Ami Cusack

Survivor contestant
name = Ami Cusack


birthdate = Birth date and age|1973|1|25
location = Boulder, CO
season = ,
finish = 6th (Vanuatu)
11th (Micronesia)
tribe = colorbox|#FFD700 Yasur
colorbox|orange Alinta
colorbox|#9370DB Malakal

Ami Cusack (born January 25, 1973) is the former fiancée of Body for Life author Bill Phillips, as well as the former Charitable Director of Experimental and Applied Sciences (EAS). Recently Cusack was a contestant on and . Cusack is a model/barista who posed for Playboy magazine in 1996. ^{[http://www.playboy.com/girlpages/amicusack/]}

Personal Background

Cusack was born and raised in Golden, Colorado. She is the oldest daughter of Richard and Virginia. Richard is a top gun pilot/explosive engineer, and Virginia, a former substitute English teacher. She attended Golden High School as well as the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (RMCAD) in Denver.

In 1996, her 18-year old brother, Kyle was killed in an accident involving a drunk driver. Since then, her mother has conducted seminars in high schools about the consequences of drinking and driving.

Cusack's bio states she was dating a woman named Crissy. Her girlfriend also appeared on the show.

Bill Phillips and EAS

Cusack began working at EAS by answering phones. She eventually worked her way up to the Charitable Director position, which she held until 1998, when her then fiancé Bill Phillips sold the company. Ami can be seen in the promotional video entitled "Body of Work" which depicts the inspirational origins of the first ever Body for Life Challenge in 1997.

Survivor: Vanuatu

At the final six tribal council, Cusack was the thirteenth contestant voted off of . Ami was the fourth member of the jury. Despite the fact that Twila betrayed her, she still voted for Twila to win the $1 Million and the title of Sole Survivor. Cusack respected Twila's ability to give honest answers at the final tribal council.

Survivor: Micronesia

Cusack appeared on , the sixteenth season of Survivor, which began airing on February 7 2008. She was one of ten recurring favorites on the Malakal tribe.cite web | url =http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20168991,00.html | title = Exclusive Cast Reveal! | first = Dalton | last = Ross | publisher = Entertainment Weekly | date = 2008-01-03 | accessdate = 2008-01-03] Probst commented on Cusack, "Ami will betray you; she'll do whatever it takes to get deeper in the game." [cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20168950_12,00.html|title=Jeff Probst's Scouting Reports|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=January 4|accessyear=2008] Cusack was the eighth contestant to be voted out of the competition.

External links

* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor9/survivors/bios/ami.shtml Ami Cusack: CBS.com Survivor: Vanuatu Biography]
* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor16/bio/ami/bio.php Ami Cusack: CBS.com Survivor: Micronesia Biography]

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