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January 5 , 2008: CBS eventually gets around
to putting up their Survivor: Micronesia site,
which includes James's completely unupdated bio (below):
"James SURVIVOR: CHINA
Age: 30
Home Town: Lafayette, LA
Occupation: Grave Digger
James Clement owns a burial service and he is a gravedigger.
In addition, he works security at nightclubs and weddings and
bartends on the side. His hobbies include watching television
and surfing the web. He enjoys sprinting, weight lifting and
playing football.
Clement describes himself as athletically gifted, socially adaptive
and physically attractive. He is most proud of carrying on the
family business. He feels he'll do well because he considers
himself to be physically and mentally adept, adventurous and
able to adapt to new environments and situations.
Clement currently resides in Lafayette, Louisiana, with his pit
bull, Brently. His birth date is March 9, 1977."
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January 3, 2008: Entertainment
Weekly (mostly Dalton Ross) handles the cast-release chores
for Survivor: Micronesia. Included is James's pre-show interview
and Probst's comments:
"THE RETURNING FAVORITES: JAMES CLEMENT
AGE: 30
SEASON: Survivor: China
JAMES SAYS: How has he altered his strategy from last time? ''I'm
going to have to hustle a little bit more, and smile a whole
lot earlier.''
JEFF PROBST SAYS: ''I feel like the reason James is likable is
there is a sense of authenticity there that you don't see that
often — he's just going to tell you what he thinks. I don't
think James is that great of a Survivor player, as we saw in
China. He made, without question, the single biggest blunder
in the history of the show. I don't think he gets how to play,
but he's so strong and he works so hard and he is so likable
that it's really hard to vote him out. I think James could do
really well this season."
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December 16, 2007: Following
his seventh-place finish on the show, won the $100,000 fan-voted
consolation prize for Survivor 15: China.
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August 21, 2007: Local paper the Lafayette Daily
Advertiser looks into how James got on the show (hint
for multiple-applicants: it's all about who you know, and if
they know the casting people):
 "Reality
series knocks again: Lafayette man makes final cut for Survivor
Reed Dunn rdunn@theadvertiser.com
If you want to get on a reality show, it would pay off to befriend
someone who's been through it.
That's what happened with James Clement, 30, of Lafayette, who
CBS announced Monday would join 15 others for the upcoming Survivor:
China. The show, now in its 15th season, premieres Sept.
20.
'One of the girls who cast me asked if I knew
any interesting characters that might fit the model they gave
me,' said Lafayette's Kenward 'Boo' Bernis, who made it to the
finals on last season's series, Survivor: Fiji.
'They loved his background story. He's a gravedigger
by trade.' Bernis said he and Clement played football together
at UL. They've known each other for about 10 years. 'I helped
him make a video, and we sent it in,' Bernis said.
Clement works part-time as a bartender and security guard, according
to the Survivor Web site. His full-time profession is
as a gravedigger, which Bernis said certainly helped add interest
to his character for the show.
'People freak out when they see the body on
him,' Bernis added. 'There's not an ounce of fat on him. I'm
bettin' money right now he's going to get a modeling contract.'
The upcoming season of Survivor begins
in downtown Shanghai and moves into the HuangPu Mountain's Mi
Tuo Temple, where contestants have to give up their possessions.
The cast then is split and relocated to two separate islands.
As with previous years, the tribes will compete until one person
is named the ultimate survivor, winning the $1 million prize.
Bernis, who made it 37 days on the island, said he shared little
advice with Clement on how to outwit and outlast the other castaways.
'I just said the obvious,' he said. 'Just try to find somebody
you can trust and stick with that person.'"
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August 20 , 2007: Jeff Probst's comments (made
sometime during the game), as told to Ileane Rudolph of TV
Guide, in their barely pre-cast reveal article:
"Jeff's take: He is without question the
biggest guy we've had on this show. He's actually a gentle giant,
a very decent guy who works extremely hard. But if you rile him
up, he'll let you know what he's thinking."
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August 20, 2007: Officially revealed as a Survivor:
China contestant by CBS, as the cast is unceremoniously
dumped onto the CBS web site. From his official
CBS bio:
 "James
Clement owns a burial service and works as a gravedigger.
In addition, he works security at nightclubs and weddings
and bartends on the side. His hobbies include watching
television and surfing the Web. He enjoys sprinting,
weight-lifting and playing football.
Clement describes himself as athletically gifted, socially adaptive
and physically attractive. He is proudest of carrying on the
family business. He feels he'll do well because he considers
himself to be physically and mentally adept, adventurous and
able to adapt to new environments and situations.
Clement currently resides in Lafayette, Louisiana, with his pit
bull, Brently. His birth date is March 9, 1977."
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August 13, 2007: A commenter named "Chad" at
SurvivorChina.net leaves the following statement about James,
in response to contestant names that apparently came out of
thin air, leaping directly to SurvivorChina.net's brain:
"James? So who is the quiet Cajun from Louisiana? He is
from a small town and raised very old fashion with more heart
than you can imagine. I am sure everyone will see this for them
selves though. Yes he is a grave differ for all of those that
did not believe him."
(Hat tip to smokeitgood for the link).
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July 31, 2007: Someone named James Clement
revealed as a Survivor: China contestant in a post
by DanieuBleau at Survivor
Skills:
"#13
James Clement"
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