Phil Keoghan

Phil Keoghan

Birthday: May 31
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand

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 2 and has been globetrotting ever since. Serving as host and a producer of CBS’s multi Emmy Award-winning reality series, The Amazing Race, Keoghan continues to travel at a pace few could match.

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 2 and has been globetrotting ever since. Serving as host and a producer of CBS’s multi Emmy Award-winning reality series, The Amazing Race, 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 5-star meal on top of an erupting volcano; changing a light bulb on top of Verazano bridge; breaking an unofficial bungy jumping record with 8 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.

Keoghan’s challenging Life List evolved into his life philosophy and the title of his best selling book, No Opportunity Wasted, NOW, (8 Ways to Create a List for the Life You Want). 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.

Keoghan lives in Los Angeles, Calif. with his wife and daughter.

 

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Awards & Nominations

25 Nominations | 10 Emmys
Outstanding Reality Competition Program - 2024
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Reality Competition Program - 2023
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Competition Program - 2022
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Competition Program - 2021
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Competition Program - 2019
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - 2018
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Co-Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - 2017
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Co-Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - 2016
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Co-Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • World Race Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - 2015
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Co-Executive Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • WorldRace Productions, Inc.
Outstanding Reality-competition Program - 2014
Outstanding Reality - Competition Program - 2013
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program - 2012
Outstanding Reality - Competition Program - 2012
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program - 2011
Outstanding Reality - Competition Program - 2011
  • Winner
  • Phil Keoghan, Supervising Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • World Race Productions Inc.
Outstanding Reality - Competition Program - 2010
  • Nominee
  • Phil Keoghan, Producer
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • World Race Productions Inc.
Outstanding Reality - Competition Program - 2009
Outstanding Reality-competition Program - 2008
Outstanding Reality-competition Program - 2007
  • Winner
  • Phil Keoghan, Producer/Host
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • World Race Productions Inc.
Outstanding Reality-competition Program - 2006
  • Winner
  • Phil Keoghan, Producer/Hosted by
  • The Amazing Race
  • CBS
  • World Race Productions Inc.
Outstanding Reality-competition Program - 2005
Outstanding Reality-competition Program - 2004
Outstanding Reality | Competition Program - 2003

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Phil Keoghan presents the Award at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Phil Keoghan from The Amazing Race on the red carpet at the 75th Emmy Awards
Louise Keoghan and Phil Keoghan
Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race celebrates at the 66th Emmys.
The Amazing Race producer Phil Keoghan celebrates his win at the 66th Emmy Awards.
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Phil Keoghan presents the Award at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards
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Phil Keoghan presents the Award at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards

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Phil Keoghan from The Amazing Race on the red carpet at the 75th Emmy Awards
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Phil Keoghan from The Amazing Race on the red carpet at the 75th Emmy Awards

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Louise Keoghan and Phil Keoghan
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Louise Keoghan and Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race on the red carpet

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Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race celebrates at the 66th Emmys.
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Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race celebrates at the 66th Emmys. 

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The Amazing Race producer Phil Keoghan celebrates his win at the 66th Emmy Awards.
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The Amazing Race producer Phil Keoghan celebrates his win at the 66th Emmy Awards.

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