Jeff Probst
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Jeffrey Lee Probst November 4, 1961 Wichita, Kansas, United States |
| Occupation | Television presenter, reality TV show host, executive producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Probst (born November 4, 1961) is an American game show host and an executive producer. He is best known as the Emmy Award winning host of the U.S. version of the reality television show Survivor, he was the host of The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013 that lasted for one season.
Probst was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 4, 1961 to Jerry and Barbara Probst, and grew up primarily in Bellevue, Washington. After graduating from Newport High School in 1979 and finding no interest in culinary school, he attended Seattle Pacific University and worked at Boeing Motion Picture/Television studio as a producer and narrator of marketing videos.
In addition to Survivor, Probst once hosted the FX network's original half-hour show dedicated to answering viewer letters, Backchat, along with Sound FX, a music series featuring Orlando Jones (1996). Probst also hosted the VH1 series Rock & Roll Jeopardy! from 1998 to 2001, and was a correspondent for the syndicated program Access Hollywood. He also wrote and directed the Lionsgate released film, Finder's Fee. People magazine named Probst one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2001. He often contributes to Jeopardy! by giving Survivor related clues from the show's venues, has twice appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy!, first in 2001 and again in 2003, and made several cameo appearances during the April 1, 2010 episode.
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