Phil McGraw

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Phil McGraw (2003)

Phillip "Phil" Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950 in Vinita , Oklahoma ) is an American psychologist and television presenter . McGraw was nominated for Greatest American in 2005.

Life

McGraw attended Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park , studied psychology at Midwestern State University , graduating with a BA in 1975 . He then moved to the University of North Texas for further studies , where he first earned a master's degree in experimental psychology and then a doctorate in clinical psychology .

After McGraw helped the American television presenter Oprah Winfrey since 1996 in a "meat scandal lawsuit" and she won it two years later, she hired him from 1998 for weekly appearances as a psychology expert on her Oprah Winfrey show .

Due to his success, he started his own television program “Dr. Phil “- a psychology show that is as successful in the US as the Oprah Winfrey show . Since the show is more entertainment than psychology, he doesn't need a license as a psychologist. In 2006 he returned his license. In addition to his show, he now and then also plays in supporting roles in movies like Scary Movie 4 or TV series like Frasier (episode 10x21). Because of his fame, he is quite often the subject of jokes and parodies in the USA, including a. also in the film Disaster Movie , where he was played by John Di Domenico .

The television series Bull, starring Michael Weatherly, is based on Phil McGraw's career at a trial consulting firm.

He is married to Robin Jameson for the second time since 1976 and has two sons with her.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists: Dr. Phil's License Status . Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Training Day, Bull, MacGyver, Matt LeBlanc Comedy Picked Up By CBS . In: Deadline.com . May 13, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME McGraw, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McGraw, Phillip Calvin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Vinita , Oklahoma