Keith Robert Neubert is a former professional

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in the

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. He played for the New York Jets (1988–1990) and the

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(1992-1993). He is also a television host, producer, writer, director, and actor.

Early life and career

Neubert was born in

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. He played college football and basketball for the

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from 1984 to 1988, earning varsity letters in both and received a communications-journalism degree. After playing four years of basketball, competing in the NCAA Tournament and NIT Final Four at Madison Square Garden during his hoops career, Keith joined the Nebraska football team as a TE for his senior season. After playing just one year of football, he was drafted by the NFL's New York Jets.

Football

Drafted by the New York Jets, he played in the

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for five years until he was injured in 1992.

Television and film

As an actor, he debuted in the lead role in the Italian western ''Trinity'' comedy series sequel, ''

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''. He appeared in secondary roles in ''

That Thing You Do! ''That Thing You Do!'' is a 1996 American comedy film co-starring, written, and directed by Tom Hanks, in his feature writing and directorial debut. It tells the story of the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s one-hit wonder pop band, and star ...

'' and in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Wings'', ''Bittersweet'' and had recurring roles on ''

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'' and ''

Two Guys and a Girl ''Two Guys and a Girl'' (titled ''Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place'' for the first two seasons) is an American television sitcom created by Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz and Danny Jacobson. The series started as a short-run (13 episodes) mid-sea ...

''. Neubert was the host of the

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's competition reality series, ''

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''. He hosts National Geographic International's television series ''Expedition China: Search for Shangri la'' which airs on Discovery Plus Network (US) and PBS (US). Keith is currently producing the reality series "Battle Dogs" airing on Discovery Channel, Apple TV and Verizon and he is also the host, producer, and writer on the ''American Xplorer'' adventure series for

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and host of ''Man Kitchen'' for the

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's Food2 Channel and The Cooking Channel. Neubert is credited as a producer, writer, and director on many television series and documentary films, including Battle Dogs on Discovery Channel"American Xplorer", "Expedition China: Search for Shangri la", "With Love and Respect: Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers", ''Extreme Rescue: Passage to Freedom'' and FX Network's ''The Pit,''

References

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