Jeff Probst Net Worth, Age, Wife, Education, Height, Career, & Wiki

Jeff Probst (November 4, 1961) is a reality show host and executive producer from the United States. We will see more about Jeff Probst Net Worth.

Since 2000, he has been the Emmy Award-winning presenter of the American version of the reality television show Survivor. From September 2012 until May 2013, he hosted The Jeff Probst Program, a syndicated daytime chat show produced by CBS Television Distribution.

Jeff Probst Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Jeff Probst
Nickname	Jeff Probst
Age	62 years
Date Of Birth	November 4, 1961
Birth Place	Wichita, Kansas
Height	5 feet 10 inches
Weight	75 kgs
Eye Colour	Green
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Marital Status	Married
Wife	Lisa Ann Russell
Nationality	American
Profession	Reality Show Host and Executive Producer

Early Life

Probst grew raised in Bellevue, Washington, but was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Seattle Pacific University after graduating from Newport High School in 1979 and worked as a producer and narrator of marketing videos at the Boeing Motion Picture/Television studio.

The Universal Life Church ordained Probst as a pastor in 1999. For his parents’ 35th wedding anniversary, he wedded them, and he presided at the wedding of Jenna Fisher, star of The Office. He also officiated at the weddings of numerous of his acquaintances.

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Personal Life

From 1996 until 2001, Probst was married to Shelley Wright, a psychotherapist. After production for Survivor: Vanuatu finished in 2004, he began dating Julie Berry, one of the participants. In early 2008, they called it quits. Probst married Lisa Ann Russell, his second wife, on December 5, 2011. Probst is a stepfather to Russell’s two children from her previous marriage to actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar, son Michael (born in 2004) and daughter Ava (born in 2006). Probst and his girlfriend have indicated that they share custody with Gosselaar and his second partner peacefully and that the children see all four as parents.

Every season of Survivor, Probst saves the snuffer he uses to snuff the torches when a competitor is voted off as a keepsake. He wrote the novel Stranded, which is based on the TV show Survivor. He has officiated at the weddings of numerous of his acquaintances as an ordained preacher.

Jeff Probst Education

He attended Seattle Pacific University after graduating from Newport High School in 1979 and worked as a producer and narrator of marketing videos at the Boeing Motion Picture/Television studio.

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Professional Career

Probst presents the “Howard Stern Celebrity Fan Round Table” on SiriusXM radio for Howard Stern. Probst also presented VH1’s Rock & Roll Jeopardy!, hosted various FX shows, and worked as a correspondent for “Access Hollywood” across the world. He was named one of People Magazine’s “Most Beautiful” in 2001. Finder’s Fee, starring Ryan Reynolds, James Earl Jones, Robert Forster, and Matthew Lillard, was written and directed by Probst in 2002. Probst was named one of the “Ten Directors to Watch” in 2001, a series offered by the American Cinematheque spotlighting inventive and intriguing young directors from around the world, owing to the film’s critical acclaim.

Probst launched The Serpentine Project, a non-profit organisation dedicated to assisting young adults exiting the foster care system, in 2007. In 2011, they teamed together with the Alliance for Children’s Rights, a bigger non-profit that has offered free legal advice and advocacy to 100,000 children in Los Angeles. SURVIVOR memorabilia is auctioned off every season, with the auctions raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the charity to date.

Probst has won four Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Reality Host,” making him the first person to do so since the awards began in 2008. He has traversed the world as both the host and executive producer of this renowned show. In 2001, Probst and the show won the first-ever Emmy for “Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class).”

Probst co-created and executive produced “Live for the Moment” for CBS in 2009, which featured a person with a life-altering disease who wanted to live their best life and achieve their goals.

On Live with Regis and Kelly, Probst is a regular fill-in for Regis Philbin. He also appeared on Larry King Live on a regular basis as a guest presenter.

When he is not touring the world, Probst is married and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children. November 4th is his birthday. On Twitter, he may be found at @jeffprobst.

His career in TV

Probst formerly presented Backchat with Sound FX, the FX network’s initial half-hour show dedicated to addressing listener letters, and a series of afternoon shows centred on parenting, relationships, and medicine, in addition to Survivor. (1996). Probst was also a correspondent for the syndicated show Access Hollywood and hosted the VH1 series Rock & Roll Jeopardy! from 1998 to 2001. Finder’s Fee, a Lionsgate film, was also written and directed by him. Probst was named one of the “50 Most Beautiful People” by People magazine in 2001. He frequently contributes to Jeopardy! by providing Survivor-related clues from the show’s locations, and he has been on Celebrity Jeopardy! twice: first in 2001 and again in 2003, as well as making many cameo appearances on the April 1, 2010 episode.

He was also a regular guest star on MADtv, where he appeared once a season since the show’s ninth season.

Probst also hosts Howard Stern’s “Celebrity Superfan Roundtable.”

Probst featured in the CBS reality television programme I Get That a Lot on April 1, 2009, when he worked at a cash register. On October 3, 2011, Probst appeared as a guest on an episode of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother.

Probst stated in 2011 that he will host a daytime chat programme with CBS Distribution called The Jeff Probst Show, which ran for one season from 2012 to 2013.

Survivor: Host

Since the show’s premiere in 2000, Probst has served as the host. Prior to Survivor, Probst reportedly turned down multiple hosting positions, according to Mark Burnett. Probst became interested after reading about the show’s premise in a newspaper, according to Burnett, and prepared an audition tape in which he gave pretend press interviews regarding the show’s great popularity. Burnett, ironically, recalled doing the same thing while pitching the show to CBS, claiming he mocked Newsweek and Time Magazine covers.

Burnett stated that Probst “demanded” to be on the programme when he interviewed him. Probst was one of two people on Burnett’s shortlist, with Phil Keoghan the other. Burnett sought guidance from Les Moonves, then-President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation, to help him pick the most feasible host, believing that both could deliver. Burnett was eventually given the final decision on who to choose, and while he instinctively chose Probst, the same dialogue benefitted Keoghan, who went on to anchor another CBS reality competition show, The Amazing Race. Due to financial limitations, Probst quit the programme momentarily in 2009 due to exhaustion, resulting in the series being recorded in the same location back-to-back every two seasons.

In time for the production of Survivor: Samoa and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, he returned as host. Probst was elevated to Executive Producer with Survivor: Nicaragua, and has been more involved in production operations as Burnett has been preoccupied with other television projects.

Later, he said he tried hard to have a meeting with Burnett because he thought the programme was “something extraordinary.” He’s most known for throwing the show’s famous catch to losing competitors “The tribe has had its say. It is now time for you to depart.” Burnett came up with the tagline “by accident” two days before filming Borneo, according to Probst.

During the early seasons of the show, he did various voice-overs as the host. Probst also appears in practically every major event in the game, including challenges, Tribal Councils, and twists. Jeff acts as the official referee in challenges, providing commentary as the challenges unfold for the benefit of the spectators. If foul play is detected while refereeing a challenge, Jeff maintains the ability to disqualify a player at any time throughout the challenge. Only during Do-It-Yourself Challenges, when the castaways perform the task themselves, does Jeff not oversee a challenge. If an injury occurs during a task, Jeff will put the competition on pause while a medical team examines the competitor in the issue.

Jeff has the authority to continue or postpone a challenge depending on the severity of the injury or if the injured player is forcibly removed from the game to seek further medical treatment.

Probst appears to have gained a good sense of body language and mannerisms over the years. Whenever he detects an odd gesture from one of the players in Tribal Councils, he generally notices it and makes it a topic of discussion, causing controversy. He would also critique or make subtle, sarcastic remarks about players making deadly, game-changing mistakes.

Jeff is proven to have a dislike towards those who left the game in Survivor: Pearl Islands, as seen by Osten Taylor’s choice to exit the competition willingly. Jeff was extremely furious after Taylor departed Tribal Council. Throughout the years, this sentiment has remained continuous, including with the double quits of NaOnka Mixon and Kelly Shinn in Nicaragua, as well as Colton Cumbie’s exit from Survivor: Blood vs. Water. Despite this, there have been outliers, such as Jenna Morasca’s departure from Survivor: All-Stars due to omens concerning her dying mother.

Janu Tornell, who was fed up with her tribe on Survivor: Palau, chose to “put a wrench” in her tribe’s strategy to evict Stephenie LaGrossa by abandoning the game during Tribal Council, thereby cancelling the voting process for that round. Kathy Sleckman in Survivor: Micronesia was the third time Jeff showed compassion for a quitter, as she resigned due to sadness brought on by the persistent rain. The fourth occurrence occurred when Dana Lambert abandoned Survivor: the Philippines due to a sickness she was experiencing while in the game, despite being allowed to continue, and was monitored for the following 12 hours to see if she was fit to continue.

Despite the fact that Dana’s status in the game was technically a quit, Jeff said he respected Dana’s decision and even said he would do the same if he were in Dana’s shoes; however, Jeff is largely envious of contestants who leave the show because they can no longer handle the harsh environments, which he considers a weak reason to leave.

Jeff Probst Net Worth

Jeff Probst has a $45 million net worth. Probst is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, producer, and television personality from the United States. Probst rose to worldwide prominence as the host of the CBS reality show Survivor. Probst is paid $200,000 for each episode of his show that airs. Probst, who was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1962, understood from a young age that he wanted to work in the television industry. Probst dropped out of college to work as a marketing video narrator for Boeing Motion Pictures.

Film directing and book writing are two more sources of income for him. Jeff Probst wrote and directed the film “Finder’s Fee” in 2001. The film has garnered a lot of praise and has won a lot of accolades. In addition, he directed “Kiss Me” in 2014. In his book “Stranded,” Jeff Probst discussed his time on “Survivor” as well as some previously revealed information about his personal life. Furthermore, Jeff published “Stranded with Scholastic,” a children’s adventure book series. The aforesaid sources also put a significant amount of money towards Jeff Probst’s net worth.

Investment in Real Estate

Jeff spent $5 million in 2011 to purchase an 8,000-square-foot mansion in Studio City, California.

Gene Autry, a musician and entrepreneur, owned this property for many years. However, after Gene Autry’s death, his widow planned to turn the property into a Gene Autry museum. Jeff spent $5 million in 2011 to purchase an 8,000-square-foot mansion in Studio City, California.

Gene Autry, a musician and entrepreneur, owned this property for many years. However, after Gene Autry’s death, his widow planned to turn the property into a Gene Autry museum.

After failing to obtain zoning approval, the property was eventually placed for sale for $6.9 million. Finally, Jeff paid $5 million for this home.

Estimated Net Worth in 2023 (Approx)	$45 million
Estimated Net Worth in 2022 (Approx)	$40 million
Estimated Net Worth in 2021 (Approx)	$32 million
Estimated Net Worth in 2020 (Approx)	$26 million
Estimated Net Worth in 2019 (Approx)	$20 million
Annual Salary	$8 million

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Jeff Probst Wife

He was married to Shelly Wright from 1996 to 2011.

Julie Berry competed in the ninth season of Survivor, Survivor: Vanuatu. She was a youth mentor from Gorham, Maine before joining the show. She didn’t win, but Jeff reached out to her after the event wrapped. According to People, he said hello in an email, and their connection blossomed from there.

Jeff and Julie broke up in 2008 after four years of dating. They have both gone on to other relationships despite not being able to explain why.

Jeff married Lisa Ann Russell in 2011. She has appeared in series such as Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights. They met during a holiday gathering. Jeff is not a biological father, but he is the stepfather to Lisa Ann’s children, Michael and Ava.

Jeff Probst Height, Weight & Age

Jeff Probst stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.79 m) tall and weighs 75 kilogrammes (165 pounds). His eye colour is green, and his hair is dark brown. He, too, is a fitness nut. Jeff runs, lifts, and performs squats, push-ups, and deadlifts on a regular basis. He also eats in tiny amounts and avoids sugar and carbohydrates.

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