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Part of a family with a strong tradition in the US Navy , Ellis was the grandson of Vice Admiral Donald Engen . Ellis graduated from the University Of Southern California with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science , before enlisting in the Navy as a pilot. He graduated first in his flight class, and during his ten-year military career, he amassed 433 carrier landings and more than two thousand hours of flight time in the F/A-18 Hornet . After his discharge, Ellis worked for a time as a pilot for FedEx Corporation . Ellis was a participant in the reality TV program , which was filmed in 2001 and aired in 2002. A member of the "Maraamu" tribe, Ellis was the third contestant voted off the show. Subsequently, Ellis became the host of several nationally televised programs. The first of these was '' Tactical To Practical '' (a.k.a. ''Tactical to Practical With Hunter Ellis''), which aired on The History Channel . This program took a historical look at the development of common consumer electronic products which originated as military research projects. It lasted for one season, with 38 episodes airing in 2003 and 2004. In 2004, he also began co-hosting "9 on the Town", a half-hour program airing five days a week on KCAL-TV , a CBS affiliate in Los Angeles, California . In 2005, he began hosting another show on The History Channel, called '' Man, Moment, Machine ''. Episodes of this show focus on the historical consequences of the momentary interaction between a particular individual and a specific technology. Ellis is a member of the Fraternity Alpha Tau Omega . In an article published on December 1 , 2003 , People magazine named him one of the 20 sexiest men on Cable Television . EXTERNAL LINKS
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