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Revision as of 02:06, 31 May 2006 by Hexadisc (talk | contribs) (→Logan Airport Incident)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Brian Jeffrey "B.J." Averell, 26, is an American online tutor and reality television contestant.
Education
Averell graduated from Collingswood High School in New Jersey in 1998, and attended Harvard University. At Harvard, Averell was a member of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and the improv group On Thin Ice. He also wrote daily comic strip "The Neil World" for The Harvard Crimson . With fellow Harvard student B.J. Novak, he co-produced and hosted "The B.J. Show," which one year featured Bob Saget reprising his television roles in a few skits and ending the show with his own standup routine. He would eventually graduate with a degree in religion, and move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.
Logan Airport Incident
On November 24, 1999, Averell showed up at 5:30 p.m. for a 6:45 p.m. flight from Logan International Airport in Boston to Philadelphia aboard a Delta Express commuter flight, and was told that his assigned seat had been given away. Averell slipped past the attendant at the gate, blended in with other passengers crossing the tarmac and proceeded to find refuge in a rest room. He was given away by another passenger and arrested before the flight departed. He was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing. He later told a news photographer he was surprised at how easy it was to stow away.
Averell pled not guilty, and Delta Airlines agreed to drop all charges against him.
The Amazing Race
In 2006, Averell appeared as a contestant on the ninth edition of the American television series The Amazing Race. He and his teammate, Tyler MacNiven, who Averell met during a "Semester at Sea" four years earlier, beat out ten other teams to win the show's $1 million prize. BJ and Tyler, as they were identified on the program, were nicknamed "the hippies" by the other teams.
BJ and Tyler came in last in two legs of the race, but luckily both legs were non-elimination pit stops. Host Phil Keoghan said, "They enjoyed every single moment they were on this race, whether they were in first or in last. They kept their spirit all the way to the end." “If it’s this successful to be hippies, we might as well stay hippies,” Tyler said at the finish line in Colorado. He also added, "I think that on this Race being cerebral doesn't help as much as being in the moment. It's just great to stay positive and really enjoy each other's company. Our friendship is what got us through it."
References
- Gensler, Howard “'Amazing Racer' in no hurry to reveal winner.” Philadelphia Daily News, May 19, 2006.
- DuHart, Bill. “S.J. native wins 'Amazing Race'.” South Jersey Courier-Post, May 19, 2006.
- Sweet, Laurel J. “Three passengers arrested during wild night at Logan.” The Boston Herald, November 25, 1999.
- “Two Enter Pleas in Logan Incident.” The Boston Herald, November 30, 1999.
- “BJ & Tyler.” CBS.com.
- Bayne, Richard J. “'Hippies' win 'Amazing Race'.” Times Herald-Record, May 18, 2006.
- CBS. “'Team Hippie' Takes 'Amazing Race 9'.” CBS News, May 18, 2006.
- “A frosty finish for 'The Amazing Race'.” Chicago Tribune, May 17, 2006.
- “BJ & Tyler Win Million Dollar Prize.” WISH-TV, May 18, 2006.