EJ Snyder

Errol James "EJ" Snyder, Jr. (born December 3, 1965) is an American survivalist and television personality.

Biography EJ Snyder was born in Englewood, New Jersey. Following the divorce of his parents around 1975, he and his brother Jeff were brought up by their mother. He grew up in North Jersey, where he experienced childhood bullying; this caused him to become interested in strength training and self-defense.

Snyder joined the United States Army when he was 19 years old. In 1991, he fought in the Gulf War, and in 2004, the Iraq War. During his career, he was awarded two Bronze Stars as well as the Legion of Merit. He received the nickname “Skullcrusher” as a drill sergeant. He also taught at the Florida Ranger Camp and the Special Warfare Center located in Fort Bragg. He retired in 2009 when he was a sergeant major. He currently lives in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Entertainment career

Snyder first appeared on television on the show Lost, portraying Redfern. In 2009 he appeared on the documentary series Patton 360° as himself. Later in the same year, he was cast on 72 Hours and competed for $100,000 in the Fijian jungle. He went on to appear on Naked and Afraid for the second time in the episode “Man vs. Amazon”. In this episode he became the first man to successfully complete two challenges.

In 2016, Snyder hosted the ninth season of Dual Survival alongside fellow Naked and Afraid contestant Jeff Zausch. Snyder also took the leading role of Max in Survival T.V. The Movie!.

In 2022, he appeared on Naked and Afraid XL Season 8 in the Amazon; he was not a contestant, but a mentor yet underwent all the challenges as the regular contestants.

Filmography