Ben Lyons (born October 8, 1981) is an American
entertainment reporter and
sportscaster. He is the co-host of Bonjour Sports Talk on Amazon Prime Video Sports Talk.
Early life
Lyons is the son of entertainment reporter
Jeffrey Lyons and the grandson of the American newspaper columnist
Leonard Lyons.
Career
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". Lyons hosted ''
My Family's Got GUTS'', on Nickelodeon and has appeared in ''
Disaster Movie
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'' and ''
The House Bunny
''The House Bunny'' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Fred Wolf, written by Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah Lutz, and starring Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, and Emma Stone. It tells the story of a former Playboy bunny who signs up to be t ...
''. He is a regular contributor to ''
Good Morning America''. In 2012, Lyons left E! and became a correspondent on
Extra
Extra or Xtra may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Film
* ''The Extra'' (1962 film), a Mexican film
* ''The Extra'' (2005 film), an Australian film
Literature
* ''Extra'' (newspaper), a Brazilian newspaper
* ''Extra!'', an American me ...
. Lyons also joined ESPN as a commentator in 2012.
In September 2008, Lyons became a co-host of the TV show, ''
At the Movies''.
Critics said Lyons lacked a proper understanding of film history,
used language that sounded like movie advertising (in order to promote his own profile), and had a conflict of interest with some actors whose movies he reviewed.
gave implied criticism of Lyons in his online blog. Lyons and his co-host,
Ben Mankiewicz
Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz (born March 25, 1967) is an American television personality, political commentator, and film critic. He is a host on Turner Classic Movies and has been a commentator on '' The Young Turks'' and ''What the Flick?!'' ...
, were fired from the program less than a year later, on August 2009.
Lyons also hosts a podcast of
The Players' Tribune
''The Players' Tribune'' is a new media platform that produces daily sports conversation and publishes first-person stories from professional athletes. The platform was founded by former professional Major League Baseball player Derek Jeter in ...
. Lyons is ESPN Sports Commentator. Lyons was named Fathom Events host in April 2016.
In 2022,
Embassy Row
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announced that Lyons will co-host Bonjour Sports Talk with Madelyn Burke on
Amazon Prime Video. On November 14, 2022, Lyons made his debut with co-host Madelyn Burke on Bonjour Sports Talk.
Filmography
Film
Television
Accolades
Lyons was inducted into the Southern California Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
References
External links
*
LAist.com Interview with Ben Lyons
1981 births
Living people
American film critics
Jewish American journalists
Journalists from New York City
21st-century American Jews
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