Thomas Krottinger says Mike White inspired him to do ‘Survivor’ — and wants to work on ‘White Lotus’ next

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“Survivor” Season 48 star and music executive Thomas Krottinger exclusively told The Post after he was voted out that Mike White, a “Survivor” alum and the creator of the hit HBO series, actually inspired him to do the reality show.“Mike White is the reason … when I was watching everything and I got to Mike, I finally saw myself in a weird way,” Krottinger, 34, said, “I was like, ‘Oh.

OK. I can go chase a dream and not ruin my entire life.’ “Looking ahead, Krottinger told The Post he wants to bring his talents as the senior vice president of A&R at Sony Music Publishing to a future season of the Emmy Award-winning show.“Put me on.

Let’s do this, Mike,” he said. “I’ll work on music. He always hires someone great for music … but maybe we could collab.”White, 54, came in second place on “Survivor” Season 37 in 2018.

Before that, he competed on two seasons of “The Amazing Race.”The filmmaker has become best known as the mastermind of “The White Lotus.” In all three seasons, White has brought on other “Survivor” alums — like Natalie Cole, Carl Boudreaux and Kara Kay — for cameo appearances.