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| Averell graduated from ] in ] in ], and attended ]. At Harvard, Averell gained campus-wide fame with an outsider run for the Undergraduate Council presidency. Averell faced massive campaign problems and the council ordered his campaign to shut down. Each candidate was allowed 50 “points” for campaign violations, with points deducted for each violation made. Within weeks of launching his campaign, Averell had lost 49 of his 50 points, due to “excessive campaign violations,” including placing photos of himself and his running mate into a comic strip they regularly drew for ]. Averell claimed that the sanctions showed “how The Man is afraid of B.J.. Very, very afraid,” and continued to run for president despite the order. On the day of voting, he ran through the campus naked in order to garner attention. Averell did not win.<ref name="Riesman"> Riesman, Abe J. “.” ''The Harvard Crimson'', ], ].</ref> | Averell graduated from ] in ] in ], and attended ]. At Harvard, Averell gained campus-wide fame with an outsider run for the Undergraduate Council presidency. Averell faced massive campaign problems and the council ordered his campaign to shut down. Each candidate was allowed 50 “points” for campaign violations, with points deducted for each violation made. Within weeks of launching his campaign, Averell had lost 49 of his 50 points, due to “excessive campaign violations,” including placing photos of himself and his running mate into a comic strip they regularly drew for ]. Averell claimed that the sanctions showed “how The Man is afraid of B.J.. Very, very afraid,” and continued to run for president despite the order. On the day of voting, he ran through the campus naked in order to garner attention. Averell did not win.<ref name="Riesman"> Riesman, Abe J. “.” ''The Harvard Crimson'', ], ].</ref> | ||
| Averell was also a member of the ] and the ] group ] With fellow Harvard student ], he co-produced "The B.J. Show," which one year featured ] reprising his television roles in a few skits and ending the show with his own standup routine. However, Averell was forced to take a year off for academic reasons after attempting to juggle too many extracurricular committments.<ref name="Pasternack"> Pasternack, Alex L. “.” ''The Harvard Crimson'', ], ].</ref> He would eventually graduate with a degree in ], and move to ] to pursue a career in entertainment.<ref name="DuHart"> DuHart, Bill. “.” ''South Jersey Courier-Post'', ], ].</ref> | Averell was also a member of the ] and the ] group ]. With fellow Harvard student ], he co-produced "The B.J. Show," which one year featured ] reprising his television roles in a few skits and ending the show with his own standup routine. However, Averell was forced to take a year off for academic reasons after attempting to juggle too many extracurricular committments.<ref name="Pasternack"> Pasternack, Alex L. “.” ''The Harvard Crimson'', ], ].</ref> He would eventually graduate with a degree in ], and move to ] to pursue a career in entertainment.<ref name="DuHart"> DuHart, Bill. “.” ''South Jersey Courier-Post'', ], ].</ref> | ||
| ==Logan Airport Incident== | ==Logan Airport Incident== | ||
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Brian Jeffrey "B.J." Averell, 26, is an American online tutor and reality television contestant.
Education
Averell graduated from Collingswood High School in New Jersey in 1997, and attended Harvard University. At Harvard, Averell gained campus-wide fame with an outsider run for the Undergraduate Council presidency. Averell faced massive campaign problems and the council ordered his campaign to shut down. Each candidate was allowed 50 “points” for campaign violations, with points deducted for each violation made. Within weeks of launching his campaign, Averell had lost 49 of his 50 points, due to “excessive campaign violations,” including placing photos of himself and his running mate into a comic strip they regularly drew for The Harvard Crimson. Averell claimed that the sanctions showed “how The Man is afraid of B.J.. Very, very afraid,” and continued to run for president despite the order. On the day of voting, he ran through the campus naked in order to garner attention. Averell did not win.
Averell was also a member of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and the improv group On Thin Ice. With fellow Harvard student B.J. Novak, he co-produced "The B.J. Show," which one year featured Bob Saget reprising his television roles in a few skits and ending the show with his own standup routine. However, Averell was forced to take a year off for academic reasons after attempting to juggle too many extracurricular committments. He would eventually graduate with a degree in religion, and move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.
Logan Airport Incident
On November 24, 1999, Averell showed up late for a 6:15 p.m. flight from Logan International Airport in Boston to Philadelphia aboard a Delta Express commuter flight, and was denied access to the small jet because his assigned seat had been given away. Averell slipped past the attendant at the gate, blended in with other passengers crossing the tarmac and proceeded to find refuge in a rest room and settled onto a toilet seat. "Once I got on, I figured maybe through some stroke of fate no one would have to use the bathroom," Averell said. He was given away by another passenger and arrested before the flight departed. He was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing. He later told a news photographer he was surprised at how easy it was to stow away.
Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr called Averell a "chinless little rich kid" and a "selfish snot-nosed stowaway," and urged the district attorney to "do us all a favor (and) throw the book at little Richie Rich. Put a felony on his permanent record that'll mean he can't hook up with some white-shoe law firm somewhere down the line." An airport spokesperson downplayed the incident, however, noting Averell had a ticket and had gone through security checkpoints before vaulting a small wall near the terminal gate to join the rest of the passengers boarding the plane.
Averell pled not guilty, and two months later state prosecutors and Delta Airlines agreed to drop all charges against him. According to Averell’s lawyer, the decision came because the student “was not belligerent to anyone.”
The Amazing Race
In 2006, Averell appeared as a contestant on the ninth edition of the American television series The Amazing Race. He and his teammate, Tyler MacNiven, who Averell met during a "Semester at Sea" four years earlier, beat out ten other teams to win the show's $1 million prize. BJ and Tyler, as they were identified on the program, were nicknamed "the hippies" by the other teams.
BJ and Tyler came in last in two legs of the race, but luckily both legs were non-elimination pit stops. Host Phil Keoghan said, "They enjoyed every single moment they were on this race, whether they were in first or in last. They kept their spirit all the way to the end." “If it’s this successful to be hippies, we might as well stay hippies,” Tyler said at the finish line in Colorado. He also added, "I think that on this Race being cerebral doesn't help as much as being in the moment. It's just great to stay positive and really enjoy each other's company. Our friendship is what got us through it."
References
- Gensler, Howard “'Amazing Racer' in no hurry to reveal winner.” Philadelphia Daily News, May 19, 2006.
- ^ Riesman, Abe J. “For Grad, Art Imitates Life’s “Amazing Race”.” The Harvard Crimson, March 1, 2006.
- Pasternack, Alex L. “Bringing Laughs And Smiles to Harvard.” The Harvard Crimson, June 5, 2003.
- DuHart, Bill. “S.J. native wins 'Amazing Race'.” South Jersey Courier-Post, May 19, 2006.
- Sweet, Laurel J. “Three passengers arrested during wild night at Logan.” The Boston Herald, November 25, 1999.
- Carr, Howie. “Turkeys do fly on Thanksgiving.” The Boston Herald, November 28, 1999.
- Farmer, Tom. “Airline passengers facing arraignment.” The Boston Herald, November 26, 1999.
- “Two Enter Pleas in Logan Incident.” The Boston Herald, November 30, 1999.
- “BJ & Tyler.” CBS.com.
- Bayne, Richard J. “'Hippies' win 'Amazing Race'.” Times Herald-Record, May 18, 2006.
- CBS. “'Team Hippie' Takes 'Amazing Race 9'.” CBS News, May 18, 2006.
- “A frosty finish for 'The Amazing Race'.” Chicago Tribune, May 17, 2006.
- “BJ & Tyler Win Million Dollar Prize.” WISH-TV, May 18, 2006.