Joe Manganiello auditioned for ‘Survivor’ as ‘Joe the Construction Worker’.

The ‘True Blood’ star was a struggling actor when he sent in an application to take part in the long-running competition series – which sees a group of strangers set various challenges while working together to provide food, fire and shelter in a remote location, gradually being voted off until one hopeful wins a $1 million prize – but was warned he couldn’t submit his pitch using his real profession.