After having his wrist surgery delayed because of his bout with pneumonia, Aday told MTV News Tuesday that Lavin would undergo surgery the following day. Lavin began racing bikes when he was just two years old, but at age 15, he gave up racing in favor of dirt jumping.
Among his numerous accomplishments as a professional BMX rider, he was crowned "King of Dirt" in He currently has numerous sponsors, with Monster being his most notable one. Lavin taught himself how to play piano, has his own recording studio at his home he calls "Lav's Lab" and even released an album titled "The First Set" that he produced and raps on. Lavin even has a single that he put out under his full name.
The single, "Soldier," is a song he wrote for fellow BMX rider Stephen Murray, who was injured in a horrific crash that severed three vertebrae. He has hosted the show's 10 seasons since The 20th overall season of the show, The Challenge: Cutthroat, is currently airing on Wednesday nights.
Within months of the crash, he was back hosting The Challenge: Rivals. He could barely see straight and slurred his words, but as usual, he took the job seriously. And my job is the easiest job on the whole damn crew. The twists make it fun, but the show is so unbeholden to rules that producers appear to be winging it sometimes. I like it like that. Though Lavin appears chill on screen, the job takes him away from home and, of course, gets stressful.
During a season in South Africa, his dad died of stage 4 lung cancer. Lavin found out online and chose to continue filming for two weeks before returning home for a second funeral. The work-life balance on The Challenge is hard to beat: After filming, he returns to Vegas with his wife Roxanne and their dogs Sonny and Cooper.
It's never been nominated for an Emmy in any category, despite predating all other reality competition series. I look at it as imitation is the highest form of flattery. But it's crazy that we've been overlooked so much as far as getting an Emmy or outside awards. From "the level of cinematography to the level of production," Lavin says The Challenge "pushes the limits all the time. I've had the best time of my life filming it. But as the franchise has leveled up in recent seasons, the physical challenges have also become increasingly difficult.
As a result, players are getting injured more than ever. But Lavin, who survived life-threatening injuries during his BMX career, thinks the heightened level of risk is a good thing. At the end of the day, some of these things are life and death," he says. There is nothing to play with, it's all serious. If it was just a bunch of wack stuff you didn't care about, the show would have been over a long time ago.
He had no hosting experience and no idea what to expect from the potential new gig. That turned out to be the secret that changed not only The Challenge , but also Lavin's life. It came out so natural," he says. Now it's 15 years later and they don't even hand me a script anymore. After that fateful first day, Booth told Lavin over lunch that as long as he produces The Challenge , Lavin will be his host.
Who knows? The host also opened up about his favorite memory while filming, remembering a time in South Africa when he and the crew gave locals car rides. TJ's traveled around the world during his time on The Challenge and he's letting us know what he gets into when the cameras stop rolling. TheChallenge pic. Currently years-old, The Challenge host began riding bikes at the age of 2. After racing until around the age of 15, Lavin got into dirt jumping.
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