Jonathan Shearer
Jonathan Shearer
Jonathan Shearer (born 3rd March 1965) was the winner of the BBC television series Castaway 2007.
Biography
Nomad, hedonist, jack-of-all-trades, and cynic, Shearer has several degrees, having studied Chemical Engineering at Edinburgh, Philosophy at Kent, Education at Cambridge and Zoology at Leeds. For many years he lived an itinerant lifestyle in countries such as Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil and Nigeria, and is a skilled linguist, speaking Portuguese, French and Spanish. Whilst having spent much time as a teacher, he also worked as a professional psychic, barman, sewer digger, zoo-keeper, RSPB officer, banker and tarot card reader. He has taught rifle shooting to delinquents and carried out refuge work for the Lumholtz's tree kangaroo. He also considered becoming a monk, but admits that "the monks didn't want me."[1]
Jonathan has been engaged at least twice and married once, and has one son, born in 2006[2].
Castaway
During the filming of Castaway, Jonathan
- Was booted out of the communal sleeping hut and moved into the potting shed, creating his own little home there.
- Shared a chaste kiss with Catherine Ball after they went on a date
- Gave away his food rations and warm clothing to those going on the treacherous fishing trips[3]