Ben Lyons

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Lyons in March 2012
Born
Benjamin Lyons

(1981-10-08) October 8, 1981 (age 42)
Occupation(s)Entertainment reporter, sportscaster
Years active2002–present
RelativesMargaret 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 .

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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 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Blue BoyJosh DubontShort film
2007Star Wars at 30Himself
2008Hot Summer 25HostTV movie
National School Scrabble Championship HostTV special
The House Bunny Limbo Guy
2009E! Special: Hot Holiday Movie GuideHostTV special
2010Dark MoonHimselfVideo short
2012 Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben Banks Vernon
2013AMC Lone Ranger Q & AHimselfTV special
2015Paper Towns Live Event ConcertHost
2016 A Stand Up Guy The Host - Ian Cams
2019HFPA Presents: Globes Red Carpet LiveHostTV special
2020 Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story Coach Carlisle
2023Attack of the DocHimself

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Reel Talk Himself
2006-2009 The Daily 10 Himself52 episodes
2007-2012E! Live from the Red CarpetHimself/Movie Expert/Host16 episodes
2007 Biography Himself2 episodes
2008-2009 At the Movies Co-Host25 episodes
My Family's Got Guts Host22 episodes
2008 E! True Hollywood Story HimselfEpisode: "Oprah"
Keith Powell Directs a PlayHimselfEpisode: "Press Tour"
2009 Talkshow with Spike Feresten HimselfEpisode: "Dr. Drew Pinsky/Ben Lyons/G. Love"
XposeHimself1 episode
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Guest Expert2 episodes
The Bonnie Hunt Show Himself1 episode
90210 ReporterEpisode: "Okaeri, Donna!"
Entourage InterviewerEpisode: "Amongst Friends"
2010-2019 The Wendy Williams Show Himself/Guest/Film Critic9 episodes
2010 Joy Behar: Say Anything! Himself1 episode
Extreme Close UpHimself
The Gentlemen's LeagueBen
2011BreakfastIntern Aware1 episode
2012 Big Morning Buzz Live HimselfEpisode: "Common/Creed"
Extra Host6 episodes
2014Access Sportsnet: Los AngelesESPN Radio Host1 episode
Steve Harvey Himself/Film Critic3 episodes
2015 Real Husbands of Hollywood HimselfEpisode: "Vote for Kidney"
2016IMDb OriginalsHimselfEpisode: "Breaking Down the Golden Globe Movie Drama Contenders"
The Meredith Vieira Show HimselfEpisode: "Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Oscar Predictions/How to Get Red Capet Hair at Home!"
Top PhotographerHimselfEpisode: "In Motion"
In the Locker Room with Cuttino MobleyHimself
2017-2018The Oscars: All AccessHost2 episodes
2017On the LineHimself2 episodes
2018Mostly FootballHost
The 5th QuarterKarlEpisode: "The Oh-No No-No"
2019The Issue IsHimself3 episodes
Front Row FlynnModeratorEpisode: "HONEY BOY: Martin Starr, Alma Har'el, moderator Ben Lyons"
2020MMI: Charity Celebrity Bowling TournamentHimself
2021 The Rich Eisen Show Guest Host4 episodes

Accolades

Lyons was inducted into the Southern California Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. [16]

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