Handsome, well-knit Evan Marriott made a big splash in reality TV-land in 2003 on Fox's Joe Millionaire, a show that latched onto America's utter fascination with the holy grail of $1 million, a sum that today does not actually make a person rich. (Still, better to have than not to have that iconic sum.)
Marriott, 28 at the time, was actually a construction worker who, on the side, had also worked as a underwear model. His sleepy eyes, tousled hair and devil-may-care smile, combined with an excellent, sturdy build, made him perfectly cast for his role in a genre that demands good-looking members of both genders acting more or less like alley cats.
The show's set-up was that the bachelor posed as a millionaire, and a bevy of comely lasses were brought in to compete for his affections. The last girl standing--this might be an example of less than accurate wording--was teacher Zora Andrich, who split the $1 million prize with Marriott, but also split with him after his real identity had been revealed. They parted ways, she said, because she thought he was too much in love with the cameras.
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