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==Hosting The Amazing Race==
 
==Hosting The Amazing Race==
Phil is present at the start of each Season mentioning the number of legs, twist, and tells everyone to travel safe before telling the teams to go. Phil is present at the task, detours, and roadblocks explaining what the teams have to do before arriving. Phil is present in every Pit Stop and tells the Teams in what place they finish and explains the prize won to the team that arrives first. If a team forgot a clue or didn't do a task, Phil will tell the team to go back and do it before checking them in. Also if a team is missing their passport, Phil will turn them back to find it before checking them in. If a team broke a rule such as not following a clue, Phil will explain what they did wrong and give them a penalty before checking them in. When the last team arrives at the Pit Stop, Phil tells them that they are the last to arrive. If it is a elimination leg, he informs the team that they have been eliminated from the race. If the last team hasn't check in yet and couldn't complete a task, Phil will head to their location and inform that all the other teams have already checked in and they have been eliminated. In a non-elimination leg, Phil tells them this is a non-elimination leg. In some legs Phil will reveal to the team that arrives first that the race continues by handing them their next clue. During the last leg, Phil waits on the finish line with the eliminated teams and when the first team arrives at the finish line, Phil tells them how many countries, continents, and miles the team went and that they are the official winners of The Amazing Race and won the $1 million prize.
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Phil is present at the start of each Season mentioning the number of legs, twist, and tells everyone to travel safe before telling the teams to go. Phil is present at the task, detours, and roadblocks explaining what the teams have to do before arriving. In earlier seasons, Phil would explain the pros and cons between the detours. Phil even explains where the Pit Stop is present at onscreen and in earlier seasons he would reveal that the last team to check in will or may be eliminated. In more recent season Phil would say may be eliminated to leave the audience in suspense if it is a elimination or non-elimination leg. Phil is present in every Pit Stop and tells the Teams in what place they finish and explains the prize won to the team that arrives first. If a team forgot a clue or didn't do a task, Phil will tell the team to go back and do it before checking them in. Also if a team is missing their passport, Phil will turn them back to find it before checking them in. If a team broke a rule such as not following a clue, Phil will explain what they did wrong and give them a penalty before checking them in. When the last team arrives at the Pit Stop, Phil tells them that they are the last to arrive. If it is a elimination leg, he informs the team that they have been eliminated from the race. If the last team hasn't check in yet and couldn't complete a task, Phil will head to their location and inform that all the other teams have already checked in and they have been eliminated. In a non-elimination leg, Phil tells them this is a non-elimination leg. In some legs Phil will reveal to the team that arrives first that the race continues by handing them their next clue. During the last leg, Phil waits on the finish line with the eliminated teams and when the first team arrives at the finish line, Phil tells them how many countries, continents, and miles the team went and that they are the official winners of The Amazing Race and won the $1 million prize.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==

Revision as of 21:29, 11 July 2020

Phil Keoghan is the host of the original American version of The Amazing Race.

Profile

Emmy Award-nominated host, Phil Keoghan, has experienced a life full of travel and adventure. He started traveling around the world at the age of two and has been globetrotting ever since. Serving as host and a producer of CBS's multi Emmy Award-winning reality series, The Amazing Race (US), Keoghan continues to travel at a pace few could match.

After surviving a near death experience at the age of 19, where he found himself lost at 120 feet inside a 22,000 ton ship wreck, Keoghan was prompted to write a list of things to do before he died. For more than 20 years, he has lived this Life List in front of a TV camera working in more than 100 countries as an actor, author, television host, producer, and cameraman.

Some of his adventures include having a five star meal on top of an erupting volcano; changing a light bulb on top of Verazano bridge; breaking an unofficial bungee jumping record with eight others; swimming from Asia to Europe across the Bosporus; and putting a golf ball across Scotland. Most recently, he rode his bike from Los Angeles to New York City to help raise awareness for the National MS Society. Keoghan filmed the grueling 3,500 mile adventure and turned it into a documentary film titled "The Ride".

Phil's challenging Life List evolved into his life philosophy and the title of his best selling book No Opportunity Wasted. The book was later developed into an award winning television series produced in the US, Canada and New Zealand.

With a passion to help others get the most out of life, Keoghan is a regular motivational speaker at colleges and major corporations throughout North and South America, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

Phil lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter, Elle. According to his daughter, he has had at least 5 different accents in his lifetime.[1]



Hosting The Amazing Race

Phil is present at the start of each Season mentioning the number of legs, twist, and tells everyone to travel safe before telling the teams to go. Phil is present at the task, detours, and roadblocks explaining what the teams have to do before arriving. In earlier seasons, Phil would explain the pros and cons between the detours. Phil even explains where the Pit Stop is present at onscreen and in earlier seasons he would reveal that the last team to check in will or may be eliminated. In more recent season Phil would say may be eliminated to leave the audience in suspense if it is a elimination or non-elimination leg. Phil is present in every Pit Stop and tells the Teams in what place they finish and explains the prize won to the team that arrives first. If a team forgot a clue or didn't do a task, Phil will tell the team to go back and do it before checking them in. Also if a team is missing their passport, Phil will turn them back to find it before checking them in. If a team broke a rule such as not following a clue, Phil will explain what they did wrong and give them a penalty before checking them in. When the last team arrives at the Pit Stop, Phil tells them that they are the last to arrive. If it is a elimination leg, he informs the team that they have been eliminated from the race. If the last team hasn't check in yet and couldn't complete a task, Phil will head to their location and inform that all the other teams have already checked in and they have been eliminated. In a non-elimination leg, Phil tells them this is a non-elimination leg. In some legs Phil will reveal to the team that arrives first that the race continues by handing them their next clue. During the last leg, Phil waits on the finish line with the eliminated teams and when the first team arrives at the finish line, Phil tells them how many countries, continents, and miles the team went and that they are the official winners of The Amazing Race and won the $1 million prize.

Trivia

  • Oddly, no racer in the U.S. version has been named Phil.
  • Phil was one of the two choices to be the host for Survivor, but lost to Jeff Probst.
  • Leg 4 of The Amazing Race 13 featured his father, John Keoghan, as a Pit Stop greeter.
  • His favorite country to travel to on race is India.[2]
  • During The Amazing Race 10, Phil got detained in Ukraine until the U.S. ambassador in Ukraine who is a huge Amazing Race fan freed him. [3]
  • Phil also went on to host Tough as Nails , a new reality competition on CBS created by he and his wife Louise. It premiered on July 8, 2020.

Gallery

Interviews

  • Michael Ausiello at TV Guide Online (09/04/2001): "Amazing Hunk Jumps into Reality Race"
  • TV Guide Magazine (10/02/2002): "Seven Silly Questions with Phil"
  • FansOfRealityTV (12/17/2002): "Our Interview with Phil Keoghan"
  • Jaime Gross at Travel + Leisure (12/18/2002): "Fast Talk: Phil Keoghan"
  • TARflies (05/04/2003): "The Philminator Speaks"
  • Wendy Wallace at PRX Radio (10/01/2004): "Near-Life Experience: Interview with The Amazing Race Host Phil Keoghan
  • KRT at Chicago Tribune (03/22/2005): "Get in the Race: Host shares secrets of hit reality show"
  • Maureen Ryan at Chicago Tribune (10/06/2005): "An Interview with Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race"
  • Joe Blackmon at Reality TV Magazine (02/27/2006): "Amazing Race All-Stars Edition, Phil Keoghan Doesn't Think It Would Be Successful"
  • Eric Goldman at IGN (09/14/2006): "IGN Interview: The Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan"
  • Oscar Dahl at BuddyTV (11/04/07): "Exclusive Interview: Phil Keoghan, Host of Amazing Race"
  • Angelique O'Neil at CBS Watch Magazine (October 2008): "Q&A with Phil Keoghan"
  • Mary Melton at Los Angeles Magazine (10/01/2009): "Jetsetting with Phil Keoghan"
  • Andy Dehnart at RealityBlurred (10/31/2010): "Phil Keoghan responds to criticism that The Amazing Race is no longer really amazing"
  • Franken at Cyclelicious.com (11/14/2011): "Q&A with Phil Keoghan - Host of the Amazing Race"
  • AMA at Reddit (02/21/2014): "I am host of The Amazing Race, Phil Keoghan. Ask Me Anything!"
  • Rob Cesternino and Jessica Liese at RHAP (10/17/2014): "Amazing Race 2014: Interview with Host, Phil Keoghan"
  • Paulette Cohn at Parade (11/12/2018): "Phil Keoghan On the New Season of Explorer and a Possible Celebrity Amazing Race"

Social Media Profiles

References

The Amazing Race Host Index

Phan AnhJaime ArellanoGrant BowlerRony CurveloAlexandre DelpérierFreddy dos SantosPhil KeoghanHuy KhánhRaz MerimanJon MontgomeryToya MontoyaDustin NguyenDerek RamsayRon ShaharAlexander SidorenkoHarris WhitbeckAllan WuPaulo ZuluBeau Ryan