Jeff Probst

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Biography

Recent Role:
Host on Survivor
Gender:
Male
Born:
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. The film starred James Earl Jones and Robert Forster. Probst and his film won awards at two independent film festivals, Best Picture and Best Director awards at the Seattle

More Film Festival and Breakthrough Director at Sonoma Valley Film Festival.

Prior to hosting Survivor, Jeff hosted two early shows on FX, Backchat and Sound FX, was the voice of Vice Principal Raycliff in the show Fillmore and was involved with Access Hollywood for some time. He was also the host of VH1's Rock and Roll Jeopardy from 1998-2001.

Jeff was married to psychotherapist Shelly Wright for five years until their divorce in 2001. He currently lives in Los Angeles when not on location with his hit show, Survivor.

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  • Want to Contribute to Jeff's Guide - Submission guidelines are here

    First know that I encourage submissions to all my guides. That said I also like my guides to stay relevant and interesting to the reader. I have spent time cleaning up all my guides and contributing interesting info and do not wish them to become cluttered with information just for the sake ofMore information. I addition to TV.com standards I have a couple loose rules that I like to follow in my guides. These are not rigid guidelines, but should help cut down on rejections. Quotes : Please only submit quotes that are Jeff's words, not his characters and please only submit quotes that are about him, not about his character. That said Reality TV Hosts quotes are a bit trickier than that, but for the pupose of my guides let's assume everything he says on Survivor is scripted and please do not submit it here. If Jeff says something that should be posted please post it to that episode's guide. Trivia : I will not accept subs regarding physical attributes (hair color, eye color, height, etc.) unless they are relevant to their career or something outside of the norm. For example if an actor is say 7' tall or has six fingers on one hand, one blue eye and one green eye... That would be accepted. Please try and fill in as much info as possible on your sub... The fact that a person likes to read is not as interesting as the fact that someone likes to read historical biographies. Rejections : If I reject one of your subs, please don't be discouraged... I will tell you the reason in my notes and, if possible, give a suggestion for how to fix it for future subs. If you have any questions please PM and ask, I'll usually get back to you within two days.

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  • Welcome to Tribal Council

    Got something to say about Jeff Probst... Here's the place!

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    10 Perfect
    Best and Original All-Time Reality Show Host hide show

    I think Jeff Probst if IMO, is the first and the only original reality tv show host.
    I couldn't at all imagine Survivor without him.
    Because he has to be a teacher, coach, drill instructor, detective, comic relief, as well as host & producer. All rolled-up into one.
    The show wouldn't be the same without him. Because I am glad he is staying on at least until the seventeenth edition.
    Of the GRANDADDY of reality tv shows.
    No wonder more than sixty million tuned into the show or one of the reasons is him.

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    8.5 Great
    The best reality host there is. hide show

    All reality shows that are not “Survivor” would be better programs if they had Jeff Probst as a host. Even he has improved his performance. If you have seen season one or two on OLN or on DVD, you will notice how much more comfortable he is in the job currently.

    On the other hand, compared to the wooden performances of Julie Chen (Big Brother), or the host of other interchangeable reality show hosts, Jeff Probst at his worst is way better than any of the others.

    Jeff is able to relay information to the contestants and viewers alike without coming across as a know it all or appearing to be reading from a script.

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