''Outback Jack'' is a 2004 American

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series filmed in the

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of Australia. It was produced by Nash Entertainment. It starred Vadim Dale, a 6-foot-tall former underwear model, as ''Outback Jack'', and started with twelve women who vied for Dale's attentions to be selected as the woman he would choose to be with. The show first aired on the TBS network and was hosted by

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. ''Outback Jacks first episode featured the twelve contestants getting out of

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s and lining up outside a mansion in the U.S., thinking they were about to be a part of a show similar to '' The Bachelor'', only to be told by the host that "their man" was waiting for them in Australia. The dozen were shocked again, upon arriving in Australia, to find out that they would be competing in the Outback and that they would have to parachute out of planes to get to their destination. Dale has since relocated to

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to be with Natalie Franzman, his co-star and the winning contestant on ''Outback Jack''. The two were married on October 22, 2005 and also featured on '' Celebrity Circus'', which was shown on Australia's

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(who also broadcast ''Outback Jack''). Dale, now an officer with the

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, and Natalie have three daughters, born between 2006 and 2010.Alt URL
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. WWE wrestler

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and Cortney Owen, the current wife of NASCAR driver Johnny Sauter were contestants on the show.

References

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Official Website (via Internet Archive)
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