Scott Probst worked on “Survivor” for several years.

Survivor host Jeff Probst’s younger brother Scott dies: ‘A great brother, son and friend’

Scott Probst worked on "Survivor" for several years.

By Raechal Shewfelt

Raechal Shewfelt

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May 11, 2026 8:10 p.m. ET

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- *Survivor *host Jeff Probst's brother Scott has died.

- Their brother Brent described Scott as a "great brother, son, and friend."

- Scott Probst had worked behind the scenes of *Survivor* for several seasons.

Scott Probst, the younger brother of *Survivor* star Jeff Probst, has died.

Their brother, Brent, delivered the news Monday: "Some sad news," he shared on social media, "our brother Scott is no longer with us. He was a great brother, son and friend. I will miss him so much. I'm so sad he is gone."

Scott had worked on *Survivor*, too, in the camera and art departments during Jeff's stint on the CBS adventure series that began with the show's 2000 debut. Scott's professional credits also include video games.

The Probst brothers' mother Barb died in November 2024.

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At the time, Brent paid tribute: "She was the best mom, grandma and just a fantastic person full of love and life. For the last couple years, she had full-time care for dementia and died one week before her 86th birthday."

But he remembered there were good times, too.

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"She had a great life and I am certain that I am a good person because she and my dad raised me with love and humor," he wrote. "I will miss her every single day for the rest of my life."

Barb was a big supporter of her son's reality show. When she died, *Survivor* even mentioned her in an episode.

"Dedicated to Barb, the biggest *Survivor* fan of all time," a placard noted. "See you on our next adventure."

Jeff Probst on 'Survivor'.

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Eldest brother Jeff Probst, who's 64, told EW in February that he's grateful for his long-running CBS series that's helped him be a family man. He and wife Lisa Ann Russell, married in 2011. They share two children from her previous marriage to *Saved by the Bell** *actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar.

"*Survivor* is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me in my career and really a giant part of my life," he said. "Just trying to figure out how to be a human, and a good person, or a good parent, or a good partner. So I definitely had a couple of moments right before we started the show where I kept reminding myself: Man, you've been out here for two and a half decades doing this. So it's been cool. I'm super proud to be a part of *Survivor.*”

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