Brandon McMillan

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Brandon McMillan Biography

As a professional animal trainer and behaviorist, he became the host of the Emmy Award winning television series Lucky Dog.

He developed a love for animals as a child and soon learned how to train them.

He wrote a book entitled Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days.

His father and uncle taught him how to train animals at a young age.

He became the host of a show about animals on CBS like Dr. Chris Brown.

Brandon 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.

Brandon McMillan (born April 29, 1977) is an American television personality, animal trainer, author and television producer best known for his role as host and trainer of the television series “Lucky Dog” on CBS.

As a child McMillan was surrounded by exotic animals of every kind. From big cats to bears to primates to elephants, Brandon learned the art of handling and training all animals by working with his family. At 18 he moved to Los Angeles to work for his uncle’s animal training company for film and television, “Hollywood Animals”. The company trained and supplied animals of all kinds to Hollywood productions. In 2009 he hosted the Animal Planet series “NIGHT”, where he traveled the globe in search of nocturnal behavior of the world’s most dangerous animals. In 2010 he opened a dog boarding and training facility outside Los Angeles. It was here he began his work training service dogs and therapy dogs. Brandon also has been a dog trainer to the stars for most of his career. Some of his clients include Ellen DeGeneres, Andy Cohen, Don Cheadle, James Caan, Hugh Hefner, Ronda Rousey, Chris Hardwick, Wolfgang Puck and Kate Hudson. McMillan has worked in over 30 countries throughout his career.

In the winter of 2012 McMillan was discovered by Litton Entertainment. CBS Daytime eliminated their Saturday morning cartoon lineup and were in search of more all-aged-based programming. After meeting with dozens of dog trainers, Litton met with McMillan and liked his methods and dog training curriculum immediately. McMillan would rescue unadoptable dogs deemed “untrainable” from city shelters, rehabilitate them, train them and find them forever homes. Many of these dogs would become therapy and service dogs for disabled people. Production for “Lucky Dog” began in the spring of 2013 and showcased McMillan’s love for rescuing dogs and giving them a purpose in life. “Lucky Dog” premiered in the fall of 2013 on CBS Dream Team. The show was an instant success, receiving rave reviews from critics. In 2015, McMillan won the 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. In 2018 he won another Daytime Emmy Award for “Best Host in a Lifestyle Series” for “Lucky Dog”.

Brandon 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. Although the title was controversial, several top marine biologists praised the documentary. Brandon has a second Shark Week documentary called Great White Abyss where he and Jimi Partington, a great white shark researcher, dive at very deep depths to observe great whites. McMillan has been diving with sharks for most of his career.

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