Long-time Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia will be returning for the 2025 season Brain v Brawn II.
Jonathan has hosted the popular reality TV show since its revival in 2016, totalling nine seasons.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Australian Survivor host.
Was Jonathan LaPaglia on TV before Australian Survivor?
Landing the coveted role of Survivor host was from far from Jonathan’s first TV job.
“I started taking acting classes at night in Sydney for a couple of years, then I got this crazy notion I should study it full-time,” Jonathan told TNT in 2011.
“I quit my job and moved to New York and I got my first professional gig on a TV show and it has been rolling since then.”
The 55-year-old started as an actor at 29 years old in 1996. His first TV gig was as Tommy McNamara in the American crime drama New York Undercover Season 3.
After that, Jonathan went on the star in a slew of TV shows, including NCIS, Law & Order and The Sopranos.
In 2014, he landed the role of Dr Patrick McNaughton on Love Child, which he stayed in for three seasons.
What was Jonathan LaPaglia’s job before Australian Survivor?
Jonathan LaPaglia was an emergency room doctor before crossing over into acting. He studied medical training at the University of Adelaide and left the industry in the mid 90s, according to Daily Mail Australia.
Jonathan LaPaglia’s famous family
Jonathan isn’t the only LaPaglia member with a successful career in TV — his brother Anthony LaPaglia won an Emmy Award for his role as Simon Moon on Frasier.
Anthony has also been a number of Australian films including Looking for Alibrandii, Lantana, The Bank, Happy Feet, $9.99, Balibo, and Happy Feet Two.
The Survivor host has another brother named Michael LaPaglia who works as a car wholesaler in Los Angeles.
Is Jonathan LaPaglia married?
He is! Jonathan married actress Ursula Brooks in 1998, and the pair share a daughter named Tilly. Both Jonathan and Ursula were born in Australia, but the family is now based in California.
Australian Survivor 2025: Brain v Brawn II will air on 10Play and Channel 10.
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