"about mad cow disease with Howard Lyman (aired on April 16, 1996), Winfrey said she was stopped cold from eating another burger. Texas cattlemen sued her and Lyman in early 1998 for ""false defamation of perishable food"" and ""business disparagement"", claiming that Winfrey's remarks sent cattle prices tumbling, costing beef producers $11 million. Winfrey was represented by attorney Chip Babcock and, on February 26, after a two-month trial in an Amarillo, Texas, court, a jury found Winfrey and Lyman were not liable for damages. During the lawsuit, Winfrey hired Phil McGraw's company Courtroom Sciences, Inc. to help her analyze and"
"easier to form good relationships then."" In August 2010, Oz was diagnosed with a pre-cancerous polyp in the colon during a routine colonoscopy which was performed as part of his show. Oz said that the procedure likely saved his life. Mehmet Oz Mehmet Cengiz Öz (; born June 11, 1960), known professionally as Dr. Oz, is a Turkish American television personality, cardiothoracic surgeon, Columbia University professor, pseudoscience promoter, and author. Oz came to general prominence with appearances on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" beginning in 2004, and later on ""Larry King Live"" and other TV programs. In 2009, ""The Dr. Oz"
"Mehmet Oz Mehmet Cengiz Öz (; born June 11, 1960), known professionally as Dr. Oz, is a Turkish American television personality, cardiothoracic surgeon, Columbia University professor, pseudoscience promoter, and author. Oz came to general prominence with appearances on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" beginning in 2004, and later on ""Larry King Live"" and other TV programs. In 2009, ""The Dr. Oz Show"", a daily television program focusing on medical issues and personal health, was launched by Winfrey's Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures. He is a proponent of alternative medicine, and has been criticized by physicians, government officials, and publications, including ""Popular"
"famous Playboy Playmate triplets. The elder McGraw was best man at his son's wedding, despite the fact that he is vocally against pornography, which was held at his home in Beverly Hills. McGraw is also a private pilot, with an instrument rating, flying single-engine airplanes. McGraw has identified himself as a Christian. On 21 October 2017 he was threatened with lawsuit when he accidentally hit a skateboarder with his Mercedes-Benz. Phil McGraw Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950), known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality, author, psychologist, and the host of the television show ""Dr. Phil"", which"
"that beauty brings out the beauty in you."" Winfrey, who has no surviving biological children, described maternal feelings towards the girls at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Winfrey teaches a class at the school via satellite. Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"", which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago. Dubbed the ""Queen of All Media"","
"Charles Sophy Charles Joseph Sophy (born October 2, 1960), DO, is a Los Angeles based psychiatrist, and Medical Director for the County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services. He is a member of The Dr. Phil advisory board and one of the most noted psychiatrists in the nation who is a frequent guest on many tv shows including The Dr. Phil Show, CNN, The Today Show, HLN, Dr. Drew & others. He has many celebrity clients and has worked with Paris Hilton, Michael Jackson, Mel B and other celebrities. Sophy attended high school at Nativity BVM High"
"Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"", which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago. Dubbed the ""Queen of All Media"", she was the richest African American of the 20th century and North America's first black multi-billionaire, and has been ranked the greatest black philanthropist in American history. She has also been sometimes ranked as the most influential"
"that lead to infamous moments of drama on McGraw's show, potentially leading other people away from traditional medical professionals in favor of his show due to its popularity and the attention it gets. McGraw announced the formation of the Dr. Phil Foundation, which raises funds to fight childhood obesity, on October 22, 2003. The Foundation also supports charitable organizations that help address the emotional, spiritual, and monetary needs of children and families. McGraw married his first wife, an ex-cheerleader and homecoming queen named Debbie Higgins McCall, in 1970, when he was 20 years old. According to her, McGraw was domineering"
"Soon after, she invited him to appear on her show. His appearance proved so successful that he began appearing weekly as a relationship and life strategy expert on Tuesdays starting in April 1998. The next year, McGraw published his first best-selling book, ""Life Strategies"". In the next four years, McGraw published three additional best-selling relationship books, along with workbooks to complement them. As of September 2002, McGraw formed Peteski Productions and launched his own syndicated daily television show, ""Dr. Phil"", produced by Winfrey's Harpo Studios. The format is an advice show, where he tackles a different topic on each show,"
"by 1/3 to $30 million, and he dropped to the number 30 spot on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Late in 2007, McGraw began promoting his 2008 ""Dr. Phil Show"" extension, ""The Doctors"". The show is hosted by television personality and ER physician Travis Stork (""The Bachelor""). Other experts scheduled to appear include various personalities who have appeared on the ""Dr. Phil"" show over the years, such as Lisa Masterson, an obstetrician/gynecologist; Andrew Ordon, a plastic surgeon; and Jim Sears, a pediatrician. Masterson, Ordon, and Sears appeared on the ""Dr. Phil"" show during the 2007–08 season so that McGraw could"
"Teacher Award for Illinois. Furthermore, he was a member of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents from 1999 to 2001. Another claim to fame was his appearance on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" in 1997. He was invited as a biologist to comment about household sanitation issues. The theme of the episode was ""Things to Get Rid Of."" Phil commented on items such as mascara brushes and makeup sponges that were a breeding ground for bacteria. McCrea was also an accomplished folk-style guitar player, and had a deep soothing voice with which he sang songs about evolution and DNA to his"
"Riviera Bank Robbery"" (1979), ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), ""Breaking Glass"" (1980), ""Who Dares Wins"" (1982) and ""Lamb"" (1985). Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys (born 1951 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in ""Coronation Street"" and PC Pete Dodds in """". Other television credits include: ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""The Expert"", ""Warship"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Blake's 7"", ""The Professionals"", ""Minder"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""Warriors of the Deep""), ""All in Good Faith"", ""Pulaski"", ""No Job for a Lady"", ""The Bill"""
"Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys (born 1951 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in ""Coronation Street"" and PC Pete Dodds in """". Other television credits include: ""Dixon of Dock Green"", ""Z-Cars"", ""The Expert"", ""Warship"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Blake's 7"", ""The Professionals"", ""Minder"", ""The Gentle Touch"", ""Doctor Who"" (in the serial ""Warriors of the Deep""), ""All in Good Faith"", ""Pulaski"", ""No Job for a Lady"", ""The Bill"" and ""Birds of a Feather"". His film credits include ""Danny Jones"" (1972), ""Joseph Andrews"" (1977), ""Scum"" (1979), ""The Great"
"the sale and distribution of a series of audiotapes and books. In the early 1990s he began appearing on the NBC paranormal talk show ""The Other Side"" (broadcast 1994-1995), where he became a resident expert. Van Praagh credits an appearance on ""Larry King Live"" in 1997 to promote his new book ""Talking to Heaven"" for his gaining worldwide exposure. ""The book went from 6,000 copies to 600,000 copies in less than three months"", he said. He has appeared on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"", ""Larry King Live"", ""Dr. Phil"", A&E's ""Biography"", ""Nightline"", ""Unsolved Mysteries"", ""The View"", ""The Joy Behar Show"", ""Today"","
"Inc., providing an interactive question and answer platform for industry experts to answer health-related questions. Oz appeared as a health expert on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" for five seasons. His show debuted September 14, 2009. The show is co-produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. It is the second ""Oprah"" spin-off series featuring a regular guest (""Dr. Phil"" being the first), and it marks the first time that Winfrey's company has partnered with another studio outside of the current CBS Television Distribution, which co-produces her series as well as her other series. This is assumed"
"operates a private medical practice (Sears Family Pediatrics) in Capistrano Beach, California with his sons. William Sears (physician) William Penton Sears (born December 9, 1939) is an American pediatrician and the author or co-author of parenting books. He has been a guest on various television talkshows, where he goes by the name ""Dr. Bill"". Sears is a proponent of the attachment parenting philosophy. Sears was born in Alton, Illinois, the son of Lucille and Willard Sears, an engineer. Sears completed medical residencies at Children's Hospital Boston and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. In 2004, he was an Associate"
"mid- to late-1980s, Oprah Winfrey emerged as an icon for the gay community with an intimate confessional communication style that altered the cultural landscape. According to the book ""Freaks Talk Back"" by Yale sociologist Joshua Gamson, the tabloid talk show genre popularized by Oprah Winfrey and Phil Donahue, did more to make gay people mainstream and socially acceptable than any other development of the 20th century by providing decades of high-impact media visibility for sexual nonconformists. Fellow gay icon Ellen DeGeneres cast Winfrey to play the therapist she comes out of the closet to on the controversial episode of her"
"death from cancer in 2010. Robert O. Young Robert Oldham Young (born March 6, 1952) is an American naturopathic practitioner and author of alternative medicine books promoting an alkaline diet. His most popular works are the ""pH Miracle"" series of books, which outline his beliefs about holistic healing and an ""alkalarian"" lifestyle. Young came to prominence after appearances on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" featured his treatment of Kim Tinkham for breast cancer. Tinkham and Young both claimed that he had cured her, but she died of her disease shortly afterwards. In general, Young's theories and treatments are considered quackery, which"
"(1922-2016), a bookkeeper. She grew up in Bensonhurst in a Jewish family with additional roots in Russia. She has a sister, Heide, who is a television writer, story editor, and producer who worked on ""Cheers"", ""Frasier"" and ""The Tracey Ullman Show"". In the mid-1980s, their parents moved to Los Angeles and their father became an extra on ""Cheers"". His character became known by his real name, Phil, and he managed to get a few lines over the years as he appeared in more than 30 episodes. He created a second career as a character actor, appearing in several films and"
"albums Holiday albums Singles Regis Philbin Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (; born August 25, 1931) is an American media personality, actor, and singer, known for hosting talk and game shows since the 1960s. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame he served in the Navy, and got his television start serving as a page for the ""Tonight Show"" in the 1950s. Philbin gained his first network TV exposure in 1967 as Joey Bishop's sidekick on ""The Joey Bishop Show"". Sometimes called (alternatively attributed to James Brown) ""the hardest working man in show business"", Philbin holds the Guinness World Record"
"Philip Nel Philip Nel (born 1969) is an American scholar of children's literature and University Distinguished Professor of English at Kansas State University. He is best known for his work on Dr. Seuss and Harry Potter, which have led to his being a guest on such media programs as CBS Sunday Morning, NPR's Morning Edition and Talk of the Nation. Nel was born in Massachusetts. He received his B.A. from the University of Rochester in 1992, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1993 and 1997, respectively. He married Karin Westman on May 24, 1997. In response to"
"Robert O. Young Robert Oldham Young (born March 6, 1952) is an American naturopathic practitioner and author of alternative medicine books promoting an alkaline diet. His most popular works are the ""pH Miracle"" series of books, which outline his beliefs about holistic healing and an ""alkalarian"" lifestyle. Young came to prominence after appearances on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" featured his treatment of Kim Tinkham for breast cancer. Tinkham and Young both claimed that he had cured her, but she died of her disease shortly afterwards. In general, Young's theories and treatments are considered quackery, which has resulted in a history"
"Ugly Phil Ugly Phil O'Neil (born Phillip Surridge on 14 March 1963) is a radio DJ/announcer. He was born in the United Kingdom, and lived the majority of his life in Australia. Before adopting the on-air name of Ugly Phil he was known on-air as Phil O'Neil. Phil has hosted the Hot30 Countdown, Drive at Nova 969, and Evenings at Triple M several times. Phil also hosted a National Charts Show across the major and regional markets (""Ugly Phil's Hot Hits"") previously known and currently known as ""The Hot Hits"" before and after his association with presenting the show. From"
"the television series ""Out of Practice"" and ""Back to You"". Burrell is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy in the ABC sitcom ""Modern Family"", for which he has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2011 and 2014 and five Screen Actors Guild Awards: one for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013 and four consecutive awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series shared with the cast from 2011 to 2014. Burrell was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, the son of Sheri"
"was hosted by Dr. Phil and his wife, Robin. However, since 2009 and for the remainder of its most recent run, the show had a single host. The 2013 edition featured Hugh Jackman as host and The Backstreet Boys as marquee performers, marking the first time in six years that a group has been featured as marquee performers. The show aired live on pay-per-view internationally and in most major cities, after which a re-edited 42-minute version (with commercials in a one-hour slot) aired on network television. In 2015, shortly after the Stevens' production company sold the rights to their companion"
"Phil Donahue Show"", which debuted in 1970. Host Phil Donahue began to push the envelope with the discussion of topics deemed to be taboo, such as atheism and homosexuality. Donahue also distinguished himself from traditional talk shows by being the first to get off the stage, and take his microphone directly into the studio audience. For over a decade, ""The Phil Donahue Show"" was the only show of this kind; tabloid talk shows were not described as a genre, lucrative industry, or counterculture movement until 1986, when a relatively unknown 32-year-old woman named Oprah Winfrey became the first broadcaster able"
"Crime Doctor (character) The Crime Doctor is a fictional character created by Max Marcin. Criminal Phil Morgan suffers amnesia and becomes criminal psychologist Dr. Ordway. He uses his expertise to solve crimes as well as to help patients. The character was the hero of the CBS radio program ""Crime Doctor"" on Sunday nights between 1940 and 1947. Dr. ""Benjamin"" Ordway was played by Ray Collins, House Jameson, Brian Donlevy, Hugh Marlowe, Everett Sloane and John McIntire. Columbia Pictures Corporation made a series of 10 low-budget ""Crime Doctor"" mysteries from 1943 through 1949. In them, Dr. ""Robert"" Ordway was played exclusively"
"Jan Garavaglia Jan Carla Garavaglia (born September 14, 1956), better known as ""Dr. G"", served as the Chief Medical Examiner for Orange and Osceola counties in Orlando, Florida from 2004 until her retirement in May 2015. She starred in the hit series """" on the Discovery Health Channel which first aired in July 2004 and ran until 2012. Repeats of the show are aired on the Discovery Life Channel and Justice Network. The show is ranked No. 1 for Discovery Health and is also broadcast in Australia, Europe, South America and South Africa. Garavaglia has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey"
"& Wife"", ""The Donna Reed Show"", and two appearances as Homer Winch on ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" in 1962. In animation, he was the original voice of Tigger, Dick Dastardly, Gargamel, and other characters. Winchell, who had medical training, was also an inventor, becoming the first person to build and patent a mechanical artificial heart, implantable in the chest cavity (US Patent #3097366). He has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television. He retired from acting in 1999, before dying six years later. Winchell was born Paul Wilchinsky in New York City"
"William Sears (physician) William Penton Sears (born December 9, 1939) is an American pediatrician and the author or co-author of parenting books. He has been a guest on various television talkshows, where he goes by the name ""Dr. Bill"". Sears is a proponent of the attachment parenting philosophy. Sears was born in Alton, Illinois, the son of Lucille and Willard Sears, an engineer. Sears completed medical residencies at Children's Hospital Boston and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. In 2004, he was an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine. He is a medical and"
"talent"" while sending condolences to his family. Nabors' successes have earned him accolades. Nabors recorded 28 albums and numerous singles; three have been certified either gold or platinum by the RIAA. Jim Nabors James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian. He was born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, but he moved to southern California because of his asthma. He was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a Santa Monica nightclub, and he later joined ""The Andy Griffith Show"" as Gomer Pyle. The character proved popular, and Nabors was given"
"Jim Nabors James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian. He was born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, but he moved to southern California because of his asthma. He was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a Santa Monica nightclub, and he later joined ""The Andy Griffith Show"" as Gomer Pyle. The character proved popular, and Nabors was given his own spin-off show, ""Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."" Nabors was known for his portrayal of Gomer Pyle, although he became a popular guest on variety shows which showcased his rich baritone singing"
"and library programming (including reruns of ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" later in the year, and ""Dr. Phil""); although Winfrey did make appearances in some of the programming aired on-launch (such as ""Oprah's Master Class""), her involvement was expected to increase following the end of ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"". After the launch of OWN, Discovery Health's programming was merged into another Discovery-owned channel, FitTV—which rebranded as Discovery Fit & Health a month later on February 1, 2011. It was subsequently re-branded again as Discovery Life in 2015. During its first year of operation, OWN struggled to build an audience and viewership,"