In his audition tape, Manganiello marketed himself as a “construction worker from Pittsburgh.”
Joe Manganielloisn’t just a werewolf.
He’s also a survivor.
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“I said, ‘Oh my God, I can win!’
I went into my whole strategy, and they said, ‘Would you make a tape?
But you’re free to’t be an actor.’
I had no agent, no manager.
I’m shoveling sand and gravel.”
“I’m a survivor,” he said.
“I have survivor genes in my blood.”
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But Manganiello was metaphorically voted off the island before he ever got there.
His commitment toTori Spelling’sSo NotoriousonVH1made him ineligible forSurvivor.
Though he never did make it onto the show, he keenly remembers his plan for success.
“I was going to get my eyes corrected by surgery,” he recalled.
“Because I wear contacts, even though I found out they give you contact solution.”
I was going to wean myself off solid food so I wasn’t worried about energy.
The forthcoming season 47 will feature comedian, podcaster, and political speechwriter Jon Lovett.
