Colby Donaldson (born April 1, 1974) is an American television personality and actor. He finished as the runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001). He then competed on three more Survivor seasons, Survivor: All-Stars (2004): Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (2010), and Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans (2026). He has also hosted reality competition shows, such as Top Shot, Top Guns, The Butcher and Alone, all on the History network.
Early life and education
Donaldson grew up in Christoval, Texas. He earned a college degree in business marketing from Texas Tech University in 1996. Then he briefly worked as an HMO's sales representative He moved his business to Dallas and another including Keith Famie and Tina Wesson. His Texan flag was notoriously used as a rooftop for the tribe's camp. in the season's fourth Tribal Council (and Ogakor's third), Manthey's alliance voted against Famie, but Donaldson voted alongside Wesson's alliance against a member of Manthey's alliance and singer-songwriter Mitchell Olson, leading to the 3–3 tie and then the 2–2 retie. Votes cast in prior Councils weighed in to break the deadlock. Famie was not voted before, but Olson was voted once, leading to Olson's elimination.
When the Ogakor and Kucha tribes merged into the Barramundi tribe, ten overall contestants remained—five each of their own tribe.