Survivor host Jeff Probst’s younger brother Scott Probst has died.
“Some sad news, our brother Scott is no longer with us,” Brent Probst wrote via Instagram on Monday, May 11. “He was a great brother, son and friend. I will miss him so much ❤️ I’m so sad he is gone.”
In the comments section, Survivor alumni shared their condolences to Brent and the rest of the Probst family.
“I am so terribly sorry Brent. Sending love to you and your whole family,” Adam Klein wrote, while Kendra McQuarrie added, “So so sorry for your loss🩵 sending lots of love to the family.”
Teeny Chirichillo also commented, “Thinking of you and your family. I’m so sorry.”
A cause of death was not publicly shared at the time of publication, and Jeff has not publicly commented on his brother’s death.
Jeff, the oldest of three brothers, collaborated with Scott on Survivor, with the youngest sibling serving as an art assistant from 2006 to 2008 and as a cameraman from 2011 to 2012, per his IMDb page.
Jeff, for his part, has been the host of Survivor since the 2000 premiere. The show is currently celebrating its 50th season, with fan-favorites like Mike White, Cirie Fields, Ozzy Lusth, Savannah Louie and Dee Valladares trying their hand at another shot at the title of Survivor.
“I mean, my blood is in this show, right? I literally bled for this show for nearly three decades,” Jeff exclusively shared with Us Weekly ahead of the Survivor 50 premiere in February. “But 100 percent, this is not me saying something politically correct. The show should last forever, because the format is just an incredible format.”
Jeff went on to acknowledge that he may not be able to participate in every iteration of the show, which sees a group of castaways competing against each other in a series of challenges in the hopes of winning the $1 million grand prize.
“We stay inside the tiny little box that is the format of Survivor, but once you step inside that tiny little box, you realize the space is enormous,” Jeff explained. “You can try all kinds of things. So, for instance, if you hired a different type of person to host, and then you brought in a different type of person to produce, and you took their different points of view, it seems likely that the show would go in a completely different direction.”
He continued, “I really do think it goes on, and I hope that even if I’m not hosting, maybe there’s a way I can, you know, still be involved because I love this show.”
