Jeff Probst is an Emmy Award-winning host of the U.S. version of the reality television show Survivor since 2000. Also, he has been executive director and producer for the reality show. He had been the host for shows like Rock & Roll Jeopardy!, Adult Swim special ‘The Greatest Event in Television History’, and Survivor: Blood vs Water Preview.
Moreover, he came up with his self-titled syndicated daytime talk show The Jeff Probst Show from September 2012 to May 2013. Besides this, he hosted Celebrity Superfan Roundtable for popular television personality Howard Stern. He became the frequent guest star on the show MADtv, where television personalities like Taran Killam, Bobby Lee, and Gillian Vigman included as their cast members.
Caption: The Survivor host, Jeff Probst.
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Jeff Probst: Bio, Family, & Career
The television personality was born on 4 November 1961 in Wichita, Kansas, the United States, under the zodiac sign, Scorpio. He was born as the son of parents Jerry and Barbara Probst. His parents raised him in Bellevue, Washington. It is unclear whether he has siblings or not.
Regarding his education, he had graduated from Newport High School in 1979. After that, he attended Seattle Pacific University. During that time, he worked at Boeing Motion Picture/Television studio as a producer and narrator of marketing videos. He debuted his career as a television host in 1999 with Rock & Roll Jeopardy! till 2001 hosting 100 episodes.
Since 2000, he has been hosting the reality show called Survivor. Also, he served as the executive director and producer of the show. From 2012 to 2013, he hosted his self-titled show The Jeff Probst Show. Apart from that, he has also appeared as a guest in television dramas and show including Celebrity Jeopardy!, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, and Life in Pieces. He has been director, writer, and producer for the films Kiss Me (2014) and Finder’s Fee(2001).
Jeff Probst: Personal Life & Wife
The 60-year-old (as of March 2022) television host had married twice and divorced once. He first married his first wife Shelley Wright in 1996 in a private ceremony. But their married life ended in 2001 and parted their own ways. After the divorce, he reported to date Julie Berry, one of the contestants of the show Survivor.
However, failure of a few relationships, he married for the second time with the actress Lisa Ann Russell in 2011. It is unclear whether the duo had produced any children from their marriage. After marrying Lisa, he became the stepfather of Lisa’s two children: Michael(2004) and Ava(2006). Apart from this, there is not much information on his private affairs.
Caption: Jeff Probst and Lisa Ann.
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Jeff Probst: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
The Emmy-award-winner has maintained a quite large amount of money from his stint role in Hollywood. Since 2000, he has been hosting the show Survivor which is also one of the hit reality shows of the generation. Therefore, he has an estimated net worth of around $50 million. Additionally, the sources reported that he has an annual salary of $8 million. He has also purchased a huge mansion in the Los Angeles area in Studio City for $5 million in 2011 which now has an estimation of above $9 million.
He is highly active over different social media platforms with verified accounts. On Instagram, he has an account @jeffprobst with 233k followers. He has a Twitter account @JeffProbst with 505.7k followers.
Jeff Probst: Body Measurements
He has a slim and well-exercised healthy body that stands to a height of 5 feet 10 inches or 1.77 meters. His body weighs around 77 kg with unknown body measurements of chest, waist, or biceps. He has dark brown hair color with gray eyes color.
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