Kyle Brandt
Television host, actor, and co-host of Good Morning Football on NFL Network.
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Kyle Robert Brandt is a television host, actor, and media personality who co-hosts Good Morning Football on NFL Network. Before that, he played Philip Kiriakis on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 2003 to 2006 and was a cast member on MTV's The Real World: Chicago.
Early life and education
Brandt graduated from Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois in 1997, where he was the school's all-time leading rusher in football. At Princeton University, he started for three years at running back and kick returner. As president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, he got interested in acting and performed in local theater and campus plays. His senior thesis examined the creative process of adapting books into films, and he earned a degree in English in 2001.
Other media
In August 2020, Brandt launched the interview podcast 10 Questions With Kyle Brandt for The Ringer Podcast Network on Spotify, a hybrid trivia and interview show whose first guest was Aaron Rodgers. He began hosting Kyle Brandt's Basement in August 2022, produced by ESPN and Omaha Productions. In 2024, he co-hosted the Max reality competition Human vs Hamster alongside Sarah Sherman. Brandt also appears as a recurring guest on the Rewatchables podcast hosted by Bill Simmons.
Did You Know?
- Brandt was selected from more than 50,000 applicants to be on The Real World: Chicago.
- During The Real World: Chicago, Brandt and his castmates worked as lifeguards on North Avenue Beach.
- Brandt was executive producer of The Jim Rome Show from 2009 until 2016.
- On Halloween 2014, Brandt guest-hosted an episode of Jim Rome's CBS show from the perspective of Han Solo.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Kyle Brandt born?
Kyle Brandt was born on 24 January 1979 in Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
When was Kyle Brandt active?
Kyle Brandt has been active since 2002.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Kyle Brandt (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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