Phil Keoghan
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| Born | Philip John Keoghan |
| Occupation | TV Presenter |
Philip John Keoghan (/ˈko(ʊ).gən/) (born May 31, 1967) is an Emmy Award-winning New Zealand-born television personality, best known for hosting the US version of The Amazing Race on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is also the creator and host of No Opportunity Wasted, which has been produced in the United States, his native New Zealand, and - later in 2007 - in Canada for the CBC. He has won four Emmy Awards for his work.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Lincoln, New Zealand, Keoghan spent a considerable part of his childhood in Antigua and Canada. He has worked in over 70 countries as a television host, producer, writer, and cameraman. He currently lives with his wife, Louise, and daughter, Elle, in Los Angeles. They also have a home in Matarangi, on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Phil's brother Andrew Keoghan was a television reporter on Television New Zealand's One News and is a successful jazz singer.
While completing a TV cameraman apprenticeship, he successfully auditioned for New Zealand children's show Spot On at age 19. After a series of further presenter work on television in New Zealand television, he set off to further his career abroad. Before joining The Amazing Race, he was considered as a host for Survivor, but was unsuccessful partly due to his nationality.[1][2] In a 2002 interview, he admitted that his pay for a single episode of The Amazing Race is more than an entire year on Spot On.[3]
According to his book, No Opportunity Wasted, Keoghan set out to live his life to the fullest by accomplishing exotic goals and taking risks after a near-death experience at the age of 19. Since then, he's broken a world bungee jumping record, gone diving in the world's longest underwater caves, eaten a meal on top of an erupting volcano, and renewed his vows underwater. He was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he shared with Oprah his list of things he wants to do before he dies. The focus of many of his shows is helping others live their lives to the fullest.
[edit] Shows
Some of the shows Phil Keoghan has been involved with include:
- 3.45 Live (1990) Presenter
- The Amazing Race (2001-present) Host
- Best of Both Worlds Co-host
- Breakfast Time Road Warrior
- The Early Show Travel Correspondent
- FOX After Breakfast (1996) Reporter
- Go For It Host
- The Human Edge (2002) Co-creator
- Phil Keoghan's Adventure Crazy Co-creator
- Adventure Quest Host
- Keoghan's Heroes Co-creator
- Miss World 2003 (2003) Host
- No Opportunity Wasted (2004) Host
- Spot On Host
- Surprise, Surprise Host
- Whose House is it Anyway? (2000) Host
- Speed Test Drive (2006) Cameo appearance as a student of the Jim Russell Racing School
- Everest: After the Climb (2007) Host
[edit] Notes
- ^ Upfront:Phil Keoghan. Retrieved on January 15, 2008.
- ^ Exclusive Interview: Phil Keoghan, Host of 'The Amazing Race 12'. Retrieved on January 15, 2008.
- ^ :: wickED - Phil Keoghan ::
[edit] References
- Upfront: Phil Keoghan. New Zealander Listener, October 22, 2005.
- Profile on Phil Keoghan. Te Kete Ipurangi.
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