Ben Lyons

For other people named Ben Lyons, see Ben Lyons (disambiguation).

Ben Lyons
Lyons in March 2012
Born	Benjamin Lyons (1981-10-08) October 8, 1981 (age 43) New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Entertainment reporter, sportscaster
Years active	2002–present
Relatives	Margaret Lyons (cousin)

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] His cousin, Margaret Lyons, is a television critic for The New York Times . ^[2]

Career

Lyons (middle) with father Jeffrey Lyons and film critic Scott Mantz at the 2016 San Diego International Film Festival

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". ^[3] 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 . ^{[4] [5]} Critics said Lyons lacked a proper understanding of film history, ^[4] used language that sounded like movie advertising (in order to promote his own profile), ^[6] and had a conflict of interest with some actors whose movies he reviewed. ^{[4] [7]} Roger Ebert gave implied criticism of Lyons in his online blog. ^{[8] [9]} Lyons and his co-host, Ben Mankiewicz, were fired from the program less than a year later, in August 2009. ^{[10] [11]}

Lyons also hosts a podcast of The Players' Tribune. ^[12] Lyons is ESPN Sports Commentator. Lyons was named Fathom Events host in April 2016. ^[13]

In 2022, Embassy Row announced that Lyons will co-host Bonjour Sports Talk with Madelyn Burke on Amazon Prime Video. ^[14] On November 14, 2022, Lyons made his debut with co-host Madelyn Burke on Bonjour Sports Talk. ^[15]

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. ^[16]

References

1. "Jeffrey Lyons Named Host of the 13th Annual San Diego Film Festival" ^{[ permanent dead link ]} Retrieved 30 June 2015
2. Morano, Frank (May 22, 2024). "Jeffrey Lyons". Frank Morano Interviews & More (Podcast). WABC (AM) . Retrieved August 1, 2024.
3. Lyons, The Lyons Den with Ben. "The Lyons Den with Ben Lyons – Podcast". Podtail. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
4. Chris Lee (December 28, 2008). "Critic Ben Lyons gets many thumbs down". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
5. Anne Thompson (July 22, 2008). "Lyons, Mankiewicz to host 'Movies'". Variety. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
6. Rush & Molloy (August 1, 2008). "Jeffrey Lyons pans son's critics". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Goldwert, Lindsay; Praetorious, Dean (August 5, 2009). "'At the Movies' Drops Hosts Lyons, Mankiewicz". ABC News . Retrieved July 29, 2022.
11. 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.
12. "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.
13. "Fathom Events Names Ben Lyons as the Brand's First Official Host". BusinessWire (Press release). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
14. Porter, Rick (2022-10-31). "Amazon Enters Sports-Talk Arena With Daily Slate of Shows". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
15. 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.
16. "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review . 12 (137): 17. January–February 2020.

External links

• Ben Lyons at IMDb
• LAist.com Interview with Ben Lyons