Ben Lyons
Lyons in March 2012
Born
Benjamin Lyons

(1981-10-08) October 8, 1981 (age 42)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Entertainment reporter, sportscaster
Years active2002–present

Benjamin 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's sports channel Sports Talk.

Early life

Lyons is the son of entertainment reporter Jeffrey Lyons and the grandson of the American newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons.[1]

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".[2] 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.[3][4] Critics said Lyons lacked a proper understanding of film history,[3] used language that sounded like movie advertising (in order to promote his own profile),[5] and had a conflict of interest with some actors whose movies he reviewed.[3][6] Roger Ebert gave implied criticism of Lyons in his online blog.[7][8] Lyons and his co-host, Ben Mankiewicz, were fired from the program less than a year later, in August 2009.[9][10]

Lyons also hosts a podcast of The Players' Tribune.[11] Lyons is ESPN Sports Commentator. Lyons was named Fathom Events host in April 2016.[12]

In 2022, Embassy Row announced that Lyons will co-host Bonjour Sports Talk with Madelyn Burke on Amazon Prime Video.[13] On November 14, 2022, Lyons made his debut with co-host Madelyn Burke on Bonjour Sports Talk.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Blue Boy Josh Dubont Short film
2007 Star Wars at 30 Himself
2008 Hot Summer 25 Host TV movie
National School Scrabble Championship Host TV special
The House Bunny Limbo Guy
2009 E! Special: Hot Holiday Movie Guide Host TV special
2010 Dark Moon Himself Video short
2012 Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben Banks Vernon
2013 AMC Lone Ranger Q & A Himself TV special
2015 Paper Towns Live Event Concert Host
2016 A Stand Up Guy The Host - Ian Cams
2019 HFPA Presents: Globes Red Carpet Live Host TV special
2020 Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story Coach Carlisle
2023 Attack of the Doc Himself

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Reel Talk Himself
2006-2009 The Daily 10 Himself 52 episodes
2007-2012 E! Live from the Red Carpet Himself/Movie Expert/Host 16 episodes
2007 Biography Himself 2 episodes
2008-2009 At the Movies Co-Host 25 episodes
My Family's Got Guts Host 22 episodes
2008 E! True Hollywood Story Himself Episode: "Oprah"
Keith Powell Directs a Play Himself Episode: "Press Tour"
2009 Talkshow with Spike Feresten Himself Episode: "Dr. Drew Pinsky/Ben Lyons/G. Love"
Xpose Himself 1 episode
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Guest Expert 2 episodes
The Bonnie Hunt Show Himself 1 episode
90210 Reporter Episode: "Okaeri, Donna!"
Entourage Interviewer Episode: "Amongst Friends"
2010-2019 The Wendy Williams Show Himself/Guest/Film Critic 9 episodes
2010 Joy Behar: Say Anything! Himself 1 episode
Extreme Close Up Himself
The Gentlemen's League Ben
2011 Breakfast Intern Aware 1 episode
2012 Big Morning Buzz Live Himself Episode: "Common/Creed"
Extra Host 6 episodes
2014 Access Sportsnet: Los Angeles ESPN Radio Host 1 episode
Steve Harvey Himself/Film Critic 3 episodes
2015 Real Husbands of Hollywood Himself Episode: "Vote for Kidney"
2016 IMDb Originals Himself Episode: "Breaking Down the Golden Globe Movie Drama Contenders"
The Meredith Vieira Show Himself Episode: "Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Oscar Predictions/How to Get Red Capet Hair at Home!"
Top Photographer Himself Episode: "In Motion"
In the Locker Room with Cuttino Mobley Himself
2017-2018 The Oscars: All Access Host 2 episodes
2017 On the Line Himself 2 episodes
2018 Mostly Football Host
The 5th Quarter Karl Episode: "The Oh-No No-No"
2019 The Issue Is Himself 3 episodes
Front Row Flynn Moderator Episode: "HONEY BOY: Martin Starr, Alma Har'el, moderator Ben Lyons"
2020 MMI: Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament Himself
2021 The Rich Eisen Show Guest Host 4 episodes

Accolades

Lyons was inducted into the Southern California Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Jeffrey Lyons Named Host of the 13th Annual San Diego Film Festival"[permanent dead link] Retrieved 30 June 2015
  2. ^ Lyons, The Lyons Den with Ben. "The Lyons Den with Ben Lyons – Podcast". Podtail. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ a b c Chris Lee (December 28, 2008). "Critic Ben Lyons gets many thumbs down". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  4. ^ Anne Thompson (July 22, 2008). "Lyons, Mankiewicz to host 'Movies'". Variety. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  5. ^ Rush & Molloy (August 1, 2008). "Jeffrey Lyons pans son's critics". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Goldwert, Lindsay; Praetorious, Dean (August 5, 2009). "'At the Movies' Drops Hosts Lyons, Mankiewicz". ABC News. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  10. ^ Rosenthal, Phil (August 5, 2009). "Tower Ticker: Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips, N.Y. Times A.O. Scott take over 'At the Movies'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Fathom Events Names Ben Lyons as the Brand's First Official Host". BusinessWire (Press release). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  13. ^ Porter, Rick (2022-10-31). "Amazon Enters Sports-Talk Arena With Daily Slate of Shows". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  14. ^ Forristal, Lauren (2022-11-14). "Amazon launches 'Sports Talk' on Prime Video to give sports fans 12 hours of live daily content". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  15. ^ "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 17. January–February 2020.

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