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Phil Keoghan
Birth name Philip John Keoghan
Born May 31, 1967 (1967-05-31) (age 39)
in Flag of New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
Statistics
Occupation TV Presenter
Gender Male
Notable credit(s) The Amazing Race (CBS)
Official website http://www.philkeoghan.com

Philip John Keoghan (/ˈko(ʊ).gən/) (born May 31, 1967) is a New Zealand-born television personality, best known for hosting 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 423 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 1276 pixel, file size: 217 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pākehā Phil Keoghan Metadata This... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ... A television presenter is a British term for a celebrity who is best known for introducing or appearing in television programmes. ... The shield and spear of the Roman god Mars, which is also the alchemical symbol for iron, represents the male sex. ... Logo of the United States edition of The Amazing Race. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Logo of the United States edition of The Amazing Race. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... No Opportunity Wasted is a television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on October 3, 2004. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ...

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Biography

Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, 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 Whitianga, on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Whitianga beach, North Island, New Zealand The town of Whitianga is sited on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. ... Location of Coromandel Peninsula A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ...


While completing a cinematography 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. 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.[1] Cinematography [Greek: kine (movement) and graphos (writing)], is the discipline of making lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema. ...


According to his recently published 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. Bungee Jump in Normandy, France (Souleuvre Viaduct) crazy people jumping (or bungy jumping) is the sport of leaping from a tall structure while connected to a large rubber band. ... Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ... Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ...


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

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Trivia

  • Phil's brother Andrew Keoghan is a television reporter on Television New Zealand's One News. Andrew is also a successful jazz singer.
  • The title Keoghan's Heroes is a pun on his last name, which rhymes with Hogan.
  • Keoghan is nicknamed the "Philiminator." [2] When he eliminates teams, they refer to it as being "Philiminated."
  • Spent a considerable part of his childhood in Antigua and Canada.
  • Starting in Season 3 of The Amazing Race, Phil wears a black necklace with a gold charm. He has worn the necklace in every subsequent season of The Amazing Race.
  • Was considered as a host for Survivor, but was told that being a New Zealander counted against him.
  • When leaving New Zealand to return to the US, Phil takes baked beans, Whittaker's peanut slabs, Weet-Bix, Vegemite, Milo, and Vogel's bread back with him.
  • Has won four Emmy Awards.

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Notes

  1. ^ http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/cool/archives/phil_keoghan.php
  2. ^ 'Race' facing 11th run. Retrieved on September 28, 2006.

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References

  • Upfront: Phil Keoghan. New Zealander Listener, October 22, 2005.
  • Profile on Phil Keoghan. Te Kete Ipurangi.

External links

  • Phil Keoghan's official website
  • No Opportunity Wasted
v • d • e
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race (USA) Personnel: Phil Keoghan · Bertram van Munster · Elise Doganieri
Seasons: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · Family Edition · 9 · 10 · All-Stars · 12
Contestants by season: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11
The Amazing Race Asia Personnel: Allan Wu
Seasons: 1 · 2
Other versions The Amazing Race Central Europe  · The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária

  Results from FactBites:
 
Phil Keoghan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (439 words)
Phil Keoghan (born May 31, 1967 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is the host of The Amazing Race on CBS and No Opportunity Wasted on the Discovery Channel.
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 is also noted for having a large set of balls as there's always a big lump in the front of his pants.
CBS - The Amazing Race (202 words)
Keoghan got his big break in front of the camera hosting the series “Spot On,” when he auditioned while on an apprentice program for cinematography.
Keoghan is currently executive producing and will be hosting a new series for the Discovery Channel this fall called “N.O.W.” (“No Opportunity Wasted”), which will give people from all over the United States the chance to live their dreams on national television.
Keoghan is originally from New Zealand and currently lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles.
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