He lasted 36 days on the show. The nephew of previous "Survivor" villain Russell Hantz, his emotional meltdown during "Survivor: Caramoan" the following year led to a much earlier elimination.

Survivor fans were introduced to Brandon in the South Pacific season, which aired in 2011, as the nephew of the series’ most notorious villain Russell Hantz. Brandon came into the game as a born ...

as the nephew of the series' most notorious villain Russell Hantz. Brandon came into the game as a born-again Christian who wanted to repair the reputation of the Hantz's family name. Despite ...

as the nephew of the series’ most notorious villain Russell Hantz. Brandon came into the game as a born-again Christian who wanted to repair the reputation of the Hantz’s family name.

Hantz is the nephew of infamous Survivor villain Russell Hantz and first appeared on the show in 2011 on Season 23, Survivor: South Pacific. He made it to day 36 before ultimately being voted out ...