Phil Whyman
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Phil Whyman (born January 13, 1971 in Nottingham) is a British musician, artist and television star who first came to prominence on LivingTV's cable ghosthunting show Scream Team where he was one of the 'contestants' who travelled throughout the UK investigating strange phenomena while living on an AirStream bus (a large vintage American tour bus); the show has been compared to Big Brother with ghosts and, while viewing figures were promising, there was only ever one series. Scream Team was produced by Ben Devlin a London based producer with his MakingTime Productions. It is now shown on the British cable and satellite station ftn.
Shortly after the end of Scream Team Phil Whyman was approached to join LivingTV's flagship show Most Haunted (working alongside Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie)in the role of paranormal investigator, and proved popular with fans in seasons 2 to 4 when he left the show to concentrate on other areas of the media.
Phil now runs 'Phil Whyman's Dead Haunted Nights' where he takes the public on overnight paranormal investigations of supposedly haunted properties throughout the United Kingdom. 'Dead Haunted Nights' became a limited company in February 2008.
May 2007 saw the launch of his first book 'Phil Whyman's Dead Haunted: Paranormal Encounters & Invesigations'. In this book he introduces the reader to the different forms of paranormal activity that can be encouraged at a haunted site and provides a guide to conducting a paranormal investigation. The book covers everyhing from experiments to his own reports from investigations.
His is currently working on two fiction books at time of writing.
Other interesting Phil Whyman facts:From the East Midlands city of Nottingham, Phil Whyman is a keen musician, composing and performing synth-instrumental music. He was composer and keyboardist for the group Pesky. At the time of his breakthrough with Scream Team he was working as a laptop engineer. Phil Whyman launched 'Dead Haunted Nights - Corporate' in 2007, aimed at businesses who are assured a team building experience with a difference.
