CT Tamburello

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CT Tamburello
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Tamburello in 2008
Born
Christopher Michael Tamburello

(1980-07-16) July 16, 1980 (age 43)
Occupation Reality television personality
Television The Challenge
The Real World: Paris
The Traitors
Spouse
Lilianet Solares
(m. 2018;div. 2023)
Children1

Christopher Michael "CT" Tamburello (born July 16, 1980) is a television personality and actor, best known as a competitor on the MTV reality competition show The Challenge . His first television appearance was on the thirteenth season of The Real World in 2003. In 2023 he competed on and won the second season of The Traitors alongside fellow The Challenge alum Trishelle Cannatella.

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Television appearances

The Real World: Paris

In 2003 Tamburello was offered the choice to appear on The Real World: Paris or Road Rules , opting to pick the former. [1]

The Challenge

Tamburello made his Challenge debut on its eighth season. [2] He would win his first season in 2013, where he was partnered with rival Wes Bergmann on The Challenge: Rivals II . [1] As of 2024, Tamburello has won five seasons of The Challenge and two spin-off seasons. [3]

The Traitors

Tamburello competed on the second season of the The Traitors alongside fellow The Challenge alumni Trishelle Cannatella and Johnny Bananas. Tamburello competed the whole season as a "faithful" and was able to help banish the four traitors of the season (Dan Gheesling, Parvati Shallow, Phaedra Parks and Kate Chastain). In the end, he and Cannatella were the last two standing and were crowned the winners. [4]

Personal life

Tamburello was in an on-again, off-again relationship with fellow The Challenge competitor Diem Brown from 2006 until her death in 2014. [5] [6] In 2016 Tamburello welcomed a son with girlfriend, Lilianet Solares; the pair were married in 2018. [7] They divorced in 2023. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019HabitualBrett Mitchell
2022 The Most Dangerous Game Sanger Rainsford
2023Hunting GamesWill Walker

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 The Real World: Paris Himself
2004 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno ContestantRunner-up
2005 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II ContestantRunner-up
2006 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel Contestant
2007 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3 ContestantDisqualified
2008 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III ContestantRunner-up
2009 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II ContestantDisqualified
2010 The Challenge: Cutthroat Heavy hitter
2011 The Challenge: Rivals Contestant
2012 The Challenge: Battle of the Exes ContestantRunner-up
2013 The Challenge: Rivals II ContestantWinner
2014 The Challenge: Free Agents Contestant
2015 The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II Contestant
The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines Heavy hitter
2017 The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions ContestantWinner
The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros Contestant
The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30 ContestantThird place
The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars 1ContestantWinner
2018 The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars 2ContestantWinner
The Challenge: Final Reckoning Contestant
Fear Factor ContestantRunner-up
The Challenge: CT's Getting MarriedHimself
2019 The Challenge: War of the Worlds Contestant
The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 ContestantWinner
2020 The Challenge: Total Madness Contestant
2021 The Challenge: Double Agents ContestantWinner
The Challenge: Untold HistoryHimself
The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies ContestantWinner
2024 The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion Heavy hitter
The Traitors Contestant (faithful) Season 2 winner

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