Byron Allen
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| Born | April 22, 1961 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Spouse | Jennifer Lucas (2007-present) |
Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is an American stand-up comedian and television talk show host.
Allen is one of many notable graduates from Fairfax High School in Hollywood, California. He began doing stand-up comedy as a teenager in Los Angeles.
In 1979, he was named one of the hosts of the weekly NBC television series Real People. After that series was canceled in 1984, he returned to stand-up comedy, and in 1989, became the host of a short-lived weekly (eventually becoming daily) syndicated late-night interview program in the mold of The Tonight Show called The Byron Allen Show. Two years later, he also started hosting and producing a seasonal music video countdown program syndicated to local TV stations called Jammin. This show later was renamed Kickin' It.
In 1993, his talk show, Entertainers with Byron Allen, premiered and is now running in its eleventh season.[1] Since then, Allen's Entertainment Studios production company (formerly CF Entertainment) has expanded. Today, he produces and distributes about a dozen lifestyle-related and interview programs for television syndication. He currently hosts "Comics Unleashed", a comedic talk show. He and wife Jennifer Lucas have one daughter.
[edit] Cheating Scandal
While being interviewed by Byron Allen, Ronnie Lott said that he and Marcus Allen would not have graduated from college without cheating with the help of Byron Allen [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Leopold, Shelley (May 14, 2008). "Byron Allen: In control". LA Weekly. http://www.laweekly.com/special/la-people-2008/byron-allen/18898/. Retrieved on 2008-06-16.
- ^ Ronnie Lott Videos on The American Athlete :: Video Shows & Interviews :: Entertainment Studios, Inc
[edit] External links
- Byron Allen at the Internet Movie Database
- Wihlborg, Ulrica (September 1, 2007). "Talk Show Host Byron Allen Marries TV Producer". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054427,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-16.
- Entertainment Studios
