Guide Note

Jeff Probst is a television personality and the host of the popular CBS reality show, Survivor. In 2001 he wrote a film called Finder's Fee earning him the Best Director and Best Picture awards at the Seattle International Film Festival.

Fast Facts

1. Born: November 4, 1962
2. Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas
3. Emmy Award nominations: 6
4. Emmy Award wins: 1
5. 1998-2001: Rock & Roll Jeopardy! on VH1 and Access Hollywood
6. 2000-present: Survivor host

Probst is an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church in Modesto, California. He performed his parents renewal of their vows in 1999. He also works with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation as a volunteer spokesperson. Probst and Julie Berry, a contestant from Survivor: Vanuatu, dated for three years. In high school he earned a letter playing golf.

1. "I didn't think it was going to be a hit, but from the very first hour of the show, when Richard Hatch was sitting up in a tree looking down at everyone, I thought, this is really going to be interesting."
2. "I'm not one of these guys who says, Now I'm on a really hot show, better quit soon before I get labeled. That's the most ridiculous notion I'd ever heard."