1. Jeffrey Lee Probst is an American television presenter and producer and young adult fiction writer.
19 Facts About Jeff Probst
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Jeff Probst was the host of The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013.
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Jeff Probst's family moved to Bellevue, Washington, when Probst was 15 years old.
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Jeff Probst wrote and directed the Lionsgate released film, Finder's Fee.
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Jeff Probst was a frequent guest star on the sketch show MADtv, guest-starring once a season since the show's 9th season.
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Jeff Probst is the host of Survivor, a globally-syndicated American reality show which he has hosted since its inception in 2000.
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On October 20,2008, TV Guide reported that Jeff Probst was developing a new reality TV series for CBS called Live for the Moment that was to feature people with terminal illnesses being taken on "the last adventure of their life" before they die.
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In January 2012, Jeff Probst was announced as director of his second feature film, coming-of-age story Kiss Me, starring John Corbett and Sarah Bolger, with production scheduled to begin in Los Angeles the following month.
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Probst hosted The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May 2013.
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Between October 2012 and January 2014, Jeff Probst hosted the recurring Adult Swim special, "The Greatest Event in Television History," which consisted of remakes of 1980s TV show title sequences.
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In December 2016, Jeff Probst appeared as himself on the sitcom Life in Pieces, in the episode "Swim Survivor Zen Talk".
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In October 2022, Jeff Probst appeared on Saturday Night Live in the season 48 episode hosted by Jack Harlow.
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Jeff Probst was married to his first wife, psychotherapist Shelley Wright, from 1996 to 2001.
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Jeff Probst married his second wife, Lisa Ann Russell, on December 5,2011.
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Jeff Probst has stated that he and his wife amicably share custody with Gosselaar and his second wife, and that the children consider all four to be parents.
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Jeff Probst keeps the snuffer that he uses to snuff the torches when a contestant is voted out of the game as a souvenir after every season of Survivor.
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Jeff Probst has written a book called Stranded, based on the show Survivor.
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On September 21,2008, Jeff Probst won the first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program.
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Jeff Probst won the same award in 2009,2010, and 2011.