Tennis, Tequila and To-Do Lists: Inside a Day Off With ‘Survivor’ Host Jeff Probst
variety.comEmily Longeretta For the last two decades, Jeff Probst’s name has been synonymous with one thing: “Survivor.” And he is A-OK with that.
When he landed an Emmy nom for outstanding reality competition host — his first nod (and win) in the category since 2011 — I was eager to tell a story about who Probst is outside of the two seasons a year he films in Fiji. “It’s interesting because most people think I shoot ‘Survivor’ and then I’m done until I shoot again,” he says from his Los Angeles home. “It’s kind of like plate juggling.” We discussed Seasons 45 and 46 at length for our recent Emmys story.
Then he headed to Fiji to film seasons 47 and 48 — the former will premiere next month — and within three days of returning home, he began watching cuts from 47. “Here’s how it works.
I’m in post-production on 47, in pre-production on 49; I’m starting casting on 49, and then we have 50 coming up this year, so that’s a bigger thing,” he explains. “Then we also have the podcast that we’re doing.
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