The real estate executive made it all the way to the final five in 2010.
“Daniel was a charismatic, larger-than-life, outgoing bon vivant,“an obituary from his familysaid.
“He loved nothing more than spending time with his children and friends new and old.”
Dan Lembo on ‘Survivor: Nicaragua’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images
Lembo was 63 when he competed onSurvivor’s 21st season.
A Brooklyn native, Lembo attended New Utrecht High School and graduated from Brooklyn College.
“I was playing cards, smoking a cigarette, and drinking beer.”
As for how he wound up onSurvivor, it was serendipity.
“I didn’t even apply for the [show],” Lembo recalled.
“They came to me.
I said, ‘Absolutely.’
How could I say no?”
Lembo credited his ability to “deal with people” as his edge in the competition.
“Because I’ve done pretty well winning the game of life.”
