Everything about Jeff Probst totally explained
Jeffrey Lee Probst (born
November 4,
1961) is a six-time
Emmy-nominated (once awarded)
American television personality, acting as a
game show host,
executive producer and a
reporter. He is best known for his role as the host of the U.S. version of the
Survivor reality show.
Biography
Probst was born in
Wichita, Kansas, but grew up primarily in
Bellevue, Washington. After graduating
Newport High School in 1979, he attended
Seattle Pacific University, and worked at
Boeing Motion Picture/
Television studio as a
producer and
narrator of
marketing videos. Probst was
divorced from his wife of five years, Shelley Wright, in 2001. In his spare time, Jeff is active in the
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
In addition to
Survivor, Probst previously hosted the
FX network's original half-hour show dedicated to answering viewer letters,
Backchat (1996). He went on to serve as host of the
VH1 series
Rock & Roll Jeopardy! from
1998 to
2001), and was a correspondent for the syndicated program
Access Hollywood, during which he traveled a reported 300,000 miles. He has also written the screenplay for and directed an independent film, released in
2001, called
Finder's Fee. Jeff also does voice work for the
animated television program
Fillmore, as Vice-Principal Raycliff.
People magazine named Probst one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2001. He often contributes to
Jeopardy! by giving
Survivor related clues from some of the show's venues.
In
2005, Probst began dating 26-year-old contestant Julie Berry, an
East Carolina University graduate who was an athletic scholarship softball player. As of March 2008, they're no longer together.
Probst was ordained as a minister by the
Universal Life Church in
1999. He remarried his parents for their 35th
wedding anniversary.
Probst keeps the snuffer that he uses to snuff the torches (when a contestant is voted out of the game and Probst says "The tribe has spoken. It's time for you to go.", or "Per your wishes" when a contestant chooses to quit) as a
souvenir after every season of
Survivor.
In 2007 he appeared in episode #1302 of
MADtv as himself, in a parody of
Lost.
In May 2008, Probst confirmed that he's signed on to host 4 more seasons of Survivor, putting him through season 20.
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