Jonathan Penner

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Survivor contestant
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Jonathan Penner
Date of birth	March 5, 1962
Resides	Los Angeles, California
Season(s)	Cook Islands
Finish	14th Voted out
Tribe(s)	Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Aitutonga

Jonathan Lindsay Penner (born March 5, 1962 in New York City) is an American actor, writer and producer known for starring in The Last Supper and the television series Rude Awakening and The Naked Truth.

Penner has also guest-starred in Seinfeld, CSI, CSI:NY, The Tick, Melrose Place, LateLine, Grapevine (television show), Arrested Development, and The Nanny, where he appeared in several episodes as Danny Imperiali, whose firing and dumping of fiance Fran Fine kicked off the entire series.

Penner has appeared in many films, with roles of varying importance. He has also been in Jason Goes to Hell. However his part (David) was cut from the film.

Penner was nominated for an Academy Award in 1994 for the short film "Down on the Waterfront" which he co-produced, co-wrote and starred in.

[edit] Survivor: Cook Islands

Penner was a contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands in 2006. He was one of the original five members of the Rarotonga Tribe ("Raro"). In episode 3, the four tribes evenly divided into two new mixed tribes, just Aitutaki and Rarotonga. Penner found himself on Aitutaki ("Aitu"). While a member of Aitu, he became part of a voting bloc/coalition that consisted of Yul Kwon, Becky Lee, Candice Woodcock, and Sundra Oakley. This alliance lasted until episode 9 when the members of Aitu and Raro were offered a chance to "mutiny" by joining the opposing tribe. Penner, along with Candice, chose to leave Aitu for Raro, the only two survivors to accept the offer. He was the fourteenth person voted out.

Penner holds the Survivor record of the most votes against on a single season.

During the following Survivor: Fiji season, Penner blogged at CBS' Survivors Strike Back.