Heidik%22}}</ref>		Heidik has generally been regarded as one of the least likable ''Survivor'' winners ever. Probst would later describe Heidik's game as "so sleazy" and said that "you felt like you needed a shower after watching Brian play."<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1024612_3,00.html\|title = Jeff Probst: "Survivor" seasons I loved – and hated\|publisher=Entertainment Weekly\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901000207/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1024612_3,00.html\|archive-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> In 2007, Brad Wolgast and ''Survivor'' expert Mario Lanza called Heidik "the most cold-hearted player of them all," and they went on to compare him to a "[[emotional detachment\|detached]] gunslinger," an "emotionless, unempathetic cyborg," and a "[[sociopath]]." In the years following ''Survivor: Thailand'', Heidik was never even talked about in a nice way by any of his fellow castaways. According to Wolgast and Lanza, no one who had ever been on ''Survivor'' had even bothered to mention Heidik in interviews or chats.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wolgast\|first1=Brad\|last2=Lanza\|first2=Mario J.\|editor1-last=Gerrig\|editor1-first=Richard J.\|title=The Psychology of Survivor\|date=2007\|publisher=BenBella Books\|place=Dallas\|isbn=1-933771-05-4 \|pages=20–21\|chapter=The Rise of the Heartless Mercenary\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DWAVBQAAQBAJ&q=%22Brian+Heidik%22}}</ref>

	==Controversies==		==Controversies==

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	On July 5, 2006, Heidik was arrested in [[Douglas County, Georgia]], on charges of shooting a dog with an arrow. When police came to his house, he tried to flee in his car, but was quickly apprehended.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Survivor' champ arrested\|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/06/news/wk-quick6.4\|access-date=May 2, 2017\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=[[Associated Press\|AP]]\|date=July 6, 2006\|page=E.5}}</ref>		On July 5, 2006, Heidik was arrested in [[Douglas County, Georgia]], on charges of shooting a dog with an arrow. When police came to his house, he tried to flee in his car, but was quickly apprehended.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Survivor' champ arrested\|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/06/news/wk-quick6.4\|access-date=May 2, 2017\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=[[Associated Press\|AP]]\|date=July 6, 2006\|page=E.5}}</ref>

	On June 19, 2019, Heidik did an interview with [[Jonny Fairplay]] and Matt Bischoff on their podcast ''SurvivorNSFW'' about the incident and what he's been up to lately.

	==References==		==References==

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	== ''Survivor'' ==		== ''Survivor'' ==
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	In 2002, Heidik competed on the fifth season of [[Survivor (American TV series)\|the American version of ''Survivor'']], entitled ''[[Survivor: Thailand]]''. ~~As part of~~ the ~~Chuay Gahn tribe~~, Heidik ~~was~~ ~~not~~ ~~immediately~~ ~~targeted~~ ~~due~~ to ~~his~~ ~~physical~~ ~~strength~~ ~~and~~ ~~his~~ ~~ability~~ to ~~provide food for~~ the ~~tribe.~~ ~~Early~~ on in ~~the game~~, he ~~was~~ ~~considered~~ a ~~trustworthy individual, despite being reputed~~ by ~~all as~~ a ~~used~~ ~~car~~ ~~salesman.~~ ~~However,~~ ~~his~~ ~~status~~ as ~~trustworthy~~ ~~would~~ ~~soon~~ ~~change~~ ~~dramatically.~~ ~~When~~ ~~Heidik's~~ ~~tribe lost the first and second [[Immunity (reality television)\|immunity]] challenges~~, he ~~joined the majority to vote out John Raymond~~ and ~~Tanya Vance. After the "Grindgate" incident between Ted~~ Rogers, ~~Jr., and Ghandia Johnson,~~ Heidik ~~was~~ ~~worried~~ ~~that~~ the ~~rift~~ ~~between~~ ~~the~~ ~~two~~ ~~would~~ ~~divide~~ ~~the~~ ~~tribe~~. So he ~~enlisted~~ ~~the~~ ~~help~~ of ~~Helen~~ ~~Glover to side with himself~~, ~~Rogers~~ ~~and~~ ~~Clay~~ ~~Jordan~~ to ~~vote~~ ~~out~~ ~~Johnson, which they did successfully in Episode Four~~. By ~~doing~~ ~~so,~~ he ~~created~~ a ~~Final~~ ~~Two~~ ~~alliance~~ ~~with Glover~~, ~~despite already having one with Rogers~~. ~~Chuay~~ ~~Gahn then enjoyed two immunity wins.~~		In 2002, Heidik competed on the fifth season of [[Survivor (American TV series)\|the American version of ''Survivor'']], entitled ''[[Survivor: Thailand]]''. In the end, Heidik beat out Jordan in a 4–3 vote to become the Sole Survivor. He managed to gain the votes of Billingsley, Rogers, Glover, and Gentry. Heidik was benefited by a usual occurrence on ''Survivor'' when two of his votes came from a vote against Jordan, particularly Glover and Rogers, whom Heidik himself betrayed in the game, but still voted for him over Jordan. Rogers mentioned that he was voting for Heidik, because he was "the lesser of two evils". Heidik officially received his million dollar check on December 20, 2002.<ref name=cnnm />

	When there were only ten castaways left in the game, the two tribes began living on the same beach, believing they had merged into one tribe. However, [[Jeff Probst]] soon informed them that this was not the case. Chuay Gahn continued their winning streak for two more episodes, dwindling the former Sook Jai members to only three. When the tribes finally merged at eight members, Heidik was a strong force in keeping the Chuay Gahn alliance strong and ousting the remaining former Sook Jai members at back-to-back Tribal Councils. They were very successful, voting out Ken Stafford, Penny Ramsey and Jake Billingsley. At this point Heidik had three Final Two alliances, each with Glover, Rogers and Jordan.

	At the Final Five, the remaining castaways (all members of Chuay Gahn) were forced to turn on each other. Glover and Rogers had a plan to align with Jan Gentry and vote out Jordan, whom they believed did not deserve a spot in the Final Two. When Heidik heard the two had been talking, he wrongly believed this was against himself, with neither Glover nor Rogers having this idea in mind. After winning individual immunity, Heidik, together with Gentry, Glover, and Jordan, voted out Rogers despite their Final Two alliance. At the Final Four, Heidik enjoyed another immunity win and informed Glover that Gentry would be voted out. However, he used Gentry to vote out Glover, believing that she was unbeatable in the Final Two and had conspired against him.

	At the Final Three, Heidik felt comfortable with his game and immunity wins, despite backstabbing two of his former tribemates. He managed to win the final immunity, and chose to vote out Gentry, taking Jordan into the Final Two. Gentry was the only former Chuay Gahn Final Five member with whom Heidik did not have a Final Two alliance. Believing Jordan was more hated, Heidik thought he had made the right decision. However, Heidik faced a tough Jury and in particular a very angry Glover.

	In the end, Heidik beat out Jordan in a 4–3 vote to become the Sole Survivor. He managed to gain the votes of Billingsley, Rogers, Glover, and Gentry. Heidik was benefited by a usual occurrence on ''Survivor'' when two of his votes came from a vote against Jordan, particularly Glover and Rogers, whom Heidik himself betrayed in the game, but still voted for him over Jordan. Rogers mentioned that he was voting for Heidik, because he was "the lesser of two evils". Heidik officially received his million dollar check on December 20, 2002.<ref name=cnnm />

	===Reception===		===Reception===

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	\| occupation = [[Actor]], [[used car salesman]], [[television personality]]		\| occupation = [[Actor]], [[used car salesman]], [[television personality]]
	\| known_for = ''[[Survivor: Thailand]]'' (Winner)		\| known_for = ''[[Survivor: Thailand]]'' (Winner)
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	While taping ''Survivor'' in 2002, Heidik claimed that he was a used car salesman. But it was later revealed that he had also worked as a soft-core [[Pornography\|porn]] actor alongside his then-wife C.C.<ref name=cbsn>{{cite news\|last1=Morales\|first1=Tatiana\|title=Porn-Star Winner Talks Of Acting\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/porn-star-winner-talks-of-acting/\|access-date=May 3, 2017\|work=CBSNews.com\|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)\|Viacom]]\|date=December 17, 2002}}</ref> As an adult film star, he went under the name "Dave Roth."<ref>{{cite news\|title=X-Rated Survivor\|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/08/20/x-rated-survivor.html\|access-date=May 2, 2017\|work=[[Fox News]]\|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)\|News Corp.]]\|date=August 20, 2002}}</ref>		While taping ''Survivor'' in 2002, Heidik claimed that he was a used car salesman. But it was later revealed that he had also worked as a soft-core [[Pornography\|porn]] actor alongside his then-wife C.C.<ref name=cbsn>{{cite news\|last1=Morales\|first1=Tatiana\|title=Porn-Star Winner Talks Of Acting\|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/porn-star-winner-talks-of-acting/\|access-date=May 3, 2017\|work=CBSNews.com\|publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)\|Viacom]]\|date=December 17, 2002}}</ref> As an adult film star, he went under the name "Dave Roth."<ref>{{cite news\|title=X-Rated Survivor\|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2002/08/20/x-rated-survivor.html\|access-date=May 2, 2017\|work=[[Fox News]]\|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)\|News Corp.]]\|date=August 20, 2002}}</ref>

	After ''Survivor: Thailand'' finished taping, Heidik got a [[restraining order]] against C.C. over an assault which he claimed she perpetrated against him in November 2002. But a few weeks later, on December 16, his wife's scheduled court date, he did not show up for the hearing. Prior to the court date, the restraining order had been lifted.<ref name=cbsn /> ~~He divorced C.C. four years later and quickly remarried.~~		After ''Survivor: Thailand'' finished taping, Heidik got a [[restraining order]] against C.C. over an assault which he claimed she perpetrated against him in November 2002. But a few weeks later, on December 16, his wife's scheduled court date, he did not show up for the hearing. Prior to the court date, the restraining order had been lifted.<ref name=cbsn />

	On July 5, 2006, Heidik was arrested in [[Douglas County, Georgia]], on charges of shooting a dog with an arrow. When police came to his house, he tried to flee in his car, but was quickly apprehended.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Survivor' champ arrested\|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/06/news/wk-quick6.4\|access-date=May 2, 2017\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=[[Associated Press\|AP]]\|date=July 6, 2006\|page=E.5}}</ref>		On July 5, 2006, Heidik was arrested in [[Douglas County, Georgia]], on charges of shooting a dog with an arrow. When police came to his house, he tried to flee in his car, but was quickly apprehended.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Survivor' champ arrested\|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/06/news/wk-quick6.4\|access-date=May 2, 2017\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=[[Associated Press\|AP]]\|date=July 6, 2006\|page=E.5}}</ref>