Phil McGraw

Overview

Phil McGraw was born in Vinita, Oklahoma, to Anne Geraldine "Gerrie" (Stevens) and Joseph J. "Joe" McGraw, Jr., an equipment supplier for oil fields. He earned his doctorate degree in psychology from the University of North Texas [1979]. In 1980 he founded Courtroom Sciences, Inc., a full-service trial sciences firm. As president of CSI, he has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East consulting with clients including Fortune 500 companies, major networks and airlines. He has also conducted seminars on life strategies and goal acquisition for tens of thousands of participants from the general public and corporate America.

His relationship columns appear in each monthly issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. He has written three books - "Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters", "Relationship Rescue", and "Family First".
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Does a one-finger-wave in the beginning of each of his shows to his wife Robin in the audience.
The line "And how is that working out for you?"
Thick Southern Accent
Bald head and moustache
In comedy/parodies, he often gets knocked out or hit with a hard object

Received his Master of Arts degree in experimental psychology (1976) and his Ph.D degree in clinical psychology (1979) from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
Once put Chuck Norris under his training, and was said to be his favorite student.
In 1968, he was a middle-linebacker on the University of Tulsa football team, where he received a scholarship. On November 23 of that year, this team was defeated by the University of Houston, 100-6, in one of the most lopsided college games in history. Scoring a touchdown for Houston, in this game, was wide receiver Larry Gatlin of Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers fame.
Due to his father being alcoholic, Phil became a staunch teetotaler at age 16.
Has two older sisters, Deana and Donna McGraw, and a younger sister, Brenda McGraw.

Nothing's funnier to me than laughing at myself.
We all have a social mask, right? We put it on, we go out, put our best foot forward, our best image. But behind that social mask is a personal truth, what we really, really believe about who we are and what we're capable of.
The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. There's just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition for the parent's voice to resonate in the children's ears.
There's a big difference between falling in love and being in love. There's a big difference between infatuation and falling in love.
It's better to be healthy alone than sick with someone else.