The Dr. Phil McGraw Phenomenom
Oprah Winfrey's tell-it-like-it-is protégé
has emerged as a star in his own right with an ultra-successful
syndicated talk show that draws 6.7 million viewers. He also
boasts six best sellers, as well as an endorsement deal with
online dating service Match.com. Last year he made a cameo
appearance in "Scary Movie 4."
In 1995, Oprah Winfrey hired Phil McGraw to prepare her for
the Amarillo Texas beef trial. Winfrey was so impressed with
McGraw that she credited him for her victory in that case,
which ended in 1998. Soon after, she invited him to appear
on her show. His appearance proved so successful that he began
appearing weekly as a "Relationship and Life Strategy
Expert" on Tuesdays starting in April 1998. In 2002,
he was given his own syndicated daily TV show, Dr. Phil, produced
by Winfrey's Harpo Studios. The format is an advice show,
where he tackles a different topic on each show, offering
advice for his guests' troubles. McGraw has authored a number
of self-help books on topics such as relationships and weight
loss.
McGraw is noted for his Texas accent. His celebrity is largely
attributed to his behavioral approach to psychology. Many
critics[attribution needed] regard advice given by him to
be at best simplistic and, at worst, invective. In 2005, he
signed a five-year extension of his syndication deal with
his show's distributors, King World Productions, Inc. The
deal will pay McGraw a reported USD$15 million and keep him
on the airwaves through the 2013–2014 TV season. McGraw
currently lives in Beverly Hills.
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