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Jeff Probst: Summary

Recent Role:: Host on Survivor

Birthday:: 11-4-1961

Birthplace:: Wichita, Kansas, USA

Birth Name:: Jeffrey Lee Probst

Jeffrey Lee Probst, born November 4, 1961 in Witchita, Kansas and raised in Seattle, where he attended Seattle Pacific University. He is best known as the host of the reality television series Survivor , which won him an Emmy award and landed him on People Magazine's '50 Most Beautiful People' list in 2001. In 2001 Jeff wrote and directed an independent film called Finder's Fee ....

Jeff Probst - Between Takes

Jeff chats with TV.com about winning an Emmy and what to expect in Gabon.

Posted: 09/29/08
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For the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, Jeff co-hosted the event along with the other four nominees for the newly created category "Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program". They included Tom Bergeron, Ryan Seacrest, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandell.(edit)
Jeff often contributes to US game show Jeopardy! by giving Survivor related clues from some of the show's venues, and has twice appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy!, first in 2001 and again in 2003.(edit)
In his spare time, Jeff is active in the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. At the conclusion of each season of Survivor props from the show are auctioned on-line to raise money for the charity. This began after Survivor: Africa when the cast and crew saw the devastating effect that HIV and AIDS had on that continent.(edit)
In May 2008, Jeff confirmed that he has signed on to host 4 more seasons of Survivor, this will make Jeff the host through season 20.(edit)
Jeff has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, all for Survivor.
- In 2001, he won for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program.
- In 2002, he was nominated for Outstanding Special Class Program.
- From 2003-2006, he was nominated in the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program category.
- In 2008, he won in the newly created category Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program.(edit)

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