Austin Li Coon Biography – Austin Li Coon Wiki
Austin Li Coon is a 26-year-old graduate student from The University of Chicago.
He is a cast member of Survivor series 45. Initially, he started the series as part of the Tribe Reba but has since switched to Belo Tribe.
Based on his LinkedIn profile, he is a current student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA class of 2024.
Austin Li Coon Age
Where is Austin from Survivor from? He is originally from San Jose California but currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. He was born on October 23, 1996.
Austin Li Coon Survivor 45
Coon is a contestant on the 45th season of Survivor. Sharing the news, he wrote on an Instagram post, ” YALL I’M ON FREAKIN SURVIVOR!!!!
I’m literally covered in goosebumps rn writing this cuz it’s truly been a journey & a half getting to this point and I still have to pinch myself every other day to remind myself that this actually happened. Anyone who has gotten to know me in the past handful of years knows how much I love this show and to think that I’m actually now a part of this LEGENDARY game… ooooowee baby, get your chips & dip ready cuz this is gonna be epic!!!
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 27 & tune into CBS at 8 pm ET/PT (7 pm CT) if you wanna see me starve, bleed, scheme, and fight with everything I’ve got to try winning ONE MILLION mother f’in dollars and the juicy title of Sole Survivor!”
He also took part in a questionnaire before Survivor and here is what he had to say:
Why do you want to be part of Survivor? Because I’m confident I can win it, and $1 million would really help with my six-figure student debt! I also love the game and am a competitor through and through. I want to duke it out with people when everything is on the line, and I want to prove to myself that I have what it takes.
What’s one life experience you feel has prepared you for the game? As a kid, I was a shell of my current self. I was shy and quiet, had terrible acne for a dozen years, wore braces from elementary school until high school (headgear included), had mild Tourette’s, and was extremely self-conscious. I worked hard for years to build myself up and lived the entire introversion-extroversion spectrum. I feel like that experience made me a much more empathetic person.
Which previous player do you identify with the most? Who do you think you will play most like? I identify most with Owen Knight — long-hair, Asian, love the outdoors, never-say-die attitude. I think I’ll play most like Jay and Wendell. Their games revolved around forming genuine connections that led people to keep them in the game, even when they were huge threats. On top of that, I have the intelligence to make big strategic plays as well as the physicality to win clutch immunities. Also, like them both, I too have a crush on Michele.
What will you value in an alliance partner? Laughter is the key to my heart, so if someone is fun to hang with and laughs with me, we’re gonna be best buddies.
Favorite Hobbies: Backpacking somewhere new with my camera, hockey, volleyball…anything really that gets me active outside with friends!
Pet Peeves: Any form of waste — wasted time, money, opportunity, food. Also, banana-flavored candy. But I still eat them. Cuz no wasting.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Making it onto the All-American team at the volleyball Junior Olympics when I was 15. That was my first major personal accomplishment, and it gave me the confidence I needed to start the personal growth journey to get to where I am today.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I own the (heavily contested and very impressive) world record for “the most nuts thrown and caught in a can on the head in one minute.” The original record was 37, and I got 93.
Who in your life is your biggest inspiration and why? Aside from my parents, maybe Naruto. That ninja never gives up no matter the obstacle. When I need to dig deep during some of the willpower challenges, I’ll be channeling that Naruto energy. I’m going to be Sole Survivor. Believe it!
Why will you be the Sole Survivor? I make the best of every situation and I don’t feel sorry for myself. I’m adaptable and creative, and have the tools to pull off an individual immunity run. I work my butt off, and I’ll make sure not a second is wasted out on the island.
Austin Li Coon Mother
In an interview with Parade.com prior to Survivor, the graduate student stated that it is his mother who geared him up to begin the Survivor journey.
He said, ” What started me in the whole Survivor journey is my mom. She’s been watching ever since the first episode. And that came out when I was four. But back then, I was not huge into reality T.V. I didn’t really watch Survivor. I loved playing video games and watching hockey games and stuff like that. But I remember I came home once over Christmas break, and my mom would always be watching these reality T.V. shows–especially Survivor–just by herself in the living room.
One day, I came back. I was like, “Man, it’s kind of sad. I should just sit and watch it.” And I was instantly hooked. I was like, “This is so awesome.” So I just binged everything. And we text every single day about Survivor strategies; we call all the time. This whole process of getting here has been like a shared dream. So that’s really what got me here. So I’m just super excited. I know she is super excited. She’s gonna be so excited hearing me on this podcast, too. She’s a huge fan. So, this is awesome.”
Austin Li Coon Nationality
The Survivor 45 contestant is American.
Austin Li Coon Instagram
Austin Li Coon’s Instagram handle is @austinlicoon.
