Ben Lyons
Ben Lyons | |
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 Lyons in March 2012 | |
| Born | Benjamin Lyons October 8, 1981 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Entertainment reporter, sportscaster |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Ben Lyons (born October 8, 1981) is an American entertainment reporter and sportscaster.
Early life[edit]
Lyons is the son of entertainment reporter Jeffrey Lyons and the grandson of the American newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons.[1]
Career[edit]
Lyons started his own production company in 2002 and produced segments for the TV show, Hip-Hop Nation. In 2004, MTV hired him to co-host Your Movie Show. In 2006, Lyons hosted entertainment segments on The Daily 10. In addition, he began to write a column for E! Online called "The Lyons Den".[citation needed] Lyons hosted My Family's Got GUTS, on Nickelodeon and has appeared in Disaster Movie and The House Bunny. He is a regular contributor to Good Morning America. In 2012, Lyons left E! and became a correspondent on Extra.[citation needed] Lyons also joined ESPN as a commentator in 2012.
In September 2008, Lyons became a co-host of the TV show, At the Movies.[2][3] Critics said Lyons lacked a proper understanding of film history,[2] used language that sounded like movie advertising (in order to promote his own profile),[4] and had a conflict of interest with some actors whose movies he reviewed.[2][5] Roger Ebert gave implied criticism of Lyons in his online blog.[6][7] Lyons and his co-host, Ben Mankiewicz, were fired from the program less than a year later, on August 2009.
Lyons also hosts a podcast of The Players' Tribune.[8] Lyons is ESPN Sports Commentator. Lyons was named Fathom Events host in April 2016.[9]
Accolades[edit]
Lyons was inducted into the Southern California Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jeffrey Lyons Named Host of the 13th Annual San Diego Film Festival"[permanent dead link] Retrieved 30 June 2015
- ^ a b c Chris Lee (December 28, 2008). "Critic Ben Lyons gets many thumbs down". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Anne Thompson (July 22, 2008). "Lyons, Mankiewicz to host 'Movies'". Variety. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ Rush & Molloy (August 1, 2008). "Jeffrey Lyons pans son's critics". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson (November 7, 2008). "FS #234: Synecdoche, New York/Role Models/David Wain/Top 5 Movies About Mortality". Filmspotting. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ Roger Ebert (October 28, 2008). "Roger Ebert's Journal: Roger's little rule book". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ Roger Ebert (November 25, 2009). "Roger Ebert's Journal: Time keeps on slip, slip, slippin' away". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ "Derek Jeter-Founded The Players' Tribune Announces Its Official Launch And Strategic Partnerships". Virtual Press Office. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Fathom Events Names Ben Lyons as the Brand's First Official Host". BusinessWire. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 17. January–February 2020.
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