Angie Jakusz, better known as a “Survivor” contestant, has died after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 40 years old.
He died Friday in the New Orleans area, but the official cause of his death has not yet been announced, TMZ reported. A tomb service was held Wednesday afternoon in Metairie, Louisiana.
A GoFundMe page recently released in his name revealed that he had been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a rare form of colorectal cancer. As of Thursday morning, the public procurement campaign had raised $ 255 out of its $ 30,000.
Born Cassandra Anne Jakusz in Waukesha, Wisconsin, she later moved to San Francisco and New York before moving permanently to New Orleans, according to her CBS biography. He worked there as an artist (with watercolors and found objects) and did business in the French Quarter.
Despite her numerous colorful tattoos, Jakusz’s “Survivor” naive companions gave her the nickname “No Fun Angie” when she appeared in the 2005 season of the CBS reality TV trailblazer, which was set in Palau. He competed for the Ulong tribe.
Jakusz, who also co-starred in the bloody 1998 independent film “Lucinda’s Spell,” made a small reality television story on “Survivor,” The Sun reported. She was eliminated on the 12th, making her the first contestant to lose during the tribal council voting phase.
Despite his young age (he was only 25 when he made the show), Jakusz quickly became a favorite of his fellow tribesmen and of seeing the audience alike.
“People have to remember in 2005: women weren’t thrown into ‘Survivor’ with fears and tattoos,” Coby Archa, 48, a contestant from “Palau,” told People. “It simply came to our notice then. Fans related so much to his story. And a lot of people wanted to see her play again because of her strength. ”
He got solid performances in several team challenges, but ended up qualifying in 13th place when he got the boot. Diehard fans saw her later at the 10-year-old party of the show that aired in 2010.
“Three years ago we had learned from his family that he was battling cancer,” Archa told the dam. “We have raised some money for their treatments. She wasn’t in fame, just the “Survivor” experience. He came, played and returned to his life in New Orleans. She liked her life that way. ”
Jakusz is survived by her nine-year-old husband, Steven Calandra, and her parents, as well as her brother, niece and nephew.
