Brandon McMillan (animal trainer)

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Brandon McMillan
service dog Atlas
Born (1977-04-29) April 29, 1977 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesAnimal Brandon
Occupations
  • Animal Trainer, Television Host, Author, Entrepreneur
  • Host of CBS
Show, Lucky Dog
Known forLucky Dog, Shark Week
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)

Brandon McMillan (born April 29, 1977) is an American

television personality, animal trainer, author and television producer best known for his role as former host and trainer of the television series Lucky Dog on CBS
.

Early life and career

McMillan was born April 29, 1977, in Trenton, New Jersey. His father and uncle were both exotic animal trainers in the entertainment industry. As a child Brandon was raised around a variety of wild animals including big cats, bears, primates, wolves, birds of prey, elephants and many more.

At 18, McMillan moved to Los Angeles to work for his uncle's animal training company, which supplied animals for film and television. His first experience in front of the camera came in 2009, when he hosted the Animal Planet series NIGHT, which looked at nocturnal behavior of the world's most dangerous animals.[1]

In 2010 McMillan opened a dog boarding and training facility outside Los Angeles, and began work training

.

Lucky Dog and other projects

In the winter of 2012, McMillan was discovered by

Daytime Emmy Award for "Best Host in a Lifestyle Series" for Lucky Dog. In 2016 Lucky Dog won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series.[3] In 2018 he won another Daytime Emmy Award for "Best Host in a Lifestyle Series" for Lucky Dog. On October 24, 2020, he announced on his Facebook page the 182nd episode of the show would be his last as host.[4]

McMillan also hosts a continuing documentary on Discovery Channel's Shark Week called Great White Serial Killer, where he investigates shark attacks along coastlines where attacks are common.[5] Although the title was controversial, several top marine biologists praised the documentary. McMillan has been diving with sharks for most of his career.

Personal life

Brandon is married to Jessica Morris McMillan, a surgical technician from Huntington Beach, CA. The couple live at the world famous “Lucky Dog Ranch” just outside of Los Angeles. McMillan lives bi-coastally between

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
.

References

  1. ^ "Animal Planet "Night"". Discovery Press Web. Discovery Channel.
  2. ^ "CBS Dream Team Programming". TV By The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06.
  3. ^ "2016 Daytime Emmy Award Winners". E Online.
  4. ^ "Brandon McMillan Facebook post, October 24, 2020". Facebook. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ "'Shark Week': Inside 'Return of the Great White Serial Killer'". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days". HarperCollins. HarperCollins.
  7. ^ "Brandon McMillan interview". Highlight Hollywood. Highlight Hollywood. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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