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For the silent film actor, see Ben Lyon.
Ben Lyons
Born
United States New York, New York, USA
Occupation(s)producer, talk show host, movie reviewer

Ben Lyons is an American entertainment panelist on The Daily 10, and in 2008 became co-host of the long-syndicated television program At the Movies. He is the son of critic Jeffrey Lyons.

Personal life

Lyons was born and raised in New York City. He is the grandson of Sylvia and Leonard Lyons and the son of movie and Broadway critic Jeffrey Lyons, creator and co-host of the competing show NBC syndicated "REEL TALK".[1] Ivanka Trump and Lyons are childhood friends. He speaks fluent Spanish.

Career

After interning at Duck Down Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, and The William Morris Agency and writing for YRB magazine, Lyons started his own production company in 2002, producing segments for Hip Hop Nation. In 2004, MTV hired him to co-host Your Movie Show.

In 2006, Lyons hosted entertainment segments on The Daily 10, covering red carpet events and festivals. In addition he began penning the E! Online column "The Lyons Den."

In September 2008, in the Walt Disney Company's rebranding of the long-syndicated program At the Movies, Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz replaced Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper.

Lyons also hosts My Family's Got GUTS on Nickelodeon.

In 2008 Ben made his film debut with a cameo appearance in "The House Bunny" [2]

Ben has been featured on Access Hollywood and has worked as a segment producer on the nationally syndicated Hip-Hop Nation. His "Day in the Life of Russell Simmons" episode followed the music mogul as he prepared for the opening night of Def Poetry on Broadway.

Criticism

Lyons has been criticized on several fronts. Some question his film knowledge, others see a career based on nepotism, and others also question the genuineness of his reviews and accuse him of being a so-called "quote whore".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ben's Bio". Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
  2. ^ "imdb credits".
  3. ^ Lee, Chris (December 28, 2008), "Critic Ben Lyons gets many thumbs down", Los Angeles Times{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)


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