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Phil McGraw

  • Birthplace: Texas, USA
  • Birthday: September 1, 1950

Psychologist Phil McGraw-known to millions as Dr. Phil-has used his blunt, no-nonsense approach to shame guests on his hit syndicated show, "Dr. Phil" (2002- ), into getting real and healing themselves. Never one to promise easy cures by the end of his hour-long program, McGraw has made a point of telling viewers and guests that he's providing a wake-up call to their problems. McGraw has been called a great many things-arrogant, aggressive, controversial, confident, irreproachable, and authoritative-but never ingratiating. In his …more

Career Milestones

  • 2003

    Played Himself on "Fraiser" (NBC) in an episode titled "The Devil & Dr. Phil"

  • 2002

    Launched his own nationally syndicated series, "Dr. Phil"; earned two daytime Emmy nominations in 2003 and 2004

  • 1998

    Began making regular appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show"

  • 1996

    Met Oprah Winfrey when she hired CSI and McGraw to help with her case against the Texas beef industry; made first appeared on the victory episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show"

  • 1989

    Co-founded Courtroom Sciences, Inc., a full-service trial sciences firm, which helped high-profile trial lawyers to build airtight cases using psychology