Biography

Jeff Probst

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Born
November 4, 1961 · Wichita, Kansas, USA
Birth name
Jeffrey Lee Probst
Nicknames
- The One Take Wonder
- Host Probst
Height
5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

Mini bio

Jeff Probst is the Emmy Award-winning host of Survivor (2000). He won the inaugural Emmy for Best Reality Show Host in 2008 and again in 2009. Probst also received an Emmy as Host/Producer of Survivor (2000) back in 2001.

He was also voted one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People.

As a filmmaker, Probst wrote and directed the LionsGate released indie film, Finder's Fee (2001), starring Ryan Reynolds and Academy Award nominees James Earl Jones and Robert Forster.

Finder's Fee (2001) premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival where it won "Best Picture" and a "Best Director" award for Probst. Other awards: "Best Screenplay" at Method Fest, "Breakout Director" at Sonoma Film Fest. Probst was also selected as one of the "Ten Directors in the World to Watch" in a series presented by the American Cinematheque showcasing innovative and exciting new directors from around the world.

Probst previously served as host of VH1's Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (1998), hosted several programs for FX and traveled over 300,000 miles around the world as a correspondent for Access Hollywood (1996).

Prior to that, he hosted a variety of shows for KIRO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Seattle.

Probst hosts the "Howard Stern Celebrity Fan Roundtable" for Howard Stern on Sirius/XM radio.

Probst is a regular fill-in for Regis Philbin on Live with Kelly and Mark (1988) (aka "Live with Regis and Kelly").

In 2007, Probst founded The Serpentine Project a non-profit that empowers youth transitioning out of foster care to reach for their dreams by opening the door to possibilities.
- IMDb mini biography by: Publicist

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Trademark

Always says to departing contestants on Survivor (2000) , "The tribe has spoken.Time for you to go".

Trivia

Has taken the torch snuffer from every season of Survivor (2000) as a personal souvenir.
On the Survivor (2000) {Survivor: All Stars - The Reunion (8.17)} show, he offered to marry both Rob Mariano and Amber Mariano, claiming he was an ordained minister. Probst got himself ordained in 1999 so that he could preside at his parents 40th anniversary remarriage. He has since served as the officiant at the weddings of several friends. He was ordained by the Universal Life Church of Modesto, California. He paid $25.00 for his ordination papers.
First job was at Boeing where he produced sales and marketing videos.
Attended Seattle Pacific University.
Grew up in Wichita, Kansas. Moved to Seattle as a teenager.

Quotes

Right off the bat, we send all the castaways on an 11-mile trek through the jungle. It starts one minute into show and finishes the next day. People are getting sick and everything. You'll see.
I'm not one of these guys who says 'Now I'm on a really hot show. Better quit soon before I get labeled.' That's the most ridiculous notion I'd ever heard.
[on having been associated with Survivor (2000)]: In the grand scheme of things, professionally it's given me huge awareness with the industry and the public, which only translates into a longer career and more money if you don't screw it up.
[on injuries sustained during the filming of Survivor (2000)]: [During] Survivor: Borneo, I was stung in the nether regions by a jellyfish. During Survivor: Australia I peed on an electric fence and it sent a shock back to the point of origin. I also got stung by a scorpion. He crawled right up my boot and planted one on my Achilles' heel.
I have to say and you've probably heard this, a million times, Jerry Maguire (1996), one of the best... for the equation of on-screen time vs. memorable role, you got to be in the Top 10 of All Time, that is fantastic.