Dirk Hale

Dirk Hale is known for competing in Survivor: Africa.

Dirk is known for being a bit antisocial despite quickly forming a close friendship with Rob Patterson. When the intended target, Landon Adams seemed more of an asset than him, Dirk was the first one voted off.

Profile
Dirk was born in Bristol, Connecticut as the youngest of three sons. At a young age, Dirk became into sports and played soccer, football, and basketball. Dirk played sports all the way through high school and was known to be a typical jock. He graduated from the University of Connecticut and shortly moved to Jackson, Florida; where he currently lives with his wife, Charlotte. The two both work as foster parents to 19 kids and teens.

Survivor
Dirk started the game on the Boran tribe and was quickly seen as a strong competitor. On the first day, he spent the majority of his time by himself. Everyone else noticed and they just thought he was exploring the area. On the second day, he formed a friendship with Rob Patterson, as well as bonding with other people. Landon Adams didn't seem to socialize much and only seemed to want to talk to Kim Trejo.

After losing the immunity challenge on Day 2, everyone but Kim were planning to vote out Landon due to him annoying the tribe. However, things changed when Landon was lobbying to vote out Dirk. This caused Dirk to freak out. Dirk scattered around to try and get people to vote against Landon. The only vote he knew he got was Rob's, but wasn't sure about everyone else. At the first tribal council, Rob and Dirk voted for Landon, but Dirk received three votes and was the first person voted out of Africa.

Post-Survivor

 * Dirk and his wife, Charlotte were arrested for 20 counts of child abuse. He was later released on a $200,000 release.

Trivia

 * Dirk is the first male contestant to get 12th Place.
 * Dirk is the first contestant to be the first one eliminated and not receive four votes against them.
 * Dirk is the only male member of Boran to not make the merge.
 * He's also the oldest member of Boran.