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Kyle Robert Brandt (born January 24, 1979) is an American television host, media personality, and actor. He is one of the hosts of '' Good Morning Football'' on
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. He was executive producer of ''
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'' from 2009 until 2016. Before that he played Philip Kiriakis on the
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''
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'' and was part of the cast of '' The Real World: Chicago'' on
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Early life and education

Brandt attended Stevenson High School in
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, a northern suburb of
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and graduated in 1997. He was the school's all-time leading rusher playing football. He attended
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and was a three-year starter at running back and kick returner there. While the president of the
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fraternity, he became interested in acting and entertainment. He participated in local theater and acted in numerous plays on campus. He wrote his senior thesis on the creative process of adapting books into films. He graduated in 2001 with a degree in English.


''The Real World''

During the spring of 2001, Brandt was selected from more than 50,000 applicants to be a cast member on MTV's ''The Real World: Chicago'', the 11th season of '' The Real World''. During the show, he and his castmates worked as lifeguards on North Avenue Beach. After the show, Brandt moved to
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to pursue acting.


''Days of Our Lives''

From 2003 to 2006, Brandt portrayed Philip Kiriakis on the soap opera, ''
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''. As a
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, Kiriakis' storylines included saving his girlfriend from mercenaries, as well as being tortured as a POW and losing his leg in battle.


''The Jim Rome Show''

In 2007, Brandt became a producer and writer on the nationally syndicated radio show, ''
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'', hosted by
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. In 2009, he became executive producer of the show and in 2011 he began regularly hosting as a fill-in host. He has interviewed
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, and others. Brandt's final day on the program was on July 22, 2016. Then he joined NFL Network's revamped morning show.


CBS Sports Network

From 2013 to 2015, Brandt regularly appeared on Jim Rome's daily television show on
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, ''Rome''. He hosted a segment every Friday called "The Sixer" previewing the upcoming weekend in sports, entertainment, and covering lifestyle stories. On Halloween of 2014, Brandt guest hosted a special edition of ''Rome'', doing the show from the perspective of
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. From 2012 to 2015, Brandt was a producer and writer fo
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until it was canceled in 2015.


NFL Network

On July 19, 2016, it was announced that Brandt would be one of the hosts of '' Good Morning Football'', a daily morning show on
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beginning August 1. While on ''Good Morning Football'', Brandt became known for his hype videos, particularly in favor of the
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.


Other media

In August 2020, Brandt began hosting the interview podcast ''10 Questions With Kyle Brandt'' for The Ringer Podcast Network exclusively on
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. The show is a hybrid trivia and interview show with athletes and celebrities competing while answering questions about their lives and careers. The first episode was released on August 12 and featured
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as the guest. In August 2022, Brandt began hosting the podcast " Kyle Brandt's Basement", produced by
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and
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,
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's production company. In 2024, Brandt served as co-host of the
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'' with Sarah Sherman.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brandt, Kyle 1979 births Living people People from Hinsdale, Illinois Male actors from Illinois American male soap opera actors American male television actors Princeton Tigers football players The Real World (TV series) cast members