Aras Baskauskas

Who is Aras Baskauskas?

Aras Baskauskas was the winner of Survivor: Panama and a contestant on Survivor: Blood vs. Water. He is of Lithuanian descent, holding Lithuanian and American citizenship.

The maternal grandson of Days of our Lives actor Macdonald Carey, Baskauskas appeared on the show in 1987 as one of the children listening to Dr. Tom Horton read the Christmas story.

Baskauskas played collegiate NCAA Division I basketball at UC Irvine from 2000 to 2004, where he was an honored as a Big West Conference scholar athlete for three seasons. He received his B.A. in philosophy in 2002 and his MBA in 2004. After college he had chance to sign contract with professional basketball club Alita in Lithuania but he decided to go to South Africa to learn more about yoga.

Baskauskas currently resides in Venice, CA. He is the CEO of http://TundraGear.com, a winter hat company. He also spends much of his time and energy teaching yoga in Santa Monica. Additionally, he is part of The Cheshire Project, a non-profit that benefits people with disabilities.