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Ophiliasgrandma

Monday, November 25, 2002 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I was just on the CBS site and watched the 'Behind the Scenes with Phil'. Just at the end he had a definate English 'lilt' to his speech. Take a listen and see what you think.

Djgirl5235

Monday, November 25, 2002 - 09:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought that Phil was from New Zealand? He sounds just like a woman I work with who's from there...

Ophiliasgrandma

Monday, November 25, 2002 - 10:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ah, that could well be it. He certainly does a good job of covering up the accent. I had never noticed it before. Thanks!

Monkeyboy

Monday, November 25, 2002 - 12:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL i thought he was from South Africa, lol

Whoami

Monday, November 25, 2002 - 01:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I always hear an accent when he says, "stay tuned for scenes from our next episode." (at least, I've always assumed that was him talking). Anyway, the way he says "our" is definetly accented. I was thinking Aussie, but I think NZ accent is similar.

Shortnsweet

Monday, November 25, 2002 - 01:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is from the CBS Amazing Race website:

"Keoghan is originally from New Zealand and currently lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles. His birth date is May 31."

Seamonkey

Monday, November 25, 2002 - 02:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I also thought he was a Kiwi..

Monkeyboy

Monday, November 25, 2002 - 07:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
oh my bad

Car54

Tuesday, December 03, 2002 - 06:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug 14, 2002

Phil Keoghan (CBS' "The Amazing Race") and Alex McLeod (original host of the smash hit "Trading Spaces"), will serve as hosts of the A&E Special Presentation BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, it was announced today.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS is one of three new docu-tainment specials (the others are "Role Reversal" and "It's a Living") to air on A&E in the 2002/03 season. The specials offer an alternative approach to documentary filmmaking. The events captured in each of the shows feature a common theme: the behavior is unscripted, the reactions are genuine and the experiences real.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, which began production in July, features Keoghan and McLeod travelling to two great destinations, Hawaii and Hong Kong. However, there is a catch. One of them will travel via first class throughout the entire trip, while the other on a limited budget. Their unique journeys will certainly provide two different perspectives to the locations that they are visiting. The first site on their adventure is Hawaii, where they visit the islands of Kauai, Maui, Molokai and Kona. While there, Phil goes kayaking at the breathtaking Napali Coast, and makes a spiritual journey down the famous Road To Hana. Alex goes power hangliding in Kauai and they both surf Hawaii's incredible waves, guided by world renown surfing instructor, Buzzy Kerbox. In Hong Kong, Keoghan and McLeod are expected to visit traditional food markets, have high tea at The Peninsula Hotel, one of the world's most exotic hotels, and tour one of the country's many spectacular monasteries. With BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, viewers have the opportunity to experience a destination from two perspectives and can decide who really had the better deal.

"We are thrilled to have such recognizable television personalities as Phil and Alex, guiding us through this fun-filled adventure," said Maryellen Cox, Director of Documentary Programming, A&E Network. "And, it doesn't hurt that they've both been such good sports about everything. I mean, after all, one of them was going to have to suffer through breathtaking Hawaii...on a budget."

Phil Keoghan has worked around the world, in over 50 countries, as a television host, producer, writer, actor and cameraman. Phil hosted the adventure series, "Go For It;" the FOX morning show, "Fox After Breakfast;" the 1998 Film Festival Awards for the Sundance Channel and the CBS special "Surprise, Surprise." As a producer he co-created and co-produced "Keoghan's Heroes," a show profiling famous thrill seekers around the world; "The Human Edge," a technology series for National Geographic and "Phil Keoghan's Adventure Crazy for the Travel Channel. Phil is currently host of the CBS reality series, "The Amazing Race."

Alex McLeod was born and raised in Galveston, Texas. She has made guest appearances on the comedies, "Married With Children," "Nightstand," "Partners," and "Ned and Stacy." She has also hosted a variety of reality programs. Alex is the original host of TLC's "Trading Spaces." Prior to "Trading Spaces" she co-hosted the irreverent and popular "Moviewatch" series for Channel Four in the UK.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS airs in first quarter of 2003.

The special is produced by Granada Factual USA in association with A&E Network. The Executive Producer is Charles Tremayne and Producer is Ted Saad. Maryellen Cox is the Executive Producer for A&E.

Winner of the 2000 Governors Award from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for The Biography Project for Schools, A&E offers viewers a unique

Demeter

Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 02:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, considering the stories of Alex's "diva" attitude during her stint on TS, I imagine she is the one who gets the upscale trip while Phil agrees to do the budget route.

Ariasmum

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 02:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm looking for but can't find an earlier post about Phil's see-through 'blouse' from an earlier episode. It struck me again last night that poor Phil looks like he has breasts. Maybe it's just more obvious in some of the shirts that he wears. Poor guy.

Calamity

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 02:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I like Phil; he does seem to favor something of a bohemian look at times. He wears casual clothes that, however goofy-looking some might find them to be, really aren't inappropriate or attention-getting for the locales they visit.

Car54

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 02:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
He needs a "bro".

Tabbyking

Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 02:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
there was a 20/20 (or similar) show that had a special about men's breasts a year or so ago. turns out a large % have more than just nipples--more than 50%, i believe they said. i guess for about 20%, it is embarrassing to the point (no pun intended) where they want surgery--won't change their shirt in a gym, tape themselves flat, etc. (how come,as much as so many many men like boobs, they don't like their own?!)
anyway, my thought is that if it's basically 'normal' for men to have breasts, and more than 50% do... why is having them such an embarrassment? also, below the belt, it's okay to have big, but above the belt, it isn't?
so, if phil does have breasts, i think he is not alone. maybe he just doesn't hide them?

a lot of people don't realize men can get breast cancer, too. my brother-in-law had it. as scary for a guy as for a gal.