Hunter Ellis is an American television personality. A former naval aviator, he was first noted for his participation in the Survivor Television series before going on to host several television shows for the History Channel, including Tactical to Practical; Man, Moment, Machine; and Digging for the Truth, before hosting The CW reality show In Harm's Way. Part of a family with a strong tradition in the United States Navy, Ellis is the grandson of Vice Admiral Donald D. Engen. Ellis graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in political science, before... entering the Navy as an aviator. He graduated first in his flight class, and during his ten-year military career, he amassed 433 carrier landings and more than two thousand hours of flight time in the F/A-18 Hornet. After his discharge, Ellis worked for a time as a pilot for FedEx Corporation. Ellis is a member of the fraternity Alpha Tau Omega. People magazine named Ellis one of the 20 sexiest men on cable television. Ellis was a participant in the reality TV program Survivor: Marquesas, which was filmed in 2001 and aired in 2002.
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