Jeff Probst(I)
- Producer
- Actor
- Director
Jeff Probst is the Emmy Award-winning host of
Survivor (2000). He won the
inaugural Emmy for Best Reality Show Host in 2008 and again in 2009.
Probst also received an Emmy as Host/Producer of
Survivor (2000) back in 2001.
He was also voted one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People.
As a filmmaker, Probst wrote and directed the LionsGate released indie
film, Finder's Fee (2001), starring
Ryan Reynolds and Academy Award
nominees James Earl Jones and
Robert Forster.
Finder's Fee (2001) premiered at the
Seattle International Film Festival where it won "Best Picture" and a
"Best Director" award for Probst. Other awards: "Best Screenplay" at
Method Fest, "Breakout Director" at Sonoma Film Fest. Probst was also
selected as one of the "Ten Directors in the World to Watch" in a
series presented by the American Cinematheque showcasing innovative and
exciting new directors from around the world.
Probst previously served as host of VH1's
Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (1998),
hosted several programs for FX and traveled over 300,000 miles around
the world as a correspondent for
Access Hollywood (1996).
Prior to that, he hosted a variety of shows for KIRO-TV, the CBS
affiliate in Seattle.
Probst hosts the "Howard Stern Celebrity Fan Roundtable" for
Howard Stern on Sirius/XM radio.
Probst is a regular fill-in for
Regis Philbin on
Live with Kelly and Mark (1988)
(aka "Live with Regis and Kelly").
In 2007, Probst founded The Serpentine Project a non-profit that
empowers youth transitioning out of foster care to reach for their
dreams by opening the door to possibilities.
Survivor (2000). He won the
inaugural Emmy for Best Reality Show Host in 2008 and again in 2009.
Probst also received an Emmy as Host/Producer of
Survivor (2000) back in 2001.
He was also voted one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People.
As a filmmaker, Probst wrote and directed the LionsGate released indie
film, Finder's Fee (2001), starring
Ryan Reynolds and Academy Award
nominees James Earl Jones and
Robert Forster.
Finder's Fee (2001) premiered at the
Seattle International Film Festival where it won "Best Picture" and a
"Best Director" award for Probst. Other awards: "Best Screenplay" at
Method Fest, "Breakout Director" at Sonoma Film Fest. Probst was also
selected as one of the "Ten Directors in the World to Watch" in a
series presented by the American Cinematheque showcasing innovative and
exciting new directors from around the world.
Probst previously served as host of VH1's
Rock & Roll Jeopardy! (1998),
hosted several programs for FX and traveled over 300,000 miles around
the world as a correspondent for
Access Hollywood (1996).
Prior to that, he hosted a variety of shows for KIRO-TV, the CBS
affiliate in Seattle.
Probst hosts the "Howard Stern Celebrity Fan Roundtable" for
Howard Stern on Sirius/XM radio.
Probst is a regular fill-in for
Regis Philbin on
Live with Kelly and Mark (1988)
(aka "Live with Regis and Kelly").
In 2007, Probst founded The Serpentine Project a non-profit that
empowers youth transitioning out of foster care to reach for their
dreams by opening the door to possibilities.