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Jon Dalton
Born (1974-03-11) March 11, 1974 (age 50) [1]
Danville, Virginia [1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jonny Fairplay
Billed weight130
Trained byRoddy Piper [1]
Debut1998

Jon Dalton, also known as Jonny Fairplay (born March 11 1974), is a reality TV participant and former art consultant from Danville, Virginia who came in third place as a competitor on the reality TV show Survivor: Pearl Islands. He'll also star in the upcoming Survivor: Micronesia.

Early life

Jon Dalton attended George Washington High School, followed by college at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.[1]

Dalton started in wrestling in 1998 in North Carolina, and then moved to Oregon where, as Jonny Fairplay, he started his own promotion, New Dimension Wrestling (not to be confused with a similarly-named Carolinas' promotion). There he served as promoter and heel commentator. During this time, he also ran his own weekly online professional wrestling radio talk show, having various wrestlers on as guest commentators.[1]

Reality TV career

Survivor

Dalton became most infamous on Survivor after constructing what host Jeff Probst called "the greatest lie in Survivor history."[2] Before Dalton left to compete on the show, he told a friend of his that if the friend were ever invited to Panama as part of a loved-one-related challenge to tell Dalton that his grandmother had died. There was indeed such a challenge, and Dalton's friend told him, according to plan, that his grandmother had died. (During the reunion show that aired after the season finale, Probst did a brief interview with Jon's grandmother who was in fact alive and healthy.) Doing so allowed Dalton to constantly switch alliances, earning him a spot in the final three.

At the final three, Lil (who won the final immunity challenge, and therefore could choose either Dalton or Sandra Diaz-Twine) chose to take Diaz-Twine instead of Dalton.

Probst has since publicly said:

"... [then] you have Jonny Fairplay, who's completely despicable. It was actually fun to work with Fairplay on the show because he's a producer's dream. When he shows up drunk or flips somebody off, he's bringing you gold every time. I wish we had a Jonny Fairplay every season. Personally, however, he's an absolute jackass whose actions at the Vanuatu finale after-party pissed me off so much that he's banned from any event that I'm at from now on. I'm done with Jonny Fairplay."[3]

On January 3, 2008, it was announced that Jonny Fairplay would be the only pre-All-Stars castaway to join the "favorites" in Survivor: Micronesia, which is to be shown in February.

Other appearances

In 2005, Dalton appeared in the reality television program, Kill Reality, which follows various reality television personalities as they film a horror movie. Dalton turned out to be the "star" of the show as it detailed his outrageous antics, which culminated in him defecating on another cast member's bed and getting kicked out of house. The horror film, The Scorned, aired on E! in October 2005 and was subsequently released as a DVD with extra nudity and violence. During the television show, Dalton revealed having a past relationship with Tonya Cooley, and a friendship with Trishelle Cannatella, both of Real World fame.

Dalton wrote for the "Survivors Strike Back" blog for CBS' official Survivor website during Survivor: Guatemala.

Dalton was featured on an episode of the A&E reality show Inked. Upon entering the store Dalton stated, "Time for a tattoo for Jonny Fairplay, the most hated man in reality television." A couple next to him began to tell him how hated he is, and he gave them a middle finger salute. Upon seeing this transpire, Thomas Pendleton, an artist and the face of "Hart & Huntington" tattoo parlour, had Dalton thrown out of the store. Given that a reality show was being filmed in the store, it is possible that Dalton used the incident as some sort of publicity stunt.

In August 2005, Dalton appeared in an all-reality stars opening round of tournament six of Celebrity Poker Showdown. On June 26 2006 he appeared on Fear Factor Reality stars special edition. On February 2 2007 he appeared on Judge Mathis as a "witness" to the defendant.

In August 2007, he was back on television when CMT cast Dalton in Ty Murray’s Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge. He was among nine other celebrities cast on the show. [4]

Wrestling career

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004-2005)

After Survivor, Dalton was signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he appeared under the Jonny Fairplay moniker. In mid January, vignettes began airing hyping his debut in the company.[1] He made his debut on January 21, but was interrupted by A.J. Styles.[1] The two feuded for several weeks, and on February 25, Fairplay brought in Lex Luger to get revenge on Styles and cost him the NWA World Tag Team Championship but subsequently caused Luger to have a stroke.[1]

He made brief, non-wrestling appearances at both Final Resolution 2005 and at Destination X 2005.[1] In October 2005, Dalton (as Jonny Fairplay) was a co-host, along with Jeremy Borash, of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's syndicated show Xplosion. He is currently no longer under contract to TNA.

Independent circuit (2006-2007)

On October 7 2006, Fairplay was defeated by Molly Holly after a low blow and quick pin fall at a WCWA event.[1] One month later, Fairplay and the Hardkore Kidd defeated Frankie Kazarian.[1]

Dalton made an appearance in Ring of Honor, an American professional wrestling promotion, on March 31, 2007 in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He was introduced as an ally for Chris Hero and Larry Sweeney for the night. He was on the receiving end of a lariat from Nigel McGuiness later on.

Altercation with Danny Bonaduce

On October 2, 2007, Fairplay was in an altercation with celebrity Danny Bonaduce during the Fox Reality Really Awards. Fairplay was on stage after the end of the Awards show and being loudly booed by the audience. Bonaduce walked on stage and told Fairplay the audience reaction was "'cause they hate you," and then started to walk back off stage. Fairplay then yelled "Whoa, whoa, Danny, Danny," causing Bonaduce to turn back around and face Fairplay. Fairplay ran and leaped onto Bonaduce's chest and stomach, holding onto Bonaduce around his neck, and started "monkey-humping" Bonaduce's chest. Fairplay stated that this action is part of his act, but Bonaduce said that he felt it was an assault and was especially uncomfortable with Fairplay's hands near his throat. Bonaduce lifted Fairplay by his legs, heaving Fairplay headfirst up and over Bonaduce's head.

Fairplay hit the stage face first behind Bonaduce, unable to break the fall with his hands since he held on to the microphone. He lay on the floor a few seconds before standing up and staggering off stage holding his face. He has since claimed that the fall knocked out a tooth (which shattered into eight pieces), moved three more within his mouth, damaged the supporting bone, and broke a toe.

In a later interview with website TMZ, Fairplay stated he had filed a police report and that authorities were only waiting for a copy of the video before pressing charges against Bonaduce. As of Friday, Oct. 5th, 2007, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney, Jeffrey Boxer, announced that Danny Bonaduce would not be charged in the incident, stating that there was "insufficient evidence" that Bonaduce committed battery. He also noted that Bonaduce's "actions fell within the realm of self-defense" due to Fairplay having "initiated contact and act[ing] offensively" toward Bonaduce.[5]

Fairplay is also alleged to have had an altercation with the paramedics who tried to help him, leading some media analysts to speculate he may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.[citation needed]

Personal life

Dalton has been in a relationship with America's Next Top Model contestant Michelle Deighton for two years, and the couple are currently expecting their first child. The couple has previously stated they wanted a boy, however on October 3rd they announced they are expecting a girl to be named Piper Addison.[6]

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Online World of Wrestling. "Jonny Fairplay's Profile". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Sharon Fink (December 14, 2003). "Sideshow". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Jeff Probst and Dalton Ross (February 07, 2005). "The Host Has Spoken". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ celebrity-babies.com
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